Acrobatic | New Scottish Champions crowned for 2024
Acrobatic partnerships across FIG and NDP levels were crowned the new national champions at the 2024 Scottish National Acrobatic Championships in Motherwell this weekend.
Across the 16 and 17 March, 400 gymnasts in 161 partnerships, gave it their all aiming to medal at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility. Not all partnerships are required to compete the same number of routines; grades 1 through to 4 and Youth perform a single combined routine each. Grade 5, IDP and age 11-16 perform two; balance and dynamic with 12-18, 13-19 and seniors required to compete all three to be in contention for a place on the podium.
Day one of competition awarded thirteen new sets of champions with Sophie Crawford and Millie Cameron, along with fellow East Kilbride teammates, Ellie Montgomery and Lillia Clark taking gold in the aged 11-16 and 12-18 women’s pairs respectively.
The 11-16 women’s group title was taken by Lily Mchale, Imara Beattie and Khloe Cameron of Acrobay with a score of 52.850, 1.58 ahead of second place.
Beth Gilroy, Lily Schoneville and Amelia Davidson from Dynamic came into the competition on day two to dominate the top spot of their category scoring 80.73 in the 12-18 women’s group. Followed by the 13-19 women’s group title being taken by Emma Nelson, Scarlett Haldane and Ella Gracie from Acrobay, our 2023 junior gymnasts of the year.
Recently selected to compete for Scotland at the Caledonia International 2024, Gemma Russell and Emma Logan put out three routines with their balance and combined routines being their top scores of the weekend each scoring 27.00. Their overall score of 79.4 them the senior women’s pair national champion’s title.
Acrobay took home the trophies in the NDP and FIG teams competition with their first team groups. Their team 2 were close behind placing second, with Dynamic third in NDP. The FIG team podium hosted Dynamic in second with East Kilbride in third.
Congratulations to all the gymnasts and clubs that competed at this event across the weekend.
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