On the 20th March I competed as part of Team GB in my first major international competition as a Senior Elite! It was the 3 way international that was held against Romania and Germany. It was in the Lilleshall National Sports Centre in Shropshire in the UK. It was really exciting because I got to compete alongside Beth Tweddle for the first time ever. As a team GB got the highest team score for an apparatus which was 57.700 on Bars. We came second behind Romania but only by .25 so we were all really proud. Beth got the highest score on both bars and floor and another of my teammates Niamh Rippin came 3rd All Around with 54.65.
My results:
Vault 5.0 difficulty
8.75 execution
13.750
Bars 5.4 difficulty
7.6 execution
12.800
Beam 4.0 difficulty
9.05 execution
13.050
Floor 4.8 difficulty
7.75 execution
12.550
AA 52.150
I had a couple of slips but for my first competition as a Senior on Team GB I was really proud and had a great time meeting some incredible gymnasts like Ana Porgras. Being part of a team with only four of us made it really nice because I got to know my teammates and we had great team spirit.
So on the 27th of March It was the Trofeo Città di Jesolo competition in Italy. It was so cool being able to compete against some of the best gymnasts in the world like Vanessa Ferrari and Alexandra Raisman. We competed against Japan, Russia, USA and Italy. My teammates were Becky Wing, Nicole Hibbert, Jocelyn Hunt,Danuisa Francis and Amy Middleton (who was an exhibition competitor so her score didn't count for us). As a team GB came 4th with 204.450 which we were really proud of seeing as we didn't have some of the better team members with us and several of us only became seniors this year!
My results:
Vault- 5.0 difficulty
8.80 execution
13.80
Uneven Bars- 5.4 difficulty
7.0 execution
12.4
Balance Beam-4.0 difficulty
7.2 execution
12.2
Floor-4.8 difficulty
7.4 execution
12.2
Overall 49.60 which was 18th place.
I didn't do quite so well in this competition becuase I had a couple of falls that knocked my score but overall I was really pleased to come 18th at such a big competition. I had great fun travelling to Italy with the team! It's such an awesome feeling to walk round the airport all wearing our matching Team GB tracksuits
So far I've had an incredible year as a Senior Elite Gymnast and now I have to work on my routines to knock my scores higher and hopefully keep going to these competitions!
My results:
Vault 5.0 difficulty
8.75 execution
13.750
Bars 5.4 difficulty
7.6 execution
12.800
Beam 4.0 difficulty
9.05 execution
13.050
Floor 4.8 difficulty
7.75 execution
12.550
AA 52.150
I had a couple of slips but for my first competition as a Senior on Team GB I was really proud and had a great time meeting some incredible gymnasts like Ana Porgras. Being part of a team with only four of us made it really nice because I got to know my teammates and we had great team spirit.
So on the 27th of March It was the Trofeo Città di Jesolo competition in Italy. It was so cool being able to compete against some of the best gymnasts in the world like Vanessa Ferrari and Alexandra Raisman. We competed against Japan, Russia, USA and Italy. My teammates were Becky Wing, Nicole Hibbert, Jocelyn Hunt,Danuisa Francis and Amy Middleton (who was an exhibition competitor so her score didn't count for us). As a team GB came 4th with 204.450 which we were really proud of seeing as we didn't have some of the better team members with us and several of us only became seniors this year!
My results:
Vault- 5.0 difficulty
8.80 execution
13.80
Uneven Bars- 5.4 difficulty
7.0 execution
12.4
Balance Beam-4.0 difficulty
7.2 execution
12.2
Floor-4.8 difficulty
7.4 execution
12.2
Overall 49.60 which was 18th place.
I didn't do quite so well in this competition becuase I had a couple of falls that knocked my score but overall I was really pleased to come 18th at such a big competition. I had great fun travelling to Italy with the team! It's such an awesome feeling to walk round the airport all wearing our matching Team GB tracksuits
So far I've had an incredible year as a Senior Elite Gymnast and now I have to work on my routines to knock my scores higher and hopefully keep going to these competitions!