Halloween no nightmare for Olympic team
TEN members of Rochdale Olympic Gymnastics Club travelled to Newcastle to contest the annual Spooky Spectacular Championships held at the City of Newcastle Gymnastics Academy.
Following a long weekend of competition all 10 gymnasts competed their routines with confidence and fantastic attitudes throughout the three day event.
Fun was had by all, with new skills competed and where lots of personal goals were achieved leading them into next year.
Sophia Schofield got the weekend started with a 12th place finish in the Aged 11 Copper Category.
Charlotte Barrett had an amazing 2nd place Overall place finish in the Zinc Aged 10 competition with Tais Amorim earning a well deserved 12th place Overall.
Charlotte’s overall placing was aided by 2nd place on Vault and 1st place on Bars.
The Copper aged 12 & Over category earned Thea Thornsby an 11th place finish, closely followed by Daisy Whittaker in 14th place and Millie Nuttall in 15th. Thea also earned 4th place on Bars, with Millie taking 4th place on Beam.
The Zinc 11 & Over competition attracted a field of almost 60 competitors where Olivia-may Hibbert finished in a fantastic 8th place Overall, followed by Edie Ogden in 14th and Ellie-mae Hill in 17th. Olivia-may was also credited with 6th place on Bars.
The Bronze 13 & Over group saw Ellan Lang take the Overall Title in 1st place, aided by 2nd place on Vault, Bars and Beam, with a 3rd placing on Floor.
Between them the girls achieved 25 awards from the Judges for their performances on the individual pieces of apparatus.
Charlotte and Tais both gained awards on Vault, Bars and Beam. Ellan,
Daisy, Millie, and Thea earned Beam awards. Olivia-may was rewarded with Vault, Beam and Floor awards, in addition to an award for Bars along with Thea, Edie and Ellie-mae.
Millie was credited for her lovely leaps on Floor. Ellan earned a Vault award, along with Daisy, Thea and Millie who were all credited with two awards each for their Vaults.