Gymmin' Miel!

Finland has announced the four Women who will be representing the country at the 5th Individual European Championships. Full details including results from the qualifying competition which was held, can be found at: http://www.voimistelu.fi/?x82360=5266584. Ida Laisi won the All Around at the qualifying competition and also top scored on the Vault, Uneven Bars and Floor Exercise. Maija Leinonen top scored on the Balance Beam.

 

Congratulations, go to:

Ida Laisi

Rosanna Ojala

Maija Leinonen

Annika Urvikko

 

U.S. Gymnast Kyla Ross has withdrawn from this weekend's American Cup due to a bruised heel, this has opened the door to two new faces to compete. Congratulations to the exciting duo of Simone Biles (Bannon's Gymnastix) and Katelyn Ohashi (WOGA Gymnastics) who will be making their Senior debuts at the competition in Worcester, Massachusetts. Ross still may compete an exhibition performance on the Balance Beam, but that is still to be confirmed. Maegan Chant of Canada also joins the line up as a replacement for Koko Tsuruni of Japan who has also withdrawn due to injury.

 

This means the final draws are:

WOMEN'S:

MEN'S:

Jessica Lopez top scored on the Vault and Balance Beam on the way to winning the Elite All Around title at the Houston National Invitational. WOGA Gymnastics Alyssa Baumann and Madison Kocian finished second and third in the All Around respectively. Kocian was the highest scorer on the Uneven Bars whilst Baumann earned top marks on the Floor Exercise.

 

ALL AROUND:

Marisa Dick (Image courtesy of Guardian Media, Trinidad & Tobago)

The roster for the 2013 L'International Gymnix Junior Cup and Challenge Gymnix competitions have been released. The line up for the Junior Cup is exciting! Gymnasts to watch out for are: Belgium's Cindy Vandenhole; Canada's Heaven Latimer, Aleeza Yu, Sydney Townsend, Rose-Kaying Woo and Shallon Olsen; France's Louise Vanhille, the Romanian contingent; and Russia's Yulia Biryulya. The majority of the participants competing in the Challenge Gymnix are Canadians and they should be hard to beat, but look out for the following international competitors: Silvia Colussi-Pelaez (Spain), Belgium's Berengere Fransolet and Laura Waem, Finland's Ida Laisi and Annika Urvikko, Morgane Detrez and Noemie Marrot, Toni-Ann Williams of Jamaica, Peru's Andrea Camino Bonicelli and Marisa Dick of Trinidad & Tobago.

 

JUNIOR CUP:

CHALLENGE GYMNIX:

University of Utah's Lia Del Priore had a fantastic evening (23/02/2013) scoring career bests on both the Vault and Floor Exercise! Del Priore scored a 9.900 on the Vault and then later finished with a perfect routine on the Floor earning a perfect 10.000. Lia has some fantastic skills and came off the Exhibition list four meets again, replacing Corrie Lothrop in the Floor line up. Well done Lia!! This is Utah's first 10.0 on Floor since Annabeth Eberle completed the feat back in 2005. Video courtesy of UtahGymnastics' Youtube Channel.

The English Artistic Gymnastics Championships will be taking place from the 1st to the 3rd of March at the Europa Gymnastics Center. The competition is also open to some of the best gymnasts from around Great Britain. The Friday, the 1st sees the Boys Championships and the Women's Espoirs competition whilst on the 2nd, the Senior Men and Senior Women will be in action. And on the 3rd of March, it is the Junior Men and Women's turn. The Senior and Junior Men's and Women's competitions will be combined. In terms of the Men's Competition, the Boys will have been born in 2001 or 2002, Juniors will have born in 1998, 1999, 2000 and in terms of the Seniors, they will be divided into two groups. Competition (A) sees gymnasts who were born in 1995, 1996 and 1997, with Competition (B) boasting gymnasts born 1994 or earlier.  

