FACES IN THE GYM t Amanda Tran t Rebecca Smith
Shoreline, Washington Amanda, 15, trains at Kortel Academy of Gymnastics with her coach Irina Korosteleva. Amanda placed sixth in the all-around at the 2010 Visa Championships and earned a spot on the Junior Rhythmic National Team.
Huntington Beach, California Rebecca, 7, is a Level 4 at SCATS. She won five medals at the Southern California State Meet, first on bars, beam, floor, and in the all-around (37.45). She’s coached by Shannon Hong, Ashley David, and Amber Graupner.
t Karina Munoz East Brunswick, New Jersey Karina, 6, took first place in each event and the all-around (37.90) in her first meet as a Level 4. She trains at Head Over Heels Gymnastics.
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p Laken Graham
Fresno, California
Laken, 10, is a Level 5 gymnast and trains at KPAC (Kristie Phillips Athletic Center). Last year, Laken won first in the all-around at the NC Rookie 2 State Meet and placed first in the all-around for region 8 with a score of 38.550.
Troutman, North Carolina
Kate, 8 and Jon, 15, are the 2010 Level 6 Mixed Pair Acrobatic Gymnastics National Champions! This was Jonathan’s first year of gymnastics and the first year of competition for both. They train at Gymnastics Beat with coach Tony Gonzales.
Warren, Michigan Matthew, 18, is now a Junior Elite on Tumbling and Double-Mini at AGT Flip City. He’s coached by Peter Roberts. As a Level 10, he took first in tumbling and double-mini at the Fairland Classic in Maryland.
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t Kyla Downey
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Devin, 9, is a Level 6 at KMC Gymnastics and won five of the six events at State meet including the all-around. At Region 7 Championships he repeated his performance, winning five of the six events. Devin is coached by Viktor Kolesnikov and Dave Hirst.
San Diego, California Kyla, 8, is coached by Ivan and Misti Flores at Flip Force San Diego. Kyla is the Level 7 National Champion and Regional Champion for Trampoline.
p Matthew Cress
p Isabel Tomsich Tampa, Florida Isabel, 11, took first place on floor, bars, vault and in the all-around at the C. Gene Stowe Scholarship Invitational. Isabel, a Level 5, trains at Tampa Gymnastics and is coached by Alexis McCellan and Katie Store.
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