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Jennifer Bricker was born on October 1, 1987. She is an American acrobat and aerialist. She was born without legs and she was placed for adoption by her parents.

With the help of her adoptive father, she started doing gymnastics on the trampoline when she was 7 years old. At first, she couldn't make it but she soon got the hang of it.

Jennifer Bricker was a featured performer on the Britney Spears "Circus" tour and was the first handicapped high school tumbling champion in the state of Illinois. In 1998, Jen competed in the AAU Junior Olympics (power tumbling), placing fourth. The same year she received the U.S. Tumbling Association’s Inspiration Award. 

She then found out that she is the sister of gymnast Dominique Moceanu. Her history is detailed in Dominique Moceanu’s memoir, Off Balance.

Sources: wikipedia.org, HBOsports
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