Hello...

Haha sorry I haven't been on here in a REALLY long time... I guess you can say that I've been busy? Well I finally started school again so I'm on the night schedule.
Competition season is coming up soon but don't think I'm not ready!
Let's start on...

VAULT! Well I've been working on a few different things but I'm pretty sure that I'm going to compete with yurchenko layout. It isn't very good because I don't have a lot of time to practice it... ]:

On FLOOR I almost have all of my tumbling passes.

On BEAM I actually just about have all of my skills. I added front aerial, back handspring layout step out, ring jump back tuck (connected for a bonus) and split jump straddle jump (connected for a bonus).

BARS is coming along pretty well too! I'm not too sure which elements are going to be in my routine but right now I'm working on shoot over, stalder, blind change, and double back dismount.

I have a little work to do on all of my events but I know I'll get better!

-Majesta

More about SHOOT OVER...

Well, when I have privates with Mr. Don (Donald Furrer), he teaches me different ways of learning elements, take this for example.

During my private with him, we were doing a shoot over drill. This drill below REALLY helped me with trying to get into handstand. With the other drill, I just kept landing in horizontal, but this pressured me into going to handstand. At first, I was a little nervous and wouldn't go. But at the end, I was going and Mr. Don said they were good.

Take a look at the drill,
its pretty rad.

IN THE NEWS!!!

By Antonio Prado

Community News

Posted Jun 30, 2008 @ 02:06 PM

KMC Gymnastics announces state champions

KMC Gymnastics in Kennett Square, Pa. have had four all-around state champions among boys and girls and several event state champions from both compulsory and optional levels this season.

Katherine Langseber, Liam Riley, Leah Sommerville and Adam Womer were all-around Pennsylvania state champions. Event state champs include Katie Cruse on beam and Amy Margolin on floor, Level 4; Samantha Messikomer on vault, level 5; Rachel Lee on beam and Majesta Valentine on vault, level 8; Alyssa DiFrancesco and Mia DiFrancesco on beam, level 9; and Lauren Swankoski on floor, level 10. Majesta also placed second in the all around and second in vault at Regional Championships.
Lauren Swankoski placed 11th at Senior Level 10 National Championships. Event state champs for the boys include Adam Womer on floor, vault, and parallel bars; Devin Trinter on parallel bars and high bar, level 4; Liam Riley, pommel horse and high bar and Carter Lamey on the pommel horse, level 5; Matthew Bunke on the high bar, Brendan McBride on the parallel bars and Jakob Simcek on the rings, level 6; Gregory Tamargo on the rings and vault, level 7 and Brett Harris on the vault, level 9.

At the Regional Championships, Liam Riley, level 5, was floor champion and placed second all around, and Matthew Bunke, level 6, placed third on the rings.

New tricks?

Yup... you heard correctly. I just wanted to give you guys an update on all of the things that I'm working on for my level nine routines. I don't have like any video's from floor and beam though, but I should have a post up by next week with those skills.

So today I want to just tell you about my bars and vault. Well on bars I'm learning quite a few skills but I'm only showing you one... SRY!

Right now I'm doing a private with Sergei ( Sergei Poukas ), I'm working on double back dismount, blind change, front giants, pak, and shoot over. Since shoot over is my newest skill, I decided to show you that. =]

On vault I'm learning two different vaults. I just recently got my front handspring front tuck.
I'm also working a bit on yurchenko but I haven't started to flip, just round-off back handspring for me! :D

I'll give you the post for beam and floor next week... PROMISE!!

Level 8 Regionals

LEVEL 8 REGIONALS - 2008

Ok wow! I'm so sorry that this is really late! I guess I was getting a little lazy!

Well anyways... about Regionals, it was GREAT! I had a really awesome meet and I'm really proud of myself. When we first got there we got our leotards. They are mostly black with purple specks all over and the back is purple velvet. Then we started to warm- up.

The Pennsylvania team joined together and started there first event (which was bars).
The bars felt good and sturdy except for the fact that I kept hitting my feet on the low bar really hard. I did a pretty good routine and the judges gave me a score of 9.275 which was 15th place (haha!).

