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  • Essay / Maddie Gardner, My Idol - 517

    Maddie Gardner, one of the most famous cheerleaders in the world of All-Star cheerleading. AKA – a “Cheerlebrity”. I first discovered Maddie through a CNN video my friend sent me, and I've always considered her an idol ever since! She has been cheering for 14 years and joined Cheer Extreme All-Stars (CEA) in Kernersville, North Carolina when she was 7 years old. Maddie was always the point flyer and when she joined the CEA Senior Elite, the best all-female senior team, she suddenly became famous for her stunt specialty! His ball goes up to 360 ticks to stretch! As she was the first and only one to perform it on stage at WORLDS 2010, it helped her team win the gold medal for the first time! Determined to keep her team at the top next season, a fatal accident a few weeks before the 2011 WORLD. She tore her ACL in a fall following a stunt! She was out for a whole week, but returned to training due to knee pain… Finally, at the 2011 WORLDS, the Senior Elite competed with a flawless race on the first day. the mood suddenly changes during Maddie's famous stunt...