 

SENIOR WOMEN:

JUNIOR WOMEN:

ESPOIR WOMEN:

SENIOR MEN B:

SENIOR MEN A:

JUNIOR MEN:

BOYS:

The 2013 Welsh Artistic Apparatus Gymnastics Championships, will be held at the Sport Wales National Center on Saturday the 23rd of February and Sunday the 24th of February. The competition also incorporates the National Development Plan and National Grades competition. A total of 88 gymnasts are set to participate in the Championships which has been opened to allow gymnasts from clubs in England to compete. The Senior competition is set to be fierce, with last year's champions Jessica Hogg and Clinton Purnell hoping to defend their titles. The Junior and Seniors will contest the event on the 24th.

 

SENIOR WOMEN:

JUNIOR WOMEN:

ESPOIRES WOMEN:

SENIOR MEN:

One of the big drawcards of the 2013 Kyle Shewfelt Gymnastics Festival is set to be the dual meet between Men's Artistic Gymnasts from the United States of America and Canada. The Kyle Shewfelt Gymnastics Festival is set to take place from the 14th to the 17th of March at the University of Calgary's Jack Simpson Gymnasium and sees Women's Artistic Gymnastics and Men's Artistic Gymnasts of all levels take part and also sees a National Gymnaestrada Showcase. The competition is set to be streamed on the official website at: http://kyleshewfeltgymfest.com/Team/teamWeb.dll/PageContent?ContentId=16648. The International Friendly Team Competition which will take place 6.30pm - 9.00pm (local time) on the 15th of March is set to boast an exciting line up!

 

CANADA:

SENIOR:

JUNIOR:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

SENIOR:

JUNIOR:

The 2013 Nadia Comaneci International Invitational was a part of The Bart and Nadia Sports and Health Festival, which ran from the 15th to the 17th of February, at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. The International Elite session was held on the 16th of February in the Cox Arena, with the competition contested by gymnasts from the United States of America, Venezuela, Canada, Indonesia, and Romania.

Gemini Gymnastics won the team honors over fellow Canadian teams: Dynamo and Futures Gymnastics "A'. The Futures "A" team consisted of Jordyn Pedersen, Casey Carvalho and Silvia Colussi-Pelaez. Victoria Moors of Dynamo Gymnastics won the Senior All Around title over Venezuelan Jessica Lopez and  Sabrina Gill (Futures "B"). The top scorers on each event, were Charity Jones (Oklahoma All Stars) on Vault; Lopez on the Uneven Bars; on the Balance Beam, Moors and Lopez tied for the top score, whilst on the Floor Exercise, Moors dominated.

In the Junior division, Brazilian Rebeca Rodrigues de Andrade won the All Around title over Gemini Gymnastics' Aleeza Yu and Rose-Kaying Woo (Gym Richelieu). Andrade was tops on the Vault and Floor Exercise, whilst Yu was the highest scorer on the Uneven Bars. Jenna Dunn of Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy and Steaua Bucharest's Anda Butuc tied for the top score on the Balance Beam.

In term's of the Level 10 competition, Kansas Gymnastics Dance and Cheer Center's Pua Hall took out the All Around, and top score on the Uneven Bars, Balance Beam and Floor Exercise in the 17+ division, whilst on Vault the top score was achieved by Katie Brown. Ginaphr Seat of ConocoPhillips Gymnastics Club topped the Balance and All Around in the 15-16 Years division, whilst Mary Maxwell (Dynamo Gymnastics); Jessica Karges (Bart Conner) and Sierra Burkinshaw (Solid Rock) took out the honors on the Floor Exercise, Uneven Bars and Vault respectively. Kelsey Knox of Dynamo Gymnastics took out the top score on the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise on her way to winning the 11-14 Years All Around title. Her team mate Katrina Coca achieved the highest scores on the Vault and Uneven Bars.

