COTTBUS CUP: PARTICIPANTS

The Gymnasts competing at the Turnier de Meister Cottbus Cup have been announced just today and it looks like a hot field. We have a strong representation from a huge range of nations. Brace Yourself!

But this isn't the final participant list, we are still awaiting nominations for Germany but there are spots from Italy, Japan and other countries that could also send gymnasts.

Austria
Elisa Hammerle (VT, BB, FX)
Lisa Ecker (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Canada
Maegan Chant (VT, BB, FX)

Chile
Makarena Pinto Adasme (VT, FX)

China
Huang Huidan (UB, BB)

Croatia
Tijana Tkalcec (VT)

Czech Republic
Kristyna Palesova (UB, BB, FX)
Jana Sikulova (UB, BB, FX)

Egypt
Farida Ahmed Shorky (VT)
Mai Ahmed Saad (UB, BB)
Miriam Elhajj (VT, BB)
Mohamed Nancy Parks (VT, FX)

Spain
Maria Paula Vargas (UB, BB)
Roxana Popa (UB, FX)
Silvia Colussi-Pelaez (BB, FX)

Finland
Maija Lennon (VT, UB, BB, FX)
Paula Tiita (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Germany
not announced yet

Greece
Evangelina Plyta (VT, UB)
Vasiliki Millousi (BB)

Ireland
Sarah Lunn (BB, FX)
India McPeak (UB, BB)

Israel
Ofir Nezer (VT, UB, BB, FX)
Shaked Malec (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Kazakhstan 
Anna Geidt (VT, UB, FX)
Inna Vasilyeva (UB, BB, FX)

Latvia
Valerija Grisane (VT, BB, FX)

Malaysia
Tracie Ang (VT, UB, BB, FX)
Yueh Ing Tan (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Netherlands
Daphne Slingerland (VT, UB, BB, FX)
Noel Van Klaveren (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Portugal
Filipa Martins (VT, UB, BB, FX)
Ekaterina Kislinskaya (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Puerto Rico
Nicolle Vazquez (VT, BB, FX)
Paula Meijas (VT, BB, FX)

Romania 
Diana Bulimar (UB, BB, FX)
Larisa Iordache (UB, BB, FX)

Russia
Anastasia Grishina (BB)
Anna Dementyeva (BB, FX)
Evgeniya Shelgunova (VT, UB)
Kristina Goryunova (VT, FX)

Slovenia
Ivana Kamnikar (UB, FX)
Teja Belak (VT, BB)

Slovakia
Barbora Mokosova (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Switzerland
Nadia Muelhausser (VT, UB, FX)
Sara Metzger (UB, FX)

Sweden
Ida Gustaffson (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Uzbekistan
Asal Saparbaeva (UB, BB, FX)
Dilnoza Abdusalimova (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Venezuela
Eliana Yinneth Gonzalez (VT, FX)
Ivet Rojas Lopez (VT, UB, BB)
Jessica Lopez (UB, BB, FX)

WEEK NINE: STATISTICS

This was week nine of the NCAA Gymnastics League. Due to Nastia Liukin and American Cup competitions, it wasn't very popular but here are the updated national rankings. 

Team (Top 8):

1. Florida
2. Oklahoma
3. Michigan
4. LSU
5. Alabama
6. UCLA
7. Utah
8. Georgia

All Around (Top 12):

1. Vanessa Zamarippa (UCLA)
2. Joanna Sampson (Michigan)
3. Taylor Spears (Oklahoma)
4. Rheagan Courville (LSU)
5. Sharaya Musser (Penn State)
6. Makayla Stambaugh (Oregon State)
7. Brie Olson (Oklahoma)
8. Emily Wong (Nebraska)
9. Alina Weinstein (Illinois)
10. Caitlin Atkinson (Auburn)
11. Katie Zurales (Michigan)
12. Erica Brewer (Oklahoma)

Individual Apparatus Leaders:

Vault: Tory Wilson (Utah)

Bars: Chelsea Davis (Georgia)

Beam: Taylor Spears (Oklahoma)

Floor: Joanna Sampson (Michigan)

Team Apparatus Leaders:

Vault: Florida

Bars: Florida

Beam: Oklahoma

Floor: LSU

ENGLISH CHAMPS: SENIORS SUBDIVISION 1 RESULTS

The first subdivision of the English Championships have finished at the Europa Gymnastics Centre in Kent. This is the subdivision that Lisa Mason has made her comeback after 12 years. 

