Gymmin' Miel!

The Men's Triple Jump field at the NatWest Island Games featured Faroe Island gymnast Ossur Debes Eiriksfoss and Isle of Man gymnast Anand Patel. Debes Eiriksfoss jumped a total of 14.34 to finish with the silver medal, mean while Patel's jump of 12.69 resulted in him finishing in 5th place. Full results below.

RESULTS:

1. Carl Morgan (CAY) 15.37
2. Ossur Debes Eiriksfoss (FAR) 14.34
3. Carlos Morgan (CAY) 14.10
4. Chas Smith (BER) 14.06
5. Anand Patel (IOM) 12.69

Footage from the Men's SET Events can be seen from 3.35. Footage courtesy of BerNewsDotCom Youtube channel.

The Isle of Man Gymnastics squad won seven of the ten SET Individual Event titles on offer on the final day of the Gymnastics competition on Thursday at the 2013 NatWest Island Games in Bermuda. SET are compulsory routines. Isle of Man's Nicole Burns won the Vault title over Bethany Dikau of the Cayman Islands and Grace Harrison (Isle of Man). Bermuda's Sadia Wilson won the Uneven Bars honors with Harrison in second. The bronze medal was shared between Gabrielle Vincent of Bermuda and Tara Donnelly of the Isle of Man. Wilson also earned the Balance Beam title with Harrison and Charlotte May Pollard of Jersey finishing in second and third respectively. Rebecca Johnson of the Isle of Man won the Floor Exercise title whilst Harrison and Bonita Mia Shurmer of Jersey rounded out the top three. 

It was an Isle of Man sweep of the medals on the Floor Exercise, with Anand Patel, Harshul Measuria and Brandon Garrett finishing first, second and third respectively. Fellow Isle of Man gymnast Antony Duchars won the Pommel Horse title with H. Measuria and Patel rounding out the top three. Isle of Man's Mukunda Measuria topped the Still Rings with Faroe Island gymnast Ossur Debes Eiriksfoss and Garrett finishing in second and third respectively. It was a Faroe Island domination on the Vault after Ossur Debes Eiriksfoss won the title over compatriots Bogi Berg and Aron Jacobsen. Duchars and H. Measuria tied for the Parallel Bars title with Faroe Island gymnast Aron Jacobsen finishing in third. Duchars also was the top scorer on the Horizontal Bar with Joni Brandsson Christiansen (Faroe Islands) and Nicholas Harvey (Isle of Man) rounding out the top three.

WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS:

SET VAULT:

SET UNEVEN BARS:

1. Sadia Wilson (BER) 12.800
2. Grace Harrison (IOM) 12.650
3. Gabrielle Vincent (BER); Tara Donnelly (IOM) 12.550
4. 
   
5. Charlotte May Pollard (JER) 12.400
6. Bonita Mia Shurmer (JER) 12.250
7. Rebecca Johnson (IOM) 12.150
8. Katrin Solrunardottir Wardum (FAR) 12.050
9. Bethany Dikau (CAY) 11.850
10. Samantha Soares (BER); Morgan Lloyd (CAY) 11.800
11. 
    
12. Tabytha Hofheins (BER) 11.750
13. Emily Dale-Beeton (IOM) 11.650
14. Nicole Burns (IOM) 11.600
15. Clara James (BER) 11.450
16. Danielle Wall (BER) 11.100
17. Fanny Lindfors (ALA) 11.050
18. Mollie Manelius (ALA) 10.900
19. Aoife Donnelly (IOM) 10.850
20. Hanna Pussinen (ALA) 10.750
21. Birita Poulsen (FAR) 10.550
22. Anita Sigmarsdottir Davidsen (FAR) 10.500
23. Olivia Rose Pollard (JER) 10.400
24. Lovis Henriksson (ALA) 10.350
25. Emma Pussinen (ALA); Haley Willkom (CAY) 10.200
26. 
    
