This last weekend saw two gold and two silver medals won by New Zealand gymnasts on the world stage – three in trampoline in Italy and one in men’s artistic gymnastics in Colombia Blake Costley from Icon Trampoline Club in Auckland, finished on top of the podium in the 15-16-year-old age group, at the International Cup in Brescia, Italy. More … Read More
Gymnastics Coaches Selected to NZ Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Team
We are super pleased to announce that the New Zealand Olympic Committee has officially selected the gymnastics support staff who will accompany our athletes to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games next month. Men’s Artistic Gymnastics – Head Coach David Phillips David is the coach to four out of five of the selected athletes. David is NZ’s most experienced MAG coach … Read More
Media Release: Two Further Gymnasts Selected for Gold Coast 2018
The New Zealand Olympic Committee and Gymnastics New Zealand have named a further two gymnastics athletes to the New Zealand Team for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. 15 year old women’s artistic athlete Stella Ashcroft from Christchurch School of Gymnastics has been selected to the team for her strengths in vault and beam. Though going into her first senior … Read More
Media Release: Bishop and Koudinov Back For Gold Coast Games
Glasgow Commonwealth Games bronze medallist David Bishop and Olympian Misha (Mikhail) Koudinov are among a team of five gymnasts named to the New Zealand Team to Gold Coast 2018 today. Named to the cheers of school children at a Queen’s Baton Relay sports event today at Victoria Park in Auckland, the team were personally congratulated by the Rt Hon Jacinda … Read More
Media Release: Kiwi Invents New Gymnastics Move
The International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) announced over the weekend that six new elements will be published in the International Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Code of Points. One of these is ‘the Koudinov’, created, performed and submitted by our Kiwi Olympian Mikhail (Misha) Koudinov. “I had the idea of it in my head for probably 10 years, but never considered it … Read More
Media release: New National Trampoline Champions Named
260 athletes bounced their way into the Pioneer Stadium this week for the 2017 NZ Trampoline Championships. From Northland to Southland, they’ve represented 14 provinces around New Zealand, to battle it out for National titles. The Championships returned to Christchurch for the first time in 10 years, and was organised by the Gymsports in Canterbury Charitable Trust, led by Nigel … Read More
Media Release: More National Gymnastics Titles Won
The 2017 Aerobics and Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships has come to a close at Auckland’s ASB Arena today. Over the past 5 days, 449 athletes from 16 provinces have competed for national titles. The 2017 New Zealand Rhythmic title has gone to Stella Ebert of Auckland, after placing first in all apparatus. The Junior athlete applied for permission to compete in … Read More
Media Release: Gymnastics Battle for National Titles
Media release: Sunday 8 October 2017 The 2017 NZ Artistic Gymnastics Championships has wrapped up in Nelson today. 400 athletes from 16 provinces descended on the Trafalgar centre for what was a spectacular show of New Zealand gymnastics. The National Championships was split this year into 3 separate events – Artistic Gymnastics here in Nelson, Rhythmic and Aerobic Gymnastics currently … Read More
Media Release: NZ’s Best Gymnasts to Perform Across the Country
GymSports New Zealand has announced that the best gymnasts in the country will compete for national titles in three different cities this year. Nelson will play host to the NZ Artistic Gymnastics Championships, at the recently renovated Trafalgar Centre, from 4 – 8 October. GymSports NZ will work alongside Gymnastics Nelson and the wider Top of the South community … Read More
Gymnasts Named in High Performance Investment Announcement
GymSports New Zealand is pleased to announce another sport record, to what has been a year of ‘firsts’ for the national sports organisation. High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) announced this morning their Campaign Investment decisions for 2017 and on the list is women’s artistic gymnast Courtney McGregor. Courtney was the baby of the New Zealand Olympic Team in Rio, … Read More