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Georgina Varley International Gymnast: Trampoline, Synchronized Trampoline, Double Mini Trampoline. At 20 years of age, Georgina is part of the Great Britain team for DMT. DMT Coach: Nick Earle. Supported by PHSC plc |
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Georgina ranked 24th in World Championships, and part of GB squad that finishes in 5th place in team event In her first appearance at the World Championships, Georgina was part of the Great Britain squad that finished fifth in the overall team standings. In the individual competition, Georgina looked on course for a top twenty classification but a retrospective adjustment to the scoring by the judges saw her drop to 24th place. The controversy surrounded Georgina’s second pass, which after some deliberation was awarded a mark of 32.70. This publicly announced mark was then reduced to 29.90, a decision that only came to light when the full results were published. Two official interviews with Georgina can be accessed here: > youtu.be/LvJnYAGHbns Note that the first interview took place before the judges reconsidered their decision and downgraded Georgina’s marks. Olympic Torchbearers Georgina is one of a number of athletes shortlisted to be Torchbearers to carry the Olympic Flame ahead of London 2012. There are around 8,000 Torchbearers needed in total for the Olympic Torch Relay. These will be selected by judging panels across the UK, with places confirmed in February 2012. The Olympic Flame will arrive from Greece on 18 May 2012 and the Torch Relay will begin the following day at Land’s End. It will travel over 8,000 miles in 70 days before reaching the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony on 27 July 2012 where it will light the cauldron to signify the official opening of the Games of the XXX Olympiad. National Finals – Senior Ladies DMT Taking the positives from the event, Georgina remained injury-free. Her early season performance leaves her well placed to qualify for the 28th World DMT Championships, for which there are four places available. Selections will not be made until the end of the summer, after trials at Hitchen. Georgina will now head off to Melbourne for a few weeks, where she will train with members of the Australian team. Northern Gala – Senior Ladies DMT Georgina used this competition both as a warm-up for the National Finals and as part of the selection process for the 28th World DMT Championships. With only four places available, Georgina did not disappoint and registered the second highest score from the eligible competitors. Lying in third place after the preliminary rounds, Georgina completed the Gala in fourth position overall, but more importantly in one of the qualifying slots for Worlds. The next qualifying event is the National Finals themselves, to be held on the weekend of 23/24 July at the National Indoor Arena. Southern Gala – Senior Ladies DMT Having qualified for the National Finals through her performance at Hatfield earlier in the month, this gala did not have great significance for Georgina. Entering the competition was as much as anything because the location was conveniently next door to her training venue at Jumpers. Although Georgina progressed past the preliminary rounds, she jambed her ankles on landing in the final and couldn’t complete her last pass. Her overall score of 117.20 left her in 7th place at the end of the tournament. Midlands Gala, Hatfield - 5 February 2011 Georgina had a positive start to the year as the programme of Gala competitions for 2011 commenced at Hertfordshire Sports Village. As well as standing in second place after the first two rounds, Georgina’s scores met the qualifying standards for entry into the National Finals to be held in Birmingham during July. With her last two jumps in the competition attracting fourth highest marks, Georgina ended the day in overall third position based on cumulative scores.
On Friday 28 January 2011 Georgina attended the Maidstone Youth Sport Award ceremony where she was presented with her 2011 training grant of £250 under the "Maidstone's Dream" initiative. Summer Training 2011 Georgina will be spending the summer training with members of the Australian team in Melbourne. Georgina will take part in a regional competition next weekend at her home venue in Gillingham next Saturday. This will bring to an end her first year of senior competition, unless called up for the World Championships in France next month, for which she is first reserve. Home Nations 2010, Gloucester 24 October 2010 Having scored the fifth best total in the previous day’s English Championships, Georgina was back on the DMT competing for England in the Home Nations tournament. This turned out to be a match between England and Wales, but the resultant competition was still intense. Georgina landed awkwardly during her warm-up and was not feeling 100% as she made her two passes, but still finished with the third highest score on the day. English Championships, Gloucester Georgina was among 28 senior ladies who took part in the 2010 DMT English Championships on the day before the Home Nations competition at Gloucester's GL1 Centre. These championships are contested between the regions, with Georgina representing the South East. Every athlete made two passes and then each of the ten regions had to nominate two of their number for a final round. The contribution of Georgina, who was selected for a third jump along with team-mate Robyn Osborne, saw the South East region finish in second place in this event. Georgina finished up as the fifth highest points scorer overall. England's best, but Georgina misses out in Portugal Despite ending up as the highest-scoring member of the England team at Portugal's Loule Cup, Georgina did not make it through to the final of the Double-Mini Trampoline competition. The tournament was dominated by the Canadians, with whom Georgina had trained during the summer. Her qualifying passes on Friday night left Georgina two points short of making the last eight, who progressed to the final two rounds on Saturday 25 September. Gymnastics Canada fully justified their long trip to the Algarve by taking five of the top ten positions. In all, 29 athletes took part. Georgina now looks forward to the Home Nations competition at Gloucester in October, the last competition of 2010. Georgina selected as reserve for DMT World Championships British Gymnastics has announced that in her first year as a senior competitor, Georgina has been selected as reserve for the GB Women's Senior Team at the 27th World DMT Championships to be held in Metz (France) in November. Georgina selected for England DMT Squad English Gymnastics has announced details of the 2010/2011 Trampoline and DMT squads. Teams from these squads will be selected to represent England at the Loule Cup held in Portugal during September 2010, and at the Home Nations competition in Gloucester. Georgina is one of five members of the DMT Senior Ladies Squad. More details can be found at > http://www.bg-coaches.org/news/Squad_announcement_2010.pdf  Next events: To be advised |
Maidstone's Dream About Georgina Varley
"I was taken to both gymnastics and trampoline classes at the Black Lion Leisure Centre, Chatham, Kent at the age of about 3 or 4. When the Jumpers Rebound Centre was built I transferred to there and within a short space of time I was asked to compete.
I've been training and competing from the age of 6 and have qualified for the British Championships every year since I was 9 years old. I started doing DMT (Double Mini Trampoline) when I was about 12.
Synchro is all about timing - you have to get right otherwise it looks untidy. Ideally you need to be of a similar build and height as your partner. There is a lot of concentration involved because as well as making sure you are in time with your partner, you have to carry out your routine properly too.
I really enjoy the buzz that you get after a good training session, and during competitions."
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