27. Malin Pussinen (ALA) 9.600
28. Eydna Eivindardottir Danielsen (FAR) 8.650
29. Katie McHardy-Rowley (YNYS MON) 8.450
30. Meinir Roberts (YNYS MON) 8.300
31. Fridhild Reinert Nordgerd (FAR) 8.100
32. Sophie Twiss (YNYS MON) 7.050
33. Samantha Font (YNYS MON) 5.800

1. Sadia Wilson (BER) 12.850
2. Grace Harrison (IOM) 12.800
3. Charlotte May Pollard (JER) 12.550
4. Emily Dale-Beeton (IOM) 12.250
5. Nicole Burns (IOM) 12.200
6. Katrin Solrunardottir Wardum (FAR) 12.100
7. Gabrielle Vincent (BER) 12.050
8. Clara James (BER) 12.000
9. Aoife Donnelly (IOM) 11.900
10. Tara Donnelly (IOM) 11.850
11. Tabytha Hofheins (BER) 11.750
12. Samantha Soares (BER) 11.550
13. Bonita Mia Shurmer (JER) 11.500
14. Danielle Wall (BER) 11.300
15. Rebecca Johnson (IOM) 11.100
16. Morgan Lloyd (CAY) 11.050
17. Fanny Lindfors (ALA) 10.900
18. Emma Pussinen (ALA) 10.850
19. Bethany Dikau (CAY) 10.150
20. Fridhild Reinert Nordgerd (FAR) 10.100
21. Olivia Rose Pollard (JER) 10.000
22. Eydna Eivindardottir Danielsen (FAR) 9.800
23. Lovis Henriksson (ALA) 9.200
24. Birita Poulsen (FAR) 8.450
25. Anita Sigmarsdottir Davidsen (FAR) 8.150
26. Samantha Font (YNYS MON) 7.950
27. Meinir Roberts (YNYS MON) 7.800
28. Katie McHardy-Rowley (YNYS MON) 6.450
29. Haley Willkom (CAY) 4.000
30. Sophie Twiss (YNYS MON) 3.700

1. Rebecca Johnson (IOM) 12.300
2. Grace Harrison (IOM) 12.250
3. Bonita Mia Shurmer (JER) 12.200
4. Nicole Burns (IOM); Charlotte May Pollard (JER) 12.150
5. 
   
6. Sadia Wilson (BER) 12.100
7. Gabrielle Vincent (BER) 12.050
8. Tabytha Hofheins (BER) 12.000
9. Clara James (BER) 11.900
10. Bethany Dikau (CAY) 11.800
11. Fanny Lindfors (ALA); Samantha Soares (BER) 11.700
12. 
    
13. Katrin Solrunardottir Wardum (FAR) 11.650
14. Tara Donnelly (IOM) 11.600
15. Morgan Lloyd (CAY); Anita Sigmarsdottir Davidsen (FAR) 11.500
16. 
    
17. Fridhild Reinert Nordgerd (FAR) 11.350
18. Danielle Wall (BER); Aoife Donnelly (IOM); Olivia Rose Pollard (JER) 11.200
19. 
    
20. 
    
21. Lovis Henriksson (ALA) 11.000
22. Emma Pussinen (ALA); Emily Dale-Beeton (IOM) 10.950
23. 
    
24. Eydna Eivindardottir Danielsen (FAR) 10.900
25. Birita Poulsen (FAR) 10.800
26. Samantha Font (YNYS MON) 10.750
27. Katie McHardy-Rowley (YNYS MON) 10.600
28. Ellen Marett (JER) 10.400
29. Hanna Pussinen (ALA) 10.350
30. Meinir Roberts (YNYS MON) 10.300
31. Sophie Twiss (YNYS MON) 9.650
32. Haley Willkom (CAY) 9.050
33. Jessica Lloyd (CAY) 8.400
34. Hilary Cockhill (CAY) 6.500

SET FLOOR EXERCISE:

1. Anand Patel (IOM) 9.150
2. Harshul Measuria (IOM) 8.950
3. Brandon Garrett (IOM) 8.900
4. Antony Duchars (IOM) 8.800
5. Aron Jacobsen (FAR) 8.700
6. Olivur Debes Eiriksfoss (FAR) 8.600
7. Joni Brandsson Christiansen (FAR) 8.300
8. Ossur Debes Eiriksfoss (FAR) 8.150
9. Bogi Berg (FAR) 6.800
10. Nicholas Harvey (IOM) 6.700
11. Zee Adamson (JER) 5.700
12. Ras-Melchizedek Hesse (JER) 3.850

1. Antony Duchars (IOM) 9.400
2. Harshul Measuria (IOM) 9.200
3. Anand Patel (IOM) 9.150
4. Mukunda Measuria (IOM) 8.850
5. Brandon Garrett (IOM) 8.550
6. Aron Jacobsen (FAR) 7.300
7. Nicholas Harvey (IOM) 5.600
8. Zee Adamson (JER) 3.900
9. Ras-Melchizedek Hesse (JER) 3.600

1. Mukunda Measuria (IOM) 9.700
2. Ossur Debes Eiriksfoss (FAR) 9.600
3. Brandon Garrett (IOM) 9.500
4. Bogi Berg (FAR); Antony Duchars (IOM) 9.450
5. 
   
