Our Aussie Reps delivered once again abroad!
From the 9th-19th of November, the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships and World Age Group Competitions were held in Birmingham, England. The very best trampoline, double mini trampoline (dmt) and tumbling gymnasts from all over the world gathered at the amazing Utilita Arena to compete in these prestigious events for their titles.
In the Opens, Australia sent a team of 25 young Aussies. Six of these athletes were from KSTP. Among them were some of our most decorated gymnasts including the 2022 tumbling silver medallist Koralee Catlett, the 2022 dmt bronze medallist and team gold medallist Cheyanna Robinson and of course the 2022 tumbling World Champion, Ethan McGuinness. Qualifications brought out the best of the best in competition. Our gymnasts performed so well, with 4 of them moving through to the next round. Koralee and Breanah were strong in the semi-final round and finished in 13th and 14th place respectively. In the men’s event it was an absolute battle. Jack Hemmings had his best finish of his career in 18th place and Ethan progressed to the top 8 final. An extremely high standard was displayed in this men’s final and Ethan was right up there with the extreme talent, proving he certainly deserved his spot. He didn’t make it through to the super final due to a judging call on his landing so he finished his competition in 7th place. We congratulate all our seniors on a great year and such wonderful representation of the club and country.
For the Age Group Competitions, KSTP had and impressive 9 club members on the
Australian team. Competition was held within 4 age groups; 11/12’s, 13/14’s, 15’16’s, and17-21. We had a great spread across the age groups, with gymnast spread across all age groups. 7 out of our 9 gymnasts were competing for the first time at an International event however this didn’t hold them back from representing their country with great pride and excellence, even at their young age.
Timofei Kachan and Jordan Josevski were super strong in the 11/12’s tumbling event. They progressed all the way through to the top 4 super final and held their own. Jordan finished in 4th place, just missing out on a podium finish and Timofei walked away the World Champion. Prior to tumbling, Tim had also made it right through to the Dmt final. He was competing some of the most complex routines for this age group however a slight mistake in the super final affected his score and he finished in 4th place.
In the 13/14’s competition, Alexsa Kachan was a clear stand out in both Dmt and Tumbling. Similarly to her younger brother Tim, her routines were high in difficulty, showing amazing strength and ability at just 13 years old. She made it to the super final in both events. Sho won the bronze medal for Dmt and backed up her 2022 win with another World Champion title in Tumbling.
Eli Maroun competed in the men’s event and did a fantastic job finishing in 13th place. This was such a huge achievement for Eli, having overcome a broken leg which saw him sit a good part of the year out. He only just resumed full training towards the end of September, so to make it to WAGC and be quite competitive was something to celebrate.
In the 15/16 age group we were strong across both disciplines. Xylia Davidson had a
wonderful WAGC debut finishing strong in 15th position. Elliot Parnwell was also in his first WAGC appearance and completed two strong passes, finishing in 24th place.
Last but certainly not last of our 15/16’s representatives, was Joshua Blench. This was Josh’s 4th time representing Australia at WAGC, and he competed in both Dmt and Tumbling. His first Dmt routine set him up to be a real contender in what was an extremely contested event. The landing on his second pass gave him some deductions which meant he didn’t make it through to the next round. He finished in a very commendable 18th place. His tumbling competition was near perfect. He hit solid routines in both qualifications and the final. The score his received in the super final was high and we all through the gold was his.
A very experienced British tumbler followed him and tied his score. This meant there was a tie and by the count back rule, Joshua finished in the silver medal spot. An amazing performance in what was a very competitive event.
Moving into the 17-21 age groups we had 2 club representatives, Lani Gleeson and Tahlia Kaden, both girls in their WAGC debut. It was a strong and experienced field, but our girls kept composed and completed their routines in qualifications and finished in 26th and 30th position respectively.
We are so proud of all our athletes and wish to congratulate them on not just their
performances at WAGC and Worlds, but for a fantastic year both in and out of the gym. They all work so hard day in and day out. They are great club people and role models for our younger generations. We are so excited for the futures and can’t wait to see what’s in store for them in the New Year. Congratulations to our coaching team, especially head coach Dima and Open Age coach Jack.
