Review of Recent State Championships

A couple of weeks ago Gymnastike covered some of the State Championships including Virginia Level 8 - 10, Texas Level 9 & 10 and Illinois Level 10, and as there were so many videos I decided to post some of my favourite routines from each.
Simone Biles - She trains at Bannon's and is a real powerhouse winning 1st on Vault (9.725) and 1st on Floor (9.750) at Texas States. Her floor routine is impressive for a young junior and includes a tucked full in, 2 1/2+punch front and double pike.

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Alaina Johnson - She qualified to the National team but because on injuries is competing level 10 and will head to Florida next season and I hope she does well. Her form and presentation really impressed me winning 1st on Floor with a 9.900! as well as 1st on Vault (9.725) and 3rd AA (37.625).

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Megan Tripp - Another of WOGAs little stars who competed in the Junior A category of Level 9. She had a really nice presence on floor and I appreciated her effort to add artistry. She had a very successful meet placing 1st on Vault (9.525), 2nd Beam (9.550), Joint 1st on Floor (9.750) and Joint 1st AA (38.375).

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Samantha Kolbas - She placed forst on beam (9.70), 3rd on floor (9.575), 2nd on bars (9.50) and 2nd AA (38.425) at the Illinois Level 10 State Championships. She trains at Arena Gymnastics and has a full scholarshi[ to Arkansas. I liked her whole beam routine but the best part was her stuck double tuck back dismount!

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Justine Callis - I really liked this elegant floor routine from this level 9 Virginia State gymnast which earnt her 2nd place (9.450). She trains at Ocean Tumblers and is 12 years old.

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Alex McMurty - She is a Level 10 gymnast from Richmond Olympiad and won the AA in the 12 - 13 year old division with 38.125. She was really impressive on all events and I most liked her Floor in which she had some really good tumbling and won with 9.60. She was also competing in her first meet since October as she has had wrist surgery! Check it Out:

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WOGA - Future Stars

Recently on WOGAs official youtube channel BADurfee has been adding lots of videos of this years WOGA Classic and Gymnastike also had videos from the Pikes Peak Cup so I thought I would post a few of WOGAs future stars to look out for.
Emily Zeng - She competed in the 8 - 11 years Level 8 division. She only did Bars but she won with a 9.90! Check it out below. Last year she also won level 7 states and scored a 10.0 on bars so she is definetely someone to look out for.

Lauren Farley - She also competed in the 8 - 11 years Level 8 division. I was impressed with her form and performance especially on floor where she scored 9.600 for 3rd place. She is coached by Valeri Liukin so he obviously thinks she has a lot of talent.

Ava Verdeflor - I have liked this gymnast for a while she has excellent form and leaps and nice flexibility. She came 3rd in the Level 8 8-11 years division scoring 38.250 and won beam with 9.775. There is no video of beam yet but her floor is just as good (9.600 2nd place), I really like her music choice:

Alyssa Baumann - She competed level 9 Junior at the Pikes Peak Cup where she won the AA with 37.675. She didn't even have her best competition as she fell on beam (still scored 9.45!) an on floor on a high double pike (9.025). She has excellent form and I'm looking forward to her hopefull competing elite in the future. Last year she won the Level 8 state and region 3 championships and placed in the top 3 on every event.

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Bayley Wilson - She came 6th overall at th Pikes eak Cup but won 3rd place (9.325) with a good routine including a free walkover, flick layout and a mount I had never seen before:

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Megan Tripp - She came 2nd All around (37.750) and 1st on floor with 9.625 at the Pikes Peak Cup I really enjoyed her floor routine she has excellent form and beautiful presentation.

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