Then we had beam...(I thought) DON, DON, DON!! You remember how I always had trouble falling off?!? Well that day had to be a miracle because somehow I didn't fall off on my connection!! YAY! My routine was pretty wabbly though... teehee! Scored 9.325 and came in 3rd place. After we finished beam, my back started to bug me. It only hurt me a little but I REFUSED to stop competing.

So then was floor. This was a pain in the butt because my back was THROBBING but somehow I dealt with it. My score was a 9.45 but I got 10th place! The scores on floor were SUPER high!

Then last was vault. This had to hurt the most. The running, the pounding, the landing all hurt my back soooooo much! I tried my best and still did my regular vault
(tsuk pike) and got a 9.55 with 2nd place.

Then came all around. Everyone kept saying that I was the regional champion but something in me said that I wasn't. I knew that SOMEONE just had to beat me... which was true... heh.

I got second place all around Regional with a 37.6.
And thats my Level 8 Regionals
(my first Regionals EVER! YAY!)

P.S. Pennsylvania got first place in team... yeahh.. WE ROCK!

2008 Pennsylvania Level 8 State Championships

Well yeah... this was a really good meet for me. I am really proud of myself. When we got there they took our pictures and we started warm-up. It was just Rachel and I and it felt really weird. Even though we were only missing one person, it still felt like some dramatic change occurred. We started on vault. I was really nervous to be doing tsuk pike but it turned out to be really good. When I did my vault, it felt like all the rest of the ones that I normally do, but this time Sergei said that it was really good. I did my two vaults and my score was up.......... 9.675! I got first place this this score... I'm so happy to be Pennsylvania Vault champ! Then was bars... I worried most on this event. We went on two different bars but on the first set of bars, I didn't do routine. My routine was to do a free-hip on the low bar but I just broke it up and did low bars and high bars. Then on the other bar I did like one routine and then we started competition. I did my routine fine except on my low bar, my hand slipped off. I didn't fall or anything and I just kept going. My score was a 9.1 with 15th place. Then was beam. I warmed up and I did my back walkover back tuck and stuck it twice. Then when I went for my routine....I just had to fall off! I was soooooo mad! My score was still pretty good though and I got a 8.925 with 13th place. Now for my favorite event of all, FLOOR! Instead of doing a front handspring front full, I just did a layout to save my score. I ended up getting a 9.475 with 4th place. My all around was a 37.175 and I got 4th place. THIS MEANS I MADE IT TO REGIONALS! I'm so happy that I made it. Actually our whole level 8 team made it! Good luck to all level 8's at regionals!


~Majesta

Friendship Classic

Hey sorry I'm late again... Well anyways I had a meet in Pottsville, Pennsylvania called The Friendship Classic. My first event was beam. I warmed up and did all of my skills and then in competition I fell on my back walkover back tuck and my score was a 9.0 which was fourth place. Next was floor... my favorite. I did the same tumbling passes and my score was a 9.575 with third place. We rotated to vault next. I did tsuk tuck and my score was a 9.35. The tsuk tuck has a start value of 9.8 so remember that. I got second place. Last was bars... YIKES! Unfortunately I did pretty bad and got a 7.9... Yeah, I didn't place. Then we went into the auditorium and did all around. My all around was a 35.825 and I got fifth place! I got this really cool trophy that spun in circles and I have to say that really enjoyed myself. Well that was pretty much my meet.....

~Majesta

John Pancott Invitational

Heyy guys I'm sorry this one is so late... It seems I forgot... oops! I don't understand either because it was one of the best meets I did all year. Our first event was bars... I think. Once again got a 9.3 with second place. I thought it was a really nice routine too! Next would be beam. Our coach, Miss Tamara was judging us on this event so I was really nervous. My routine was pretty solid except my connection which is back walkover back tuck, which I fell on. I ended up getting a 9 with fifth place. Our second to last event was floor. I was fine and stuck all of my landings... well ALMOST all of them... I got a 9.45 which gave me third place. And last but not least... vault. It was fine and I got a 9.25 with fourth place... In all around I got my first 37.0 of the year... I got first place.

pssst!

