sports – Gymnastics Federation of Bermuda

by coach Becky Wentling

Gymnasts from Bermuda Gymnastics Association competed in the Burlington Spring Cup in Burlington, Ontario, Canada on Saturday May 3^rd and Sunday May 4th.

11 athletes competed this past weekend under the direction of coach Becky Wentling.

Bronze results:

Emma Wright age 9 finished 1st all around in her age group with a score of 38.25

Her events were Vault: 9.575 (4th place) Bars: 9.6 (5th place) Beam: 9.725 (1st place) Floor: 9.35 (1st place)

Satya Tuzo-Smith age 7 finished 2nd all around in her age group with a score of 37.125.

Her events were: Vault: 9.125 (1st place) Bars: 9.5 (4th place) Beam: 9.2 (2nd place) floor: 9.3 (3rd place)

Rounding out the bronze group was Jodie Denton age 7: Her scores were: All around: 36.225 (9th) vault: 8.625 (9th) Bars: 9.475 (7th) Beam: 9.05 (7th) Floor: 9.075 (8th)

Gold results:

Maddie Pritchard age 8 with a clean sweep of first place on every event: (The youngest competitor at her level) All around: 34.775 Vault: 8.8 Bars: 8.8 Beam: 8.8 Floor: 8.85

Samantha Tolosa age 10: All around: 35.775 (5th) Vault: 8.725 (6th) Bars: 9.475 (3rd) Beam: 8.925 (4th) Floor: 8.65 (9th)

Fallon Wooley age 12: All around: 34.1 (6th) Vault: 8.2 (9th) Bars: 8.8 (5th) Beam: 8.075 (8th) Floor: 9.025 (6th)

Ellise Leamey age 12: All around: 30.8 (11th) Vault: 8.3 (8th) Bars: 6.775 (9th) Beam: 7.325 (11th) Floor: 8.4 (10th)

Nicole Burrows age 14: All around: 33.85 (9th) Vault: 8.0 (10th) Bars: 9.175 (5th) Beam: 8.225 (5th) Floor: 8.45 (9th)

Sadie Hocking age 13: All around: 32.275 Vault: 7.75 (10) Bars: 8.05 (7th) Beam: 7.825 (9th) Floor: 8.65 (7th)

McKenna Redcliffe age 13: All around: 32.225 (12th) Vault: 8.1 (9th) Bars: 8.3 (6th) Beam: 7.725 (11th) Floor: 8.1 (11th)

Level 6 athlete Eva Wright age 12: All around: 33.175 (10th) Vault: 8.8 (8th) Bars: 7.575 (10th) Beam: 7.575 (12th) Floor: 9.225 (5th)

The next competition is Bermuda National Championships which will be held at the St. Davids Bermuda Gymnastics Association on May 17th.

Royal Gazette – Gymnasts shine in Canada competition

Everyone is thrilled that Artistic Gymnastics has launched an annual CARIFTA (Caribbean Free Trade Association) Championships. We join a number of other top Olympic sports in helping build this regional competition.

Bermuda’s gymnasts impressed at the inaugural Carifta Gymnastics Championships, winning nine medals. including finishing third in the Level 4 team event.

The two-day competition in Kingston, Jamaica, featured gymnasts from across the Caribbean …

Eva Wright was the most successful gymnast with four medals. Taking part in Level 6, the 11-year-old scooped gold in the all around competition, beam and vault before settling for silver in the floor. …

Eva Wright and Isobel Stones (Photograph supplied)

Coaches Becky Wentling and Frederick Nicolas were pleased with the performances produced by some of the island’s youngest athletes. …

Peter James, the Gymnastics Federation of Bermuda vice-president and head of the Carifta delegation, was impressed by how the young Bermudians held their own against countries with bigger teams.