On Sunday 19th June our Woking girls took part in the Pegasus Open in Maidstone, an Individual Voluntary Competition with all round and apparatus medals.

Woking was entered in the level 4, 3 and 2 categories with girls competing both in and out of age.

Anna, Chloe and Danielle competed in the level 4 competition.  The girls all performed well and gained some valuable competition experience in readiness for the regional finals in September.  Danielle was 9th overall in the in-age competition and awarded a very well deserved 5th place for her lovely beam routine.  Anna also performed a lovely, clean beam routine to give her 5th position in the out of age competition.  Chloe performed a nice, clean routine on bars to give her 6th position in the out of age competition.

The level 3 category saw a total of 30 competitors taking part (10 in-age / 20 out), including 5 girls from Woking – Sophie Miller (out), Paige Hewitt (out), Natasha Brewer (out), Zadesha Thobias (in) and Rachel Cordell (in).  All the girls performed well and got the opportunity to practice some of their new skills and build on these after Horsham in preparation for the regional and national finals later on in the year.  Competition was strong both in and out of age, with a couple of National Squad girls taking part. Rachel performed exceptionally well in her routines including a 13.5 score on beam, resulting in 2 Silver medals and a Bronze in the All-Around competition.  Zadesha had a good solid performance particularly on the Vault resulting in 5th position. Sophie deserved a special bravery award for a nasty fall on Beam, after which she popped back on and completed one of the hardest routines of the day without a second thought – a true sportswoman!  Natasha also performed well, finishing 5th on Bars. Paige only competed on 2 apparatus due to injury but still finished 6th on beam!

Amber Stevens competed in the level 2 in-age category. She performed all her routines exceptionally well and showed a high level of difficulty particularly on the beam, executing her new double back off bars with great success! Amber’s scores were high and well deserved, so it was no surprise that she collected Gold medals in each of the apparatus, resulting in Gold in the All-Around competition!  Well done Amber, fantastic work and great preparation going forward to the level 2 finals in November.

Another good day for Woking – well done girls!!

On Sunday 29th May our girls took part in the Inter County Women’s Artistic Competition in Horsham.

Our girls were spilt into teams representing Surrey in the level 3, 4 and 5 categories, and consisted of Amber Stevens, Rachel Cordell, Paige Hewitt, Sophie Miller, Natasha Brewer, Anna Gibson, Chloe Gibson, Lorien Stapleton, Danielle Shaw and Emily Kennedy. 

Our level 5 girls performed extremely well and saw some of our youngest gymnasts competing for the first time, enabling them to gain some valuable competition experience.  The level 5 team included Lorien and Emily, whose contribution secured the first Team Gold medal for Woking and Surrey!  In the Individuals, Lorien’s routines shone through resulting in Silver on Bars, Bronze on Floor and Bronze in the All-Around competition.

The Level 4 team included Chloe, Anna and Danielle. All girls were solid and performed very well in their category, resulting in another Team Gold and Bronze medal for Woking and Surrey!  Well done girls!!

Our level 3 gymnasts included Amber, Sophie, Rachel, Paige and Natasha.  The girls had a storming competition and also came home with Team Gold and Bronze medals!! In the Individuals they were able to show off some of their new skills for the first time in competition and rose to the challenge.  Amber Stevens performed a fantastic Bars routine to gain the Silver medal, and collected a Bronze for both her stunning Beam routine and beautiful Floor, placing her 4th in the All-Around.  Rachel Cordell had a few new tricks up her sleeve showing high difficulty routines, winning the beam with a whopping 13.8, in addition to Silver on the Vault and Floor, giving her the All-Around Gold medal!  Sophie Miller also had a fantastic day with a lovely beam routine showing high difficulty, resulting in an impressive 13.1 score to give her the Silver medal position and Bronze in the All-Around.

Paige Hewitt collected the Gold medal for her amazing and very brave Vault, having nearly taken her head off in the warm-up and giving everyone a fright!  She also collected 3rd for her bars routine.  Well done to you all!!

A very successful competition in terms of both results and experience!