“I didn’t even look at the scores or notice them,” said Sloan, who was a member of the 2008 Olympic Team that won the silver medal. “At the very end of the meet, Marvin (Sharp, her coach) came up and said, ‘Look,’ and I went, ‘Oh my gosh, did this just happen?’ Looking at how close it (the competition) was, that is about as close as you can get.”

“This is a tremendous moment for Bridget, Rebecca, and all of the coaches and athletes connected with women's program,” said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. “Both athletes have worked hard to achieve this result and they are a testament to the continuing legacy of success being developed within our country.”

“I honestly am not surprised (about going first and second), but I am very happy,” said Martha Karolyi, the U.S. women’s national team coordinator. “We knew we were prepared, but that it is not enough. You have to have the consistency to go out there when the most pressure is on. We are doing a lot of mental preparation with the girls, and I think this is the result of that.

“Both of the gymnasts are really good,” said Karolyi. “One needs a little bit more experience. One of them is extremely young and very promising. I foresee a fantastic future for Rebecca, even with the mistake in this meet, and she will be a front-runner in the years to come. I am proud of Bridget to have come from an alternate in 2007 (on the World team) to a team member on the 2008 Olympic Team to this year stepping up as an individual (competitor) and taking over the responsibility to earn the medals for the USA. I am very proud.”

“It was a little bit of a shock (when I won),” said Sloan. “Going into floor, I knew that second place was a very good possibility. At same time, I was just hoping for the best for both of us. There was no ‘I want to win’; that wasn’t even in my mind. Becca has a very strong routine, and I do too, but just not as good as hers. When she fell, emotions just started going in and out of my head. I can’t say I was happy because a teammate fell. It was, ‘Oh no.’ I am very happy with how I did today.”

“I’m very happy with what I did tonight,” said Bross. “I had a mishap on floor on my last pass, but that happens and there is nothing I can do about it. I wasn’t really thinking about medals or scores. I was just trying to work on what I had to do and do it to the best of my abilities.”