 

INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL:
TEAM RESULTS:

1. Gemini Gymnastics/Canada 109.500
2. Dynamo Gymnastics/Canada 109.400
3. Futures Gymnastics "A"/Canada 108.700
4. Futures Gymnastics "B"/Canada 108.150
5. Gym Richelieu/Canada 107.050
6. Oklahoma All Stars/USA 106.500
7. Flamengo/Brazil 105.700
8. Steaua Bucharest/Romania 104.250

LEVEL TEN:

17+ YEAR OLDS:

15-16 YEAR OLDS:

11-14 YEAR OLDS:

1. Kelsey Knox (Dynamo Gymnastics) (9.200, 8.900, 9.525, 9.250) 36.875
2. Madison Kampschroder (KDGC) (8.750, 8.900, 9.175, 9.100) 35.925
3. Katrina Coca (Dynamo Gymnastics) (9.550, 9.300, 8.150, 8.550) 35.550
4. Phi Yen Nguyen (Victory Gymnastics) (8.600, 7.700, 9.125, 8.750) 34.175
5. Anna Passmore (Hopes and Dreams Gymnastics) (8.500, 8.450, 7.200, 8.700) 32.850
6. Emily North (Victory Gymnastics) (9.000, 7.700, 7.900, 8.200) 32.800

University of Michigan alumni (2006-2009) Tatjana Theuner-Rego is currently listed on the nominative roster for the 2013 La Classique Gymnix. I hope she does compete because I have always enjoyed her gymnastics. Tatjana began her career competing for Universal Gymnastics in Miami, Florida where she qualified three times to the J.O. National Championships (2003, 2004, 2005). She has been coaching at Calgary Gymnastics Center since early last year.
 

The team from WOGA was triumphant in the team standings in the International Elite session. However it was Denton Gymnastics Academy's Abigail Milliet and Meredith Sylvia of Parkettes who took out the Senior and Junior All Around titles respectively. Milliet top scored with a 15.000 on Vault and also recorded the highest score for the Seniors on the Floor Exercise on her way to victory. Ukraine's Mariya Livchikova was the only other Senior to compete on all four events. WOGA's Katelyn Ohashi scored highs of 15.000 on the Uneven Bars and a massive 15.800 on the Balance Beam to top these events! Laurie Hernandez of MG Elite and Rhyannon Jones of Great Britain finished second and third respectively in Junior All Around standings. Sylvia topped the Uneven Bars for the Juniors whilst Polina Schennikova (TIGAR CO) and Ellie Downie (Great Britain) tied for the top score on the Vault. WOGA's Irina Alexeeva was the top scorer on the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise.

 

TEAM RESULTS:

SENIOR ALL AROUND:

JUNIOR ALL AROUND:

 

 

2012 British Junior All Around Champion, Gabrielle Jupp has joined the American Cup Line Up. One WAG place is yet to be filled, but will go to a second gymnast from the United States of America. This is set to be Gabrielle's first International outing as a Senior. At the 2012 Junior European Championships, Jupp finished fifth in the All Around with a score of 54.698 and also ended up with a bronze medal on the Floor Exercise, after scoring a 13.900. She is an exciting gymnast and I wish her all the best. (Gabby's Floor Routine from the 2012 Euros Final, courtesy of Youtube user UKGymVideos)

I have already listed the rosters for the International Elite and Optional Elite Qualifier (see here) but what I am excited about is seeing how the Level 10's go! The Level 10's compete as part of two sessions at the Embassy Suites, with gymnasts in each session divided into one of the two gyms with competition occuring at the same time.

