5th Annual USA Wheel Gymnastics National Open Championship

The Fifth Annual USA Wheel Gymnastics National Open Championship occurred on March 12th, 2011, during the Bi-Annual Chicago Big Wheel Weekend.

The event was very successful and strong abilities were exercised by all competitors. Nations represented were USA, Japan, Canada, Argentina.

Being held as US Open Championship, it served as well as trials for the upcoming Wheel Gymanstic World Championship in Arnsberg, Germany this summer ...

... looking forward to the 2011 Worlds in Germany!

2011

USA Wheel Gymnastics US National Open Championship,
- Single Wheel Competition, & Level Testing
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* by Evan S. Brown

* Taking first place all-around in the Senior Men’s competition was Cornell Freeney, competing for American SOKOL, with a score of 26.60. Sam Sake came in second with 17.20 and Yasuaki Yoshikawa from Japan came in at third with 16.55.

* For the Senior Women’s all-around competition, first place went to Nozomi Yoshida from Japan with a score of 22.55. Second place went to Luisina Rosas, competing for American SOKOL, with a score of 17.75. Chloe St. Jean (Canada) received third place with a score of 11.10.

Work shop athmosphere at the last ' Big Chikago Wheel Weekend'

* Junior Men’s competition had gymnasts all from the USA.
This event resulted in Dave Ettelson receiving first place with a score of 20.90. Second place went to Jack Gomberg with a score of 20.30.
Third place went to Cortez Young with a score of 9.00 and fourth place went to Prado Keme with a score of 8.45. Rounding out the Junior Men’s competition, Jackson Masada received fifth place with a score of 6.50.
* Receiving first place in Junior Women’s all-around competition, representing the USA, was Edith Keme with a score of 13.40. Narumi Taguchi from Japan received second place with a score of 11.15 while Elsa Thompson from the USA received third place with a score of 8.60.
* Especially the performances of Cornell Freeney in vault in the emn division and the two top juniors Dave Ettelson and Jack Gomberg showed a good perspective on their goals to have a chance to be able to reach the finals at the 2011 9th World Championship.

Premiere ...!
* The first ever single wheel (also known as "cyr" ) competition was held. Competitors battled in four rounds, each round consisting of 2 thirty second displays per gymnast of their abilities on the single wheel.
The audience voted via applause for their opinion of the best display. Yasuaki Yoshikawa received first place, Paul Perreault from Canada received second, and Eli Cherweznik from the USA won third place.
Level testing was accomplished for Introduction, Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels. This is only the second time level testing in wheel gymnastics has occurred in the USA, the first time being in Indianapolis earlier this year under the guidance of Paula Lord. T
wo gymnasts passed the Introduction level, seven passed the Bronze level, three passed the Silver level, and seven passed the Gold level in wheel gymnastics level testing. Several of the competitors in the USA National Open Championships will be representing their respective countries during the upcoming 2011 World Championships in Wheel Gymnastics to be held in Arnsberg, Germany, May 31st – June 5th.
* Even S. Brown
* R E S U L T S: > Detailed results

(* For more information on that competition, please visit www.rr-wm2011.de
* For specific scores from the USAWGF National Open Championship, please visit www.usawheelgymnastics.org

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