The first United States National Rhythmic Gymnastics competition of the year, the Rhythmic Challenge, will take place at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs from the 15th to the 19th of February. Held in conjunction with the competition will be the Rhythmic Invitational and Group Challenge which will see an additional 160 gymnasts who are from Level Six to 10 descend on the venue.
SCHEDULE:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH:
- 9.00am - 11.10am: Invitational - Level 6 - Group A (4 Events)
- 12.00pm - 2.10pm: Invitational - Level 6 - Group B (4 Events)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH:
- 8.30am - 11.30am: Invitational - Level 7 - Group A
- 11.40am - 2.40pm: Invitational - Level 7 - Group B
- 2.40pm - 3.00pm: Level 7 Awards Ceremony - Individual All Around and Event Finals
- 3.15pm - 4.45pm: Invitational - Level 8 - Group A (2 events)
- 4.50pm - 6.20pm: Invitational - Level 8 - Group B (2 events)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH:
- 9.30am - 11.00am: Invitational - Level 8 - Group B (2 events)
- 11.00am - 12.30pm: Invitational - Level 8 - Group A (2 events)
- 12.30pm - 1.00pm: Level 8 Awards Ceremony - Individual All Around and Event Finals
- 1.30pm - 3.00pm: Invitational - Level 9/10 Junior - Group A (2 event)
- 3.05pm - 4.35pm: Invitational - Level 9/10 Junior - Group B (2 events)
- 4.40pm - 6.10pm: Invitational - Level 9/10 Junior - Group C (2 events)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH:
- 8.30am - 10.30am: Invitational - Level 9-10 Junior - Group B (2 events)
- 10.05am - 11.35am: Invitational - Level 9/10 Junior - Group C (2 events)
- 11.40am - 1.10pm: Invitational - Level 9/10 Junior - Group A (2 events)
- 1.10pm - 1.45pm: Level 9/10 Junior Award Ceremony - All Around and Individual Event Finals
- 1.45pm - 3.45pm: Invitational - Level 9/10 Senior - Group A
- 3.50pm - 5.50pm: Invitational - Level 9/10 Senior - Group B
- 5.50pm - 6.15pm: Level 9/10 Senior Awards Ceremony - All Around and Individual Event Finals
- 6.15pm - 7.00pm: Festival Rhythmic
- 7.30pm - 8.15pm: Rhythmic Challenge - JUNIOR (Hoop/Ball)
- 8.30pm - 9.30pm: Rhythmic Challenge - SENIOR (Hoop/Ball)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH:
- 9.00am - 9.45am: Festival Rhythmic
- 9.45am - 10.15am: Festival Rhythmic Award
- 11.30am - 1.00pm: Group Championships
- 1.00pm - 2.00pm: Group Championships Awards and National Group Recognition
- 2.15pm - 3.00pm: Rhythmic Challenge - JUNIOR (Clubs/Ribbon)
- 3.15pm - 4.15pm: Rhythmic Challenge - SENIOR (Clubs/Ribbon)
- 4.15pm - 4.30pm: Rhythmic Challenge - Award Ceremonies
PARTICIPANTS:
RHYTHMIC CHALLENGE:
SENIOR:
- Jessica Bogdanov (Brooklyn, New York/Isadora)
- Jazzy Kerber (Highland Park, Illinois/North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center)
- Polina Kozitskiy (Fountainville, Pennsylvania/Philadelphia Rhythmic Academy)
- Cindy Lu (Staten Island, New York/Isadora)
- Alexis Page (New York, New York/Aviator Sports and Recreation)
- Aliya Protto (Culver City, California/Club Ritmica)
