Slovenian International Competition



Pegasus Gymnastics has developed a close relationship with the Slovenian Federation, which invited the locals for a week of training, competition and the opportunity to watch the Worlds best at close range. The Salumnar cup, a multi national competition linked to the Grand Prix in Maribor was extended to girls for the first time. A great format as it is the only time that the boys and girls have enjoyed competing in the same arena at the same time.

Near faultless routines from several of the girls brought excellent scores on Floor and Beam despite lower difficulty values than the majority of their rivals. High quality dance captured the attention of audience and coaches, who were seen to stop in awe at the expression and musicality of such very young competitors. Simple but well executed bar routines and vaults enabled the Pegasus girls to make the rostrum in 2nd place in a highly talented field of gymnasts several years their senior.

The battle for honours in the boy's event was tough. The Austrians showed a depth of talent, from more mature gymnasts, who looked almost invincible. Team competitions however are won and lost on the lowest counting score! The Pegasus team was steady all round with little to deduct and some excellent work particularly on Floor. High Bar could have cost the dear with few of the Maidstone team able to match the Austrians for difficulty and conceding a massive deficit of almost 6 marks! James Hall and Courtney Tulloch anchored the team which secured a fantastic 1^st place. Individually both Courtney and James achieved personal best scores with James Hall taking the Bronze medal and Courtney winning the Championship.

Fantastic results which brought praise and comment from many different delegations including: Romania requesting a joint training camp; Macedonia inviting Pegasus to a competition, Croatia and Slovakia offering superb training opportunities. Wow! what a week.

Pegasus Team

Girls: Ellie Gooding, Megan Tomlin, Harriet Mallo, Harriet Day, Lucy Fitzsimons

Boys: Courtney Tulloch, James Hall, James owen, Adam Deans, James Lamb, Joseph McMorrow, Joseph Beretta

Coaches : Ionut Trandaburu, Jennie Deadman

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