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Issue 1299
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7th December 2023
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Young Gymnasts shine In a dazzling display of talent and skill, local gymnasts from Phoenix Gymnastics Academy showcased their prowess at the Yorkshire General Gymnastics 4 Piece competition held in York over the weekend. Imogen Wallis set the stage on fire in the Novice Plus under 8’s category, securing a gold on bars & beam, a bronze on floor, and a silver on vault. Imogen's stellar performance earned her the title of Yorkshire Champion in her category. The under 10’s team continued the winning streak, claiming the Team Champions title. With individual achievements across various categories, including Lauren Wild's silver on bars and gold on floor, the gymnasts proved their mettle and brought home a string of accolades. The impressive success continued across multiple categories and age groups, showcasing Phoenix Gymnastics Academy's remarkable talent pool. The gymnasts' outstanding achievements mark a triumphant end to the year, setting the stage for what promises to be an incredible 2024 for these rising stars. The under 10’s team which were crowned Team Champions. All team members also had individual placings. Lauren Wild also walked away with Silver on bars, 4th place on beam, a gold on floor, 4th place on vault and a bronze overall individual placing. Antonia Kent was awarded a bronze on bars, 5th place on beam, 4th place on floor, 5th on vault and a 5th place overall. Holly Brewster was awarded a 5th place on bars, a gold on beam, bronze on floor, silver on vault and a silver overall individual placing. Marley-Jane Brown also received a bronze on bars, beam and vault and a 4th place on floor and overall. Evie Ashton then took to the competition floor for the under 10’s Crystal competition. She was up against a lot of competition but managed to snatch a bronze on bars, silver on beam, 7th place on floor, 8th on vault and a silver overall individual placing. Freya Walker also took to the competition floor in the under 12’s Crystal competition placing 11th on bars, 10th vault and gold on beam and floor with and overall silver place positioning. Then on Sunday 7 more teams took to the competition floor. The under 8’s Introductory Team became Yorkshire Team Champions with Lacey- Mae Whittles placed 1st on beam floor & overall, Sara Nwaizu Badini placed first 1st on bars & 2nd on vault & overall & Freya Musson placing 2nd on bars & beam and 3rd overall.
The under 8’s intermediate team placed 5th overall in the largest category of the day. With Evie Halawin placing 11th on bars and floor, Sienna-Star Campbell placing 2nd on bars and 3rd on beam & Olivia Renshaw placing 13th on beam and 2nd on Vault.
The under 8’s advanced plus team were crowned Yorkshire Team Champions with Imogen Platton placing 2nd on bars & floor and 3rd overall, Madi Marshall placing 1st on bars & floor and 2nd overall and Amelia Taylor placing 1st on beam, vault and overall. The under 10’s Intermediate Team took a team bronze with Eve Fletcher placing 4th on bars and 7th on floor. Eva Lane placing 4th on floor and 5th on Vault & Sigha-Rae Towers placing 1st on bars and 4th on beam. The under 10’s advanced plus team also took a bronze medal after and incredible performance. After dropping a teammate on the day of the competition due to illness both girls pulled the scores out of the bag and went up against teams twice as big in numbers. Olivia Braithwaite placed 4th on beam & floor and 3rd overall and Onanefe Imoniero placed 8th on bars and 5th on vault. The under 12’s advanced team took the team silver with Charlotte Batley placing 5th on beam and 2nd on floor. Mia Billard placing 7th on floor and 4th on vault. Ava Osborne placing 3rd on bars and 10th on beam and Ruby Lawrenson placing 1st on bars and 5th on vault. The finals team were the 15’s advanced team who were crowned Yorkshire Team Champions. Another team of only 2 gymnasts and they really did strike gold with Amelia Taheem taking gold on beam and vault and Ava Dabbs taking gold on floor and bars. Ava also scored the highest bar score of the whole entire competition! A fantastic achievement from all the girls at Phoenix Gymnastics Academy and the perfect way to end the year. 2024 certainly looks like it could be an incredible year for these gymnasts.
