NM PROGRAM the JUNIOR NORDIC CHAMPIONSHIPS in TEAMGYM I S L and 2014

NM PROGRAM THE JUNIOR NORDIC CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TEAMGYM I s l and 2014

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Good times in Garðabær ...... 3 The NM program is published on the occasion of The Junior Nordic From the president of Stjarnan ...... 4 Championships in Teamgym held in Asgarður in Garðabær on 12. April 2014. Greetings from the president of Publisher: Stjarnan - gymnastics the Icelandic Gymnastics ...... 5 Supervision: Ágústa Jóhanna Jóhannesdóttir Stjarnan Gymnastics Club ...... 6 Editorial: Þórarinna Söebech & Sigurbjörg Ólafsdóttir Artistic gymnastic - Sports or art? ...... 8 Coverphoto: Niclaes Jerkeholt TeamGym - Proofreading: Skjal the team is only as strong as its weakest link . . . . 9 Design & layout: Agnes Vilhelmsdóttir - Sjáaldrið Who are the girls on the team?...... 10 Printing: Prentun.is Schedule saturday 14. Apríl 2014 ...... 14 Introduction of the teams ...... 16

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Stag Gymnastics Club is from a little town called Stavern, about 140 kilometers south of Oslo. The town has only approximately 4,000 inhabitants, Good times in Garðabær so we are very proud of our gymnasts and our team. We have participated in every Nordic Championships (juniors) from the beginning in Denmark in I am both happy and proud that the Junior I am grateful to the good people who do 1996. Our gymnasts have also participated in the European Championships Nordic championships are being held in selfless volunteer work for our club. I am fully (seniors) since France in 2002. In 2011 our Club organized the Nordic Ásgarður, the gymnastics hall here in aware that great facilities don´t mean much if Championships for seniors in Arena Larvik. This was a big honour for a small Garðabær. Since the gymnastics hall was there are not people willing to give their time club like ours.In this year’s Nordic Championship for juniors we will compete opened in 2010 the number of gymnasts and energy to work for our club. The with a very young team. As many as 6 of our 10 gymnasts were born in 2000 training in Garðabær has more than doubled gymnastics department has worked or 2001, so many of them can take part in two more junior championships. and our gymasts have shown great progress professionally and with great ambition and I We will try to learn a lot from this tournament and come back even stronger and results. A good example is of the growing believe we will see even more young people next time. We are looking forward to compete in Iceland and will do our very club is our junior team, which is competing for from Garðabær competing for Iceland in the best. Iceland in these Nordic championships. next few years. Sports are beneficial for both mind and I wish all the participants competing at the body and research shows that sports work very Junior Nordic championships the best of luck. well as risk prevention for children and I look forward to watching these promising Gunnar Einarsson, youngsters. Therefore the town of Garðabær young athletes reach their goals at the Mayor Trondhjem has put great emphasis on building up tournament here in Garðabær. Even though excellent facilities for our town´s athletes and not all will leave with trophies, I hope they will Trondhjems Turnforening was founded on 14 February 1858. It was supporting sports and other youth activities all leave Garðabær with great experiences and among the first sports clubs in Norway and has a long and proud history. In for younger children. The results that, for memories of good times. 1981-1995 the men's team won the Norwegian Championships in Teamgym example, the gymnastics department has 11 times and represented Norway several times in the Nordic achieved in the past years show us that the Championships.The past 20 years the club has had great success in Artistic funds allocated towards sports activities are Gymnastics . The club represented Norway in the 2013 Nordic funds well spent. Championships for seniors. We also had several gymnasts in the 2012 European Championships.The team representing Norway in this year's Nordic Championships is young and talented, proving its potential by winning the Norwegian Championships in Tumbling in 2013. For almost all of the girls this is the first time competing outside Norway and they are really Íbúðagisting Akureyri looking forward to compete against the best teams in the Nordic Countries. – Gæði í gegn Even though the team is young and inexperienced, we hope to show that Trondhjems Turnforening is a team to look out for in the future and hopefully also show that we can give the other teams a run for the prizes in Reykjavik. Vandaðar og vel útbúnar Höganäs GF íbúðir

Höganäs GF was founded in 1896 and is based in the south-western part of Sweden. Even though only approximately 14 000 people live in Höganäs the club has more than 550 members. The club is very successful and merits include gold at Junior Nordic Komdu norður og njóttu þín! Championship 2012 and silver in 2010.

