Kristen Bailey

Age: 19
Hometown: Chapel Hill
Class: Sophomore
Major: Parks, recreation and tourism
Career Plans: International hotel manager
Years Competing: nine

Jump rope has given me the opportunity to travel all around the world, meet new people and learn about different cultures.

Favorite Event: Team show

Most Memorable Experience: "Last December we traveled to South Africa and visited some of the most depressed areas in the country... . We had the opportunity to work with kids and introduce them to jump rope... . Our time spent in South Africa wasn't about the beautiful beaches or the animals we saw; it was about the friendships we created, the smiles we put on children's faces and the lives we touched through the power of jump rope."

Career Highlights: Gold, Team Show, USA Jump Rope National Championship, 2006; Gold, Double Dutch Single Freestyle, USA Jump Rope Grand Nationals, 2005; Gold, Double Dutch Pairs Freestyle, USA Jump Rope Grand Nationals, 2005; Gold, Junior Girls Group Overall, FISAC World Championship, 2004; Gold, Pairs Freestyle, USA Jump Rope National Championship, 2003.

• See Kristen perform the Chinese Wheel
• See Kristen Double Dutch: Clip 1 | Clip 2