The Hamburg Gymnastics International Tournament is set to take place on the 16th and 17th of November at the Sporthalle Wandsbek in Germany. The competition sees Junior and Senior Women's Artistic Gymnasts take to the Arena. The event comprises a qualification round, The Main Draw, a Lucky Loser Round and the Top Five Finals. After receiving the registrations from the teams, they were divided into three groups which will contest the qualification together. Once this initial round has been completed, the team which place 1-3 qualify directly for the Top Five final, whilst places 4-8 qualify to the Main Draw with the remaining place teams qualifying to the Lucky Loser Round. The following qualify to the Top Five: The top 3 teams from qualification, the winning team of the Main Draw and the winning team of the Lucky Loser Round.
Personally, I am looking forward to seeing how the members of the USA All Star Team from Region 7 go. Especially Nicole Medvitz (ENA Gymnastics, Paramus), Erin Buchanan (Capital Gymnastics National Training Center), Alicia Boren (North Stars Gymnastics Academy), and Alexandra McMurtry (Richmond Olympiad). Also look for the following gymnasts to make a fantastic contribution to their teams: Julie-Sophie Wagner (Turnteam Hamburg), Isabelle Marquard (Turnteam Hamburg), Rita Limao Oliveira and Ekaterina Kislinskaya (Ginasio Clube Portugues Lissabon), Katharina Muller (TV Uberlingen-Bodensee), Spain's Carolina Sanchez Martinez and Ainhoa Carmona Urbano (who are competing as guests for Gym Tittmoning), Turning Spirit Amsterdam's Noel van Klaveren, Vera van Pol and Lisa van der Spek, and Lisa Katharina Hill (TS Grossburgwedel).
SCHEDULE (All times are Hamburg local times):
FRIDAY, 16TH NOVEMBER:
QUALIFICATION ROUNDS:
- 15.00 - 16.30: Group A
- 17.30 - 19.15: Group B
- 20.00 - 21.00: Group C
SATURDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER:
- 10.30 - 13.00: Lucky Loser round
- 13.00 - 14.30: Hamburg Gymnastics Showtime
- 15.00 - 16.30: Main Draw round
- 16.30 - 17.30: Hamburg Gymnastics Showtime
- 18.00 - 20.00: Top Five Final
PARTICIPANTS (LISTED IN QUALIFICATION GROUPS):
GROUP A:
SQUAD 1 (STARTING ON VAULT):
CYPRUS AND JORDAN NATIONAL FEDERATIONS:
- Antigoni Sokratous (CYP/1996)
- Rafaella Zanettou (CYP/1997)
- Samar Sumrain (JOR/1996)
- Rabea Homp (Hamburg-Wedel/1993)
FLIK FLAK DEN BOSCH (NED):
- Evie Schellens (1997)
- Isa Maassen (1999)
- Denise Bressers (1998)
- Naomi Piechel (1999)
- Dana de Groot (1999)
- Tisha Volleman (1999)
SQUAD 2 (STARTING ON UNEVEN BARS):
USA ALL STAR TEAM REGION 7 - II:
- Griffin James (Gymstrada Gymnastics School/2000)
- Erin Buchanan (Capital Gymnastics National Training Center/1995)
- Leah MacMoyle (North Stars Gymnastics Academy/1995)
- Rebekah Conrad (World Class Gymnastics/1995)
- Nicole Medvitz (ENA Gymnastics, Paramus/1995)
BERGENS TURNFORENING (NOR):
- Siren Wisth (1995)
- Andrea Josefine Solberg (1996)
- Ingvild Kvale Leknessund (1996)