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Brommagymnasterna is the largest gymnastics club in Sweden. The club From the President of Stjarnan consists of around 3000 active members. In 2013 the team won the Swedish national championship for juniors. The team consists of 12 gymnasts who It is an honour for Stjarnan Sports Club to Under such circumstances, role models are have been practicing together for about 8 years, 4 times a week (in total 12 host the Junior Nordic Championships in Team created, to whom many others can look when hours). The gymnasts love practicing gymnastics and they often meet in Gym on 12 April 2014. We are proud of the setting their own goals and targets. These role their spare time either to relax or practice at the gym. The gymnasts have facilities that Garðabær has built for the club models are one of the many positive things already won Swedish championships for both youth and juniors. Four of the and celebrate the opportunity to be able to that sports give back to the society. gymnasts were part of the team that won a bronze medal at the European share it with others. Championship for juniors mix-class in 2012. The gymnasts support and The structure of sports drives athletes to do encourage each other and they always do their best when it comes to their We will be welcoming around 300 athletes better each and every time with the final aim training. “We want to go to Iceland and do our best competition ever. But from all the Nordic countries and it is my hope of beating the opponent and ending up as a above all, we ‘wanna’ have fun!” that their experience, and that of other guests, winner. Losing is something that one must also will be an enjoyable one. To make that happen, learn and by losing, we always learn numerous volunteers, coaches and other something. In such moments it is important to employees of the club have participated in the be able to celebrate with others. Achievements Jóhann Steinar preparation. Furthermore, Garðabær has yet can also be measured by other means than the Ingimundarson GK Motus-Salto again supported the club with contributions desirable gold medal. Many may improve their President of Stjarnan and the work of municipal employees to create own contribution since the last competition or GK Motus-Salto mixed team is composed of our youth boys and girls as good conditions as possible. I would like to meet their own challenges. In the end, the team. They have trained side by side since they were young, but first started use this opportunity to thank all those most difficult opponent will probably be the to train together last fall. contributors dearly for their effort, which is athlete her/himself and the largest triumph to We are a young team whose members were born in 2001-1998 and this is invaluable for the Club. get to know oneself. The lesson learned when our first championship together and also our first junior competition, let tackling the ups and downs with stoicism and During this competition, we will focus our alone an international one. positivity will hopefully transfer onto other attention on all the great athletes that have We are proud to be here and see this as a big achievement and tasks in life. earned their right to participate. We, the experience for the future! people behind the clubs and the athletes, know how much work is needed in order to achieve such success. This drive is an inspiration to us all and shows how far athletes are able to go when they set their goals and work systematically towards reaching them. Gerpla

The girls in the group are aged between 13 and 17, which is a very wide age range for a junior team. In spite of that, they are incredibly close. It is great to see how welcoming they are to new members of the team and their positive attitude towards getting to know their teammates better. It is close to magic to watch the girls communicate during practice, where they are incredibly professional and encouraging towards each other. There are always smiles when the group team meets. May of the girls are part of the Elite Group and their biggest dream is to compete on behalf of Iceland in the European Championships held in Iceland this coming October. The preparation and competition season has been a long and eventful adventure and often you can hear them say out loud „FNM“ which translates as „Everything for the Nordic Championships“. Indeed, they have lived according to these words and everything is put at stake. These hard-working girls live for Team Gym and it will be fun to watch them competing at the Junior Nordics. If you were to sum up the essence of the group in a few words, it would be “Joy, Trust and Friendship”.

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TeamGym Greve is a subdivision of Greve Gymnastik & Trampoline, which is solely engaged in TeamGym. Up until last year TeamGym Greve only Greetings represented female participants in TeamGym, but now male gymnasts are from the president of the Icelandic Gymnastics Association also a part of TeamGym Greve. The gymnasts are aged between 6 - 25 years, of The Junior Nordic Championships will be Youth work, sports and the upbringing, which 140 are females. Greve has been one of the leading clubs in Denmark in held in Garðabær on 12th April 2014, where training and development of young people is TeamGym in the last decade, and has for the past years been the defending hundreds of youngsters will join forces and an investment in the future. A foundation for champions in the women seniors and youth divisions. Moreover, TeamGym participate in an exciting competition. preventive measures and a healthy life. A Greve has won medals at the Nordic youth Championship from 2004-2012. valuable contribution to society which should TeamGym Greve won their first international silver medal at the Nordic youth Joining us will be young people from the be rewarded. The Junior Nordic Champion- Championship in Reykjavik Iceland in 2004, where they participated with a Nordic countries: Finland, Norway, Sweden ships is an impressive testimony of the sport. mixed youth team. Today TeamGym Greve has some great facilities at their and Denmark, determined to show the results The human resources that the gymnastics disposal for every practice, which includes multiple pits and modern of their excellent training, young people who movement possesses makes all the difference apparatus for Teamgym practice. TeamGym Greve uses a practice structure are optimistic and competitive. Gymnastics when preparing for an event such as this, and I that enables the gymnasts to practice across ages and gymnastic levels, which competitions are celebrations, testimonies of would like to use the opportunity to thank causes great synergies at the training center. the robust work of gymnastic departments Stjarnan Gymnastics for their great and clubs. Celebrating competitions and cooperation in preparing the competition. The victories, but also memories and promises for altruistic work of volunteers cannot be fully the future. Gymnastics is quite a national sport Þorgerður Laufey appraised. The Icelandic Gymnastics in Iceland. Following victories in the last few Diðriksdóttir Association and Stjarnan Gymnastics have put years, many children and youngsters want to Holmen everything into making this sports event as practice gymnastics. Gymnastics clubs are full impressive as possible for the participants and Holmen is competing in Junior Nordic Championships from 18 to 17 years, Holmen is of life from dawn to dusk. We are full of the audience. Championships for a 4th consecutive time, bringing a young team this year. Except for Maria optimism and are determined to hold nothing qualifying together with Trondheim from Norway in Nervik Lea, this will be the first international venue back. The gymnastics movement is large on an Finally, let me congratulate the contestants a very close race this year. Holmen’s highest for all of the girls.With an average age of 15 years, Icelandic scale, being the second largest sport for the acknowledgement inherent in placement in Nordic Championships for women and with 7 of the 10 girls being able to compete in in the country for children 18 years and participating in the Junior Nordics for their came in 2008, where Holmen took the silver after the next Junior Nordic Championships in 2016, this younger. Gymnastics plays a part in the home countries. I hope the memories made Örebro from Sweden, following up with 4th place in will mostly be a learning experience for the girls from upbringing, education and development of here will inspire them for the future. 2010 and 6th place in 2012. Due to the change in Holmen. thousands of youngsters all over the world. maximum age for contestants in the Junior Nordic

