Tuesday, May 25, 2010

I Love Gooooold.

A nice haul of hardware came Team Australia's way in recent days, with two male disciplines seeing our gymnasts shine.


* Prashanth Sellathurai won(!) pommel at the Dityatin Cup; Pacific Rim medallist Luke Wiwatowski followed suit with a 1st place on floor and on P-bars. He also managed 3rd on high bar, closing out his best overseas performance yet. Elliott Cook placed 3rd on pommel behind Prashanth.

* Sport aerobics athlete and multiple international medallist Kieran Gorman won the Individual Male division at the FIG World Series event in italy.

Nice job, boys!


And, in other good news: After one season limited to bars and a second season competing just 3/4 events, look who's training vault!



Keep your eyes peeled when watching Channel 10 over the coming weeks, as Lauren Mitchell's Commonwealth Games commercial has gone to air (and been spotted by a few of you!)

19 comments:

The Couch Gymnast said...

Yay!

Anonymous said...

Awesome news, boys! Well done!

:)

Anonymous said...

W.A state team has been selected makes interesting reading. (National levels)

Anonymous said...

Look out Australia, WA has a Level 10 TEAM!

Anonymous said...

Does anyone know why Emily Little is not going to nationals? Doesn't that mean she can't make the Commonwealths team?

Anonymous said...

That is an interesting level 10 team - i take it Olivia is coming home to compete. Is Kayleigh Cooke done with Elite or is she just taking a break and maintaining her training. and Jade Martin too! good on them!

Anonymous said...

It's exciting to have a team from WA - It's been a while. Nikki Smith has a lovely floor (I think she won floor at Nationals last year) and Eloise Valli is a nice gymnast too who did well last year in level 9. I love that some elites are coming back at Level 10 - It can only be good for the sport.

Anonymous said...

Emily is injured

Anonymous said...

Oh no! Is it serious?

Anonymous said...

Anon May 26, 2010 10:26 PM
No it doesn't mean Emily can't make the Commonwealth team. The selection policy outlines the process in article 5 of Part A - General "Special consideration" on the GA website.

Anonymous said...

Can someone please clarify when the CWG and worlds team are going to be selected. I was reading on the WWGym forum that CWG is selected at nationals and worlds in camp in Setember. I was wondering if this was the case. Considering nationals is three months before CWG it seems a bit strange because a lot can happen in a few months.

Anonymous said...

Commonwealths IS chosen at nationals but of course they have petition clauses for athletes who can't compete at nationals. However nationals is certainly the only trial for the team, there is no extra camp trial or anything later on.

For worlds, nationals is the first trial, then they pick a squad of 12 (which includes injured athletes that petition in) to compete at the second trial at camp in September. Then they trim that down to 6 + 1 reserve after the second trial.

Looking at our list we have 21 girls. Top seniors should have no issues getting to the second worlds trial but some seniors will miss out.

Waverley x 3
WAIS x 3
VWHPC x 5
QAS x 3
AIS x 1
MLC x 2
MBC x 1
SA x 3

Anonymous said...

12 isn't many. I would pick

Miller
Mitchell
Morgan
Bonora
Dennis
Greeley
Little
Wheeler
Monckton
Lorenzin (know she won't be at nationals, but will she be ready in September?)
Brennan
Russell

For 3 reserves:
Budack (though if she gets her yurchenko double she will definitely be in)
Coley
Brooks/Beattie/Turko/Simpson

Anonymous said...

I would say Budack would be in. I would reserve judgement on Monckton and Lorenzin. They have both been injured for so long. I can't remember the last time I have seen Lorenzin compete, was she at National Clubs last year? Did Monckton only do bars recently or did she compete other apparatus.
Budack I think will get her yurchenko double by then.

Anonymous said...

I hope Dennis gets in this time as she is a beautiful gymnast.

Anonymous said...

Which seniors are currently injured?

Anonymous said...

I think this would be a great team for Com Games:
Micthell
Bonora
Little
Morgan
Brennan
Miller Bars
Dennis Reserve

Anonymous said...

If Emma wants selection she is going to have to pick up those D scores

Anonymous said...

Only five gymnasts go to CWG, six to worlds