- Malene Solsvik Asheim (1996)
- Amalie Solsvik Norheim (1997)
SQUAD 3 (STARTING ON BALANCE BEAM):
TEAM SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN (GER):
- Benita Roeser (1984)
- Lynn Schwake (1997)
- Kirya Pries (1997)
- Katrin Fudickar (1999)
- Cindy Worm (1990)
- Mieke Thune (2000)
SQUAD 4 (STARTING ON FLOOR EXERCISE):
TEAM StTV Singen (GER):
- Emily Dunand (1994)
- Hanna Muller (1995)
- Amelie Muller (1995)
- Florine Zillmer (1996)
- Luzia Weibenberger (1992)
- Katja Lertenmair (1996)
TURNTEAM BAYERN (GER):
- Toska Markgraf (1997)
- Melanie Schymik (1998)
- Alessia Wirth (1998)
- Franziska Holzner (1999)
- Sonja Fischer (1999)
- Jana Konta (1999)
GROUP B:
SQUAD 5 (STARTING ON VAULT):
TURNTEAM HAMBURG:
- Julie-Sophie Wagner (1997)
- Anna Gurevich (1993)
- Annika Carstensen (1981)
- Jennifer Kieblich (1997)
- Isabelle Marquard (1995)
- Lina Marie Ohlsen (1997)
GINASIO CLUBE PORTUGUES LISSABON (POR):
- Rita Limao Oliveira (1991)
- Ekaterina Kislinskaya (1994)
- Maria Paris (1998)
- Sara Raposeiro (1999)
SQUAD 6 (STARTING ON UNEVEN BARS):
TV UBERLINGEN-BODENSEE:
- Miriam Herzig (1996)
- Katharina Muller (1996)
- Larissa Breinlinger (1997)
- Selina Bloching (1997)
- Melissa Bracko (1999)
- Luisa Stroppel (1999)
UNION BOHEIMKIRCHEN-WIEN (AUT):
- Jacqueline Kotrnetz (2000)
- Selina Kickinger (2001)
- Joeline Ruprecht (1997)
- Annika Rucker (2000)
- Christina Kruse (1999)
- Annika Heimer (2000)
SQUAD 7 (STARTING ON BALANCE BEAM):
GYM TITTMONING (GER):
- Giulia Rutigliano (1997)
- Carolina Sanchez Martinez (ESP/1997)
- Theresa Greither (1994)
- Michaela Eidenberger (1996)
- Ainhoa Carmona Urbano (ESP/1992)
- Cecilia Greither (1997)
TURNING SPIRIT AMSTERDAM (NED):
- Noel van Klaveren (1996)
- Vera van Pol (1994)
- Lisa van der Spek (1993)
- Maxime Lens (1998)
- Kimberly Vosshard (1997)
- Romy Voogt (2000)
SQUAD 8 (STARTING ON FLOOR EXERCISE):
KTZ BERN (SUI):
- Simone Angelos (1993)
- Angela Aebischer (1997)
- Aline Boss (1996)
- Yasmin Trachsel (1992)
Dresdner SC (GER):
- Marlene Bindig (1997)
- Maria Sonntag (2000)
- Julia Deckert (1996)
- Julia Vietor (1999)
- Charlotte Hartmann (1999)
SQUAD 9 (STARTING ON VAULT):
USA ALL STAR TEAM REGION 7 I:
- Alicia Boren (North Stars Gymnastics Academy/1997)
- Taylor Harrison (World Class Gymnastics/1995)
- Kaitlynn Hedulund (Excalibur Gymnastics/1996)
- Kirah Koshinski (Northeast Gymnastics Academy/1997)
- Alexis Mattern (Artistic Sports Academy Plus/1995)
- Alexandra McMurtry (Richmond Olympiad Gymnastics/1996)
GIMNASIA ARTISTICA POZUELO MADRID (ESP):
- Judit Luzardo Elvira (1997)
- Ana Moyano de Liano (1997)
- Irene Matienzo Pietzsch (1995)
- Janine Woeste (1994)
ROYAL DUTCH GYMNASTICS FEDERATION (NED):
- Marinke Jakobs (1998)
- Shirley van Deene (1998)
- Helene Houbraken (1999)
- Daphne Slingerland (1997)
- Emiley Pausen (1998)
TS GROSSBURGWEDEL:
- Lisa Katharina Hill (1990)
- Evelin Klode (1999)
- Franziska Roeder (1999)
- Finja Safken (1997)