We are pleased to announce the selection of a New Zealand team for the 2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, to be held in Kitakyushu, Japan, 27-31 October. This team is: Havana Hopman (Counties Manukau Gymnastics) Coach: Tracey Redhead (Counties Manukau Gymnastics) Unfortunately, due to Covid restrictions, Havana and Tracey will not be travelling to Worlds. Nonetheless, we congratulate them on … Read More
Media release: NZ Trampoline Athlete Soars to Historic Olympic Qualification
New Zealand trampoline athlete Madaline (Maddie) Davidson has provisionally qualified a spot to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after an outstanding performance at the Aere World Cup in Brescia, Italy, on the weekend. If selected to the New Zealand Olympic Team, this would make Maddie the first female from New Zealand to ever compete in trampoline gymnastics at the Olympics. Trampoline … Read More
Judges awarded PM Scholarships
High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) each year, award Prime Minister’s Scholarships to officials to help with their professional development. This year, five of our international brevet judges are recipients of the Scholarships: • Gareth Brettell – Men’s Artistic Gymnastics• Ken Bow – Men’s Artistic Gymnastics• Michelle Woolf – Women’s Artistic Gymnastics• Janine Glover – Trampoline• Lance Henry – Trampoline … Read More
RG – 2019 Junior World Championships Team
The inaugural Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships is to be held in Moscow, Russia, from 19 – 21 July 2019, and we are very excited to have selected a team to represent New Zealand at this event. The Team who have been selected is: Laylah Waggie (Xtreme Rhythmix) Paris Chin (Olympia Gymnastic Sports) Team Manager and Coach: Erica Thorby (Xtreme … Read More
MAG – 2019 Oceania Championships Team
The FIG dictates that all continental unions must be represented at the 2019 World Championships. Because New Zealand and Australia did not finish in the top 24 teams at the 2018 World Championships, we both now battle it out at the Australian Gymnastics Championships for that Oceania Team spot at this year’s Worlds. The team of 6 who have been … Read More
RG – 2019 World Cups Team
We are excited to be announcing a small team to represent New Zealand at two Rhythmic Gymnsatics World Cups – World Cup Cluj-Napoca in Romania 23 – 25 August and World Cup Kazan in Russia 30 August – 1 September. The selected members of the team are: • Grace Schroder (Counties Manukau Gymnastics) • Judge/Coach: Tracey Redhead (Counties Manukau Gymnastics) … Read More
RG – 2019 Australian Gymnastics Championships Team
Each year we venture over to Melbourne to compete in the Australian Gymnastics Championships for some healthy trans-Tasman rivalry, and we very much look forward to another year’s competition, to be held 27 May – 3 June at Hisense Arena. Representing New Zealand for Rhythmic Gymnastics will be the following team: Level 10 Anna Hooker (Delta Rhythmic Gymnastics Club) Grace … Read More
RG – 2019 Ritam Cup Team
We are excited to be sending a New Zealand Team to the Rhythmic Gymnastics Ritam Cup, to take place in Belgrade, Serbia on 20-21 April 2019. The members selected to the New Zealand team are: • Anna Taylor (Olympia Gymnastic Sports) • Paris Chin (Olympia Gymnastic Sports) • Miyu Wadamori (Olympia Gymnastic Sports) • Coach: Elena Mesheryakova (Olympia Gymnastic Sports) … Read More
MAG – 2019 Universiade Team
The World University Games (Universiade) is a biennial multi-sport event with a traditionally strong field of competition. It is with great excitement that we have selected a team to represent New Zealand at the 2019 event which is to be held in Naples, Italy, 5-15 July. The team selected is: Harvey Humber (Counties Manukau Gymnastics) Batuhan Yazici (North Harbour Gymnastics … Read More
Media release: Schmidt Welcomes World Gymnastics Power Houses to New Zealand.
Media release: 11 a.m. Friday 15 March 2019 Gymnastics New Zealand (Gymnastics NZ) is excited to announce that they have secured hosting rights for the 2020 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, to take place in Tauranga 17-19 April 2020. The biennial event gathers the best of men’s and women’s artistic, rhythmic and trampoline gymnastics from the 21 eligible Pacific Rim nations, including traditional power houses … Read More