FACES IN THE GYM t Dynamite Academy of Gymnastics
t Desiree Ayala
Waterbury, Connecticut
Los Angeles, California
The boys’ team from Dynamite Academy L to R: Zachary Johnson, 9, L 6 state and region 6 1st place champion; Lucas Aaronson, 7, L 5 2nd place at state; Ruben Martinez, 12, L 6 state and region 6 1st place champion; Blake Giannamore, 7, L 4 1st place state champion; Billy Brown, 6, L 4 7th place at state.
Desiree, 9, trains at LA School of Gymnastics as a rhythmic gymnast and is coached by Olga Putsillo. She was a member of the JO Region 1 Team the last two years and placed in the top three all-around in most of the 2009 invitationals, State and Regionals.
t Chase Hailey Brock Alpharetta, Georgia Chase, 8, competed as a Level 5 at the Judges’ Blast Off and the Apple Classic. She won vault, beam, floor and the all-around in both meets. She trains at Gymnastics World of Georgia.
p Ginger Hansen
Ryanne Terrazas u
p Joseph Kozlowski
Holmdel, New Jersey
Woodbridge, Virginia
Ginger, 9, is a 2010 National Champion for Trampoline (L10, 10U), Double Mini Tramp (L10, 10U) and Synchro Tramp (L10 13-14) from the JO National Championships. Ginger is a member of the Ultra Twisters team and trains at Head over Heels with Coach Tatiana Kovaleva.
Ryanne, 10, placed first or second at Level 6 trampoline in every meet she competed in 2010. She placed first at Virginia State and Region 6 Championships. She trains at Novaks’ Gymnastics.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Joseph, 12, competes Level 10 trampoline. He trains at KMC. He won J.O. Nationals this year in Virginia Beach. Va., with an overall score of 87.50. He’s coached by Paul Wileyto.
t Hannah Henderson Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania Hannah, 10, is a Level 6 rhythmic gymnast and coached by Iliana Ivanova at Philadelphia Rhythmic Academy. She is a member of the 2010 Future Star Team.
t Gabrielle Lowenstein Huntington Beach, California Gabrielle, 11, is a Level 7 rhythmic gymnast at EuroGymnastics. She’s the 2010 Southern California State Champion, took third place at Regionals and earned a spot on the Region 1 JO team. She’s coached by Blagovesta Ignatova and Ivanka Kirov.
p Sarah Clark Huntington Beach, California Sarah, 8, is from Scats and won the Level 4 State All-Around Championship in the 7 year old division. She’s coached by Don Peters, Ashley David and Shannon Hong.
p Acrobatic Gymnastics of San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Katarina Partalas, Jessica Campbell, and Taylor Mayo are partners in a women’s group and coached by Vladimir Vladev. At Acro Nationals this Level 7 group won the national title in the 12-14 age division and their score was the highest JO score of the meet.
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