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Yearly Archives: 2018

Twisters Statement Re: USOC & USAG

Dear Twister Families, As you may have heard, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has recently taken steps to revoke USA Gymnastics' (USAG) recognition as the national governing body for the sport of gymnastics. The USOC believes that "the challenges facing the organization are simply more than it is capable of overcoming in its current form," and at Twisters we agree and believe a fresh start is necessary. You may be wondering how the USOC's actions to decertify USAG will impact our gymnasts and coaches. We received a message from the USOC and USAG stating that these actions will have [...]

By |2022-04-22T06:29:57+00:00November 7, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Twisters Statement Re: USOC & USAG
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Abby Johnston Begins Scholarship Career as Nebraska Gymnast

It may not feel like it in Florida quite yet, but fall is underway. The kids are back to school, fall classes are rockin' and our 2018 seniors are off to college! American Twisters proudly sent two full-scholarship seniors to NCAA Division I Universities this year. Abby Johnston received a full scholarship to the University of Nebraska and Alexandra Greenwald received a full scholarship to the University of Iowa. Go Huskers and Hawkeyes! Even though our 2018 seniors are missed in the gym, their presence is certainly felt, and the pride and inspiration they've left with us will stay forever. As [...]

By |2022-04-22T06:36:34+00:00October 11, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Abby Johnston Begins Scholarship Career as Nebraska Gymnast
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A Gymnast’s Back-to-School Balancing Act

  The start of a new school year is a particularly difficult time for many gymnasts, especially as they get older. They are required to do the intense gymnastics training they did all summer long while balancing the additional demands and challenges of new teachers and a full schedule of academic classes. Their teachers emphasize how seriously they need to take their performance in each of their classes and how they will be expected to produce high quality work that will be incrementally more difficult than it was in their prior grade. Most gymnasts are perfectionistic and hardworking, so they [...]

By |2018-09-26T14:04:45+00:00September 26, 2018|Competitive Girls, Team|Comments Off on A Gymnast’s Back-to-School Balancing Act
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Twisters Has Record-Setting Weekend at Level 9/10 Regional Championships!

Dedication. Perseverance. Strength. Hard Work. Team Work. Once again, Twisters is beyond proud to announce that our Level 9’s and 10’s had a record-setting weekend at the Region 8 Championships. The hard work and dedication of our athletes and coaching staff shined through as we qualified *9 Level 9’s* to Eastern's and *12 Level 10’s* to Nationals… the most in Twisters history! A huge congratulations goes out to... Level 9 Eastern Qualifiers Carolyn Jackson Sydney Crouch Emily Rivera Sophia Lomasky Nina Ballou Jayla Booker Nicole Rengifo Allison Kaempher Hannah Kang Level 10 National Qualifiers Hanna Castillo Ariana Delgado Haylen Zambrowski [...]

By |2018-04-18T17:18:10+00:00April 18, 2018|Competitive Girls, Hot News, Team|Comments Off on Twisters Has Record-Setting Weekend at Level 9/10 Regional Championships!
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Twister of the Month – April – Alexandra Greenwald

The recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland hit way too close to home for Twisters. Many of our students, including our Team girls, currently attend MSD and knew the victims. One of our Level 10 Team gymnasts, Alexandra Greenwald, lost one of her closest friends, Nicholas Dworet, in the shooting. Nick’s brother, Alex, was also shot and survived. Though facing heartbreak no high school senior should have to endure, Alexandra turned her grief into action and organized a meal train for Nick’s family to help support them in their darkest hour. In addition, she has dedicated [...]

By |2018-03-29T20:51:13+00:00March 29, 2018|Competitive Girls, Team, Twister of the Month|Comments Off on Twister of the Month – April – Alexandra Greenwald
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Twister of the Month – Coach Joanna Davis!

Each month, Twisters recognizes one outstanding member of our Twisters family, whether it's a gymnast, coach or staff member, who is doing great things both inside and outside of the gym. This month we are proud to highlight one of our amazing coaches, Joanna Davis, who not only shares her passion and expertise for gymnastics in the gym day in and day out, but she also shares her valuable time serving the homeless on a weekly basis through an organization called "The Soup Kitchen." Joanna is a role model not only for how she positively impacts her students, but also [...]

By |2018-03-07T17:09:37+00:00March 7, 2018|Twister of the Month|Comments Off on Twister of the Month – Coach Joanna Davis!
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Twisters Stands with Survivors

Dear Twister Members: Twister Gymnastics stands with the army of sister survivors who rightfully demand immediate change in the secretive, abusive, and unethical culture of USA Gymnastics that enabled the sexual abuse of 150+ athletes at the hands of Dr. Larry Nassar. For far too long USA Gymnastics, the governing body of our sport, their board of directors and the national staff have turned a blind eye to abuse and instilled a culture of fear in our country’s most talented athletes. The culture of USA Gymnastics must change, and this change requires a complete overhaul of the board. We too [...]

By |2018-01-25T23:00:03+00:00January 25, 2018|Twisters Organization|Comments Off on Twisters Stands with Survivors
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