 

Gymnasts to watch for are: Ashleigh Gnat, Ericha Fassbender, Jordan Stavrou, Mariah Peterson, Constanza Flores, Braie Speed, Ava Verdeflor, Emily Briones, Nicole Lehrmann, Mackenzie Brannan, Emily Howe, Charle Dembo, McKenzie Wofford, Ashlyn Broussard, Dana Ho, Mitzi Unda-Sosa, Lauren Li, Hayley Sanders, Jade Buford, Reagan Campbell, Madison Ernst, Brianna Brown, Madison Howell, Alexis Beucler, Adeline Helland, Lizzie LeDuc, Julianna Drapkin, Dominiquea Trotter, Katelyn Haworth, Kari Lee, Emily Schein, Jill Hoffman, Micaela Dugan, Leah Slobodin, Erin Buchanan, Nicole Gendusa, Jordan Dalebout, Rebecca McRobbie, Emily Richardson, Jessica Howe, Alexandra Ruiz, Hope Masiado, Jenny Leung, Rachel Daum and Chantal Aguirre. Austrian Marlies Mannersdorfer is also set to compete.

 

LEVEL 10 PARTICIPANTS:
8-14 YEAR OLDS:

• Mackenzy Chavez (ACE Gymnastics)
• Jenna Pinheiro (ACE Gymnastics)
• Alexandra Ruiz (ACE Gymnastics)
• Grace Waguespack (ACE Gymnastics)
• Shelbey Fuller (Capital TX)
• Ashley Smith (Champions Gymnastics Club)
• Raley Torrance (Champions Gymnastics Club)
• Pixie Brock (Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy)
• Gracen Standley (Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy)
• Whitney Barksdale (Colorado Aerials)
• Ryanne Madrid (Colorado Aerials)
• Lindsey Thacker (Cypress Academy of Gymnastics)
• Alynna Ladieu (Denton Gymnastics Academy)
• Hope Masiado (Girls Co-Op)
• Cairo Leonard Baker (Head Over Heels)
• Alexandra Gutierrez (Houston Gymnastics Center)
• Ania Lewis (Houston Gymnastics Center)
• Madison Smith (Houston Gymnastics Center)
• Murphy Smith (Kristie Phillips Athletic Center)
• Rachel Borden (Legacy Elite)
• Madison McHale (Legacy Elite)
• Hannah Morrow (Legacy Elite)
• Kerry Steed (Legacy Elite)
• Wesley Stephenson (Legacy Elite)
• Couper Tanko (Legacy Elite)
• Chelsey Cole (Metroplex)
• Kyana George (Metroplex)
• Renata Hilbourn (Metroplex)
• Tessie Zienket (MG Elite)
• Lillie Minor (Naydenov)
• Katya Karpova (New England Sports Academy)
• MaKayla Bullitt (Precision)
• Paige Williams (Precision)
• Maya Washington (San Mateo)
• Taylor Bennion (SCEGA)
• Madison Howlett (SCEGA)
• Rebecca Stone (SCEGA)
• Anna Glenn (Southeastern)
• Grace Glenn (Southeastern)
• Kiarra Alleyne (Stars Houston)
• Rachel Flam (Stars Houston)
• Laura Leigh Horton (Stars Houston)
• Jenny Leung (Stars Houston)
• Jade Buford (Texas Dreams)
• Reagan Campbell (Texas Dreams)
• Kaylee Cole (Texas Dreams)
• Madison Ernst (Texas Dreams)
• Rebecca Fuselier (Texas Dreams)
• Kortnee Miller (Texas Dreams)
• Alexa Clark (TIGAR CO)
• Alyssa Minyard (TIGAR CO)
• Jordan Stavrou (University of Gymnastics)
• Mariah Peterson (USA Gym World)
• Constanza Flores (WOGA)
• Elizabeth Ritchie (WOGA)
• Megan Tripp (WOGA)
• Ava Verdeflor (WOGA)
• Hailey Strole (Woodlands Gymnastics Academy)

Following the 2013 Winter Cup Challenge, the United State's Men's National Team has been updated. The eight members of the 2012 Olympic team were joined by the top two ranked All Around finishers who were not already on the National Team and two athletes based on the National Team Points System. The three additional athletes, have now been added. Congratulations to:

The top 42 gymnasts from the qualification round have advanced to today's Finals competition in Las Vegas, Nevada. The All Around and event champions will be decided by a two-day combined total, however below you will see the results initially from solely tonights competition. After rotation one, in terms of the combined All Around total, Jacob Dalton leads over Adrian De Los Angeles and Danell Leyva. After two rotations, De Los Angeles leads over Leyva and Dalton. Going into the final rotation, it is De Los Angeles, Dalton, and Leyva. And Jacob Dalton doesn't only score the highest total on Day two but also takes out the Combined All Around title. Dalton was also the Floor Exercise Champion and Still Rings champion, while Ohio State's Michael Newburger earned the Pommel Horse title. Eddie Penev of Stanford was triumphant on the Vault, while Danell Leyva took out both the Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar titles.

