24/3/13: The final day of the Men’s and Women’s British Championships saw the women battle it out in their respective age groups to be crowned individual apparatus champions, and the men battle to be event Masters.

 

In the Senior women’s competition, 2013 all-around champion, Gabby Jupp continued to shine taking two more gold medals on both the floor and beam. She also took silver on the bars behind established gymnast, 2008 Olympian Becky Downie from Notts. Niamh Rippin also from Notts took the final title on the vault for the second year in a row.

 

The men’s Masters finals took place alongside the women’s apparatus finals. The men use their results from the all-around to crown apparatus champions within the age groups but the masters are where any of the gymnasts who competed in the Under 16, Under 18 or Senior categories are ranked together to find the top 8 gymnasts from across the board. The final eight for each piece then battle it out to be crowned the master of that apparatus.

 

Dan Keatings stole the show taking two gold medals on both the P bars and Pommel horse, edging out Olympic bronze medallist on this piece of apparatus, Max Whitlock. This didn’t make it a bad day for Max though as he won the High Bar title. Bury’s Theo Seager also stood out winning both the Rings and Vault Masters with Huntingdon’s Sam Oldham victorious on the Floor.

 

Full results can be found by clicking here.

 

Women’s apparatus finals

 

Senior Vault

Fresh from her bronze medal winning performance in the all-around finals, Notts’ Niamh Rippin performed two great Vaults in the Women’s Senior Final, including a solid one and half twisting Yurchenko. This helped her to take the title for a second year in a row with an overall score of 13.800. Dynamo’s Kelly Simm powered down the runway to take second with 13.625 and there was a tie for third with Glasgow’s Amy Regan and Sapphire’s Eleanor Thompson with 13.525.

 

Senior Bars

Becky Downie went all-out for her only performance in the Finals, and performed some extremely difficulty skills in her Bar routine. Although she had a pause on the top bar half way through as she lost momentum, her high skill level was enough to crown her the champion. 2013 all-around Senior champion, Gabby Jupp, took the silver medal with a well-executed performance finishing with a strong full twisting double straight dismount to score 13.700. The Academy’s Ruby Harrold’s unique bar set put her on the podium too, despite a fall, showing her incredible depth of talent. She took the bronze with a score of 13.250.

 

Senior Beam

Confident Gabby Jupp from Sapphire took the Beam title with an outstanding score of 14.750. Hannah Whelan was back on form to take silver with 14.350 and Park Wrekin’s Georgina Hockenhull took third with a less difficult but clean routine for 13.350.

 

Senior Floor

Gabby Jupp continued to shine on the floor with precise landings and impressive tumbling to be awarded 14.350 for her routine. Cardiff’s Raer Theaker followed closely behind scoring 14.200. Her front two and a half twist a particular highlight. 2012 Floor champion, Niamh Rippin took the bronze with 14.000.

 

Junior Vault

Ellie Downie (Notts) took the Junior Vault title with a full twisting Yurchenko that looked like it could easily double if not more. She scored 13.775 to take the gold. Hot on her heels was South Durham’s Amy Tinkler who also performed a fantastic full twisting Yuchenko for her first vault that helped her take second with 13.750. Tyesha Mattis (East London) chose not to perform her double twisting Yurchenko in the final as she did in the all-around, opting instead for a clean Yurchenko straight and then a full twist. This paid off as she scored 13.300 to take the bronze.

 

Junior Bars

Amy Tinkler continued confidentially after her Vault silver and put in an almost flawless performance here, sticking her full twisting double back dismount to score 12.900 and take the title. Fresh from her Vault victory, Notts Ellie Downie performed a difficult routine to score 12.450 and tie in second with East London’s Chantelle Halford who performed a beautifully executed double straight dismount.

 

Junior Beam

Tyesha Mattis took the Beam title with a high risk routine that scored 13.800. Ellie Downie from Notts took her third medal of the day with 13.550 for silver and South Durham’s Amy Tinkler took third with her impressive standing full twist somersault to score 13.400.

 

Junior Floor

Powerhouse Amy Tinkler from South Durham took the gold with her up beat routine to Meatloaf’s Bat out of Hell and a sky high double straight as well as a full in pike out. She scored an impressive 14.200. East London’s Tyesha Mattis took her third medal of the day on Floor. Her powerful tumbling gave her second place with 13.900. Amy’s teammate Jade Armstrong completed the podium, with a beautifully choreographed floor and clean tumbles to score 13.350 and take the bronze.

 

Espoir Vault

Maisie Methuen (Phoenix) powered her way to first with 13.450. The Academy’s Phoebe Turner performed a huge full twisting Yuchenko to take her into second with 13.075. Liverpool’s Lucy Stanhope took the bronze with 12.950.

 

Espoir Bars

Georgia Mae-Fenton (Europa) swung well on the bars, excelling in her turns to score 13.200 and take the gold. Teal Grindle from Sapphire took the silver scoring 12.850 with Catherine Lyons (Europa) in bronze medal position with 11.800 despite a fall.

 

Espoir Beam

On the Beam, Teal Grindle was again victorious; the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic champion took the title with 13.900. Phoenix’s Maisie Methuen took silver with 13.350 and Largs Louise McColgan followed closely behind in bronze with 13.250.

 

Espoir Floor

Sapphire’s Teal Grindle and Europa’s Catherine Lyons shared the Espoir Floor title with a score of 13.900. Both routines were completely different; Catherine elegantly moving to a slow, thoughtful piece of music, and showing fantastic flexibility in her leaps and Teal performing to a lively, energetic piece of music, full of character combined with complex tumbling. Louise McColgan from Largs finished third on floor with some strong tumbling and a beautifully choreographed and unique dance routine.

 

Men’s Masters

Floor

Huntingdon’s Sam Oldham was the master on the floor with a well-executed routine to score 15.333 and take the title. Max Whitlock performed his impressive twisting series but a step out of bounds pushed him into second with 15.133. U16 gymnast, Europa’s Giarnni Regini Moran took the bronze with 15.033. His outstanding performance including a double twisting double back put him in the medals and above several more experienced gymnasts.

 

Pommel

Dan Keatings (Huntingdon) continued his good form from the all-around finals and finished in the top spot with 15.633. Olympic bronze medallist on the piece of apparatus, Max Whitlock (South Essex) finished not far behind with 15.466. There was a tie for third with Southport’s Dan Purvis 14.733 and South Essex’s Anthony Wise, both scoring 14.733.

 

Rings

Powerhouse, Theo Seager (Bury) took the rings title with 14.900 showing he is back on track after recovering from injury. Leeds’ Sam Fern took the silver with 14.600 with Reiss Beckford from South Essex took the bronze with 14.400.

 

Vault

Theo Seager continued his winning streak on the Vault, taking the gold with 14.983. Cameron Mackenzie from Huntingdon took the silver medal with 14.216. Clinton Purnell from Barry YMCA clinched the bronze with 14.099.

 

P- Bars

Dan Keatings won his second gold on the P-Bars, scoring a high 15.433. Max Whitlock impressed with his signature move to take the silver with 14.766, just ahead of Sam Oldham in bronze (14.700).

 

High Bar

South Essex’s Max Whitlock tied for first position with Southport’s Frank Baines, as both scored 14.633. Under 18 gymnast, Nile Wilson took the bronze with 14.660.