Kippettes

This meet is quickly becoming a favorite, in our opinion! It’s nice to see teams we do not normally see, and have some competition at the first meet of the year. Getting a weekend trip up the Poconos isn’t a bad thing either. Our Level 3s had a great first meet, filled with lots of tough competition, but they were still able to hold their own. They even walked away with a 4th place team! Our Level 4 were on fire this meet! 4 out of 5 girls scored out for Level 5 and the team came in second place with a lot of competition. Our Level 6s are a dream team, coming in second place team and a lot of first place wins! Xcel Gold had a lot of competition but still managed to walk away with two first place wins and other places! Our Platinums had some tough competition but managed to score Brooklyn on Bars and Audrey on Beam. Xcel Diamonds KILLED their first meet, taking many first place wins, and even first place team!!

1st Place Winners

Level 3:

Aria- Bars (9.325)

Elsie- Beam (8.8)

Level 4:

Robyn- Beam (8.85), Floor (9.35), All-Around (34.975)

Level 6:

Ma’isa- Bars (9.175), Floor (9.6), All-Around (36.325)

Josie- Vault (9.25), Beam (9.425), Floor (9.5)

Xcel Gold:

Penelope- Vault (9.15), Beam (9.05)

Xcel Diamond: 1st Place Team

Lauren- Vault (8.9), Floor (9.35)

Jolie-Floor (9.525)

Another successful year at the Winter Bowl Invitational, and this year we took our entire team for the first time, Levels 2-8 and Xcel Bronze-Diamond. Our Level 2 and Xcel Bronze teams started their meet season with a bang taking home lots of bling! Our Level 3s and 4s shined, hitting personals bests at this meet and getting some of their highest all arounds of the season so far! Our Level 6s and Golds were next, some debuting new skills and killing their routines. Our Xcel Diamonds/Platinums and Level 8s tried their best, achieving personal goals and walking away with lots of first place wins. Our Xcel Silvers ended the weekend with the entire team placing on something and crushing their first meet of the season. 

1st Place Winners:

Level 2:

Remi- Bars (9.7), Beam (9.3)

Ariahna- Vault (9.2), Bars (9.55), Beam(9.2), Floor (9.35), AA(37.3)

Level 3:

Aria- Bars (9.4)

Level 4:

Robyn- Floor (9.6)

Level 6:

Ma’isa- Bars (9.375), Floor (9.6), AA (37.8)

Josie- Beam (9.45)

Nahla- Vault (9.7)

Level 8:

Anna- Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor, AA(34.2)

Xcel Gold:

Penelope- Vault (9.4)

Xcel Platinum:

Iyana- Beam (9.5), Floor (9.425), AA(36.375)

Hailee- Vault (9.1)

Xcel Diamond:

Jolie- Vault (9.1)

We couldn’t ask for a better experience or outcome for the Kippettes team as we competed in our first ever International competition! The Magical Classic was just that, magical. We competed against teams from UK, Canada, Bahamas, Barbados, Guatemala and some of the highest ranked teams in the U.S. It wasn’t just the high scores, great routines and individual wins that made this experience special,It was the sportsmanship shown throughout each session team to team getting to witness great gymnastics from across the word running around Universal Studios with the team sleepovers, dinners and all the team bonding among gymnasts, parents & coaches. We had 12 out of 23 gymnasts place at this meet! 

Huge shoutout to our first place winners, the Kippettes took home a first place champion on each event across multiple different levels

Level 4: 

Mia- Bars (9.4)

Robyn-Beam (9.375), Floor (9.65)

Level 6:

Josie- Vault (9.25)

Xcel Platinum:

Nahla- Bars (9.4)

      It’s truly never a normal year for the Kippettes. We started our competition season in November after an incredible 7 weeks of summer camp, for the first time since 2019. In January we got the news that our beloved gym would be out of service for at least six months starting in April. Thus began the hunt of finding a new training space.

     After 3 month of looking, we found the perfect place. The gym space is almost double the square foot as our previous gym, with a super high/open ceiling, has air conditioning, and in immaculate condition. Our incredible families and friends helped us move all the equipment into the new place, all in under 8 hours on a rainy day. We spent the following week putting the gym together, and none of it could’ve been possible without our amazing support from these families. 