- Daniella Romashin (Eden Prairie, Minnesota/Northwest Rhythmic LLC)
- Rebecca Sereda (Staten Island, New York/Isadora)
- Hannah Walter (Angola, New York/Gymnastics Unlimited - Orchard Park)
- Julie Zetlin (Bethesda, Maryland/Capital Gymnastics)
JUNIOR:
- Brigitta Budginas (Agoura Hills, California/Platinum)
- Julia Garbuz (Eden Prairie, Minnesota/Northwest Rhythmic LLC)
- Serena Lu (Staten Island, New York/Isadora)
- Jennifer Rokhman (Northbrook, Illinois/North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center)
- Monica Rokhman (Northbrook, Illinois/North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center)
- Ronit Shamuilov (Brooklyn, New York, Isadora)
- Laura Zeng (Libertyville, Illinois/North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center)
RHYTHMIC INVITATIONAL:
LEVEL SIX:
- Ani Akopian (NESA Rhythmic)
- Hayley Bonanti (Gymnastics World)
- Jolie Bonanti (Gymnastics World)
- Sara Diaz (Elite Rhythmics)
- Melanie Dolgonos (Aviator)
- Connie Du (Gymnastics World)
- Josephine Foss (Northwest Rhythmic LLC)
- Hannah Fruitman (Aviator)
- Evelina Galimova (Northwest Rhythmic LLC)
- Alison Goldenstein (Aviator)
- Mathilde Hanchard (Rhyth Mix)
- Emiliya Ileeva (Diana's Rhythmics)
- Sema Konya (Liberty)
- Anjolie Lulanoj (Aviator)
- Sezim Minbaev (Rhyth Mix)
- Anna Nosa (Burlo Gymnastics)
- Rheya Shano (NESA Rhythmic)
- Alexandra Shashkova (Rhyth Mix)
- Sasha Ustilovsky (Liberty)
- Alexandra Veronese (Independent)
- Sophia Veronese (Independent)
- Alexandra Vool (Aviator)
- Anna Voznyuk (Diana's Rhythmics)
- Lani Waggoner (Westside Gymnastics)
- Sarah Wang (Gymnastics World)
- Daphne Wu (Westside Gymnastics)
- Shannon Xiao (Gymnastics World)
- Maria Yapishkina (Aviator)
- Claire Zoftis (Iliana Rhythmic)
LEVEL SEVEN:
- Jennifer Ayzman (Isadora)
- Emma Baccala (San Diego Rhythms)
- Nikol Backo (Elite Rhythmics)
- Sandra Belilovsky (United Rhythmics)
- Katerina Berezovsky (Liberty)
- Roza Bostanian (California Springs)
- Sofia Bzhilyanskaya (Elegance Gymnastics)
- Masha Chaadayev (Gym Spot)
- Eliza Cohen (California Rhythms)
- Leah Fradkin (Kurt Thomas)
- Isabella Franco (Los Angeles School of Gymnastics)
- Sasha Fursman (Twin Cities Rhythmic)
- Natalya Ganz (Kurt Thomas)
- Mallory Houpert (World Rhythmics)
- Irina Ivanova (Elegance Gymnastics)
- Yvonne Jutagir (Integrity Rhythmics)
- Elizabeth Khapsalis (California Rhythms)
- Michal Kishinevsky (Kurt Thomas)
- Kriestel Knajyan (California Springs)
- Rachel Lee (Platinum Gymnastics)
- Nathalia Levterova (Texas Rhythmic)
- Louisa Mamnev (Northwest Rhythmic LLC)
- Katherina Melitonyan (Isadora)
- Mackenzie Mescher (Integrity Rhythmics)
- Sonia Petrosian (JAG Gym)
- Elizaveta Pletneva (Liberty)
- Michelle Pogosian (Iliana Rhythmics)
- Madalyn Puckett (Elite Rhythmics)
- Shallie Rasin (Kurt Thomas)
- Giselle Rivard (Gymnastics World)
- Raquel Rubio-Villa (Lakewood Rhythmics)
- Elizabeth Shats (Isadora)
- Kristina Sobolevskya (JAG Gym)
- Sonya Stepacheva (San Diego Rhythms)
- Lilia Tamkovitch (Iliana Rhythmics)
- Rebecca Tang (Isadora)
- Anna Teitelbaum (California Rhythms)
