Junior & Senior Women's Teams Win Gold at the 56th Salamunov Memorial

Maribor, Slovenia; Team Ireland's Junior and Senior Women's teams take home gold and win 10 additional individual medals.

The junior girls finished in 1st place with a score of 134.000 led by Roisin Hickey who placed 2nd in the all-around with a score of 46.250. Estella Volkoff finished just behind in 4th with a score of 45.000. Roisin McDonnell finished in 9th place scoring 42.750. Hickey qualified in every event final where she took home the silver medal in Balance Beam with a score of 11.950. Volkoff qualified in the Uneven Bars and Balance Beam finals where she took the silver on the Uneven Bars scoring 10.850 and finishing her competition on Balance Beam winning the gold with a score of 12.050. McDonnell made the floor final where she finished 6th scoring an 11.150.

The Senior Women placed 1st with a score of 138.000 led by Maeve McGuinness who placed 1st in the FIG All-Around with a score of 47.250. Teammate Blathnaid Higgins finished in 3rd place scoring 45.550. McGuinness and Higgins both qualified in three event finals. McGuinness competed in the Floor, Vault, and Beam final where she placed 1st on Vault with a score of 12.850 and Higgins placed 3rd on the same event scoring 12.475. McGuinness took home the bronze medal on floor scoring 12.100 and placed 4th in the Beam final. Higgins scored an 11.950 on the Balance beam taking home the silver medal. Teammates Emma Slevin who competed in the Uneven Bars final placed 2nd with a score of 12.550 while Aisling Hurley competed in the Floor final placing 4th just behind McGuinness with an 11.950.

An amazing performance by both teams at the 56th Annual Salamunov Memorial. 

National Coach, Chris Muras said:

"Outstanding performances from each and every gymnast, but the support they had for each other on the competition floor really stood out. From team qualifications to individual event finals, they supported each other through every routine. Taking home team golds in both the senior and junior competitions was a reflection of their team efforts. Team Ireland took a total of 12 medals home. I couldn't have asked for more from both the athletes and the team of coaches and judges. A great and fun weekend for Gymnastics Ireland."

Well done to all gymnasts, coaches and judges.

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