Sacramone was back at Brown University Tuesday showing off*the silver medal that she won as part of the second-place women's gymnastics team at the Beijing games. More...

[QUOTE] Sacramone gave up her NCAA eligibility to compete internationally, so instead she will help coach the Brown gymnastics team this season. [/QUOTE] You can compete internationally and also do NCAA's, as many of the international gymnasts competing for USA colleges/universities have competed in the Olympics and Worlds and other international competitions for their home countries. As well as many of the male gymnasts who do collegiate gymnastics and elite gymnastics together. Alicia Sacramone gave up her NCAA eligibility by accepting sponsorships, like Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson.