We are pleased to today announce the athletes who have been selected to our first Rhythmic Gymnastics NZ Junior Squad. Those athletes are: Alicia Scott (Xtreme Rhythmix) Chalisa Bond (Counties Manukau Gymnastics) Paris Chin (Olympia Gymnastic Sports) Laylah Waggie (Xtreme Rhythmix) We wish these junior athletes all the best in their competitions next year as they progress through towards senior. … Read More
FIG Age Group Camp First for NZ
We were super excited to host the FIG Rhythmic Age Group Camp over the weekend, the first of its kind in New Zealand. This was a follow up to the Oceania Camp run last year in Australia. Developed by FIG, many federations run the Age Group Programme – some as prescribed and other federations making some adaptions. It was a … Read More
Our ‘Stella’ Debuts on the Commonwealth Stage
The only females in the gymnastics contingent of the NZ Team, competing at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games are of course our two Stellas. Both 15 and both debuting their first big senior event. Stella Ashcroft (Christchurch School of Gymnastics) competed in the women’s artistic gymnastics competition on Friday 6 April and qualified through to all around finals where … Read More
Ways to Watch Gymnastics at Gold Coast 2018
Seven out of the two hundred and fifty-one athletes in the New Zealand team competing at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, are gymnastics athletes. If you are not fortunate enough to be at the event, following are some ways that we can support our athletes from afar… There are certain media restrictions in the Village, but we will be posting … Read More
RG 2018 Australian Championships Team
We are pleased to announce the athletes to represent New Zealand at the 2018 Australian Gymnastics Championships, to be held in Melbourne 28 May – 3 June. The team is: Level 9 Annebell Dogger – Counties Manukau Gymnastics Waimarama Potae-Tamatea – Counties Manukau Gymnastics Level 10 Anna Hooker – Delta Sarah Quinn – Delta Emma Logan – Delta Isabella Ralston … 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
RG Junior Tournaments – Baku-Portimao
It is with pleasure that we announce team to represent New Zealand at the AGF Trophy in Baku, Azerbaijan on 23-24 April and the International Tournament in Portimao, Portugal on 4 – 6 May 2018. The selected athletes are: Laylah Waggie – Xtreme Rhythmix Alicia Scott – Xtreme Rhythmix Hannah Moore – Xtreme Rhythmix Senior Grace Schroder – Counties … 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
RG Australian Cup Team
It is with pleasure that we announce our first New Zealand Rhythmic Gymnastics team of 2018, to attend the Australian Cup in February on the Gold Coast of Australia. The team who have been selected are: Grace Schroder (Counties Manukau Gymnastics) Aya Tanaka Probert (Xtreme Rhythmix) Stella Ebert (Xtreme Rhythmix) Officials who will be accompanying the athletes are: Coach … Read More
NZ Judges Invited to Commonwealth Games
We are super excited to announce that five of our New Zealand brevet judges have been invited by the Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG) to officiate at the upcoming Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. These judges are: WAG – Avril Enslow (Christchurch School of Gymnastics) WAG – Michelle Woolf (Hutt Valley Gymsports) MAG – Gareth Brettell (Tri Star Gymnastics) MAG … Read More