A ROSYTH gymnastics club is leaping for joy after four of their members were crowned the best of British.
Twenty competitors from Acrobay headed south to Stoke to face top-scoring partnerships from each region of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
And they were feeling champion after duo Rebecca Rippin and Sara Ksiazkiewicz, and the pairing of Scarlett Anderson and Luna Stevenson, both won gold at the NDP British Finals.
Nosa Idehen, Kayla Ballantyne, Ivy Assamoua, Isla Paton. (Image: Acrobay Gymnastics Trust)
Acrobay head coach Suzanne Fraser said: “The atmosphere at the finals is always electric because every gymnast there knows they have already pushed hard and performed to the best of their ability to qualify.
Luna Stevenson and Scarlett Anderson became British Champions. (Image: Acrobay Gymnastics Trust)
“Just walking out to perform in front of the big and loud crowd is an achievement. Ending up in the top half of the scores is fantastic and to win a podium place is brilliant.
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“To win gold, well, that’s absolutely incredible. To know you are the best in Britain at acro for your age is a hard-earned achievement and one they will never forget.
“We are massively proud of our new British champions, medallists and all the talented gymnasts who did their club and their country proud.”
Dylan Wilson and Brodie Smith. (Image: Acrobay Gymnastics Trust)
Grade two partners Rebecca and Sara won gold with their routine and scored 26.900.
Scarlett and Luna, a grade three pair, also became British champions with their balletic performance which scored 27.200.
Rebecca Rippin, Hannah Jurkiewicz, Scarlett Anderson, Anna Thompson, Sara Ksiazkiewicz, and Luna Stevenson.
Grade one pair Hannah Thompson and Anna Jurkiewicz won bronze, as did youth pair Nosa Idehen and Ivy Assamoua, and Grade five pair Kayla Ballantyne and Isla Paton.
Youth mixed pair Dylan Wilson and Brodey Wilson won fourth place, as did IDP1 trio Rosa Morrison, Poppy Pain and Ruby Melville.
Jacob Myles and Jessie Brown. (Image: Acrobay Gymnastics Trust)
Grade three mixed pair Jacob Myles and Jessie Brown came fifth, and Grade two trio Freya Brown, Julia Paterson and Phoebe Dunlop came in ninth place.
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