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BRITISH OCTOBER 2011 GYMNASTICS OFFICIAL MAGAZINE Mimi Frankie Cesar Jones Keziah RG World Gore Championships Warm-Up ...with the President OCTOBER 2011 he trilogy of World Gymnastics Championships leading to Olympic Qualifications is now under way. The first of these was the World Rhythmic Championships held recently in TFrance and we now know that GBR will be represented at the Olympic Games. Currently, our two artistic teams are seeking qualification in Tokyo with the final event being the Trampoline World Championships in Birmingham with Kat Driscoll being an outstanding prospect for qualification. You now have the opportunity of feeling part of ‘our’ team as we launch “I am BG” - which I am sure will bring together our gymnastics community. This will lead, in the coming months, to London 2012 Club Starter packs, which will enable your club to embrace the atmosphere of the Olympic Games. The British Olympic Association have asked for five representatives in different categories to participate in the London 2012 Torch Relay. We have put names forward for this - look out for an update soon! I had the opportunity of visiting the magnificent Basildon Sports Village the new home of South Essex Gymnastics Club. Not only is this an outstanding facility for gymnastics, but also for swimming and athletics. Basildon Council are to be congratulated on their enterprise and vision in providing these world class facilities. With new centres at Europa and Brentwood now on the horizon, the stage is set to embrace one of the key Olympic aims to increase participation. This is reflected once again as our membership increases year on year with 71 clubs registered with British Gymnastics during the 2010/11 membership period and nearly 14,000 new club members. British Gymnastics and its clubs should be proud of their achievements and contribution to the health and welfare of the community. I am sure that is why organisations such as Sport England remain committed to working with, and supporting, British Gymnastics, as do UK PAUL GARBER Sport through their International programme PRESIDENT and our sponsors. It is quite simple we BRITISH Gymnastics deliver what we promise. UEG VICE PRESIDENT [email protected] 0845 1297129 www.british-gymnastics.org 3 Contents Page 7 Jaime Carter 2011 Senior FIG Men's CONTENTS Aerobic Champion 7 GABRIELLE JUPP SAPPHIRE’S LITTLE GEM 10 COURTNEY TULLOCH THE LIFE OF A MEN’S ARTISTIC ELITE GYMNAST 17 KAT DRISCOLL ON LIFE, HOPES AND DREAMS 25 CLUB FEATURE SWINDON SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS Page 10 33 CHALK TALK VOLUME 49 THE YURCHENKO VAULT ISSUE 8 ROUND UP MANAGING EDITOR ADVERTISING 38 GEORGE MILLER MONTPELLIER EXPERIENCES - RG WORLD CHAMPS MARK YOUNG , [email protected] Cabbell Publishing Ltd, Woodman Works, 204 Durnsford Road, 42 PREVIEW Feature EDITORS London, SW19 8DR TIM PEAKE, OLIVIA HOWARD Tel: 0208 971 8463 ARTISTIC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, TOKYO Fax: 0208 971 8480 [email protected] [email protected] 44 RESULTS VAULT [email protected] RESULTS, REPORTS AND PHOTOS DESIGN PUBLISHED BY KATHY-ANN DAVIES, British Gymnastics, 45 WHAT’S COMING UP JOANNE RICHARDS, MARK YOUNG Ford Hall, Lilleshall National Sports Centre, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 9NB EVENTS TO LOOK OUT FOR Page 17 BGtv Tel: 0845 1297129 GARETH FINCHETT Fax: 0845 1249089 Copyright © 2011. Published by The British Amateur Gymnastics Association. Registered in England No. 1630001 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a [email protected] retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, VAT Reg. No. 207 9654 44 photocopying, recording or otherwise without written permission of British www.british-gymnastics.org Gymnastics. ‘CHALK TALK’ Identification and naming of individual gymnasts on printed photographs is JEFF DAVIS British Gymnastics Official Photographer: determined by the information received and therefore cannot be guaranteed for ALAN EDWARDS [email protected] accuracy. www.sports-photo.co.uk The views expressed by the individual contributors are not necessarily those of British Gymnastics. Equally the inclusion of advertisements in this magazine British Gymnastics Official Photo Partner: does not constitute endorsement by British Gymnastics of the products or SUBSCRIBE TO THE LATEST NEWS FROM DE PHOTO services concerned. British Gymnastics is unable to recommend any product, guarantee that it is free of any banned substance or take any responsibility for BRITISH GYMNASTICS WITH OUR RSS FEED www.dephoto.biz any claims of effectiveness. 