Selfoss

Selfoss Mix is composed of 15 year old boys and 13-16 year old girls. They were all brought up in Selfoss´s Gymnastics Department and many of them have trained for a long time. This team was first put together last fall in an attempt to compete at the Junior Nordics and has exceeded all expectations. The team has grown with each competition and its goal is to succeed in Garðabær on April 12th. Only one member of the team has participated in an international competition; one of the boys was a member of the junior mixed team at the European Championships in 2012. Now, 11 of the 14 team-members are members of FSÍ´s Elite Group for the European Championships 2014. Participating in the Junior Nordics will therefore be an important experience for them all and it will be joyful to watch them reap the The coaches of the team are: Olga rewards of their frequent and tough training in the last weeks and months. Bjarnadóttir, Sigrún Ýr Magnúsdóttir Preparations for the competition have been going well, the programme has and Tanja Birgisdóttir. been demanding and the strain has been increasing as the competition draws near. 20 5 I s l and 2014 GF FRAM

A young team built on thorough and steady training and good Stjarnan Gymnastics Club companionship. Their biggest merits are a gold medal in the Youth National Championship and a silver medal in the Junior National Championship in Stjarnan Gymnastics Club was established in 1982. That year, There is a very wide age range among the gymnasts training Sweden in 2013. the total number of gymnasts was 60 and there were four in our gym at Stjarnan. Stjarnan offers toddler groups for Team GF Fram: Antonio Cordua, William Engström, Vincent Münchmeyer, coaches. In those days, the club had no apparatus of its own children 18 months and older and also classes for children from Erik Stein, Lucas Stangfall, Jonathan Hasselgren, Martin Pettersson, Axel and had to use the physical education equipment available at 3-4 years of age where they receive basic physical exercise Molin, Pontus Hahrgren, Axel Böös, Dennis Mlivic, Oliver Lilja, Alexander the local school. It was therefore a joyous moment when the through games. Later they progress to more advanced groups Meijer and Oscar Gadd. club had raised enough money to buy its first piece of in Artistic gymnastics or in Team Gym and hopefully later join Coaches: Tobias Lund, Felix Petersson, Rasmus Olsson equipment, a set of uneven bars, at the end of 1983. our elite groups. We also have open classes for adults. Now, since the 2010 opening of the gym at Ásgarður, We hope that Stjarnan will continue growing and Stjarnan enjoys one of the best facilities in Iceland. advancing, both in the numbers of athletes and our continuous higher level. With a great team of gymnasts and With better facilities, the number of gymnasts has coaches, staff and volunteers, as well as invaluable support Slagelse GF multiplied in less the 4 years. In 2013, there were close to 800 received from the local authorities, Garðabær, and Stjarnan gymnasts training at Stjarnan and over 50 coaches on our staff Sports Club, our future is bright! Team Slagelse GF is a collaboration between Slagelse GF and Sorø (full- and part-time). The coaches come from Denmark, Iceland, Gymnastikefterskole. The team members are the best gymnasts at Sorø Romania and Sweden. Gymnastikefterskole and have been selected by the teamgym coaches. The team consists of 12 gymnasts aged between 15 and 17. This is the first international competition for the gymnasts. Even though it’s new to them, they are ready to fight for a medal. Most of them have been participating in teamgym competitions for many years, but for two of the gymnasts, this is the first time. The training at a continuation school is quite different from the training in a normal teamgym team. At Sorø Gymnastikefterskole the individual gymnast can practice up to five times a week and if you have the need for more training, the school offers open practice every evening in the school’s great training facilities. All gymnasts at Team Slagelse GF live, study and train at Sorø Gymnastikefterskole.

