Kieran Gorman

Kieran Gorman qualified in second place for both events with room for improvement.  In the finals Gorman performed an outstanding routine to secure first place in both events held in Las Vegas 20-24 July 2010.

Winning these events and combined with his winning results in previous 2010 World Series events Kieran was awarded the World Series 2010 Championship trophy .  This officially confirmed Gorman as the World number one ranked Senior Male Aerobic athlete.  This is the first time in Australian history that a gymnast has achieved this ranking in any discipline. 

Coach Trudi Nurse said 'This is an amazing and historical result, I am so proud of Kieran and his achievements.  He is proving himself to be an athlete that dominates all international events.  At age 22 Kieran still has the possibility of at least ten more years at this level.  He is highly motivated to continue to push the boundaries of our sport. I am just so thrilled for him and Australian gymnastics.'

Kieran is from Western Australia and is a member of Spirit Gymsports where he has been training for more than ten years.  In 2004 he won his first major international event and was crowned World Age Champion in his division.  In his career he has earnt more than twenty international medals for Australia.  This year has been his most successful year ever and he has recently secured sponsorship from McInerney Ford.

Outstanding results were also achieved by WA junior athletes at the competition.  Chelsea Carroll (16) won gold in the Age Group 2 category.  Carroll defended her 2009 title with the highest junior score ever achieved by an Australian athlete.   'Her routine was her most outstanding performance ever.  Chelsea has developed a reputation of not only performing an excellent technical routine but becoming a crowd favourite around the world with her artistic flare.' said Nurse.

Cairo Leicester (14) competed in the Age Group 1 category and received the silver medal equalling her result in last year's competition.  This tops off a great year for Cairo.  Next year she will move into Age Group Category 2 to compete along side team mate Carroll. 'Cairo is one of Australia's brightest rising stars. I feel sure Cairo will continue to dominate internationally for years and years to come. I'm so proud of her achievements.' said Nurse.

The trio of Jazmin Crawford (12), Carissa Curia (10) and Giveney How (12) are the youngest to compete from Australia.  They placed second in their division.  Nurse said 'I am so pleased for these girls and their amazing result it has been a lot of fun preparing for this event with these girls.  We did a lot of early morning training sessions and the girls were always keen and positive, they have an exciting future in Sport Aerobics.'  This team is coached by Trudi and Jodie Behan at Spirit Gymsports.

Full results will are available on the Gymnastics Australia website.