6. Joni Brandsson Christiansen (FAR); Nicholas Harvey (IOM) 9.000
7. 
   
8. Olivur Debes Eiriksfoss (FAR) 8.850
9. Aron Jacobsen (FAR) 8.700
10. Harshul Measuria (IOM) 8.500
11. Zee Adamson (JER) 7.390

1. Ossur Debes Eiriksfoss (FAR) 9.800
2. Bogi Berg (FAR) 9.700
3. Aron Jacobsen (FAR) 9.600
4. Nicholas Harvey (IOM); Anand Patel (IOM) 9.550
5. 
   
6. Joni Brandsson Christiansen (FAR); Harshul Measuria (IOM) 9.400
7. 
   
8. Olivur Debes Eiriksfoss (FAR); Brandon Garrett (IOM); Mukunda Measuria (IOM) 9.350
9. 
   
10. 
    
11. Antony Duchars (IOM) 9.250
12. Zee Adamson (JER) 9.100
13. Ras-Melchizedek Hesse (JER) 9.050

1. Anthony Duchars (IOM); Harshul Measuria (IOM) 9.500
2. 
   
3. Aron Jacobsen (FAR) 9.400
4. Ossur Debes Eiriksfoss (FAR) 9.100
5. Joni Brandsson Christiansen (FAR) 9.050
6. Nicholas Harvey (IOM) 9.000
7. Olivur Debes Eiriksfoss (FAR); Brandon Garrett (IOM) 8.700
8. 
   
9. Mukunda Measuria (IOM) 8.000
10. Zee Adamson (JER) 7.600
11. Bogi Berg (FAR) 5.100

1. Antony Duchars (IOM) 9.500
2. Joni Brandsson Christiansen (FAR) 9.200
3. Nicholas Harvey (IOM) 9.150
4. Brandon Garrett (IOM) 9.050
5. Aron Jacobsen (FAR) 8.500
6. Mukunda Measuria (IOM) 8.300
7. Harshul Measuria (IOM) 8.000
8. Ossur Debes Eiriksfoss (FAR) 7.900
9. Bogi Berg (FAR) 5.400
10. Zee Adamson (JER) 1.200

Isle of Man's Grace Harrison won the FIG Women's All Around title at the 2013 NatWest Island Games in Bermuda and also earned the titles on three of the apparatuses (Vault, Balance Beam and Floor Exercise). Jersey's Bonita Mia Shurmer finished second in the All Around with the Isle of Man's Nicole Burns finishing in third. Harrison scored 13.000 on her first Vault and 13.250 on her second to score an average on 13.125. Fellow Isle of Man gymnast Emily Dale-Beeton had an average of 13.100 to finish second with Shurmer's average of 12.950 enough to earn the bronze. Shurmer was the top scorer on the Uneven Bars with compatriot Charlotte May Pollard tying with Harrison for the silver medal. Isle of Man's Rebecca Johnson won the silver medal on the Balance Beam with Bermuda's Tabytha Hofheins winning the bronze. Grace Harrison was the runaway winner on the Floor Exercise, scoring 1.4 points higher than the second-placed Dale-Beeton. Isle of Man's Tara Donnelly ended in third on the apparatus.

