MINNESOTA -- Giant Gymnastics did it again, bringing home 74 medals in seven different categories at the 29th annual Twin City Twisters Northern Lights Competition.
Georgia McCart topped the podium in first in the silver category and teammate Emma Leveille brought home fourth on beam.
Ryleigh Allen won her second meet of the season with a high all around score of 37.525 in the gold division. Her teammates also fared well with Janneka DePeuter in 3rd, Aby Foulds in 3rd for her age division, Addison Tempelman in 5th and Eeva Pietila in 6th.
Isabel Boutotte placed 3rd on bars, Emmery Wilson received 4th on vault. Ava Hodgson won her gold medal on vault. Keavey Crocker had a high score of 9.20 on floor while Aurora Lalonde also did well with a 9.00 on the same event. This success brought home the coveted 1st place team award.
The Level 6 team also fared well with Sullivan Gallo placing 2nd all around. Teammate Lyla Picard placed 2nd on vault and 5th all around. Maci Falk was on the podium with 3rd on vault and Sofie Gallo had a high score on floor with a 9.60.
Ella Gasparotto performed extremely well, placing 1st on beam and 2nd on all around. Her teammate Arianna Sutton placed 1st on vault and 4th all around. Teammate Jade Shewchuk had a high score on floor with a 9.30. Malia Sutton also did well with a 9.275 on floor.
The highlights for the Level 8 team were Alyssa Blazino with a 5th place overall and a 9.125 for teammate Deveyn Kayes on floor. Harper Lilley and Katie Tofinetti both did well with scores of 8.950 and 8.850 on floor.
Hannah Palko had her best meet of the season in Level 9. She topped the podium with a 9.225 on vault. She also was successful on bars with a 5th place finish. Teammates Grace Gaudino, Abby McGirr and Macy Gashinski also fared well at this high level of gymnastics.
Sophia Tofinetti had a truly outstanding performance, being the only Level 10 athlete representing Northwestern Ontario. This competition marked the first time Sophia has competed all four events in Level 10 after injury and meet season schedule had prevented it. What an outstanding performance she had in her first attempt, placing 6th all around among a very strong cohort of elite athletes, with a top five finish on floor among the greats.
We are so beyond proud of her and the entire team.
