THE JUNIORS OF 2013: PART ONE

This a new series called 'The Juniors of 2013' highlighting some of the best talent throughout the Junior world.

Senior Year means the year that they are a senior (duh!)

Siyi Chen (China)
DOB: 02/12/1998 (12th February)
Club: Fujian
Senior Year: 2014
Honors:
2013 AYOF: 1st Team, 4th AA
2012 Massilia: 1st UB, 4th BB

watch Chen on bars here

Enus Mariani (Italy)
DOB: 4/3/1998 (4th March)
Club: Pro Lissone
Senior Year: 2014
Honors:
2012 Euros: 1st AA, 5th VT, 8th FX
2012 Jesolo: 2nd AA
2013 Padova: 2nd AA, 3rd VT, 6th UB, 4th BB, 2nd FX

watch Enus on floor here

Maria Kharenkova (Russia)
DOB: 10/29/1998 (29th October)
Club: Rustov On Don
Senior Year: 2014
Honors:
2012 Euros: 6th AA, 3rd VT, 1st BB, 1st FX
2012 Pac Rims: 4th AA, 4th VT, 3rd BB, 3rd FX
2012 Massilia: 2nd VT, 1st FX
2012 Jesolo: 3rd Team, 3rd AA*

watch Maria on floor here

Polina Shchennikova (USA)
DOB: 7/1/1998 (1st July)
Club: TIGAR
Senior Year: 2014
Honors:
2012 VISAs: 10th AA, 4th UB, 13th BB, 16th FX
2012 US Classic: 9th AA
2012 WOGA Classic: 5th AA
2012 Nastia Liukin Cup: 2nd AA*, 1st UB, 4th FX
2011 US Classic: 19th AA

watch Polina on floor here

There will be more too come :)

COTTBUS CUP: PARTICIPANTS

The Gymnasts competing at the Turnier de Meister Cottbus Cup have been announced just today and it looks like a hot field. We have a strong representation from a huge range of nations. Brace Yourself!

But this isn't the final participant list, we are still awaiting nominations for Germany but there are spots from Italy, Japan and other countries that could also send gymnasts.

Austria
Elisa Hammerle (VT, BB, FX)
Lisa Ecker (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Canada
Maegan Chant (VT, BB, FX)

Chile
Makarena Pinto Adasme (VT, FX)

China
Huang Huidan (UB, BB)

Croatia
Tijana Tkalcec (VT)

Czech Republic
Kristyna Palesova (UB, BB, FX)
Jana Sikulova (UB, BB, FX)

Egypt
Farida Ahmed Shorky (VT)
Mai Ahmed Saad (UB, BB)
Miriam Elhajj (VT, BB)
Mohamed Nancy Parks (VT, FX)

Spain
Maria Paula Vargas (UB, BB)
Roxana Popa (UB, FX)
Silvia Colussi-Pelaez (BB, FX)

Finland
Maija Lennon (VT, UB, BB, FX)
Paula Tiita (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Germany
not announced yet

Greece
Evangelina Plyta (VT, UB)
Vasiliki Millousi (BB)

Ireland
Sarah Lunn (BB, FX)
India McPeak (UB, BB)

Israel
Ofir Nezer (VT, UB, BB, FX)
Shaked Malec (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Kazakhstan 
Anna Geidt (VT, UB, FX)
Inna Vasilyeva (UB, BB, FX)

Latvia
Valerija Grisane (VT, BB, FX)

Malaysia
Tracie Ang (VT, UB, BB, FX)
Yueh Ing Tan (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Netherlands
Daphne Slingerland (VT, UB, BB, FX)
Noel Van Klaveren (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Portugal
Filipa Martins (VT, UB, BB, FX)
Ekaterina Kislinskaya (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Puerto Rico
Nicolle Vazquez (VT, BB, FX)
Paula Meijas (VT, BB, FX)

Romania 
Diana Bulimar (UB, BB, FX)
Larisa Iordache (UB, BB, FX)

Russia
Anastasia Grishina (BB)
Anna Dementyeva (BB, FX)
Evgeniya Shelgunova (VT, UB)
Kristina Goryunova (VT, FX)

Slovenia
Ivana Kamnikar (UB, FX)
Teja Belak (VT, BB)

Slovakia
Barbora Mokosova (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Switzerland
Nadia Muelhausser (VT, UB, FX)
Sara Metzger (UB, FX)

Sweden
Ida Gustaffson (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Uzbekistan
Asal Saparbaeva (UB, BB, FX)
Dilnoza Abdusalimova (VT, UB, BB, FX)

Venezuela
Eliana Yinneth Gonzalez (VT, FX)
Ivet Rojas Lopez (VT, UB, BB)
Jessica Lopez (UB, BB, FX)

WEEK NINE: STATISTICS

This was week nine of the NCAA Gymnastics League. Due to Nastia Liukin and American Cup competitions, it wasn't very popular but here are the updated national rankings. 

Team (Top 8):

1. Florida
2. Oklahoma
3. Michigan
4. LSU
5. Alabama
6. UCLA
7. Utah
8. Georgia

All Around (Top 12):

1. Vanessa Zamarippa (UCLA)
2. Joanna Sampson (Michigan)
3. Taylor Spears (Oklahoma)
4. Rheagan Courville (LSU)
5. Sharaya Musser (Penn State)
6. Makayla Stambaugh (Oregon State)
7. Brie Olson (Oklahoma)
8. Emily Wong (Nebraska)
9. Alina Weinstein (Illinois)
10. Caitlin Atkinson (Auburn)
11. Katie Zurales (Michigan)
12. Erica Brewer (Oklahoma)

Individual Apparatus Leaders:

Vault: Tory Wilson (Utah)

Bars: Chelsea Davis (Georgia)

Beam: Taylor Spears (Oklahoma)

Floor: Joanna Sampson (Michigan)

Team Apparatus Leaders:

Vault: Florida

Bars: Florida

Beam: Oklahoma

Floor: LSU