First senior post-Olympic assignment has been announced:
Victoria's Georgia Rose Brown will be heading to the Mexican Open in Acapulco this October!
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
A Little Big Time
Hello and all that!
Still here, scuffing my heels as the gymnastics world slowly recovers from the London party.
Gymnastics Australia have given us an update on the recent junior camp in Canberra.
Woweee!
And the VWHPC has just announced you can book now to have a chat with Ashleigh Brennan!
Still here, scuffing my heels as the gymnastics world slowly recovers from the London party.
Gymnastics Australia have given us an update on the recent junior camp in Canberra.
A highlight of the camp was the exquisite quality and skill direction demonstrated by Peter Abbott and his young WAIS crew – many Adlers, Double layouts, Hindorfs and Shaps were on display.
Woweee!
And the VWHPC has just announced you can book now to have a chat with Ashleigh Brennan!
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Happy Birthday To...
London Olympian Josh Jefferis! Hope he's enjoyed all those Welcome Home parties!
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Friday, August 17, 2012
The Morning After The Night Before
Ah, the shaky, uncertain void that is the post-Olympic period. Everybody rubs their eyes, slows down their pace and loses a big chunk of internet traffic.
... well maybe that's just me. ;)
Watch out for our gymnasts during coverage of 'welcome home' parades being held nationwide over the coming days.
Meanwhile, Lauren Mitchell says thanks for the support and reassures us she will still be around for the rest of the year.
... well maybe that's just me. ;)
Watch out for our gymnasts during coverage of 'welcome home' parades being held nationwide over the coming days.
Meanwhile, Lauren Mitchell says thanks for the support and reassures us she will still be around for the rest of the year.
Monday, August 13, 2012
London Lullabye
The Games of the XXX Olympiad have come to a close.
Thank you all so much for joining in the excitement of the 2012 Olympics.
Our entire gymnastics delegation should be very proud. Achievements and PBs are not just about medals. As the old saying goes:
Congratulations to artistic gymnast Lauren Mitchell who was elected to the AOC Athlete Commission.
Thank you all so much for joining in the excitement of the 2012 Olympics.
Our entire gymnastics delegation should be very proud. Achievements and PBs are not just about medals. As the old saying goes:
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow".
Congratulations to artistic gymnast Lauren Mitchell who was elected to the AOC Athlete Commission.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Olympics: Rhythmic
Best wishes to Janine Murray competing tonight.
Like her on Facebook here and see some candid snaps from London (and her cheer squads around the nation!)
Gymnastics Australia are doing quick hits at twitter and Facebook. Channel 9's broadcast has just kicked off (9:10pm AEST). I am trying to hear the music over pouring rain!
After a friendly reminder that she's competing, Foxtel (twitter.com/followthegamse) is now trying to get #TwirlJanineTwirl trending, so go for it all you twittlebugs!
UPDATE: An unfortunate error in an otherwise delightful ball routine has bumped Janine down in the standings, so it is doubtful she will make all-around or event finals, though there more apparatus to be competed. Some lovely messages of support were coming through during her performances last night.
You can read a short wrap-up here. Press photos of Janine in action are going up here.
UPDATE DAY 2: Janine again represented Australia well in clubs and ribbon but it was not enough to see her through to any finals. She finished a commendable 22nd.
Read a wrap-up here.
Like her on Facebook here and see some candid snaps from London (and her cheer squads around the nation!)
Gymnastics Australia are doing quick hits at twitter and Facebook. Channel 9's broadcast has just kicked off (9:10pm AEST). I am trying to hear the music over pouring rain!
After a friendly reminder that she's competing, Foxtel (twitter.com/followthegamse) is now trying to get #TwirlJanineTwirl trending, so go for it all you twittlebugs!
UPDATE: An unfortunate error in an otherwise delightful ball routine has bumped Janine down in the standings, so it is doubtful she will make all-around or event finals, though there more apparatus to be competed. Some lovely messages of support were coming through during her performances last night.
You can read a short wrap-up here. Press photos of Janine in action are going up here.
UPDATE DAY 2: Janine again represented Australia well in clubs and ribbon but it was not enough to see her through to any finals. She finished a commendable 22nd.
Read a wrap-up here.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Olympics: Artistic Wrap-Up
What can we say, as the artistic portion comes to a close?
Lauren Mitchell (5th, floor) and Josh Jefferis (19th, all-around) officially notched Australia's best ever individual Olympic finishes by a female and male gymnast respectively. Certainly nothing to sniff at.
Like everyone else, I was cheering my telly at 1:30 in the morning, proud we'd seen a Netherlands gold and hoping the good vibe could keep going into the Australian camp. It was a pretty tense 90 seconds and none of us are her coach on the sidelines!
Lauren finished 5th thanks to some jump/leap errors, but managed to successfully stand up and keep in bounds all 4 tumbles, capitalising on mistakes by Wieber, Izbasa and Afanasyeva. She should be very proud of herself.
Read media coverage about Lauren here and here. The Age has a photo gallery of Lauren here.
Now we turn our attention to rhythmic gymnastics, as Janine Murray flies the flag for Australia.
Lauren Mitchell (5th, floor) and Josh Jefferis (19th, all-around) officially notched Australia's best ever individual Olympic finishes by a female and male gymnast respectively. Certainly nothing to sniff at.
Like everyone else, I was cheering my telly at 1:30 in the morning, proud we'd seen a Netherlands gold and hoping the good vibe could keep going into the Australian camp. It was a pretty tense 90 seconds and none of us are her coach on the sidelines!
Image credit: Reuters
Lauren finished 5th thanks to some jump/leap errors, but managed to successfully stand up and keep in bounds all 4 tumbles, capitalising on mistakes by Wieber, Izbasa and Afanasyeva. She should be very proud of herself.
Read media coverage about Lauren here and here. The Age has a photo gallery of Lauren here.
There were just four of the others who were better than me," she said, a metaphoric shoulder shrug. "I think it probably would have been more heartbreaking to finish equal, and then just because of execution come fourth. I'm happy where I am."A post-competition interview with Lauren is here. Revisit the Australian footage of the routine here.
Now we turn our attention to rhythmic gymnastics, as Janine Murray flies the flag for Australia.
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