Article: Zimmerman tumbles to bronze

She did it again. Though facing more adversity as well as higher expectations this time around, Glenbrook North's Brittany Zimmerman notched another medal at the state gymnastics meet Saturday.

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In fact, the Spartan sophomore did herself two places better. After finishing fifth on the balance beam last year (the top five earn medals at the IHSA event hosted annually by Palatine), Zimmerman took third Saturday.

And she credited, at least in part, what was essentially a huge group hug after she suffered a shocking fall on the floor exercise shortly before she stepped up for her preliminary routine on the beam.

"The people there were so nice," said Zimmerman. "After the floor, ...

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