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| Mika & Natalie Silver |
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| Sam & Ivan Bronze |
Back to Heathrow we go! The most successful gymnastics club in the UK, and the most successful Acrobatic club in the world last year! They put on a great competition which is arguably harder than any regional qualifier - many of the partnerships competing were likely to reappear at national championships later in the year.
It was a long day. 7:15am - 8:40pm to be exact. Well done to the coaches for sticking it out! First up was our G3's and 11-16 WG. We saw a clean routine from the 11-16 trio of Alix, Cassy, and Olivia. A low score relative to others as there were many deductions for landings. They performed the newly edited routine well. Our G3 MP were in a small category of 4, but managed to achieve a great BRONZE medal - well done to Sam and Ivan for whom this was there first time competing, great achievement! However, busting through the 27.00 mark barrier AGAIN with a final score of 27.25 was our G3 MxP of Mika and Natalie. They won the SILVER medal behind an extremely experienced and talented pair - well done!
The afternoon saw our G4s and 11-16 balance routines. Our G4 MxP of Yunus and Sofia performed a clean routine but unfortunately the judges didn't see much to wow them. Our G4 WPs saw their first comp in their new partnerships go relatively well, considering their category was the LARGEST of the competition with 28 pairs (yes, 28). Layla & Mercedes finished 14th, and Clara & Tara 11th. To get an idea of how hard their category was; if L&M did not receive their 0.1 CJP deduction, they would have finished 9th!!!
Our 11-16s finished with their balance routine which showed massive improvement in artistry with a mark of 8.55 which rivalled the big guns, Well done all!!!
