Author: Rick Mc

The Royal Gazette – Showstopping performances at national championships.

38 gymnasts from ages 6 to 13 competed this past Saturday 4/18,2026 at Bermuda Gymnastics Association for its annual Bermuda International Gymnastics Challenge. 

The excitement began at 12:30PM with the bronze, Platinum and level 6 gymnasts from both Bermuda Gymnastics (coached by Jason Parker, and Becky Wentling) and Quality Gymnastics (Coached by Fred Nicholas ) vying for the top spots.

Bronze level all ages results:  

Vault:  1^st. place was Finley Gilmar 7 yrs  (BGA). Score of 9.75. 2^nd place  was Caroline Thompson 10 yrs Score of 9.5 (BGA). 3^rd. place Freya Morgan 6 yrs (BGA) 

Bars: 1^st. place Finley Gilmar 7 yrs (BGA) score of 9.3. 2^nd place Olivia Simons 10yrs (BGA) score of 9.0. 3^rd place Spencer Holland 12 yrs (Quality) score of 9.2.  (Tie was broken by the highest all around)

Beam: 1^st place Finley Gilmar 7yrs (BGA) score of 9.2. 2^nd place Olivia Simons 10yrs (BGA) score of 9.0. 3^rd place Caroline Thompson 10 yrs (BGA) score of 8.9.

Floor:  1st place Finley Gilmar 7yrs (BGA)  score of 9.35. 2^nd place Isla Ivers 8yrs (BGA) score of 9.8.95. 3^rd place Caroline Thompson 10yrs (BGA) score of 8.85

All around:  1^st place Finley Gilmar 7yrs (BGA)score of 37.6. 2^nd place Isla Ivers 8yrs (BGA) score of 35.95. 3^rd place Olivia Simons 10yrs (BGA) score of 35.9

Honorable mentions are:  Freya Morgan (BGA), Arianna Whyte (BGA), Spencer Holland (Quality), Eleanor Thompson (BGA), Molly Pye (BGA), Ahria Richardson-Batson (Quality), Sienna Boys (Quality), Everly Carter (Quality), and Grace Hopkins (Quality)

Silver level all ages results: 

Vault:  1^st place Elliyah Burgess 11yrs (Quality) score of 9.5. 2^nd place Evelyn Howarth 8yrs (BGA) score of 9.4. 3rd place Indigo Kemp 8yrs ( BGA) score of 9.2.

Bars:  1^st place Evelyn Howarth with the highest score in the meet on any event for the second year in a row,  8yrs (BGA) score of 9.85. 2^nd place Emma Wright 10yrs (BGA) score of 9.55. 3^rd place Indigo Kemp 8 yrs (BGA) score of 9.45.

Beam: 1^st place Jodie Denton 8 yrs (BGA) score of 9.25. 2^nd place Lily Hall 11yrs (Quality) score of 9.1. 3^rd place Indigo Kemp 8yrs (BGA) score of 9.0.

Floor:  1^st place Emma Wright 10 yrs (BGA) score of 9.45. 2^nd place Evelyn Howarth 8 years (BGA) score of 9.1. 3^rd place Jodie Denton 8 yrs (BGA) score of 9.0.

All around: 1^st place Emma Wright 10yrs (BGA) score of 36.85. 2nd place Evelyn Howarth 8yrs (BGA) score of 36.7. Tied for 2nd place Jodie Denton 8yrs (BGA).

Honorable mentions are:  Raelyn Robinson (Quality), Elliya Burgess (Quality), Lily Hall (Quality), and Abigail Livingston (BGA)

Honorable mentions are:  Raelyn Robinson (Quality), Elliya Burgess (Quality), Lily Hall (Quality), and Abigail Livingston (BGA)

Gold level all ages:

Vault:  1^st place Abigail Maringi 13 yrs (Quality) score of 9.4. 2^nd place Aleya Pacheco 12yrs (Quality) score of 9.3. 3^rd place Tyla Foote 9yrs (Quality) score of 9.25.

Bars: 1^st. place Ty-Leah Trott 8 yrs (Quality) score of 9.45. 2^nd place Aleyah Pacheco 12 yrs (Quality) score of 9.3. 3^rd place Abigail Maringi 13 yrs (Quality) score of 9.2.

