USA Gymnastics Open Championships

The North Shore Flairs competed this past weekend, June 3-5, 2011, at the USA Gymnastics Open Championships as part of the ESPN RISE Girls Showcase.  The team was amazing  in this tough field of competition!  Overall, they had six all-around champions and 15 athletes winning 52 medals.  In addition, North Shore Gymnastics captured the Level 4, Level 5, and Level 6 session team champion award and was awarded the Overall Club Champion award.

All- Around Winners are shown below.  To see complete results click here.

• Level 4: 
• Jr. A- Sophie Fernandez (1st), Parker Mercola (2nd), Ellie Allain (3rd)
• Jr. B- Carol Anne Van Zandt (1st), Lauren Sliman (2nd)
• Sr. A- Lacey Marchand (1st), Emma Pollet (2nd) Hannah Gray (3rd)
• Level 5:
• Sr. A- Erin Sellers (1st), Grace Thomason (2nd), Abbie Vollenweider (3rd)
• Level 6:
• Jr. B- Abby Allain (1st), Reagan Kuhn (2nd)
• Sr. A- Regan Sellers (1st), Jade Willoz (2nd)
• Level 8:
• Open: Christina Ramon (1st)

This was an amazing opportunity for our gym and the ladies of North Shore!  None of this would have been possible without dedicated coaches, parents and gymnasts.  It is truly a TEAM effort!!

News Links:

• 12 Stars from ESPN RISE Showcase - Great article from ESPN about the success of the gym at this event

Videos:

• Abby Allain- Beam - USA Gymnastics posted Abby's beam on their YouTube channel.
• Gymnasts Enjoy Showcase Expereince - Many of the Level 4's are featured in this montage.

Photos:

• USA Gymnastics Photo Gallery
• GK Elite Facebook Wall - You don't have to have a Facebook account to view photos.  You do need to scroll through their gallery.  Great pictures of many Level 5 and Level 6 gymnasts.
• Allain Picassa Gallery - These are photos we took at the Level 4 and Level 6 sessions.

Congratulations to the ladies of North Shore Flairs!  As more information is received, I will update this post.  Please let me know if you have any pictures or videos you would like to share.