Tuesday, May 13, 2008

If Only I Could Hire a Freelance Team...

Message boards are wonderful things. Thanks to regulars at GGMB and the Aussie Board who are always in-the-know (and who I really wish I could pay for their services or summat!), the following information has come to light:

1. At the very recent WA State Championships, Lauren Mitchell beat(!) Dasha Joura to the all-around title. Dasha scored a PB on floor and vault, she DID do the double layout but is back to a Yurchenko double on vault as far as I understand. Lauren has reportedly upgraded to a Yurchenko 1.5 (at last). Dasha's little sis Natalia won the International Level 10 division. Read all about it here where you can also find a link to photos and video interviews.

2. Chloe Sims' depature is allegedly due to her last-place finishes at the last few verification events at training camp. Again, full details are pending.

3. TEAMHURTYWATCH!: The intense training camp in Canberra was missed by one Miss Kerby Purcell who was nursing a knee injury. Dasha Joura came out of the camp experiencing muscle tightness (see wrap in picture from State Championships). Hopefully these will dissipate by Nationals.
4. Dasha will get a new floor routine after the Olympic Games.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

woo! go ndgc!

Anonymous said...

I heard that Kerby has been training on a broken knee for 8 week until it was just diagnosed recently.

Larissa

Mez said...

Yes, I believe the injury went undetected until the camp was about to start (or had started), hence she missed it.

Anonymous said...

which message board is GGMB

Mez said...

Gymnastics Gossip Message Board, gymgossip.com

You must be 18 or over and use an email address that isn't Yahoo/Hotmail/Gmail etc.

It's a fantastic discussion space that is best approached with an open mind.

Anonymous said...

But you can't get on there easily. You have to be sponsored by an existing member, or at least go through rigiourous questioning. It's cool for people who already have a membership...not so cool for newbies trying to get on today.

Anonymous said...

All you have to do is send them an email requesting to join