Gymmin' Miel!

After a Women's Artistic National training camp was held from the 19th to 24th of January, Gymnastics Australia has announced the gymnasts who will be competing in International Assignments to start off the year. Australia will be sending competitors to the Nadia Comaneci Invitational, the Jesolo International and the Doha World Cup. Lauren Mitchell is set to return to competition in Doha, whilst the selections to Jesolo and Doha are still to be set in stone depending on the verification of competition readiness closer to the dates.

NADIA COMANECI INVITATIONAL - FEBRUARY 22ND. Gymnasts from Canada, Romania, Venezuela and the U.S. have registered their intent to compete. 

Seniors:

Juniors:

• Aya Meggs (WAIS)
• Darcy Norman (WAIS)
• Yasmin Collier (WAIS) - Set to compete as an individual

Seniors:

• Georgia-Rose Brown (VICHPC)
• Georgia Godwin (GQ HPC)
• Madelaine Leydin (VICHPC)
• Kiara Munteanu (VICHPC)
• Mary-Anne Monckton (VICHPC)
• Franceska Fusha (WAIS)

• Yasmin Collier (WAIS)
• Alysha Djuric (WAVERLEY)
• Aya Meggs (WAIS)
• Darcy Norman (WAIS)
• Emily Whitehead (WAVERLEY)

• Lauren Mitchell (WAIS)
• Mary-Anne Monckton (VIC HPC)
• Olivia Vivian (WAIS)
• TBA

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