The Men from the Isle of Man dominated the All Around standings - taking out the top five places. Anthony Duchars was the winner over Anand Patel and Harshul Measuria who were second and third respectively. Mukunda Measuria and Brandon Garrett were fourth and fifth. Patel won the Floor Exercise title over Ossur Debes Eiriksfoss of the Faroe Islands with Mukunda Measuria winning the bronze medal. Duchars also won the Pommel Horse title over Harshul Measuria and Patel, whilst on the Still Rings, it was a Faroe Islands' affair with Valerijs Savin winning over compatriots Ossur Debes Eiriksfoss and Bogi Berg (who tied with Mukunda Measuria) for third. Ossur Debes Eiriksfoss' average of 14.100 was 1.175 points highest than that of Anand Patel (12.925) with Berg finishing in third (12.625). Harshul Measuria won the Parallel Bars over Ossur Debes Eiriksfoss and Duchars. While on the Horizontal Bar, Mukunda Measuria topped compatriots Harshul Measuria and Duchar for the honors. 

Competition continues on the 18th of July with the SET Individual Event Titles. 

MEN'S FIG ALL AROUND:

1. Anthony Duchars (IOM) (13.300, 12.300, 11.450, 12.600, 12.500, 11.700) 73.850
2. Anand Patel (IOM) (13.700, 11.600, 11.350, 12.800, 12.400, 11.600) 73.450
3. Harshul Measuria (IOM) (12.250, 11.800, 11.300, 12.650, 12.900, 12.150) 73.050
4. Mukunda Measuria (IOM) (13.400, 10.200, 11.300, 12.050, 11.550, 12.850) 71.350
5. Brandon Garrett (IOM) (13.150, 10.700, 10.150, 11.900, 12.400, 10.600) 68.900
6. Ossur Debes Eiriksfoss (FAR) (13.550, 1.800, 12.000, 15.450, 12.550, 11.400) 66.750
7. Aron Jacobsen (FAR) (11.700, 9.100, 11.250, 11.100, 11.900, 10.250) 65.300
8. Nicholas Harvey (IOM) (11.100, 4.400, 11.150, 11.700, 11.200, 11.000) 60.550
9. Bogi Berg (FAR) (13.400, 0.000, 11.600, 12.250, 12.250, 10.450) 59.950
10. Joni Brandsson Christiansen (FAR) (11.900, 0.000, 11.500, 12.050, 12.100, 10.300) 57.850
11. Olivur Debes Eiriksfoss (FAR) (12.500, 0.000, 9.700, 11.900, 12.300, 0.000) 46.400
12. Zee Adamson (JER) (0.000, 0.700, 10.800, 0.000, 6.000, 0.000) 17.500
13. Valerijs Savins (FAR) (0.000, 0.000, 13.200, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000) 13.200
14. Ras-Melchizedek Hesse (JER) (0.000, 7.550, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000) 7.550

Monday the 15th of July saw Ossur Debes Eiriksfoss of the Faroe Islands, earn the silver medal in the Men's High Jump at the 2013 NatWest Island Games. Ossur is also competing in the Gymnastics competition at the Island Games and was a member of the Gold Medal winning team on the Sunday. Ossur actually jumped the same height as Gold medal winner Jahnhai Perinchief of Bermuda but due to a count back had to settle for second place. Well done Ossur! He will also compete in the Triple Jump on Friday. 

The Men's team from the Faroe Islands consisting of Bogi Berg, Joni Brandsson Christiansen, Olivur Debes Eiriksfoss and Ossur Debes Eiriksfoss won the Men's Team Title on the first day of Gymnastics competition at the 2013 NatWest Island Games. In a small field of only three teams, the Faroes Island delegation captured the title over the Isle of Man (Anthony Duchars, Brandon Garrett, Harshul Measuria and Anand Patel). Bermuda was represented by only two gymnasts - Oliver Binns and Marcus A.Y. Smith. The Team Competition sees a team of up to four gymnasts compete on the Vault and Floor Exercise, with the lowest score on each apparatus dropped from the team title. Berg was the high scorer on the Floor Exercise with Olivur Debes Eiriksfoss earning the top mark on the Vault. 

In terms of the Women's competition, Nicole Burns' high score on the Floor Exercise assisted the team from the Isle of Man to recapture the title they won at the 2005 Island Games. Competing with Burns was Emily Dale-Beeton, Tara Donnelly, Grace Harrison and Rebecca Johnson. Despite Sadia Wilson earning the high mark on the Vault, Bermuda had to settle with the silver medal. Bermuda was represented by Wilson, Zantae Dill, Tabytha Hofheins, Gabrielle Vincent and Danielle Wall. In third place was the team from the Faroe Islands (Edyna Eivindardottir Danielsen, Anita Sigmarsdottir Davidsen, Fridhild Reinert Nordgerd, Birita Poulsen and Katrin Solrunardottir Wardum). 