Flemming

The Mix Team attends the continuation school Flemming Efterskole. The school focuses primarily on academic skills and gymnastics and the students live at the school for a year. The school offers classes in academic skills, gymnastics and a variety of other optional subjects. The students graduate from the 9th or 10th grade and do a lot of sports. The gymnasts come from all over Denmark where they have practised gymnastics in their local clubs. They use the year at Flemming Efterskole to develop their academic, personal, social and gymnastic skills. The school offers jumping facilities of high quality, and the students have the opportunity to practice every day. The 200 students who attend the school train together and perform around 25 gymnastic shows during the spring. TeamGym is an optional subject and the Mix Team has practiced since October. The team has participated in “Åbne Jyske Mesterskaber”, where they won gold medals. They are very proud of being selected to NM and are looking forward to the competition and not least the opportunity to experience Iceland. 6 19 Gerpla I s l and 2014

The team began training together last december and is therefore a relatively new team. It is very young with three gymnasts born in 1997 and the others in 1998 and 1999. Despite that, the team gives older teams a run for their money. The team took home the silver medal in its first competition, Are you looking for a gym the Reykjavik International Games, and won both the Icelandic Junior Championships and the Icelandic Cup this year. Earning the right to for training camps? participate in the Junior Nordic Championships was the ultimate goal reached this season! All of the boys and four of the girls are part of the Elite Group for the European Championships which take place this fall in Iceland. The team has slowly been increasing its difficulty level and has been getting higher scores each competition this year.The team intends to execute their The coaches are: Kristinn Þór excercises with confidence and assurance at the Nordic Championships. This Guðlaugsson, Henrik Lund and is the first international competition for all but one team member, so there is Rakel Másdóttir a lot of excitement in the group.

Veijstrup

The boys from Vejstrup are all pupils at a boarding school in Funen; they are all 16 or 17 years old. 10 of the 12 boys are all part of either the national mixed team or the national boys team – they come from all parts of Denmark; north, south, east and west. At the last Junior Nordic Championship, a team from Svendborg took the gold medal and we hope that these guys will repeat this on Iceland. The boys train every day and right now they are busy representing the school all over the country. They have a tight schedule, but hope to be able to cope with everything. Right now the The coaches are: Tumbling and boys are looking forward to the Danish Championship, where they will tramp – Andreas Færch and participate in the senior group for the first time – a great opportunity to get Kristoffer Bjørn. Floor coach – feedback from the judges and make final adjustments. Mette Svarrer The team is looking forward to the Nordic Championship. Gladsaxe

Junior Team Gladsaxe practises in a brand new gymnastic centre. This centre has drawn experienced coaches and talented girls to the club during the last few years. In this way the standards of the club has improved. Last February, the team participated in the Central European TeamGym Competition in München. It was a great success and the girls won the competition. Six gymnasts from the team are part of the Danish national team pool. One of the main goals this season was to participate in the Nordic Championships in Iceland. It is the first time that a team from Gladsaxe participates in the Nordic Championships. Another main goal is to get a We are happy to welcome you to our facilities in Ásgarður medal at the Danish National Junior Championships in June. Besides the goals and the ambitious training programmes, Team Gladsaxe travels a lot. Garðabær, for further information contact us at The trips abroad help improve the social life and give the girls some great [email protected] experiences. This is the first trip to Iceland for most of the girls in the team and they are looking forward to participating in the Nordic Championships. 18 7 I s l and 2014 Joensuun Kataja