- Melissa Troy (Elite Rhythmics)
- Lola Waggoner (Westside Gymnastics)
- Desiree Webb (JAG Gym)
- Madelyn Webb (JAG Gym)
- Olivia Weng (Westside Gymnastics)
- Katelyn Wong (Diana's Rhythmics)
- Olivia Xiao (Gymnastics World)
- Erin Xu (Westside Gymnastics)
LEVEL EIGHT:
- Sydney Anderson (World Rhythmics)
- Vera Bzhilyanskaya (Elegance Gymnastics)
- Joyce Chen (Gym Spot)
- Ashley Cheuk (Kortel Academy of Gymnastics)
- Alexandra Chumakova (California Rhythms)
- Liana Cliff (World Rhythmics)
- Ugne Dragunas (Elite Rhythmics)
- Shanaya Fox (Platinum Gymnastics)
- Kurumi Fujimoto (World Rhythmics)
- Evita Griskenienie (North Shore)
- Ekaterina Kapitova (Isadora)
- Samantha Kats (Rhyth Mix)
- Michelle Kriner (Iliana Rhythmics)
- Anastasia Kuzmina (Rhyth Mix)
- Jessie Lee (Integrity Rhythmics)
- Christine Li (San Diego Rhythms)
- Liana Li (Westside Gymnastics)
- Jadie Marguardt (IGM Gymnastics)
- Elizabeth Mirkin (IGM Gymnastics)
- Tatiana Nalbandyan (World Rhythmics)
- Yu-Shing Ni (California Rhythms)
- Mariya Paramonova (Isadora)
- Isabella Pineda (World Rhythmics)
- Hailey Preston (Platinum Gymnastics)
- Rebecca Prokopenko (Gold Ray)
- Maya Ramamuthy (Bright Stars Gymnastics)
- Yekaterina Ronin (Aviator)
- Alison Roytburd (Isadora)
- Elena Shinohara (Rhythmic Brains)
- Olga Sigmundson (Rhythmic Academy of Marin)
- Nicole Sladkov (Gym Spot)
- Kayleigh Smith (Elite Rhythmics)
- Nikita Tang (Isadora)
- Jessica Toda (Westside Gymnastics)
- Erin Tucker (Rhyth Mix)
- Michelle Uchenik (IGM Gymnastics)
- Delphine Veronese-Milin (Independent)
- Nicky Wojtania (Texas Rhythmic)
- Juliette Wong (Diana's Rhythmics)
- Melissa Wong (NESA Rhythmic)
- Erica Wu (NESA Rhythmic)
- CeCe Xiao (Gymnastics World)
- Lillian Yang (Isadora)
LEVEL 9/10 JUNIOR (Level Noted in Brackets):
- Tatiana Abeshyan (California Springs) (9)
- Desiree Ayala (Eurogymnastics) (9)
- Daria Baltovick (San Diego Rhythms) (9)
- Natalie Bourand (North Shore) (9)
- Leah Bronstein (Burlo Gymnastics) (9)
- Heather Chan (Los Angeles School of Gymnastics) (10)
- Valentina Cherepanova (Iliana Rhythmic) (9)
- Claire Daly (Platinum Gymnastics) (9)
- Sydney Danci (Eurogymnastics) (9)
- Cydney Douglas (SoCal Rhythmics) (9)
- Kiana Eide (Twin Cities Rhythmic) (9)
- Camilla Feeley (Elegance Gymnastics) (9)
- Andria Gao (SoCal Rhythmics) (10)
- Nastasia Generalova (California Rhythms) (9)
- Lilia Gestson (Elegance Gymnastics) (10)
- Ariel Goldberg (Philadephia Rhythmic) (9)
- Danielle Greenberg (Rhythmic Academy of Marin) (9)
- Erica Iliyev (Isadora) (10)
- Molly Isley (North Shore) (9)
- Nicole Kaloyanov (Gymnastics World) (9)
- Masha Khmelniker (Capital Rhythmics) (9)
- Ruby Kohn (SoCal Rhythmics) (9)
- Katerina Komorova (Philadelphia Rhythmic) (9)
- Elizabeth Kourdaev (Twin Cities Rhythmic) (9)
- Audrey Ku (Twisters Sports) (9)
- Anfisa Kupriyanov (Twisters Sports) (9)
- Amanda Kurtyan (Isadora) (9)
- Alexandra Ladan (North Shore) (9)
- Dianna Levin (Aviator) (9)
- Julia Los (Rhyth Mix) (9)
- Gabrielle Lowenstein (Eurogymnastics) (9)
- Irina Marutyan (Twisters Sports) (9)
- Yana Matkivski (Philadelphia Rhythmic) (10)
