Thank Blog It's Friday

A nice note on which to end your week - Nade's latest montage.

Excellent choice of song, may I say! It's one of my favourites - I love listening to Bernard Fanning and Missy Higgins' acoustic version.

(montage is best watched in High Quality)

(B)Ambi To Greener Pastures?

So what's currently going at the Queensland Academy of Sport? Nobody seems to have the foggiest, really, except that it appears the program has just lost its brightest star.


Amber Fulljames has reputedly left QAS and started training at Brisbane's other WAG powerhouse, Moreton Bay College, under Chloe Sims' former coaches, Sasha and Olga Beloousov.

She is said to be doing light training only, which would seem to indicate that the reports of her being injured were in fact correct.


Good luck, Amber, if this is what you feel is best for you!

"A-scuse me, coachlady and greenlady. I gotsa go make a big exit now."

Happy Birthday To...

Trudy McIntosh who turns 25 today!

(That's her on the right)

Levels News

Some of you out there might be interested to know that the difficulty for National Levels 7-9 has been capped, providing more of an incentive for the gymnasts to keep moving up.


Cheerio.

Heard on the Squad Grapevine

The AIS/Gymnastics Australia Olympic squad listed as per yesterday's post consists of the eight WAGs who will attend training camp at GA's expense (i.e. who will have all their necessary expenses covered). They have been deemed the only fit seniors and 'almost-seniors' GA currently have. However, as several here have suggested, there will be visiting athletes and they will be welcome to try out for the World Championship team.

It is believed that six other experienced members of the WAG program have been invited to attend camp on the proviso that they themselves or their clubs/training centres pay their way.


Speaking of squad members, Her Greeleyness appeared in the student newspaper S-Press this week. Not the best photo but *shrug* what can you do, eh...

You Can't Spell 'Australia' without a 'U', 'S' or 'A'

Interesting find at the recent CoverGirl Classic in the USA.

This is Kayla Ross from GymMax:

Robin at the WWGym forum appropriately captioned it, "Gymnastics Australia called... they want their leotard back!"

Think it could work on the Aussie lineup?

2009-10 Squads

WAG squads announced, as per GA.

National Squad (full list):

Senior National Squad:

GEORGIA BONORA (VIC)

ASHLEIGH BRENNAN (VIC)

FIONA COLEY (VIC)

EMMA DENNIS (VIC)

AMBER FULLJAMES (QLD)

BRITT GREELEY (VIC)

DARIA JOURA (WA)

LARRISSA MILLER (QLD)

LAUREN MITCHELL (WA)

SHONA MORGAN (VIC)

Junior National Squad:

GEORGIA-ROSE BROWN (QLD)

SOPHIE BUDACK (NT)

EMMA COLLISTER (VIC)

RACHEL COLLISTER (VIC)

ASHLEY COONEY (WA)

ANGELA DONALD (VIC)

TIERRA EXUM (VIC)

NATALIA JOURA (WA)

AMAYA KING KOI (QLD)

EMILY LITTLE (WA)

ZOE LORENZIN (VIC)

MARY-ANNE MONCKTON (NSW)

SVETLANA SANDERS (VIC)

GEORGIA SIMPSON (WA)

GEORGIA WHEELER (VIC)


AIS/GA Olympic Squad:

BRITT GREELEY (VIC)

EMILY LITTLE (WA)

ZOE LORENZIN (VIC)

LARRISSA MILLER (QLD)

LAUREN MITCHELL (WA)

MARY-ANNE MONCKTON (NSW)

SHONA MORGAN (VIC)

GEORGIA WHEELER (VIC)


You can also see Britt-Britt and Lauren featured in IG's smashing Japan Cup photo gallery here.

LOL With the Punches (Pre-/Post-Nats Edition)

(Most of the following photos come courtesy of Nade, because the quality is so ace).

(additional thanks to ChaChaKid and GA)