ELECTRIC atmosphere greeted the Jersey Invitational IGA competition, which took place last Sunday in the Queen’s Hall, Fort Regent.
A total of 75 gymnasts represented four visiting clubs from Star-Tastic Academy, Mickleover, HSG Swallows, Fantasy Gymnastics, along with the hosts Regent Gymnastics, and competed throughout the day.
The competition was divided into two sections:
The first competition was LEVELS. This is where the gymnasts have the flexibility to choose their own skills to perform with certain requirements at each level. Regent had 24 gymnasts competing in this section and their excellent performance throughout claimed them 10 overall titles and claiming 30 individual apparatus.
Regent’s most decorated gymnasts, winning medals on all four pieces of apparatus, were:
Arya Gilley (10), competing in level eight, claimed four individual apparatus gold medals and won the all-round title to take gold.
Poppy Culkin (9), in level nine, won the apparatus gold medals for vault, bar and beam, silver on floor and the overall gold medal.
Mylie Hitchmough (12), competing in level seven, held her own in a very challenging group against nine gymnasts from the UK.
Hard work and determination claimed her four apparatus medals and she shone through to take the overall gold medal for this group.
Georgia Irwin (13), claimed two gold, two silvers in the apparatus and finished in second place.
The second competition was the GEM’s Grades. This is where gymnasts perform set routines on four pieces of apparatus, with the final apparatus being flexibility & balance, which tests the gymnasts’ strength and flexibility.
Eight Regent gymnasts competed their GEM routines readiness for their national competition taking place this weekend in Oxfordshire.
The following girls were our gold medal winners:
Catherine Szulc (all-around – Gold), Holly Evans (bar, beam, all-around – gold), Myla-Rose Barry (vault, F&B – gold), Florence Irwin (Floor – gold), Georgia Simey (bars – gold), Ashvini Elanco (all-around – gold), Amelia Manton – (vault, bar, beam, floor, F&B – gold) and Bobbi Billington (floor – gold).
Regent Gymnastics Club head coach Julia Falle said: “It’s great to be able to host visiting gymnasts giving so many more gymnasts the opportunity to compete on Island.
“The event was a huge success for the club and we hope to work closely with IGA to hold future events on the Island.”
This coming weekend, eight gymnasts are off to the UK to compete in the National GEM’s competition, hosted in Oxfordshire.
The girls will be competing against gymnasts from all over the UK.
Competing will be: Catherine Szulc, Georgia Simey, Holly Evans, Florence Irwin, Jessica Wickenden, Myla-Rose Barry, Amelie Manton and Bobbi Billington.
