Good News

Australia named its Pacific Rim rhythmic gymnastics team after yesterday's trial in Victoria:


Senior Individuals: Naazmi Johnston, Janine Murray and Enid Sung (reserve: Morgan Lewis)
Junior Individuals: Taylor Tirahardjo, Marian Barer and Samantha Lim (reserve: Neisha Rizzo)

Senior Group: Vanessa Ade, Georgia Braithwaite, Amelia McVeigh, Lyndsey Murton, Jessica Veal.

Congratulations to all the young ladies named to the team, I know they will do us proud in Melbourne!

In other congratulatory news, Melanie Jones scored yet another 9.9 on floor over the weekend to help Oregon State to, yup, yet another team win (this time over Arizona) I know you've all probably seen the routines several times over by now, but the video below shows Mel's best performance yet from a very good angle. There is also sweet moment where fellow freshman Leilani mirrors her choreography. Look at that smile! How can anyone deny that this girl's destined for big things in NCAA gymnastics?




You can see more footage of Mel and Olivia against Arizona at OSU's channel here.

Foxtel subscribers, don't forget Make It Or Break It continues tonight!

Two Two Pretty

We've all loved the fashion shots Nastia Liukin has done in the past. Well, now two Aussies are having a crack at it!

Rhythmic gymnast Naazmi Johnston and gymnast-turned-diver Alex Croak appear in the most recent edition of Cleo magazine. Ta muchly to Brindabella for the scans (click for larger).

Rhythmic Round-Up

Sorry for the lack of news. It's been a bit quiet on the western front.

A big congratulations to our Aussie rhythmic team who recently competed at their World Championships in Japan.



The team finished in 22nd place, ahead of Commonwealth rivals Great Britain (23rd), Malaysia (24th) and Canada (26th), which puts them in good stead for next year's Commonwealth Games. This is the best result for an Australian team since the 1997 World Championships team, that finished 18th overall.



Individually, Naazmi Johnston posted the best-ever finish for an Australian, finishing 38 all-around. Teammates Janine Murray and Chloe Hayes finished 82nd and 91st respectively. Danielle Prince, pictured above in what I think is a *lovely* leotard, competed two apparatus only.

Congratulations again, ladies, and good luck for future events. This is a fantastic stepping stone!