Bridgette Caquatto is an artistic gymnast born on the 14th of March 1994. She made her debut to the national scene in 2007 and has since then steadily been working to establish herself nationally and internationally. The Pan American Games 2011 can be considered her most important performance so far as she exceeded all expectations by winning bot the All-Around competition and the uneven bars event finals.

Early life and junior career

Bridgette was born to Dan and Lin Caquatto on the 14th of March, 1994. She followed in the footsteps of her older sister Mackenzie Caquatto

Mackenzie Caquatto

Mackenzie Caquatto is an American artistic gymnast. She is currently on the US National Team. Her younger sister, Bridgette Caquatto, is also an elite gymnast currently on the senior US National Team...

 as she began taking gymnastics classes aged two. She quickly improved and had her first showing on the national scene at the US Classics in 2007, where she finished 19th in the all around competition. In the following two years she made a name for herself as a strong allrounder and vaulter, finishing second in the allround and on vault and placing in the top ten on the other events at her last junior national championships 2009. She also went to a number of international junior competitions in which she placed well.

Senior Career

In 2010 Bridgette Caquatto batteled a serie of injuries that kept her out of major competitions. In the following year she was still batteling a leg injury but was able to compete at Classics and at the National Championships, earning top ten placings. The uneven bars evolved into one of her strongest events, whereas she mostly competed considerably watered down vaults to prevent reinjuring her knee. On her first international assignement as a senior she went to Jesolo, Italy, where she had a strong performance and placed in the top ten on all of the events. At the selection camp taking place at the Karoly Ranch she earned herself a spot on the team going to the Pan American Games

Pan American Games

The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...

 in Guadalajara Mexico. She had another good performance, helping the US team winning the gold medal and qualifying 4th for the all-around and first for the uneven bars finals. She went to win both of the finals she qualified for and returned to the USA as a triple gold medalist.
In fall, Bridgette signed with the University of Florida

University of Florida

The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...

 and will join her sister and Bridget Sloan

Bridget Sloan

Bridget Elizabeth Sloan is an American gymnast. She is the 2009 All-Around World Champion and the 2009 All-Around U.S. National Champion. Sloan was a member of the silver medal U.S. women's gymnastics team at the 2008 Olympics....

in the Florida Gators gymnastics team. She also stated her intention of qualifying to the Olympic Trials held in the end of June 2012.