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When Madison's older sister was taking gymnastics classes, Madison decided to do gymnastics as well. She began taking classes at the age of 3. At the beginning of Madison's gymnastics career, she trained at Denton Gymnastics until 2009.
In 2007 as a level 8 gymnast, Madison finished fourth in the all-around as well as first on balance beam and second on uneven bars and floor exercise at the Level 8 Texas State Championships. She then placed third in the all-around and third on balance beam at the Level 8 Regional Championships. That same year, Madison made the TOPs National "A" Team.
Madison moved up to level 9 in 2008. At the Level 9 State Championships, she placed 14th in the all-around. Madison finished 15th in the all-around and fourth on balance beam at the Level 9 Regional Championships and qualified to the Level 9 Western National Championships. There, she placed fifth on floor exercise as well as ninth on balance beam in a very tough group of competitors! A few weeks later, Madison qualified to hopes pre-elite. This gave Madison an opportunity to compete at the US Challenge, where she won a gold medal on balance beam.
In 2009, Madison qualified to junior pre-elite at the Metroplex Challenge. There, she finished fourth in the all-around, first on balance beam and third on vault and floor exercise. Soon after the Metroplex Challenge, she began training at Texas Dream Gymnastics under coaches Chris Burdette and Kim Zmeskal-Burdette. Madison missed most of 2009 and 2010 season due to an injury.
Madison finally returned to competing in January 2011 at the Twistars Invitational where she placed first on floor exercise and third on balance beam. At the Friends of Achievers Invitational, she placed first on uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise and in the all-around. Madison placed second in the all-around and first on balance beam at the Texas Prime Meet. At the WOGA Classic, she won the uneven bars title. She earned silver medals on uneven bars, floor exercise and in the all-around at the Purple & Gold meet. At the Level 10 State Championships, Madison placed fourth overall as well as second on vault and third on uneven bars. She then placed fifth in the all-around and first on balance beam at the Level 10 Regionals. There, she qualified to the Junior Olympic Nationals in Long Beach, California. She concluded her 2011 season at the JO Nationals.
Madison trains over 35 hours a week at Texas Dreams Gymnastics in Coppell, Texas under coaches Chris Burdette and Kim Zmeskal-Burdette. Currently, Madison is preparing for upcoming 2012 season as a level 10 gymnast.
Madison Anna Cindric was born on June 7, 1996 in Newark, Delaware to Tom and Julie. She has two sisters, Taylor and Ainsley. Taylor is a high school volleyball player and Ainsley is a level 7 gymnast. Madison is a sophomore at Bridgeway Academy.
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