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Addison Fatta
Addison Grace Fatta (/ˈfeɪtə/ FEY-ta) (born November 23, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast. She was part of the gold medal winning team at the 2023 Pan American Championships. Early lifeFatta was born to Tony and Jen Fatta in 2004 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She started gymnastics in 2005.[1] Junior gymnastics careerFatta qualified as an elite-level gymnast in 2017. She competed at the American Classic, the U.S. Classic, and at her first National Championships.[2] In 2018 Fatta only competed at the American Classic and the U.S. Classic. In 2019, her last year as a junior level gymnast, Fatta competed at the U.S. Classic and at the 2019 National Championships. She finished 13th in the all-around.[3] Senior gymnastics career2021Fatta competed at the 2021 Winter Cup where she placed seventh in the all-around.[4] In late May Fatta competed at the U.S. Classic where she only competed on uneven bars and balance beam. In June she competed at her first senior-level National Championships. She placed sixteenth in the all-around but qualified to compete at the upcoming Olympic Trials. Additionally she was named to the national team for the first time.[5] At the Olympic Trials Fatta finished eleventh in the all-around. 2022Fatta competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where she placed eleventh in the all-around.[6] In July Fatta was selected as the alternate for the Pan American Championships team.[7] In August Fatta competed at the National Championships. She finished tenth in the all-around.[8] In September Fatta competed at the Szombathely Challenge World Cup alongside Katelyn Jong and Levi Jung-Ruivivar. While there Fatta won gold on vault and bronze on the uneven bars.[9] In November Fatta signed her National Letter of Intent with the Oklahoma Sooners.[10] 2023Fatta was named to the team to compete at the Pan American Championships alongside Zoe Miller, Joscelyn Roberson, Tiana Sumanasekera, Nola Matthews and traveling replacement athlete Madray Johnson.[11] During qualifications, which also served as individual finals, she helped the USA team qualify to the team final in first place, and individually she won the silver medal on uneven bars with a score of 13.667, behind Nola Matthews.[12] Fatta also competed on floor exercise, earning a score of 12.167. During the team final, Fatta scored a 13.150 on vault and a 13.700 on uneven bars to help the USA win the team gold medal.[13] Competitive history
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