Vegas Acro Cup 2017 Results
SXL Gymnastics has had a huge week competing in Las Vegas, Nevada! The Vegas Acro Cup was held from 30 March to 2 April, with over 750 international gymnasts attending.
Team SXL were proudly represented by 12 athletes together with Head Coach, Xilin Shen and Senior Coach, Ying Qi Xu.
All five SXL groups performed beautifully, with three groups progressing to finals for their division and two of those groups going on to medal – exceptional results and a great experience to compete on the international stage.
- 13-19 Mixed Pair – Nick & Tara – 2nd place overall – Silver medal.
- 12-18 Women’s Pair – Antonia & Nicole – 3rd place overall – Bronze medal.
- 12-18 Women’s Trio – Katie, Frances & Alex – 18th place overall.
- 11-16 Women’s Pair – Shennei & Stella – 9th place overall.
- 11-16 Women’s Trio – Cassie, Clara & Teisha – 13th place overall.
SXL was invited to arrive early in Vegas to participate in an invaluable four-day training session with USA Head Coach and World Head Judge, Tonya Case. Wow!
We are so proud of the conduct, professionalism and sportsmanship displayed by our competition groups in Vegas. This was a truly worthwhile and memorable tour providing our gymnasts with fantastic international competition experience. We would like to sincerely thank all the coaches and parents who helped our athletes get to Vegas!
