All-round gold medals to Lily and Charlie

MEDALLISTS: Gisborne Gymnastics Club members brought back a swag of medals from the Hastings Gymnastics Junior Ribbon Competition last weekend. They are, back (from left): Lily Rolls, Ahenata Cotter-Luke, Sarai Gudgeon, Hine Cotter-Luke, Kay-Lynne Cabral, Greer Robertson and Charlie Keepa. Front: Danielle Blair, Stephanie Collier, Summer Ferris, Sophie Chambers, Sarah Hawkins, Sacha Sims and Ralo Bright. Picture by Paul Rickard

GISBORNE gymnasts Lily Rolls and Charlie Keepa brought home all-round gold medals from the Hastings Gymnastics Junior Ribbon Competition last weekend.

It was Lily’s third competition, and winning the all-round honours in Step 1 was an outstanding achievement, Gisborne Gymnastics Club head coach Nicola Ludwig said.

“She is one of those gymnasts you don’t need to ask to practise,” Ludwig said.

“She practises not just until she gets the skill right; she practises until she can’t get it wrong.”

Charlie, who won the all-round honours in Step 2, had competed last year and was a determined gymnast keen to learn the harder tricks as soon as possible.

“She will give anything a good go,” Ludwig said.

Results —

Step 1 girls — Lily Rolls: 1st overall; 1st on vault and floor; 2nd on beam; 4th on uneven bars. Caitlin Winchester: 4th overall; 4th on beam; 6th on floor. Miriam Cornfield: 6th overall; 2nd on uneven bars; 6th on beam. Kay-Lynne Cabral: 5th on beam; 6th on vault. Hinerauiri Cotter-Luke: 5th on floor. Isabel Arthur: 5th on uneven bars. Summer Ferris: 5th on vault. Gisborne Team 2 (Lily Rolls, Miriam Cornfield, Kay-Lynne Cabral, Hinerauiri Cotter-Luke) won gold in the team event. Gisborne Team 1 (Caitlin Winchester, Ahenata Cotter-Luke, Sacha Sims, Summer Ferris) won bronze in the team event.

Step 2 girls, 9 years and over — Charlie Keepa: 1st overall; 1st on floor; 2nd on vault and beam; equal 3rd on uneven bars. Sophie Chambers: 2nd overall; 1st on uneven bars; 3rd on floor; 6th on vault. Amelia Arthur: 6th overall. Greer Robertson: equal 3rd on vault. Ruby Williams: 6th on floor.

Step 2 girls, 8 years and under — Sarah Hawkins: 2nd overall; 1st on vault and floor; 2nd on uneven bars and beam. Gisborne Team 1 (Sarah Hawkins, Charlie Keepa, Sophie Chambers, Greer Robertson) won gold in the team event.

Step 3 girls — Ralo Bright: 2nd overall; 1st on uneven bars and floor; 2nd on beam; 3rd on vault. Stephanie Collier: 3rd overall; 1st on beam; 4th on floor. Danielle Blair: equal 6th on beam. Gisborne Team 1 (Ralo Bright, Stephanie Collier and Danielle Blair) won bronze in the team event.

Step 4 girls — Sarai Gudgeon: 2nd overall; 1st on vault; 2nd on uneven bars, beam and floor.