     In spite of the challenges, the Kippettes pulled through once again with another great season filled with wonderful memories, victorious moments, new experiences and lots to be proud of. This was also the first year we introduced a Xcel Bronze and Silver team, 24 gymnasts first time experiences and competing within USAG. They had an incredible first season and made lots of amazing accomplishments and memories. 

This was another first time meet for our team, and wed say they killed it, with each group taking home a team award. Our Level 3s were a full team with all 11 gymnasts competing, and taking home 1st place team award, they had lot of high scores and high places with 6 first place awards. Our Level 4s crushed this meet with lots of competition, taking home 3rd place team award. Josie took home 1st on 4/5 events including AA, and Julie took home 1st on two events and AA. Our Level 5s killed it, having every girl place at least twice and a 3rd place win. Ma’isa taking home first on 3/5 events including AA. Our Level 7/8s had a lot of tough competition but still managed to snag at least two medals each, including a stunning floor routine from Anna (9.475). Our Golds came up strong with a 3rd place win and a first place win on beam from Mia with a 9.35, and a place for all 6 girls. Our Diamonds and Platinums walked away with lots of bling, everyone placing and XD Leah getting first on Beam with a 9.2. 

All- Around Winners:

Robyn Burton (Level 3)

Josie M (Level 4)

Julie (Level 4)

Ma’isa (Level 5)

This was our youngest girls first meet of the season and they killed it! This meet was huge with lots of tough competition across all levels. 

Level 2-8, XG/XP/XD

Our Level 2s took home 3rd place team and Aria had a huge All-around of a 37.375 and a first place win on bars and a place on every event. 5/8 girls snagged at least one placement. Our Level 3s had their toughest competition of the season, but still managed to have 6 girls place, with Robyn having huge scores of 9.575 on floor for a 3rd place win. The Level 4s held their own with many 9s scored and Josie scored first place on Bars and All around. The 5s bounded back after a hard meet and managed to get 7 places across 4 girls. The Level 7/8s put in the work, Ameena was rewarded with 3rd place bars and Lauren earned 5th place bars. Our gods shined with 3 girls topping the podium, Brooklyn 1st place on floor, Josie 1st place Beam and Mia 1st place Beam. Our Platinums fought for their spots on the podium with Hailee and Jordin taking home at least 2 medals. Our Diamonds showed up big with Leah placing on every event, including a beautiful 2nd place floor routine of a 9.2. Jolie and Frances also placed on at least one event. 

XB / XS

It was the Debut of our very large Xcel Bronze team (16 gymnasts) and they made us so proud! They did a fantastic job with lots of wins, high scores, and places. They also were so supportive and encouraging of each other and made their coaches smile. 

Our silvers were excited and one fire at their first meet. They all received 9.0 or higher on bars and almost all 9s on floor. Not too shabby for their first ever meet!

This meet had over 21 states represented and we still managed to hold our own, with a Kippette placing 1st on every single event. 

Level 3: 

Robyn- 1st V(9.525), 3rd UB , 3rd BB, 1st FX (9.4), 1st AA (37.4)

Jaelyn- 4th UB, 2nd BB, 4th FX, 4th AA

Level 4: 

Nyah- 4th UB, 7th AA
Nahla- 4th Vault, 3rd Bars, 7th FX, 3rd AA

Josie- 5th Vault, 5th UB, 2nd FX, 5th AA

Level 5:

Ma’isa- 6th 9.075, 6th UB

Violet- 5th BB, 6th FX, 6th AA

Level 7:

Anna- 2nd UB, 6th AA

Lauren- 4th V, 5th UB, 6th BB, 3rd AA

Level 8:

Savannah- 3rd V, 4th UB

Ameena- 1st Bars (9.225), 2nd FX (9.225), 4th AA

XG:

Mia- 5th beam

Gen-5th beam

Josie-5th UB, 4th FX

Sahara- 5th V, 3rd BB

XP:

Jordin- 6th UB, 9th FX

Sabi- 6th FX

XD:

Leah 7th UB, 1st BB (9.475), 3rd FX, 7th AA