Team Bronze
Matilda – 5th overall
Louise – 1st on vault
Holly – 3rd bars, 2nd on beam
Rachel – 3rd on floor
Faith – 5th on bars
Team Bronze
Matilda – 5th overall
Louise – 1st on vault
Holly – 3rd bars, 2nd on beam
Rachel – 3rd on floor
Faith – 5th on bars
A busy weekend for the Wetherby girls.
Level 6
Sophie – 3rd overall, 2nd on bars, 4th on beam.
Libby B – Placed 3rd on bars.
Libby C – 2nd overall, 4th bars, 5th beam, 6th floor, 7th vault.
Anya – Placed 8th on bars.
Charlotte – First time competing for Wetherby placing 9th on vault.
Aurora – 8th overall, 7th on beam.
Molly – 12th overall, 5th on bars.
Level 5
Ellie Bailey – 4th overall, gold on floor.
Fleur – Placed 9th on vault.
Eleanor – 7th overall and 7th on floor.
Harriet – 5th overall, 6th vault, 7th on bars and beam, 8th on floor.
Emily F – first upstarts and somersaults in competition.
Ellie Nolan – 24th overall with an unexpected fall on bars.
Sydney – 9th overall and 9th on beam.
A weekend full of experience and new skills performed under pressure.
Ellie competed in her first FIG competition outside of Yorkshire. Performing a full twisting front somi on floor and shoot 1/2 to handstand on bars for the first time. Placing 7th overall and winning the bronze medal on vault.
Matilda, Faith and Ellie took part in the level 4 competition. All three gymnasts competed full twists on floor for the first time. Ellie stepped up to level 4 as a junior in this event, Matilda placed 7th overall, and Faith placed 6th on beam.
Four gymnasts from Wetherby gained valuable competition experience taking part in the Rotherham Invitational event.
Competing roundoff flics, acrobatics on beam and catching the high bar for the very first time under pressure.
Sophie – Gold overall, 2nd bars, 2nd on beam, gold on floor.
Anya – fourth overall, 3rd on bars, 3rd on beam.
Libby Bailey – 2nd overall, 2nd on beam, 3rd on floor.
Libby Cree – 3rd on bars.
Ellie has completed every level in the national grades pathway and represented Yorkshire in the National Grade 1 final.
The Yorkshire team achieved an excellent result placing fourth.
Ellie placed 21st individually making the top half in the country at the highest level national grade.
Only a handful of gymnasts in Yorkshire have completed the national grades pathway. Congratulations Ellie.
I’m pleased to announce this years photo competition which is open to all members. This will run until the end of November with the winner(s) to be announced at the Christmas Fun Night.
The theme for this competition is our new club slogan “‘Dedication, Passion and Excellence’”.
Let your imagination and creative skills come to the fore and we are looking forward to seeing your entries.
We are completely open to your interpretation of this theme, although if it’s not obvious how your photo fits the theme do let us know in the caption!
Pictures can be submitted either on our webpage or via our Facebook page.
Pictures have to be taken between 8pm Thursday 18th August and 11pm on Wed 30th November 2016 and must be taken by a Wetherby gymnast or feature a Wetherby gymnast.
Matilda worked hard to get back from both a foot fracture and knee injury to place 3rd on Vault, 2nd on Bars, 3rd on Conditioning and passed with Commendation.
Faith’s performance was cool and calm to place 1st on Bars, 1st on Beam and achieving the Silver medal overall passing with Distinction.
Isabelle took the competition by storm, placing 1st on virtually all apparatus and achieving the Gold medal overall passing with Distinction.
Melissa worked hard to prepare for the grade despite the stress of GCSE’s to place 1st on conditioning and passed with Commendation.
Louise had a tough time on beam but she didn’t let this stop her, placing 1st on Vault, 1st on Floor and achieving the silver medal overall. Passing with Commendation.
Lauren took on the challenge of this grade to place 1st on Bars and achieve the bronze medal overall. Passing with Commendation.
Ricky had a fabulous day having watched her sister perform without error the day before she just followed in the family style. Placing 1st on Bars, 1st on Beam and achieving the Gold medal overall. Passing with Commendation.
National Grade 1
Ellie got the weekend started with an almost perfect landing on her piked tsukahara, fighting hard to perform her bar routine without a major error, calm and precise on beam and charming on floor.
Ellie achieved 2nd on Vault, 1st on Beam and the Bronze medal overall. Ellie qualified to represent Yorkshire in the National Grades final later this month.
National Grade 2
Lee wrestled with a few demons in preparation for this competition. The hard work and determination certainly paid off, performing cleanly with beautiful style to place 2nd on Bars, 2nd on Conditioning , achieving 5th place overall.
National Grade 3
Megan passed her grade and wowed the judges with her outstanding power on vault, placing 1st on this apparatus.
Rachel performed with precision to pass her national grade with the almost impossible rating of Distinction. Placing 3rd on vault and 7th overall. Excellent result Rachel.