Heyy I just wanted to let you know...well if you've been watching my videos, I have been having quite a hard time with free-hip to handstand. We decided to take a few privates with a different coach. This time I had a private with Mr. Don. I think that he really helped me. We did this drill where he puts a mat laying against the high bar. I would put my feet on the mat and do free hip. This helps you with keeping your shoulders back when you go for free-hip. I was actually hitting a handstand and staying real tight. Below there's a video of the drill I was doing, to help explain it a little better.





~~~Majesta~~~

AQUAFINA TEAM CHALLANGE

Wow did I have a big weekend! It started out on Friday night... we drove down to Connecticut, which was about three and a half hours (talk about long time!). I got settled in and started walking around with the girls from my team. We had lots of fun but I thought that at 12:30 it was time for me to go to bed. I got up at about 8:00am the next morning (Saturday) to eat breakfast, I had it with my teammate Bailey. After that we went to the meet. I got there early so I watched some of the session before me. When our competition started, I found out that I started on bars...nerve wrecking much? I ended up actually doing free-hip on high-bar (yay me!!) and my routine was pretty good, for me, (I though anyways)......My score was an 8.45...and I came in 6th place. Next was beam, I just got new beam shoes and I didn't get to try them out on the beam before this meet. Oh well! Well I stuck my routine and got a 9.425 which took 1st place. Then was floor, I liked it. I thought that I had a pretty solid routine and I got a 9.125 (surprisingly that didn't even take a place!). And finally was vault, The landing was pretty hard and it hurt my ankles but I dealt with it, my score for that was a 9.15 and I came in 3rd place. In all around I ended up getting 3rd place with a 36.15. What a big day!!

That night we ended up back at the meet for level 9 & 10 event finals. Lauren (vault & floor), Haley (beam) & Mia (beam) qualified for the finals. Lauren got second place on floor, she won a video ipod. Great job to all!!!

It's not over though!! I qualified for event finals which were held the next day. Which meant we had to stay another night.... yippee!!(not!!) I qualified on beam...DUH! Well I had a lot of time to warm up but somehow I forgot to warm up front walkover... I did it anyways... I stuck my routine but got a low score of 8.9..... :'( I thought that I should have gotten better than that but oh well! It still got me third place which was a Vera Bradley Bag. I really wanted second place so I could have gotten the video ipod but..... things happen for a reason...
Well keep checking out the blog and leave lots of comments!!! =]
I'll try to post as much as possible!!
See ya later!!


~Majesta

SPRING FLOWER BULBS FUNDRAISER

Hi Everyone!

Majesta is selling Spring Flower Bulbs to support our gymnastics gym. Some of the profits from the sale will be put into her account at the gym to help pay for coach's fees, meets and etc... If you are interested, they are listed below. All of the Bulbs are $5.00 each.
You could contact me via email (KristieNix@aol.com) for payment. If you are paying by check, make check payable to "KMCGAPO".
All items will arrive the first week in April. All monies and order must be received by 2/29/08.
Thanks for your support!
Maria (Majesta's Mom)

A-Two Tone Hanging Begonia Garden
(annual) Grows beautifully in shady and sheltered places. Each kit includes
6" hanging basket, hanger, bulb and special potting soil (basket may differ from style shown).
Bloom all summer and fall, 18" tall
complete kit

B-Hanging Strawberry Garden
(perennial) For indoor or patio use. Kit contains 6" hanging basket, hanger, three virus-free plants and special potting soil. Lush foliage in 10 days; fruit in sixty days.
Blooms spring and summer before fruit, 10" tall
complete kit


C--Fancy Leaf Caladium

(annual) Splendid array of red, white, pink and green foliage with color contrasted leaf edging. Perfect in pots and groups. Bulbs need warmth to start growing.