All Around:

1. Ruby Harrold
2. Lucy Brett
3. Jasmine Reed-Yang
4. Maisie Dodds
5. Stevie Harrow
6. Katie Carter
7. Charlotte Bennett
8. Chloe Wood
9. Louise Orchard
10. Olivia Blatch*
11. Lisa Mason*
12. Rebecca Hall*
13. Hannah Wade*
14. Jessica Nicholson*

*didn't compete all-around

Vault:

1. Lisa Mason (Huntingdon)
2. Charlotte Bennett (The Academy)
3. Maisie Dodds (The Academy)

Bars:

1. Ruby Harrold (The Academy)
2. Lucy Brett (The Academy)
3. Stevie Harrow (Pipers Vale)
4. Louise Orchard (Loughborough)
5. Olivia Blatch (Europa)
6. Chloe Wood (Pipers Vale)
7. Katie Carter (Pinewood)

The Academy has 5 gymnasts but I only included the top 2. 

Beam:

1. Ruby Harrold (The Academy)
2. Lucy Brett (The Academy)
3. Stevie Harrow (Pipers Vale)
4. Olivia Blatch (Europa)
5. Hannah Wade (Leeds)
6. Katie Carter (Pinewood)
7. Lisa Mason (Huntingdon)
8. Rebecca Hall (Leeds)

The Academy has 4 gymnasts but once again, the top 2 are up there.

Floor:

1. Ruby Harrold (The Academy)
2. Jasmine Reed-Yang (The Academy)
3. Katie Carter (Pinewood)
4. Chloe Wood (Pipers Vale)
5. Stevie Harrow (Pipers Vale)
6. Louise Orchard (Loughborough)
7. Jessica Nicholson (Leeds)

The Round 2 competitors have started warming up (2:10pm) but the actual competition starts at (3:20pm)

Here is a rough guide to who will be competing on Round 2 (unofficial but pretty precise):

City of London
Jade Brewer
Sarah Finn

East London
Alana Whipp

Newcastle
Tulani Hlalo

Horsham
Jocelyn Hunt
Iona Theobold

City of Liverpool
Hannah Whelan
Charlie Fellows
Rebecca Tunney

York
Natasha Walker

Heathrow
Charlotte Lindsley
Loriah James
Mollie Payton
Laura Mitchell

Notts
Nicole Pavier
Niamh Rippin
Kirsty Baldwin
Becky Downie
Katy Bramley

Dynamo
Laura Edwards 
Kelly Simm

South Durham
Beth Donaldson

Colchester
Eleanor Clifford

Uckfield
Caitlin Kickham

Bristol Hawks
Claudia Fragapane

Sapphire
Dani Hubbard
Eleanor Thompson
Niamh Ryan
Gabrielle Jupp

AMERICAN CUP: STARTING ORDERS

The AT&T American Cup will happen today at the DCU Center in Worcester, USA. It's the first FIG World Cup event of this year's calendar. USA dominated in recent years but there is a strong international field. 

So, here are the starting line-up orders.

Vault
1. Elisabeth Seitz (GER)
2. Katelyn Ohashi (USA)
3. Asuka Teramoto (JPN)
4. Simone Biles (USA)
5. Meagan Chant (CAN)
6. Vanessa Ferrari (ITA)
7. Victoria Moors (CAN)
8. Gabrielle Jupp (GBR)

Bars
1. Asuka Teramoto (JPN)
2. Simone Biles (USA)
3. Maegan Chant (CAN)
4. Vanessa Ferrari (ITA)
5. Victoria Moors (CAN)
6. Gabrielle Jupp (GBR)
7. Elisabeth Seitz (GER)
8. Katelyn Ohashi (USA)

Beam
1. Maegan Chant (CAN)
2. Vanessa Ferrari (ITA)
3. Victoria Moors (CAN)
4. Gabrielle Jupp (GBR)
5. Elisabeth Seitz (GER)
6. Katelyn Ohashi (USA)
7. Asuka Teramoto (JPN)
8. Simone Biles (USA)

Floor
1. Gabrielle Jupp (GBR)
2. Vanessa Ferrari (ITA)
3. Maegan Chant (CAN)
4. Victoria Moors (CAN)
5, Asuka Teramoto (JPN)
6. Elisabeth Seitz (GER)
7. Katelyn Ohashi (USA)
8. Simone Biles (USA)

NASTIA LIUKIN CUP: RESULTS

One of the most prestigious events in the JO National Calendar is the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup. It's a competition up to Level 10 gymnasts and gymnasts aged 12-18 so it's quite a broad age range. Favorites coming into this competition were Mackenzie Brannan,  Alexandra McMurtry and Charity Jones. 

