Olympica Gymnastics Academy’s optional gymnasts as well as the Level 3 team competed in their season opener at the Palm Springs Cup this past weekend. It was a strong start for the team.
The Level 7 team took home many top awards. Kylie Phillips of Laguna Niguel took the silver on bars (9.475), the bronze on vault (9.200), the bronze on floor (9.300), and the silver in the All Around (37.025) in the Child B division. Also in this division, Laguna Beach resident, Sawyer Zimmerman, took home the gold on floor with a score of 9.375, Edie Whalen (San Juan Capistrano) earned the silver on beam (9.500), and Addison Malue (Mission Viejo) earned the silver on vault (9.250). In the Child A division, Audrey Jackson of Laguna Niguel took home gold on floor, scoring a 9.525. Dana Point resident, Misha Parsons, earned the gold on the beam, scoring an impressive 9.650, and the silver on vault with a 9.075 in the Junior A division. The Level 7 team also brought home the 3rd place team award.
Level 8 gymnast, Holly Carter of Aliso Viejo, took home the silver on floor (9.500), the bronze on vault (9.150), and the bronze in the All Around (36.350) in the Junior A division. Teammate Cameron Craycraft (Ladera Ranch) earned the gold on vault with her score of a 9.400. In the Senior A division, Regan Johnson of San Clemente earned the bronze on floor (9.275) and on vault (8.700).
Allison Karner of Laguna Niguel earned a silver medal on bars, scoring a 9.300, and the bronze medal in the All Around (35.250) in the Level 9 Senior A division. Mission Viejo resident, Zita Conot, took the bronze on the beam (8.865). In the Level 9 Junior A division, Kaitlyn Driessen (Rancho Mission Viejo) took home two bronze medals for her vault (8.950) and her beam routine (8.800). Also in this division, San Clemente’s Julia Rojas earned the bronze medal on floor with a 9.100.
In the Level 3 compulsory division, Leah Veselko of Trabuco Canyon brought home four medals for her efforts at her first meet. She earned silver on vault (9.275) and bars (8.900), and bronze on floor (9.000) and in the All Around (35.675). The Level 3 team also earned a 4th place team award.
The next competition for these gymnasts will be the weekend of January 31-February 2 at the Ontario Convention Center.
Submitted by: Nicole Rusin
Laguna Niguel’s Kylie Phillips performs her silver medal bar routine, earning a 9.475 at the Palm Springs Gymnastics Cup. (Photo credit: Susie Phillips)
Misha Parsons of Dana Point earned a 9.650 for the gold medal on beam. (Photo credit: Ryan Parsons)