RESULTS:

MEN'S TEAM TITLE (SCORES IN ORDER: FLOOR, VAULT):

WOMEN'S TEAM TITLE (SCORES IN ORDER: FLOOR, VAULT):

1. Isle of Man (50.600, 50.900) 101.500
• Nicole Burns (12.900, 12.450)
• Emily Dale-Beeton (12.300, 12.650)
• Tara Donnelly (12.650, 12.650)
• Grace Harrison (12.750, 13.050) 
• Rebecca Johnson (11.900, 12.550)
2. Bermuda (47.950, 50.700) 98.650
• Zantae Dill (11.300, 11.800)
• Tabytha Hofheins (12.200, 12.800)
• Gabrielle Vincent (11.250, 12.100)
• Danielle Wall (12.050, 12.550)
• Sadia Wilson (12.400, 13.250)
3. Faroe Islands (44.150, 49.300) 93.450
• Eydna Eivindardottir Danielsen (10.750, 12.100)
• Anita Sigmarsdottir Davidsen (11.300, 12.050)
• Fridhild Reinert Nordgerd (10.700, 12.700)
• Birita Poulsen (10.900, 12.450)
• Katrin Solrunardottir Wardum (11.200, 11.900)
4. Jersey (43.950, 49.000) 92.950
• Ellen Marett (10.450, 11.400) 
• Charlotte May Pollard (12.000, 12.950)
• Olivia Rose Pollard (9.800, 11.800)
• Bonita Mia Shurmer (11.700, 12.850)
5. Aland (44.700, 46.050) 90.750
• Lovis Henriksson (11.000, 10.950)
• Fanny Lindfors (11.350, 11.650)
• Mollie Manelius (11.250, 11.100)
• Emma Pussinen (11.000, 11.550)
• Hanna Pussinen (11.100, 11.750)
6. Ynys Mon (41.850, 45.000) 86.850
• Samantha Font (10.300, 10.950)
• Katie McHardy-Rowley (10.500, 11.550)
• Meinir Roberts (10.400, 11.550)
• Sophie Twiss (10.650, 10.950)
7. Cayman Islands (39.150, 45.350) 84.500
• Hilary Cockhill (7.900, 11.000)
• Bethany Dikau (11.900, 12.050)
• Jessica Lloyd (8.300, 10.250)
• Morgan Lloyd (10.400, 11.300)
• Haley Willkom (8.550, 11.000)

The XV NatWest Island Games will be taking place from the 13th to the 19th of July in Bermuda. The NatWest Island Games have taken place every two years after the first edition which was held in the Isle of Man in 1985. The International Island Games Association is made up of 24 Member Islands which will take place in up to 14 selected sports at the NatWest Island Games. This year the sports contested will be Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Cycling, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Sailboarding, Sailing, Shooting, Squash, Swimming, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball and Beach Volleyball. Gymnastics has featured in the Island Games competition nine times (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009) and makes its return in Bermuda. At the last edition in 2009: In terms of the FIG Results Bermuda's Kaisey Griffiths edged team mates Caitlyn Mello and Morgan Beckles for the Women's All Around title with Isle of Man's Alex Hedges taking out the Men's honor over Matthew Maletroit (Jersey) and Adam Hedges (Isle of Man). 

Excitement for the Jersey contingent will start early as gymnasts Bonita Shurmer and Zee Adamson has the honor of being the Island's Water Carriers at the Opening Ceremony. Traditionally each Island's youngest Male and Female competitors deliver water from around their home Island which is mixed together at the Opening Ceremony. Samantha Soares will be Bermuda's Water Carrier. Ynys Mon Gymnast Siwan Jones will be the Island's Flag Bearer at the Opening Ceremony. Siwan Jones is competing in her final Games and is the newly appointed Workforce Development Manager for Welsh Gymnastics.

TUESDAY 16TH JULY:

• 9.00am - 1.00pm: Men's FIG Individual All Around
• 3.30pm - 8.10pm: Women's FIG Individual All Around

• 9.00am - 1.00pm: Women's SET Apparatus Finals
• 1.00pm - 4.00pm: Men's SET Apparatus Finals