Beam:  1^st. place Tyla Foote9 yrs (Quality) score of 9.05. 2^nd place Aleya Pacheco 12yrs (Quality) score of 9.0. 3^rd place Gemma Vickers 9 yrs (Quality) score of 8.35.

Floor:  1^st. place Tyla Foote 9 yrs (Quality) score of 9.2. 2^nd place Ty-Leah Trott (Quality) score of 9.15. 3^rd place Abigail Maringi 13 yrs (Quality) score of 8.95

All around:  1^st place Tyla Foote 9 yrs (Quality) score of 36.6. 2^nd place Aleya Pacheco 12 yrs (Quality) score of 36.45. 3^rd place Ty-Leah Trott 8 yrs (QGYM) score of 35.9.

Honorable mentions are:  Gemma Vickers and Sianna Seth both (Quality)

Platinum level all ages:

Vault:  1^st place Isobel Stones 12 yrs (BGA) score of 9.1. 2^nd place Sofia Cooper 9yrs (BGA) score of 8.85. 3^rd place Samantha Tolosa 11yrs (BGA) score of 8.7.

Bars: 1^st. place Isobel Stones 12yrs (BGA) score of 9.1. 2^nd place Sofia Cooper 9 yrs (BGA) score of 9.0. 3^rd place Samantha Tolosa 11 yrs (BGA) score of 8.9.

Beam:  1^st. place Isobel Stones 12 yrs (BGA) score of 9.1. 2^nd place Sofia Cooper 9yrs (BGA) score of 8.9. 3^rd place Samantha Tolosa 11 yrs (BGA) score of 8.7.

Floor:  1^st. place Isobel Stones 12 yrs (BGA) score of 9.6. 2^nd place Sofia Cooper 9yrs (BGA) score of 9.1. 3^rd place Samantha Tolosa 11 yrs (BGA) score of 8.9.

All around:  1^st place Isobel Stones 12yrs (BGA) score of 36.9. 2^nd place Sofia Cooper 9 yrs (BGA) score of 35.85. 3^rd place Samantha Tolosa 11 yrs (BGA) score of 35.2.

Honorable mentions are:  Annie Archibald (Quality)

Level 6 all ages:

Vault:  1^st place Eva Wright 13 yrs (BGA) score of 9.15. 2^nd place Cassandra Mayers 12yrs (BGA) score of 9.0. 3^rd place Ashanti-Sarai Darko 12yrs (Quality) score of 8.6.

Bars: 1^st. place Eva Wright 13 yrs (BGA) score of 9.2. 2^nd place Eleanor Garcia 11 yrs (Quality) score of 8.8. 3^rd place Nea Fosker 9 yrs (BGA) score of 8.6.

Beam:  1^st. place Eva Wright 13 yrs (BGA) score of 9.25. 2^nd place Nea Fosker 9yrs (BGA) score of 8.95. 3^rd place Cassandra Mayers 12 yrs (BGA) score of 8.9.

Floor:  1^st. place Eva Wright 13 yrs (BGA) score of 9.45. 2^nd place Ashanti Sarai Darko 12yrs (Quality) score of 9.4. 3^rd place Nea Fosker 9 yrs (BGA) score of 9.3.

All around:  1^st place Eva Wright 13yrs (BGA) score of 37.05. 2^nd place Cassandra Mayers 12 yrs (BGA) score of 35.6. 3^rd place Nea Fosker 9 yrs (BGA) score of 35.4.

Honorable mentions are:  Eleanor Garcia 

Congratulations to all athletes who participated this weekend.

Bermuda Gymnastics Associations competitive gymnasts will be participating in the 2026 Burlington Spring Cup, in Burlington, Ontario, Canada April 24^th. through the 26^th.

The gymnasts of Bermuda Gymnastics Association and Quality Gymnastics will be moving on to the Bermuda National Championships on May 2^nd.  All are invited to attend. 

March 13–15, 2026, at Crystal Springs in Vernon, New Jersey

Congratulations.

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Our athletes on the COVER of the January 2026 Newsletter. Congratulations.

The Federation would like to apologise for the omission of two athletes from this article: Satya Tuzo-Smith and Emma Wright.