It was a very tight competition between the 34 girls but Alexandra McMurtry was the eventual winner of the all-around cup. 

All Around (Top 12):

1. Alexandra McMurtry
2. Aja Monet-Sims
3. Samantha Partyka
4. Kari Lee
5. Reagan Campbell
6. Mackenzie Brannan
7. Ashton Locklear
8. Ashleigh Gnat
9. Charity Jones
10. Bridget Dean
11. Kaytianna McMillan
12. Kiera Brown

Vault:

1. Alexandra McMurtry
2. Alicia Boren
3. Ashleigh Gnat
4. Kaytianna McMillan
5. Samantha Partyka
6. Alexis Mattern
7. Emily Schild
8. Kari Lee

Bars:

1. Ashton Locklear
2. Brianna Brown
3. Kari Lee
4. Kaytianna McMillan
5. Kiera Brown
6. Bridget Dean
7. Lindsey Lemke
8. Aja-Monet Sims

Beam:

1. Alexandra McMurtry
2. Sydney Johnson-Scharpf
3. Aja-Monet Sims
4. Miranda Cabada
5. Kari Lee
6. Rheagan Campbell
7. Ashton Locklear
8. Samantha Partyka
9. Mackenzie Brannan (tied 8th)
10. Ashleigh Gnat (tied 8th)

Floor:

1. Alexandra McMurtry
2. Kaytianna McMillan
3. Samantha Partyka
4. Reagan Campbell
5. Alicia Boren
6. Rachel Daum
7. Emily Schild
8. Lindsey Lemke

ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIPS: ESPOIRS

The Espoir competition at the English championships finished a few minutes ago. In case you didn't know, the English Championships is like the US/Secret Classic of Britain. It's a warm-up meet for the National Championships being held this year in Liverpool. Also, an espoir gymnast is an elite aged 12-13 years old. Favorites for the title were AYOF competitors Teal Grindle and Catherine Lyons but the actually all-around went to Georgia Mae Fenton from the home club of Europa.

All Around (Top 12):

1. Georgia Mae Fenton (Europa)
2. Alice Kinsella (Park Wrekin)
3. Teal Grindle (Sapphire)
4. Catherine Lyons (Europa)
5. Lucy Stanhope (Liverpool)
6. Caitlin Tsang (Park Wrekin)
7. Elesse Oates (Park Wrekin)
8. Phoebe Turner (The Academy)
9. Abigail Solari (The Academy)
10. Claudia Barkes (South Durham)
11. Bethany Lavelle (Park Wrekin)
12. Leah Rockett (South Durham)

Vault:

1. Claudia Barkes (S. Durham)
2. Olivia Bell (S. Durham)
3. Abigail Solari (The Academy)
4. Phoebe Turner (The Academy)
5. Lucy Stanhope (Liverpool)
6. Rosheen Hinze (Rushmoor)
7. Georgia Mae Fenton (Europa)

Bars:

1. Georgia Mae Fenton (Europa)
2. Catherine Lyons (Europa)
3. Teal Grindle (Sapphire)
4. Alice Kinsella (Park Wrekin)
5. Abigail Solari (The Academy)
6. Claudia Barkes (S. Durham)
7. Leah Rockett (S. Durham)
8. Bethany Lavelle (Park Wrekin)

Beam:

1. Lucy Stanhope (Liverpool)
2. Georgia Mae Fenton (Europa)
3. Alice Kinsella (Park Wrekin)
4. Caitlin Tsang (Park Wrekin)
5. Phoebe Turner (The Academy)
6. Josephine Tang (S. Essex)
7. Elesse Oates (Park Wrekin)
8. Teal Grindle (Sapphire)

Floor:

1. Catherine Lyons (Europa)
2. Georgia Mae Fenton (Europa)
3. Teal Grindle (Sapphire)
4. Elesse Oates (Park Wrekin)
5. Alice Kinsella (Park Wrekin)
6. Lucy Stanhope (Liverpool)
7. Carrie Walker (Huntingdon)
8. Ella Cooper (Park Wrekin

The senior competition will be tomorrow at 11:30am GMT or 6:30am EST but there isn't any way of live streaming but live stats will be available here and the Juniors will go on Sunday.