Joensuun Kataja's girls team consists of 15 girls, aged from 12 to 15 years. Artistic gymnastic - Sports or art? Team has been training together for four years now. The girls are very keen on training and this team has a very good team spirit. From the coaches’ Nicoleta Cristina Branzai – Head Coach for Artistic Gymnastics at Stjarnan viewpoint, it is great that they have an extremely good attitude towards Artistic gymnastics is a sport that offers participants the training. The girls are good friends also outside the gym and that makes opportunity to enjoy complex movements and develop training more fun. Last year, this team took part in the Finnish absolutely all parts of the body. The sport of gymnastics goes Championships for the first time and won bronze in the junior competition! far beyond forward rolls and back flips. It builds from the inside This competition here in Iceland is this team's first international competition out, helping to develop strong, goal-oriented, and confident and comes about two years too early :) but the girls are really looking forward individuals. Along with all the physical and cognitive benefits, to getting the experience from here! Even in two years, these girls will still gymnastics also teaches discipline and self-control in a fun and compete in juniors and then we can also take our youngest gymnasts to The team's floorprogram is by exciting format. In addition, research shows that gymnastics compete with us! Jutta Turunen, Miira Voutilainen, Hanna Heiskanen and Elina Luomala, the music is training helps to develop and organize the brain, improving Heli Lemmetty are the team’s coaches. Cirque du Soleil; Terre Mére. our educational opportunities. Gymnastics can truly lay the foundation for a successful life as it addresses both mind and body. Gymnastics demand great flexibility, agility and strength. Artistic Gymnastics is not simple sport. It is midway between Drammen The skills typically require many years to master. To reach the being sports and art! If you ask gymnasts who have competed upper echelon of men's and women's gymnastics, athletes in competitions why they love the sport, they surely will Drammens Turnforening is one of the top gymnastic teams in Norway. The must train year-round. Gymnasts who take to the sport at a respond just like Sabrina: ”Artistic gymnastics is the most club was founded in 1857 and is the third oldest sports club in the country. young age often develop the necessary athletic abilities by beautiful sport in the world. It’s my passion. It’s my life. It’s the basis The main disciplines in this club today are TeamGym and Artistic Gymnastics. practicing the skills. Gymnasts coming to the sport at a later of my dreams, both when I’m awake and when I’m asleep. The list Several TeamGym gymnasts from Drammen have represented Norway and age may need to condition their body to participate in the of reasons why I love my sport is very, very long. I love gymnastics Danish teams to become Nordic and European champions. The club sport. because it makes me feel special. When I’m on the floor all alone, participated in the mixed class in the last Junior Nordic Championship, in Artistic Gymnastics is considered moderately intense it’s only about me and my body. I feel free, like I’m on top of the 2012, and placed 4th.The majority of the young team representing Drammen physical activity. Studies have indicated that children who do world flipping, and flying, and twisting through the air. When I in this championship has never before competed internationally. These gymnastics are likely to have better self-esteem and stick a new element that I’ve been working on for a long time, it’s spirited young gentlemen are excited to participate and ready to test their self-efficacy. Gymnasts also learn how to be part of a team and great. I love gymnastics because it has taught me discipline. It’s gymnastic skills in the Nordic championship this year. Their potential and skill take instructions from others at an early age. This helps prepare forced me to face some important issues such as concentration, will be exciting to follow in the years to come. them to be successful in school and grow to be successful and self-confidence, independence, patience, perseverance, working responsible adults. towards a goal, and to always challenge myself and my fears”. Participation in gymnastics can help maintain a healthy You now understand why I say that gymnastics is a lifestyle. body, which is key to preventing numerous health ailments. If you want something good for your little girl, bring her to the Being involved in gymnastics helps encourage a healthy gym. Your choice will be a great gift that she will remember all Stjarnan lifestyle, including regular physical activity and eating a her life . Stjarnan is ready to take her along with other gymnasts! Come enjoy with us! well-balanced diet. Gymnastics helps promote a healthy heart, The Stjarnan junior team comes from the town of Garðabær just outside lungs, muscles and bones. Reykjavík in Iceland. The junior team members are hardworking gymnasts aged 14 to 17, some more experienced than others. Two of the gymnasts competed in the 2012 European Championships: Íris Arna in the Junior Mix team which came 4th place and Kolbrún Þöll in the Junior Women’s Team which won the gold medal. Kolbrún Þöll also competed in the Junior Nordic Championships in Halmstad back in 2012. The training for the Junior Táp ehf. sjúkraþjálfun Hlíðasmára 15 Nordics 2014 is going well, as we take small, safe steps to reach our goals. 201 Kópavogi The team now trains 4-5 times each week for 3 hours at a time. The team has Sími 564 5442 The team is looking forward to already competed in three important competitions in Iceland this year and Fax 564 5482 competing on their home turf and [email protected] won them alll. All of them were qualifying competitions for the Junior doing their very best at the Junior www.tap.is Nordics. The Stjarnan junior team are Icelandic champions, Cup Champions, Nordic Championships! www.trex.is Reykjavík International Games champions and Series champions 2014. They are also one of six women’s teams selected to compete in the senior S J Ú N Icelandic Championships later this April. 8 17 I s l and 2014 Holmen

