Amanda Borden is a former gymnast who was a member and captain of the 1996 United States
Women’s gymnastics team, the Magnificent 7, who won gold at the 1996 Olympics.

 

Amanda began her gymnastics career in 1984, and spent six years on the US women's national
team (1990, 1992–97), competing in the 1993 World Championships, and making the event
finals on uneven bars in the 1994 World Championships before leading the United States to gold
in the 1996 Olympics. She also created an original element, a twisting straddle pike jump on the
balance beam, which is named after her in the Code of Points. 

 

After the 1996 Olympics, Amanda appeared in numerous national gymnastics tours and television
events. She then attended Arizona State University where she graduated summa cum laude with
a degree in early childhood education, though she was unable to compete under NCAA rules,
having gained professional athlete status from promotional work.

 

Amanda has appeared as a color commentator for cheerleading and gymnastics on a variety of
networks such as ESPN, CBS, Fox Sports and Turner Broadcasting, where she has called some
of the premier events in both cheerleading and gymnastics, including the NCAA Championships. 

 

In addition to her broadcasting work, Amanda opened her own gymnastics and cheerleading
training center, Gold Medal Gym in Tempe, Arizona in May 2004, where she coaches as well.