Grace Shearer (Omni Gymnastics Club) is currently enjoying a 6-month scholarship at Ollerup in Denmark – read her email below to see just how much. “There have been so many highlights during my time at Ollerup, that I don’t quite know where to start! At the start of March, we went on a school ski trip to Trysil Norway. It … Read More
Spring Semester at Ollerup – Tamara Marcijasz
Tamara Marcijasz (Olympia Gymnastic Sports) is partway through her 6-month scholarship at Ollerup—read on to hear about some of her adventures so far. “122 days have passed since I first arrived at Ollerup Gymnastikhojskolen, and this time has flown by in the blink of an eye. We have gone through events such as Fastelavn (Northern European carnival tradition), a week-long … Read More
Women’s Artistic Team Announcement
Congratulations to the WAG Team who will be travelling to Hungary and Paris this September to compete in two World Cups. Szombathley, Hungary 8th -10th SeptemberAva Fitzgerald TriStarIsabella Brett CSGJun McDonald Te Wero Molly Ballard DGA Paris, France 16th -17th SeptemberReece Cobb ImpactAva FitzgeraldIsabella Brett Molly Ballard Coaches:Svetlana Sazonova Te Wero HungaryEbony Matenga Impact Paris Judges:Hayley JuryNyssa Willcocks
Media release: New Zealand Gymnastics Titles Awarded in Tauranga
Saturday 8 July 2023 Tauranga hosted the gymnastics competitive community this week as more than 900 gymnasts put up their best performances in the quest for national titles at the 2023 New Zealand Gymnastics Championships. After months of training and qualification, the championships are a celebration of hard work and achievement, and an opportunity for athletes to showcase their skills … Read More
Media release: New Zealand’s best gymnasts flock to Tauranga.
Tuesday 4 July 2023 More than 900 gymnasts from around country will compete for national titles in aerobics, men’s and women’s artistic, rhythmic, and trampoline gymnastics at the 2023 New Zealand Gymnastics Championships, at Mercury Baypark, Tauranga this week (5-8 July). “The championships are the highlight on the calendar for so many gymnasts, and a chance to support each other … Read More
Size No Barrier to Southern Club’s Aspirations
Gymnastics New Zealand is highlighting a range of clubs and the different approaches they’ve taken to promote the safety and wellbeing of gymnastics participants and those who deliver the sport. Our second feature club is Wanaka’s Aspiring Gymsports where “balance is better” principles are at the heart of their all their programmes. For Wānaka’s Aspiring Gymsports, placing cooperation and community … Read More
New Zealand Trans-Tasman Trampoline Team
Gymnastics New Zealand is pleased to announce the following athletes who have been chosen to represent New Zealand against Australia in the Trans-Tasman Challenge to be held at the National Championships in Tauranga Men Trampoline Lachie Kirk ICE James Dougal ICON Flynn Gunther Olympia Regan Langford ICON Seb Smith NHG Jack West Hamilton City Women Trampoline Sienna French Olympia Lauren … Read More
Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships – Team Annoucement
Gymnastics NZ is delighted to announce that the following athletes have been selected to travel to the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Valencia, Spain in August. New Zealand earned the right to send 2 athletes to the World Championships by beating Australia in the Philippines late last month to win the Oceania Championships. This was an outstanding result under very challenging … Read More
Shaping the Future – TriStar’s Focus on wellbeing
While Gymnastics NZ has been delivering projects at a national level to address different elements of the ‘Shaping the Future’ work plan, many clubs across the country have been pro-active in reviewing how they operate and making changes in response to the findings of the Independent Review. Over the coming months we will be highlighting a range of clubs and … Read More
2023 National Service Award – Dylan Schmidt
From the annual general meeting held virtually Wednesday 14 June, we congratulate Dylan Schmidt on being awarded a national service award, for his services to Gymnastics New Zealand as outlined in the citation below. Dylan has been a successful competitive trampolinist since 2007, winning his first World Age Group Trampoline Championship in 2009. He has won multiple, uncountable medals since … Read More