Holmen Men is participating for the 2nd time in Holmen. Many of the guys in the team competed in the Junior Nordic Championships. Last the Junior Nordic championships 2012, European TeamGym - the team is only as strong as its weakest link championship resulted in a 4th place finish, behind Championships 2012, and also on one of the two By Niclaes Jerkeholt, Head Coach, Stjarnan Gymnastics Svendborg, Aarhus and Brommagymnasterna. This teams from Holmen in the Senior Nordic TeamGym is a sport that youngsters of all ages can practice, year, Holmen is stronger than ever, with the Championships in 2013. With a new, great training both girls and boys. There are three apparatuses in TeamGym; ambition of making the top 3, for the first time ever hall opening in the summer of 2013, Holmen’s junior floor, trampet and tumbling. There are also three categories; for Holmen and Norway in a Junior Nordic men are progressing rapidly. We are definitely going women, men and mixed team where girls and boys train and Championship for men.The men’s team competing to Iceland this year intending to give the Danes and compete together. The teams consist of 6-12 gymnasts, the this year is in many ways a “golden generation” for the Swedes a tough fight! whole team competes on floor but only six on trampet and tumbling. For all apparatuses, the gymnasts need power, endurance and technique in order to perform difficult exercises. What is fun about TeamGym is that it is a team sport at the same time as being a sport for individuals. The team competes as a group, but each and every individual needs to be trained in TeamGym is a young sport. The first formal Nordic Holmen accordance with his or her level, and the team members Championships were held in 1986 in Copenhagen. Ten years perform different jumps according to their ability at any given later, the first European championships were held in Jyväskyla in Finland, and in 2010, the first European Championships for Holmen is two-time reigning Nordic Champions the guys competed for the first time in last year’s time. Each individual must be trained on an individual level National Teams were held in Malmö in Sweden. The Nordic in the mixed class, taking home the trophy in both Senior Nordic Championships in Aarhus, and some and then the team must be built. There can be competition Countries have been among the most triumphant countries in Jyväskylä 2010 and Halmstad 2012. Qualifying first of them were also in Junior Nordic Championships within a team as regards achieving the greatest success which the last few years and are leaders when it comes to TeamGym. of the two Norwegian teams going to Nordic in 2012, as well as the Junior European is an incentive in itself for gymnasts to improve and do better At the most recent European Championships 2012,when the Championships this year, we are coming to Iceland Championships in 2012. For the girls however, this each time. When it comes to competition, however, the team Icelandic Women´s Team won gold, 8 of the girls came from with hopes and ambitions to defend the title once year‘s Nordic Championships will be the first sticks together and fights as one for the team. Stjarnan. One of them, Kolbrún Þöll, is a part of the Stjarnan more.Three of the gymnasts in the mixed team international venue for all but one. We are hoping Even though TeamGym is a difficult sport and is stressful, Junior team competing at the Nordic Championships in were in the team in Halmstad 2012, and the rest of that they can rise to the challenge and help the both mentally and physically, as well as demanding a high level Ásgarður. the guys were in the men’s team the same year. All team secure the 3rd consecutive title. of of technique, it is important to find the joy in it and to enjoy training together. A team cannot work together if joy is not at It is a pleasure and an honour for the competition to be held hand. The social part, therefore, is very important in TeamGym, in Garðabær where the facilities are exemplary. We expect a group-building must be a part of the training and the gymnasts highly enjoyable competition since TeamGym competitions are must be able to trust their team-mates and coaches, and always known for their excitement, joyfulness and energy. Both for feel as a part of the group. It is also important that gymnasts participants and the audience. GT Vikingarna and coaches trust each other 100%, both during training and competition, especially when practicing difficult and complex We are a team from Stockholm with gymnasts from all over the jumps. city. We train on an island called Lidingö just outside of Stockholm where we got our very special name, "The Vikings". We are currently the junior national champions and came in 4th place at the senior nationals. The gymnasts competing in JNM are all born in ‘97 and ‘98. A couple of the girls competed in the last Junior Nordic Championships and also in the Junior European championships 2012 in Denmark. We are a very cheerful team and have worked hard together to get this far and compete at JNM. We love to go to camp in Italy in Follow us on instagram @elittruppenfamily the summers and we do a lot of activities outside of the gym together to create a fun atmosphere. Our seniors are our biggest supporters and fans and we are so thankful that we are all here in Iceland together!