 

RESULTS - TONIGHT'S COMPETITION:

(Image courtesy of the "Miss Valentine" official website)Ukrainian starlet Ganna Rizatdinova has taken out the All Around title at the "Miss Valentine" Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup event in Tartu, Estonia. Belarussian Melitina Staniouta, who has a disappointing first day of competition, came back to finish with a silver medal, whilst Azerbaijan's Marina Durunda finished in third.

 

Competition continues on the Sunday, the 10th of February at 3.00pm (Local time in Tartu) with the Apparatus Finals, to which Rizatdinova has qualified highest to. The Russians (Svetlana Lanshakova and Elizaveta Nazarenkova), who were scheduled to compete in Estonia, were withdrawals, whilst Arina Charopa of Belarus replaced team mate Katsiaryna Halkina in the line up.

 

 

 

 

 

RESULTS (In order of Hoop, Ball, Clubs, Ribbon):

Live scoring for the Senior Women's All Around is below. After the first rotation, Elsabeth Black leads over Victoria-Kayen Woo and Mariana Colussi-Pelaez. At the halfway point, Mariana Colussi-Pelaez moves into first over Meagan Chant and Black. And it's official, Elsabeth Black of Halifax ALTA takes out the All Around title over Maegan Chant and Casey Carvalho! Top scorers on each event, were Black and Briannah Tsang (Flicka) on the Vault, Victoria-Kayen Woo on the Uneven Bars, and Black on the Beam and Floor Exercise.

The rosters for the Optional Elite Qualifier and International Elite sessions of the WOGA Classic have been published. The WOGA Classic, has been held annually since 1994, and will this year be held from the 15th to the 17th of February, with the competition being divided amongst three venues - WOGA's Frisco Gym, The Embassy Suites and the Dr Pepper Arena. The WOGA Classic is the first Elite Qualifier for the year, with the Optional sessions being held on the 16th at the Dr Pepper Arena, with Session One beginning at 8.00am and Session Two beginning with an open stretch at 12.00pm.

 

The International Elite session will take place at the Dr Pepper Arena on the 16th of February, the schedule is listed below. Gymnasts from the United States, Russia, Canada, Ukraine, Belgium and Great Britain will be in action.

 

INTERNATIONAL ELITE SCHEDULE:

No Samuel Mikulak tonight as he has officially withdrawn and so too has Brandon Wynn and Jeffrey Treleaven. After session one, Stanford's Eddie Penev leads over Monmouth Gymnastic's Akash Modi and fellow Stanford gymnast Sean Senters. Top scorers on each event were: Penev on Vault, Modi on Parallel Bars, Paul Ruggeri (US Gymnastics Development Center II) on Horizontal Bar, Penn State's Parker Raque on the Still Rings and Craig Hernandez (Penn State) on the Pommel Horse. Whilst Cal-Berkeley's Kevin Wolting tied with Penn State's Trevor Howard and Stanford's Paul Hichwa on the Floor Exercise.

Final results are in and it's Michigan's Adrian De Los Angeles who leads over Danell Leyva and Jacob Dalton! After session two, the high scorers on each event, were: Jacob Dalton (University of Oklahoma) on Floor Exercise and Still Rings; Ohio State's Michael Newburger on the Pommel Horse; Stanford's Eddie Penev on the Vault, with Universal Gymnastic's Danell Leyva topping the Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar.