We are excited to announce our first New Zealand Aerobics team of the year, who will compete at the Association of National Aerobics Championships (ANAC) in Las Vegas in August.  The team is: Brooke Davies (Howick Gymnastic Club) Hannah Wilton (Aspire Aerobix) Jaimie Le Bas (Aspire Aerobix) Jennifer Groom (Triple A Aerobics) Kate Harvey (Invercargill Gymnastics Club) Kaylee Goodyer (Triple … Read More
MAG Teams – World University Games and World Cups
We are excited to announce the Men’s Artistic Gymnastics teams to represent New Zealand at multiple performance events this year. The NZ team for the 2017 World University Games in Taipei, in August is: Devy Dyson (Tri Star Gymnastics/Phoenix Gymnastics) Callum Phillips (Tri Star Gymnastics) Kyleab Ellis (Tri Star Gymnastics) Luke Dobney (Tri Star Gymnastics) Scott Butler (Tri Star Gymnastics) Coach: Alexander (Sasha) … Read More
TRA Minsk World Cup 2017 Team
We are delighted to announce that two athletes have been selected to represent New Zealand at the Minsk World Cup in Belarus, 18 – 19 August – siblings Rachel and Dylan Schmidt. Minsk will be their first World Cup event of the quadrennial. The full NZ team will be made up of: Rachel Schmidt (Extreme Trampoline) Dylan Schmidt (Extreme Trampoline) Coach … Read More
MAG Boys Take on Berlin
At the beginning of April, a team of six junior athletes traveled to Berlin to represent New Zealand in the men’s artistic gymnastics International Junior Cup in Berlin. Â The team consisted of Ethan and Sam Dick (Tri Star Gymnastics), Harvey Humber (Counties Manukau Gymnastics), Daniel Stoddart and Batu Yazici (North Harbour Gymnastics) and Jack Williamson (Christchurch School of Gymnastics), led … Read More
World Gymnaestrada
Held every four years since 1953, the World Gymnaestrada is the biggest gymnastics festival in the world with over 20,000 participants from over 50 nations. The aim of the event is to bring together people from all over the world to perform gymnastics. Everyone who enjoys doing gymnastics can take part regardless of age, gender, talent, religion and social status. … Read More
From Gizzy to the Aussie Champs
Leah Scholefield from Eastland Port Gisborne Trampoline Club has been selected to represent New Zealand at the upcoming 2017 Australian Gymnastics Championships on the 30 May â 4 June. Â She will be competing in individual trampoline, synchro and double-mini. We had a wee chat to Leah about her recent selection… 2017 goal number one officially ticked off the list! Australian … Read More
2017 Australian National Gymnastics Clubs Carnival
In 2017 Australia would like to extend the invitation beyond their own clubs and would love to see other clubs from Oceania join in the fun! The event will run 16 – 29 September in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The cost per athlete is $120 AUD and includes the following: Competition entry fee Athlete Gift Participation Medal Spectator access to all … Read More
Devy Tops the Canadians
March has proved another successful month for Devy Dyson, our Canadian Kiwi based in Vancouver.  From making three finals at the World Cup Melbourne last month,  Devy has gone on to place above all Canadians in the FIG University of Calgary International Cup. Devy made finals on three events and in the all around competition, placed above all Canadian athletes, with … Read More
Four of the World’s Top Judges are Kiwi
In the FIG international judging pathway, there are four levels of judges, starting from Brevet Category 4 going up to Brevet Category 1. Â A judge does an intercontinental judges course at the beginning of a four-year cycle where the results of their theory and practical exams places them in one of the four categories. Once awarded a Brevet, the judge … Read More
International Judges Courses
GymSports New Zealand had the pleasure of hosting the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics International Judging Course in Auckland. The course was held at the Sudima Hotel near Auckland Airport. Lead by FIG experts Shihoko Sekeita (Japan), Isabell Sawade (Germany) and FIG Administrator Andrea Joao (Brazil) the course had 31 participants from Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, Lithuania and New Zealand. The course … Read More