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Who are the girls on the team? WOMEN – training MEN - training Time Floor Tumbling Trampet Time Floor Tumbling Trampet Inga María Hauksdóttir Andrea Rós Jónsdóttir 12:00 - 12:08 Gladsaxe Höganäs GF Joensuun Kataja 15:30 - 15:38 Vejstrup Drammen Bromma- What is your favourite apparatus? How old were you when you started gymnastics? 12:08 - 12:16 TeamGym Greve Holmen Gerpla gymnasterna My favourite apparatus is never the same – it I was 5 years old. 15:38 - 15:46 GF Fram Holmen x depends on where I´m doing the best each time – What goes through your mind just before a jump? 12:16 - 12:24 GK Vikingarna Stjarnan Trondhjem most often it is trampet and floor. I think about the jump I´m about to do, imagine it 12:24 - 12:32 Joensuun Kataja Gladsaxe Höganäs GF 15:46 - 15:54 Bromma- Vejstrup Drammen What is the best thing to eat before practice? from every angle and how I´m going to execute it. I gymnasterna It´s very important to eat well before practice since think about all the things I must keep in mind to be 12:32 - 12:40 Gerpla TeamGym Greve Holmen 15:54 - 16:02 x GF Fram Holmen they last for 3 hours and we need to keep our energy able to do the jump. 12:40 - 12:48 Trondhjem GK Vikingarna Stjarnan up the whole time. Just need to be careful not to eat 16:02 - 16:10 Drammen Bromma- Vejstrup What is your goal? gymnasterna right before because it can be very uncomfortable to Currently my goal is to be chosen for the National 12:48 - 12:56 Höganäs GF Joensuun Kataja Gladsaxe run with your tummy full. It´s best to have the right Team and be able to compete at the European 12:56 - 13:04 Holmen Gerpla TeamGym Greve 16:10 - 16:18 Holmen x GF Fram amount of carbs and proteins. A few examples of Championships held in Iceland later this year and get what I find good to eat before practice: one glass of a medal at the Junior Nordic Championships! 13:04 - 13:12 Stjarnan Trondhjem GK Vikingarna boozt, yogurt or skyr, banana, muesli, eggs, pasta or whole corn bread – and remember to drink plenty of MEN - competition water, both before and during practice. WOMEN – competition Time Floor Tumbling Trampet Tanja Ólafsdóttir How old were when you started gymnastics? Time Floor Tumbling Trampet I started gymnastics when I was 11 years old. How old were you when you started gymnastics? 16:30 Vejstrup I was four years old. 13:30 Gladsaxe 16:34 Drammen What is your favourite apparatus? 13:34 Höganäs GF 16:37 Bromma- Tumbling is my favourite. Anna Sigríður Guðmundsdóttir 13:37 Joensuun Kataja gymnasterna What is your goal? How old were you when you started gymnastics? 16:40 GF Fram I was five when I started gymnastics. My current goal is to get a medal at 13:40 TeamGym Greve What is your favourite apparatus? the Junior Nordic Championships :-) 13:44 Holmen 16:44 Holmen My favourite apparatus is trampet. 13:47 Gerpla 16:47 x What is your goal? 13:50 GK Vikingarna 16:50 Bromma- My goal is to do well at the Junior Nordic Helga Húnfjörð Jósepsdóttir gymnasterna Championships and hopefully get a medal. What is your favourite apparatus? 13:54 Stjarnan 16:54 Vejstrup Trampet 13:57 Trondhjem Favourite jump? 16:57 Drammen 14:00 Joensuun Kataja Kara Hlynsdóttir Full in half out straight. 17:00 x How old were you when you started gymnastics? What goes through your mind just before a jump? 14:04 Gladsaxe 17:04 GF Fram I was five when I started artistic gymnastics but What I have to concentrate on doing to get 14:07 Höganäs GF changed over to Team Gym when I was 10. the jump high and perfect. 17:07 Holmen 14:10 Gerpla What is your favourite apparatus? 17:10 Drammen My favourite apparatus is trampet 14:14 TeamGym Greve and your favourite jump? 17:14 Bromma- María Líf Reynisdóttir 14:17 Holmen gymnasterna Handspring straight with half a twist. How old were you when you started gymnastics? 17:17 Vejstrup I was five when I started gymnastics. 14:20 Trondhjem What is your favourite apparatus? 14:24 GK Vikingarna 17:20 Holmen Tinna Ólafsdóttir Trampet. 14:27 Stjarnan 17:24 x How old were you when you started gymnastics? What is your goal? 17:27 GF Fram I started when I was four, but started Overall, it is to be chosen for the National Team, but 14:30 Höganäs GF Team Gym last year. for the Junior Nordic Championships it is to make no 14:34 Joensuun Kataja What is your favourite apparatus? big mistakes during the competition. 14:37 Gladsaxe Tumbling and floor. What is your goal? 14:40 Holmen To be chosen for the National team. But for the Junior 14:44 Gerpla Nordic Championships it is to do our best and try to get a medal :-) 14:47 TeamGym Greve 14:50 Stjarnan 14:54 Trondhjem 14:57 GK Vikingarna

10 15 We are happy to welcome you to our facilities in Ásgarður Garðabær, for further information contact us at [email protected]

