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Chantilly Academy GymStar Headed to Level 9 Eastern Championships

On the weekend of April 5-6, Level 9 Chantilly Academy GymStar, Olivia Norman of Herndon, competed at the Region 7 Level 9 Regional Championships held at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton, VA.  Around 370 gymnasts from a six-state region competed for an opportunity to qualify and compete in the Level 9 Junior Olympic (JO) Eastern Championships to be held May 1-4 in Bradenton, FL.   The top six all-around finishers in each age group qualified to compete in the Eastern Championship meet.

Olivia Norman finished tied for 4th place in the all-around for the Sr.2 age group!  On her individual events she placed 6th on vault (9.350), tied for 5th on uneven bars (9.450), and 4th on floor exercise (9.300).  She “stuck” her beam routine, giving her a 9.000 score to round out her 37.100 all-around score.  With her top six finish in the all-around, Norman will head to Bradenton, FL at the end of the month to represent Region 7 at the USA Gymnastics Level 9 Junior Olympic Eastern Championships.  She and the rest of the Region 7 team will compete against teams from Regions 5, 6, and 8, which are all located in the eastern half of the United States.

Other upcoming meets for the GymStars include the Level 4 Virginia State Championship Meet in Leesburg on the weekend of April 26th and 27th.  The Level 3 GymStars will travel to Chesapeake, VA on the weekend of May 3rd and 4th for the Level 3 Virginia State Championship Meet.  Go GymStars!

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