Career Highlights

Bieger was a replacement athlete on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team. She won three silver medals (all-around, floor exercise and team competition) at the 2006 World Championships, the most by a U.S. athlete. She also took fifth on bars. Bieger's family (parents Andrea Bieger and Wolfgang Heiden) opened Bieger International Gymnastics in March 2007. She was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2024.

Personal Information

• Hometown: Coconut Creek, FL
• Year you began gymnastics: 1996
• How did you get involved in gymnastics: I would play around in the gym in Germany from the age of 2 because my mom was a coach there. Then we moved to the United States and I started gymnastics at Level 3 with my mom.
• Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Andrea Bieger and Wolfgang Heiden
• Names of sibling(s): Brother- Nikolai
• Family members in sports: My mom, Andrea Bieger was an Olympian in gymnastics for West Germany.

National Competition Results

• 2009 Visa Championships, Dallas, Texas - 4th-UB; 6th-AA
• 2009 CoverGirl Classic, Des Moines, Iowa - 8th-VT, UB
• 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Gymnastics, Philadelphia, Pa. - 3rd-UB; 6th-AA, BB; 13th-VT, FX
• 2008 Visa Championships, Boston, Mass. - 4th-UB; 6th-AA, UB(T); 8th-BB
• 2007 Visa Championships, San Jose, Calif. - 7th-UB; 8th-AA, BB; 11th-FX
• 2007 U.S. Classic, Battle Creek, Mich. - 1st-UB; 2nd-VT; 7th-BB
• 2006 Visa Championships, St. Paul, Minn. - 2nd-VT; 3rd-AA, BB; 4th-UB; 5th-FX
• 2006 U.S. Classic, Kansas City, Kan. - 2nd-UB; 5th-VT(T); 9th-AA; 10th-BB
• 2005 Visa Championships, Indianapolis, Ind. - 3rd-AA, VT, UB; 4th-BB; 5th-FX
• 2005 U.S. Classic, Virginia Beach, Va. - 2nd-AA, UB; 3rd-BB, FX; 6th-VT
• 2004 Visa Championships, Nashville, Tenn. - 1st-VT; 3rd-AA; 5th-UB; 6th-FX (Jr. Div.)
• 2004 U.S. Challenge, Rochester, N.Y. - 1st-VT; 2nd-AA, FX; 4th-UB; 5th-BB (Jr. Div.)
• 2004 American Classic, Ontario, Calif. - 1st-VT; 2nd-AA, BB, FX, UB (Jr. Div.)
• 2003 National Championships, Milwaukee, Wis. - 3rd-VT; 5th-FX; 9th-BB
• 2003 U.S. Classic, San Antonio, Texas - 3rd-VT; 4th-AA, FX; 7th-UB; 9th-BB
• 2003 Podium Meet, Fairfax, Va. - 1st-VT; 2nd-AA; 3rd-BB; 4th-UB; 7th-FX

International Competition Results

• 2008 Italy-Spain-Poland-USA competition, Jesolo, Italy - 1st-Team
• 2008 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, San Jose, Calif. - 1st-Team, UB; 2nd-AA; 3rd-BB
• 2006 World Cup, Stuttgart, Germany - 1st-UB, FX; 6th-BB
• 2006 World Championships, Aarhus, Denmark - 2nd-Team, AA, FX; 5th- UB
• 2006 Pacific Alliance Championships, Honolulu, Hawaii - 1st-Team, VT, FX; 3rd-AA
• 2006 World Cup, Cottbus, Germany - 1st-VT; 2nd-BB; 3rd-UB
• 2006 World Cup, Cottbus, Germany - 1st-VT; 2nd-BB; 3rd-UB
• 2005 World Championships, Melbourne, Australia -
• 2005 Pan American Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 1st-Team; 2nd-VT; 3rd-FX; 6th-AA
• 2005 USA/SUI, Maggligen, Switzerland - 1st-Team; 2nd-AA, BB
• 2005 USA/GBR, Lilleshall, Great Britain - 1st-Team; 2nd-VT; 3rd-AA, BB
• 2004 Olympiad Elite, Ensenada, Mexico - 1st-Team, VT, UB, FX; 2nd-AA
• 2004 Pacific Alliance Championships, Honolulu, Hawaii - 1st-Team, VT; 2nd-AA, BB (Jr. Div.)

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