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Winchester Gymnast Alicia Sacramone Retiring

After winning 10 medals at five world championships, Winchester gymnast Alicia Sacramone is calling it a career, according to The Boston Globe.

After winning 10 medals at five world championships, Winchester gymnast Alicia Sacramone is calling it a career, according to a Boston Globe report.

Sacramone, 25, attempted a comeback after rupturing her Achilles' tendon and nearly made last year's U.S. team for the London Olympics, but missed the cut, according to the Globe.

The veteran gymnast capturing four golds and a silver at the 2008 Olympics games at five world championships, making her the most decorate global American gymnast, according to the Globe.

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