South American Championships

The 2016 South American Championships were held from November 15 through November 20 in Lima, Peru.

1 Ginna Escobar Colombia 51.767
2 Tamara Casco Argentina 51.534
3 Mayra Vaquie Argentina 51.433
4 Ariana Orrego Peru 51.167
5 Nathalia Sanchez Colombia 50.167
6 Ana Karina Mendez Peru 49.400

full results

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Italy’s Giorgia Villa

Eligible for Worlds 2019, Giorgia has good potential for Tokyo 2020.

She now trains with Vanessa Ferrari.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

New York Alliance Gymnastics team

Of the 21 College teams listed on Road to Nationals, the newest is New York Alliance.

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Head Coach David Albaranes

Assistant Coach Karl Jaanimagi

The current roster has guys from Brockport, Syracuse, West Point, University of Buffalo, etc.

It’s great to see new men’s competitive clubs still forming even if they are not scholarship teams.

Toni-Ann Williams in Rio

Toni-Ann Williams made Olympic gymnastic history in Rio – this is her story. VIDEO

https://twitter.com/olympicchannel/status/800689321724538881

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Jessica Dowling is back

Absent from competition for the past few years, 22-year-old Canadian gymnast Jessica Dowling is enjoying her return to competition, starting with a satisfying return at the recent Elite Gym Massilia meet in Marseille, France.

“Even with the surgeries and the state of my knee, I knew I would regret my decision later in life if I didn’t try to come back,” said Dowling …

John Crumblish

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