- Natalie McGiffert (Platinum Gymnastics) (10)
- Liza Merenzon (North Shore) (9)
- Nicole Mezheritsky (Rhythmic Academy of LA) (9)
- Olga Mokin (Iliana Rhythmic) (9)
- Alexandra Munson (San Diego Rhythms) (9)
- Marie Naumenko (Aviator) (9)
- Elina Nikerina (North Shore) (10)
- Gabrielle Ostromentsky (Aviator) (9)
- Elizabeth Petrosyan (Los Angeles School of Gymnastics) (10)
- Cassidy Pong (Twisters Sports) (9)
- Sophia Popova (Twin Cities Rhythmic) (9)
- Arina Rakytianska (Colorado Rhythmics) (9)
- Emily Rokhnynsky (Isadora) (9)
- Kristen Shaldybin (Isadora) (10)
- Mia Shparaga (Capital Rhythmics) (10)
- Tawny Sit (Isadora) (9)
- Anna Stepanova (IGM Gymnastics) (9)
- Samantha Sterin (Gold Ray) (9)
- Michelle Thelen (North Shore) (9)
- Elena Thompson (World Rhythmics) (9)
- Anya Zhang (Rhythmic Dreams) (10)
- Alice Zhao (Twisters Sports) (9)
LEVEL NINE/TEN SENIOR (LEVEL NOTED IN BRACKETS):
- Rina Adachi (United Rhythmic) (9)
- Margarita Andrade (Texas Rhythmic) (9)
- Jane Braverman (Isadora) (10)
- Allison Brooks (United Rhythmic) (10)
- Mattea Cavagnaro (Evergreen Rhythmics) (10)
- Evgeniya Chernukhina (Iliana Rhythmic) (10)
- Amanda Dai (Rhythmic Dreams) (9)
- Erica DerMesropian (Bright Stars) (9)
- Kristina Elkin (Burlo Gymnastics) (9)
- Nicole Elkin (Burlo Gymnastics) (9)
- Leora Feldman (California Rhythms) (10)
- Shirley Gon-Gibbs (Los Angeles School of Gymnastics) (10)
- Emilie Gupta (United Rhythmic) (9)
- Caitlyn Hillier (North Shore) (10)
- Alexandra Jankulov (Oakland Rhythmics) (10)
- Ariella Kudishevich (IGM Gymnastics) (10)
- Rachel Little (Capital Rhythmics) (10)
- Ksenya Masterova (North Shore) (10)
- Korina Oganezova (Isadora) (10)
- Alexandra Papoulias-Barton (Twisters Sports) (9)
- Kathryn Sanford (World Rhythmics) (9)
- Haley Schrader (Rhythmic Academy of Marin) (9)
- Alexandra Topilov (Isadora) (10)
- Crysti Wang (Bright Stars) (9)
- Audrey Whitaker (Integrity Rhythmics) (10)
- Julia Zaytsev (California Rhythms) (9)
2012 GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS:
BEGINNER GROUP:
- Integrity Rhythmics: Margarita Bragina, Julia Goslee, Brittaney Jin, Rena Zhang
- Rhyth Mix Pixies: Sasha Shoshkova, Alyssa Shnipper, Annie Xu, Sezim Minbaeva
- NESA Ruby Stars: Lauren Lan, Michelle Li, Caitlyn Wei, Ashleigh Woolf, Claudia Woolf
- NESA RG Stars: Antara Adhav, Anna Dushanin, Nonna Grigoryan, Benwin Lan, Emily Liu
- Gold Ribbon 1: Victoria Zhou, Rebecca Bursten, Johanna Chien, Nicole Frysh
- INC: Krista Donald (First Coast RG); Jamie Millan (First Coast RG)
INTERMEDIATE GROUP:
- Integrity Rhythmics: Mikayla Russ, Michelle Zhang, Mackenzie Mescher, Tara O'Conner
- NESA RG Stars 2: Isabella Vina, Rebecca Ju, Katherine Merport, Anastasia Sakhanowsky
- Golden Ribbon 3: Chloe Kim, Zidia Gibson, Valenia Kogotkova
ADVANCED GROUP:
- Pittsburgh Northstars: Kristi Devito, Stephanie Martich, Anna VanDusen, Ashley Govi, Renee Wanovich
- Golden Ribbon 2: Simona Lucchi, Kiana Kim, Anya Bershaderr
FIG GROUP:
- Combo: Kiana Eide, Sophia Popova, Elizabeth Kourdaev, Allyson Roytburd, Erica Iliyev, Nicole Sladkov