Author: Rick Mc

Bermuda gymnasts are competing in Kingston, Jamaica for the 1st annual Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Bermuda gymnasts will make history by competing in Kingston, Jamaica for the 1st annual Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Gymnasts from Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Barbados, Bahamas, Aruba and Bermuda will vie for top finishes on November 29-30, 2024.

Athletes representing Bermuda are:

Level 1: Raelyn Robinson, Satya Tuzo-Smith, Emma Wright

Level 2: Charlotte Henderson, Jodie Denton

Level 3: Madeleine Pritchard, Isabella Daniels, Sofia Cooper, Samantha Tolosa, Madison Monkman, Nicole Burrows

Level 4: Sadie Hocking, McKenna Redcliffe, Ashanti Darko, Isobel Stones, Nea Fosker

Level 6: Eva Wright

The new Bermuda leotards look terrific.

The team is getting good press. Read the article in the Royal Gazette:

Bermuda to compete in first Carifta Gymnastics Championships

May 17th — hosted by the Bermuda Gymnastics Association.

Congratulations to all competitors.

Bronze

Silver

Gold

Level 7

Host Becky Wentling:

The Gymnastics Federation of Bermuda held the 2024 Bermuda National Championships on Friday, May 17^th.  The competition was held at Bermuda Gymnastics Association in St. Davids.

17 gymnasts Levels Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Level 7.

In the bronze division:

Charlotte Henderson finished first place all around with a score of 36.6.  She also placed first on uneven bars (9.4) and on the floor exercise (9.3)

Emanuella Laxx finished first on vault with a score of 9.4. 

Georgia Rose finished 2^nd all around with a score of 36.00. She finished 2^nd on vault and balance beam (both 9.2)

Indigo Kemp finished Tied on vault with a 9.2

In the silver division:

Samantha Tolosa won the all-around with a score of 37.75. She also placed 2^nd on uneven bars with a score of 9.6

Naomi Nusum placed second all around (37.65) second on vault (9.4), first on balance beam (9.65), and second on floor exercise (9.5)

Sophie Spencer placed third all around (37.55) and second on balance beam (9.6)

Nea Fosker finished first on uneven bars (9.65)

Maddie Pritchard finished first on vault (9.5) and first on floor exercise (9.6)

In the gold division:

Eva Wright finished first all around with a score of 37.4.  She also finished first place on vault (9.2), bars (9.4), and beam (9.5)

Isobel Stones finished first on floor exercise (9.4) She finished second on vault (9.0), bars (9.0), and balance beam (9.25). 

Ella Newton made a comeback from retirement as a level 7 and finished first on vault (9.2) and floor (9.3)

Congratulations to our Bermuda Champions!!

BGA has moved the competition from the Spring to December to help gymnasts get routines ready earlier in the season.

Dec. 13-15th at the Bermuda Gymnastics Association Gym in St. David’s.

For more information, email

bermudagymnasticsbecky (a) gmail.com

Bermuda has joined The Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) of English-speaking countries of the Caribbean.

Like other sports, an annual CARIFTA Artistic Gymnastics Championships will be hosted. The goal is to generate greater growth, funding and visibility of our sport within the Caribbean Community and FIG.

Nov 30 – Dec 1 ~ CARIFTA 2024, hosted in Jamaica

TBD ~ CARIFTA 2025 (Barbados to be confirmed)

Details below.

Coach Becky Wentling;

The Bermuda Gymnastics Association hosted the 2024 Bermuda International Gymnastics Challenge on March 15th, 2024. The meet was held at BGA’s St. Davids location.  28 athletes from both Bermuda Gymnastics and Quality Gymnastics attended this international invitational.

Athletes at levels Excel Bronze through Level 6 competed on all four apparatus.

Level 6 included athletes Maddie Bigley, Hayleigh Cherry, and Lexi Daniel. (all from BGA) Highlights of the meet were Hayleigh Cherry finishing first on beam and the all-around. Maddie Bigley placed first on vault and Lexi Daniel placed first on floor and bars.

In the Gold level athlete Yhari Goater-Jones (BGA), placed first in the all-around category with a score of 37.35. She also finished first on Vault (9.25), 2^nd on Bars (9.2), 2^nd on Balance Beam (9.45), and first on Floor exercise (9.45). Cassandra Mayers (BGA) finished 2^nd all-around (36.45).  She also finished first on Balance Beam with a score of 9.6. Eva Wright (BGA) finished 3^rd all-around (36.35) to round out the top three in the level.  She finished first on Bars with a score of 9.35. Elena Bortoli (Qgym) finished third on vault with a score of 9.0.

Competing Level 4 was Ashanti-Sarai Darko (Qgym). She finished first place in the all-around with a score of 34.1.

In the silver level, Maddie Pritchard (BGA) finished first on the floor (9.4), bars (9.65) and all-around (37.3). Quality Gymnastics Abigail Maringi finished first on vault (9.3) and second in all-around (37.25).  Annie Archibald of Quality Gymnastics finished first on the Balance beam with a score of (9.65). Samantha Talosa finished 2nd on vault with a tie for first (9.3). She also had 2^nd on Balance Beam.

In the bronze level, the first-place all-around athlete was Eleanor Garcia of Quality Gymnastics. (36.6) She also finished first on vault (9.2) and bars (9.3). Lily Hall (Qgym) finished first on Balance Beam (9.3), and floor exercise (9.0).

Congratulations to all the athletes from Bermuda Gymnastics Association and Quality Gymnastics.

The next competition will be Bermuda Nationals.