World Class Gymnastics sweeps the three top state levels more
World Class boys win state titleNicholas Anselmo turned in a dominating performance in leading World Class Gymnastics' Level 6 boys team to the state title Saturday and Sunday in Glen Allen. more
Palm Beach Invitational
Nicole Wright, Angela Durkac and Taylor Harrison each brought home all-around titles to lead World Class Gymnastics at the Palm Beach (Fla.) Invitational Feb. 27-March 1.more
Gymnastics in Paradise — turned out to be just that for the Newport News-based club.
First, the meet was in the vacation paradise of Honolulu, Hawaii. And to top it off, the World Class girls celebrated with one of the club's best early season meets in its nine-year history.
Competing against an international field on Jan. 10, the WC gymnasts brought home 10 all-around titles, won 29 individual events and captured team championships for Levels 9 and 10 and took runner-up honors for Level 8
Beaming with skill Sarah Gillespie took a few minutes out of her busy schedule a few weeks ago to drop into the media center at Smithfield High School. With family and friends looking on, she signed a letter of intent to compete in gymnastics at Ohio State next year. more...
Local Gymnast Qualifies for Diamond Level National Gymnastics Team
Lily Olson, 7, of Yorktown is a Level 6 competitor who trains at World Class Gymnastics, Newport News. On September 16, she qualified for the 2008 National USA Gymnastics TOPs Diamond Level Team. TOPs (Talent Opportunity Program) is a program for female gymnasts ages 7-11 and their coaches. During the summer, gymnasts are evaluated on physical abilities at the state and regional level. Olson was one of 48 gymnasts who qualified out of the 893 girls in the seven and eight year old age division. She has qualified her coach to attend the 2008 National TOP Training Camp in Houston, Texas at the Women's National Team Training Center located at the Bela Karolyi Gymnastics Camp. Olson would need to be age nine to also attend the camp, but she will be awarded a National TOPs Team Warm-up and Leotard.
Olson also captured the Level 4, Age 6, first place all-around title at the Virginia State Gymnastics Championship in Salem, Virginia on May 17 with a personal best score of 37.875. She is a second-grader at Coventry Elementary School.
Gymnast fourth at Junior Olympic Nationals
Sarah Gillespie of World Class Gymnastics came through with her best all-around score of the season, 38.025, and finished fourth out of 58 competitors at the Junior Olympic Nationals in Kissimee, Fla., on Saturday and Sunday.more
Photos from the Dallas meet this year. Click photos to see more.