Schedule I s l and 2014 Ásgarður in Garðabær - Saturday 12. Apríl 2014

MIX - training 08:00 General warm-up, mixed teams Time Floor Tumbling Trampet 09:00 Warm-up mixed teams Hekla Mist Valgeirsdóttir Tara Ósk Ólafsdóttir 09:00 - 09:08 Stag Slagelse GF Selfoss How old were you when you started gymnastics? What is your favourite apparatus? (8 min. / team / discipline) 09:08 - 09:16 Holmen Flemming Gerpla I was five years old. My favourite apparatus is Trampet. 09:00-10:00 Judges’ meeting for 09:16 - 09:24 Gk Motus Salto Stag Slagelse GF What is your favourite apparatus? How old were you when you started gymnastics? the mixed competition Tumbling. I started when I was five. 09:24 - 09:32 Selfoss Holmen Flemming What is your goal? What is your goal? 10:05-10:20 Opening ceremony 09:32 - 09:40 Gerpla Gk Motus Salto Stag My goal this year is to make it to the National Team My goal is to do a good competition at the Junior 10:30 Competition mixed teams and compete at the European Championships. Nordic Championships and get chosen for the 09:40 - 09:48 Slagelse GF Selfoss Holmen National Team. 11:00 General warm-up, women’s teams 09:48 - 09:56 Flemming Gerpla Gk Motus Salto 12:00 Warm-up women’s teams Kolbrún Þöll Þorradóttir (8 min / team / discipline) MIX - competition How old were you when you started gymnastics? Steinunn Anna Svansdóttir How old were you when you started gymnastics? 12:15-13:15 Judges’ meeting I was four years old when I started gymnastics. Time Floor Tumbling Trampet What is your favourite apparatus? I was five when I started. for the women’s competition 10:30 Stag They are all my favourite. What is best to eat before practice? 13:30 Competition women’s teams What is your goal? I find it best to eat fruits and eggs before practice. 10:34 Slagelse GF What is your goal? 14:30 General warm-up, men’s teams My goal is to do good at the Junior Nordic 10:37 Selfoss Championships and hopefully get a medal and My goal is to get a medal at the Junior Nordic 15:30 Warm-up men’s teams compete at the European Championships this Championships. 10:40 Holmen autumn. (8 min / team / discipline) 10:44 Flemming 15:30-16:15 Judges’ meeting 10:47 Gerpla Belinda Sól Ólafsdóttir Íris Arna Tómasdóttir for the men’s competition 10:50 GK Motus Salto What is your favourite apparatus? How old were you when you started gymnastics? 16:30 Competition men’s team My favourite apparatus now is floor, but my favourite 10:54 Stag I was four years old when I started, but unfortunately is constantly changing. 17:50 Award ceremony 10:57 Slagelse GF I had to take a break for one year when I was six, on How old were you when you started gymnastics? doctor´s advice. After a break for one year, I couldn´t I was five when I started gymnastics. 18:35-18:50 Evaluation meeting 11:00 Selfoss be held away from the gym longer. What is your goal? for head of delegations, What is your favourite apparatus? 11:04 Holmen My goal now is that we will do well as a team at the The trampet has always been a favourite of mine. coaches and judges 11:07 Flemming Junior Nordic Championships, then my goal is also to What is your goal? be chosen for the National Team. 19:30-01:00 Banquet 11:10 Gerpla My goal for the Junior Nordic Championships is to land all jumps really well and perform perfectly on 11:14 GK Motus Salto the floor. Our big goal is to get a medal! Sara Líf Róbertsdóttir 11:17 Stag How old were you when you started gymnastics? 11:20 Slagelse GF I was four when I started. 11:24 Selfoss What is your favourite apparatus? My favourite apparatus is tumbling. 11:27 Holmen And favourite jump? 11:30 Flemming Double salto on tumbling. 11:34 Gerpla The competition will be broadcasted live 11:37 GK Motus Salto on SportTv.is VIÐ HÖLDUM UPP Á 1 ÁRS AFMÆLI VERÐUM MEÐ TILBOÐ Í HVERRI VIKU!

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Suðurhrauni 2b | 210 Garðabær | Sími: 590 5290 | www.klettur.is 14 11 Members of the Stjarnan gymnastics club enjoy fantastic support The girls’ team in TeamGym will be competing for Iceland at the Junior Nordics TeamGym Championship that will be taking place in Garðabær on 12th April. For the girls in the Stjarnan Team, this - cROSSFIT VANTAR will be a great honour and a significant challenge. The Stjarnan junior team are Icelandic champions, Cup Champions, Reykjavík International Games champions and Series champions 2014 in their category. These are the companies providing their support and the Stjarnan girls are extremely grateful for their support. Let the stars (Stjarnan) shine at the Junior Nordics!

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AUGLÝSINGAVÖRUR - SKILTAGERÐ FOUNDED 1982 FATAMERKINGAR - VERÐLAUNAGRIPIR FOUNDED 1982 35.000 Flatahraun 31 - 220 Hafnarfjörður FOUND FOUNDED 1982 ED 1982 sími: 565 1999 - [email protected] - www.marko.is 12 13 Members of the Stjarnan gymnastics club enjoy fantastic support The girls’ team in TeamGym will be competing for Iceland at the Junior Nordics TeamGym Championship that will be taking place in Garðabær on 12th April. For the girls in the Stjarnan Team, this - cROSSFIT VANTAR will be a great honour and a significant challenge. The Stjarnan junior team are Icelandic champions, Cup Champions, Reykjavík International Games champions and Series champions 2014 in their category. These are the companies providing their support and the Stjarnan girls are extremely grateful for their support. Let the stars (Stjarnan) shine at the Junior Nordics!

AUGLÝSINGAVÖRUR - SKILTAGERÐ FOUNDED 1982 FATAMERKINGAR - VERÐLAUNAGRIPIR FOUNDED 1982 35.000 Flatahraun 31 - 220 Hafnarfjörður FOUND FOUNDED 1982 ED 1982 sími: 565 1999 - [email protected] - www.marko.is 12 13 We are happy to welcome you to our facilities in Ásgarður Garðabær, for further information contact us at [email protected]

Schedule I s l and 2014 Ásgarður in Garðabær - Saturday 12. Apríl 2014

BJÓÐUM DEKK FRÁ: HJÓLBARÐAVERKS TÆÐI M A D E T O F E E L G O O D .

Suðurhrauni 2b | 210 Garðabær | Sími: 590 5290 | www.klettur.is 14 11 I s l and 2014

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