4 Front cover - Francesca Jones (insets - Mimi Cesar, Keziah Gore) - Alan Edwards 5 Gabrielle Jupp Gabrielle Jupp Gabrielleourteen-year-old Jupp Sapphire Gymnastics, of Club is one of the most talked about British Junior Fgymnasts of 2011. Only recently joining the national squad, Gabrielle has moved quickly through the ranks and her explosive gymnastics and confident style have caught the eye of many gymnastics fans. In only her first year as a junior she took the silver medal at the British Championships in July, proving she is certainly one to look out for. Olivia Howard and Tim Peake caught up with her whilst training at the National Sports Centre, Lilleshall, to get all the info on this rising star, including her involvement in the national squad, recent competitions and the future… 7 Gabrielle Jupp routine it’s such a great feeling. My Competing with confidence has grown a lot on this the stars... apparatus. It makes you feel really proud to be School... in the same competitions as someone I still go to school but my Head of like Beth Tweddle. It’s a great Year understands my commitments - experience and it does boost your he shows my videos off in assembly! confidence knowing that you can step They’re really supportive, but up to that next level. My confidence sometimes it is hard to catch up and has improved a lot as I have been I will have to be even more focussed competing internationally and more next year when I begin my GSCE’S. in general, so it’s definitely given I like P.E. and biology at school, so me that extra boost as well as vital I’d like to do something with these experience. subjects when I’m older. Internationals... Future... My first international competition I’d love to do Junior Europeans was in the Czech Republic where next year but I will have to see how the team won and I came 4th. It was everything goes. I just take each day JunioR WINNERS AT THE quite a calm competition for my first as it comes. 2011 WOMEN’S BRITISH international, which was nice. EYOF... It was quite a different competition as National Teammates... it was a multi-sport event, you got to Squad... I get on with all the British mix with the other athletes and it was girls on the squad but I Champs... a really fun competition! I was quite I was asked to join the spend a lot of time with nervous but it was great to have the national squad after I Charlie Fellows, as she There was a lot of rest of the British team there with me. trialed at the English is the only one from pressure at the British I found it quite interesting to see what Championships. At first her club also. It’s quite Championships as I had the other gymnasts were like. I was I was really nervous but helpful sometimes being an error on the bars so I really pleased when I qualified for the I spoke to my coach the only one from your had to do well. My coach beam final. I thought winning a medal and he told me I would club as you can get one did say you’ve got to do was going to be quite hard but I did it be fine. From the first to one time from your a perfect beam if you and I was so pleased! session I really enjoyed coach. want to challenge for the it. I’d been to Lilleshall medals but I did it and once before on a I was so happy to take Style and coaching course when I Schedule... the silver medal! Being favourites... was younger but I can’t I train every day apart in the arena and on the People say I’m not exactly the most really remember it. So from Sunday. I used podium as well was graceful of gymnasts, they say I’m when I came here for the to do horse riding and great practice for future more powerful but I’m not entirely first time being older I swimming but now I competitions especially sure. My favourite piece is beam was in awe, it’s such a dedicate my time to international ones. GABRIELLE AT THE great facility. gymnastics and I love it! because when you stick a beam 2011 WOMEN’S BRITISH 8 9 GlasgowCourtney WorldTulloch Cup Preview THE LIFE OF A MEN’S ARTISTIC ELITE GYMNAST... ourtney Tulloch is just 15 years old but his school life and Cdaily routine are very different to that of many boys his age. He trains at Pegasus Gymnastics Club under the watchful eye of Ionut Trandaburu. Since his gold medal performance at last year’s UK School Games, Courtney has had increasing success. He recently won the all- around gold medal at the European Youth Olympic Festival, as well as gold on the rings and silver in the team event. Olivia Howard caught up with him during his training at Lilleshall. He told us the ‘ins and outs’ of his school life, training, teammates and what he carries in his kit bag that gives him that little extra luck… Courtney Tulloch 10 GlasgowCourtney WorldTulloch Cup Preview How did you begin? School? I started gymnastics when I I’ve got GCSE’s coming up next was about 6 or 7 years old.