We’re excited to announce that we again have two scholarships on offer for Ollerup in 2019. 6-month Ollerup Scholarship (Jan – June 2019) – applications close 27 July 2018 12-month Ollerup Scholarship (August 2019– July 2020) – applications close 26 October 2018 Click on the links above for the relevant handbooks (including the application forms). If you have any questions please … Read More
RG – 2018 World Championships Tour Team
It is with great pleasure that we can announce the New Zealand Rhythmic Team to tour the following events: World Cup Minsk – 17-19 August World Cup Kazan – 24-26 August 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships – 10-16 September The selected athletes are: Stella Ebert (Xtreme Rhythmix) – Individual Xtreme RhythmiX Group Currently made up of Paige Grant-Huggett, Izabella … Read More
Mary Wright in Queen’s Honours List
Today we congratulate Mary Wright who was awarded a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to Gymnastics. Mary first began her coaching career in Dunedin in 1965 before moving to Christchurch School of Gymnastics in 1969. Many of her athletes during this time won national titles with three competing in the 1973 World Championships. Hungry … Read More
Project 2020 – Nationals Date Change
Following on from the announcement in February that the New Zealand Gymnastics Championships will be moved to the July school holidays in 2020, a team have been working on the project plan for the change which was released to the community at the end of May. The process has been aptly named ‘Project 2020.’ This plan provides clarity for clubs … Read More
Media release: Junior Gymnasts Bring Home the Medals
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
AER – 2018 ANAC Team
We are delighted to announce the Aerobics Team to represent New Zealand at the Association of National Aerobics Championships (ANAC) International Aerobic and Youth Aerobics Championships, to be held in Phoenix, Arizona from 28 July – 3 August. The selected Team is: Age Group 1 Grace Christey (Active Attitude) Age Group 2 Sarah Spargo (Aspire Aerobix) Brooke Davies (Aspire Aerobix) … 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
AER – 2018 World Championships Team
We are pleased to advise that the following athletes will take part in the upcoming Aerobics World Championships, and World Age Group Championships, in Guimaraes, Portugal, May 25-June 3: Laura Furse (Triple A Aerobics) – World Championships Brooke Davies (Aspire Aerobix) – World Age Group Championships The athletes have been granted the status of ‘Hors Concours’, at the discretion … 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
Alexa Awarded World Class Gymnast
Trampoline and double-mini National Champion Alexa Kennedy was awarded an FIG World Class Gymnast pin from her performance at Worlds last year, the only New Zealander to have done so. FIG recognises athletes who make finals at the World Championships as World Class. “Being a world-class gymnast has always been a dream since my very first competition, watching the seniors … Read More