FACES IN THE GYM Kendall Dascher
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
Kendall, 11, is from the YWCA of Burlington in Burlington, Iowa. She is a Level 4 competitive gymnast, whose favorite event is the uneven bars.
Sarah Wilson Berkley, Mass.
Sarah, 13, is a level 5 gymnast and trains at Gym Hutt Gymnastics in Lakeville, Mass. She took fourth on beam at the 2013 Massachusetts Level 5 State Meet.
Jeanelle Vigil
Artesia, Calif.
Jeannelle is an 8 year-old, Level 6 gymnast at PDA USA in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. She’s been doing gymnastics for 4 years and loves it. She was the State floor champion in 2011 and 2012.
Anna Sousa
McKinney, Texas
Anna, 10 is a Level 5 Texas All-Around state champion with a score of 38.9. She was a gold medalist on floor, 9.75, and beam, 9.8. She also finished third on bars and vault. She currently trains at Metroplex Gymnastics in Allen, Texas, with coaches Tammy DeGuzman and Debbie Bonds.
American Gymnastics San Francisco, Calif.
American Gymnastics’ Level 3 team at the 2013 Judges Cup with coach Emmanuelle Martin. Back row: Isabella Anthony, Emma Chu, Karina Lamoreux, Lucy Peek, Sophia Mendoza, Karina Barillas; Front row: Elysia Lee, Kaya Lauriault-Bronez. Not pictured: Mimoh Lee and coach Stephanie Vezilj.
Emily Smith
Aleah Kehn
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Beaverdale, Pa.
Emily, 10, trains at Artistic Sports Academy Plus in Harrisburg, Pa. She competed as a Level 7 in 2012, when she earned her highest all-around, beam and bars scores ever.
Aleah, 14, is a Level 7 gymnast, who competed at the State Games of America held in Hershey Pa. She won vault, bars, floor and all-around titles. She trains at Uzelac Gymnastics in Johnstown, Pa.
Alina Shkurikhina Shrewsbury, Mass.
Alina, 9, is a Level 4 rhythmic gymnast from Fitness Elite in Needham, Mass. At the U.S. Rhythmic Championships in Orlando, she finished first in the hoop, floor and all-around. Alina is coached by Yulia Kisseleva.
Michael Fisher Overbrook Hills, Pa.
Michael, 11, started gymnastics last September and ended the season finishing second in the state of Pennsylvania for Level 4. He trains at Upper Merion Dance and Gymnastics Center.
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