San Clemente Gymnast Wins Big in Utah For Olympica

SAN CLEMENTE, CA — Olympica Gymnastics Academy’s competitive team traveled to Park City, Saturday and Sunday to participate in the 2020 Black Diamond Winter Classic. Several gymnasts brought home top awards, including residents of San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo and Mission Viejo a spokesperson for Olympica told Patch.

San Clemente’s Madelyn Snedeker earned 9.400 and the bronze on beam in the child division.

San Juan Capistrano Level 9 gymnast, Katya Kousakin was the vault champion, scoring an
impressive 9.675 in the child division. Her teammate, Kaitlyn Driessen of Rancho Mission Viejo, earned the bronze on vault (9.400).

The Level 7 team won the third place team award, led by Kylie Phillips of Laguna Niguel who earned the silver on vault (9.250) and the bronze on bars (9.375) and beam (9.525) in the junior division.

Teammate Addison Malue of Mission Viejo earned the silver on vault scoring a 9.525.
Samantha Hayes of Ladera Ranch took the silver medal on bars in the Level 8 child division with her score of 9.650.

Aliso Viejo resident, Holly Carter, earned the bronze for her bar routine, scoring a 9.300 in the junior division.

In the Level 9 junior division, Allison Karner of Laguna Niguel was the bars champion, earning a 9.350. Allison also earned the silver medal on beam (9.250) and the silver in the All Around (36.800).

Finally, scoring a 9.300, Sarah Quan of Ladera Ranch took home the silver for her floor exercise routine.

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