August - September bloom, 10" - 12" tall
3 bulbs

D - Crocosmia Lucifer
(annual) Searing red flowers on wiry tems make this an ideal selection for borders and cut flowers. Hummingbirds love them!
July - September bloom, 24" - 36" tall bush
8 bulbs

E-Spectacular Gladiolus

(annual) Stately blooms in dazzling multi-colord assortment.
Bloom 90 days after planting, 4' - 5' tall
14 bulbs

F-Hosta

(perennial) Shade lilies, dramatic variegated foliage with bell-shaped flowers on graceful stalks. Stunning! Low maintenance border. Hardy.
Late summer bloom, foliage in spring, 18" - 32" bush
one plant

G-New Tiger Lilies

(annual) Exotic beauties of rich colors with curled and delicately dotted petals of red, white, yellow or pink. Vigorous growth of 15 to 20 flowers on each stem
July - September bloom, 3' - 4' tall
3 bulbs

H-Everbearing Strawberry Plants

(perennial) The best available virus-free plants! Large, red juicy berries throughout summer.
Blooms spring and summer before fruit, 10" tall
10 plants

I-Stargazer Lilies

(perennial) Strikingly beautiful blooms of fuchsia color, dramatic shape and pleasing fragrance. Hardy growth, excellent cut flowers!
July - September bloom, 25" - 30" tall
2 bulbs

J-Blazing Stars

(perennial) Very attractive rosy purple spikes. The stems are covered with a grass-like foliage of dark green. They grow well in poor soil. A very desirable plant for tall borders.
August - September bloom, 4' - 5' tall
12 bulbs

K-Anemone De Caen

(annual) Graceful pink star-like flowers blooming all summer long. Ideal for pots and planters.
Bloom throughout summer, 6" - 8" tall
18 bulbs

L-Elf Lilies
(perennial) NEW dwarf (ELF) lilies, ideal for pots, planters and borders in the garden. They have colorful and fragrant characteristics. You will be bery pleased and delighted with these NEW miniatures.
July - September bloom, 16" tall

3 bulbs

M-Mini Amaryllis

(annual) Graceful pink star-like flowers blooming all summer long. Ideal for pots and planters.
Bloom throughout summer, 6" - 8" tall
18 bulbs

N-Peacock Orchids
(annual) Hold on to summer with this sweet-scented late bloomer! Elegant, creamy-white 4" flowers accented with prominent purple centers on sturdy stems.
July to October bloom, 24" - 36" tall
18 bulbs



O-Bleeding Heart
(perennial) Romantic favorite from Victorian gardens with arching branches and delicate "HEART" flowers. Extremely vigorous.
May - June bloom, 2' - 3' tall shrub
one plant

P -Camelia Begonia

(annual) An abundance of full, double blooms in rich array of colors. Excellent for containers; requires adequate moisture.
Bloom all summer into fall, 6" - 8" tall
3 bulb

Q--Daylilly Stella D'Oro

(Star of Gold; perennial) Dwarf variety produces an abundance of golden-yellow bell shaped flowers with dark green foliage. Earliest, longest-blooming of all daylilies. SPECTACULAR!
Bloom all summer long, 18" tall
one plant


R - Persian Buttercups
(perennial) Delicately flaked blooms in a wide array of colors make these sturdy stemmed beauties ideal for both planters and borders. A favorite of florists!
May - July bloom, 12" - 15" tall 9 bulbs

Parkettes Invitational

OMG!!!
Well, I have to say that yesterday was a pretty rough day! It started out when we were driving there... you see, my mom thought it was at the school so we went there....wrong place!! Then we were driving around for the longest time (got directions from someone at Parkettes, they told us a wrong turn, ended up in Bethlehem). We finally got there about ten minutes before march in, I missed march in and kept warming up. We started on beam, I was the last one. I have to say just one thing about the beams, they felt awfully weird. They were like peeling and all old! Well anyway... as I started to compete on the beam, I did back walkover back tuck and fell. Then I also fell on switch leg leap... I got a beam burn all down my left leg. I ended my routine with an 8.15 and didn't place. After that, my knee hurt so I went to the person who helps you when your hurt and she gave me ice and wrapped prewrap around my knee to stop the pain. Then was floor, I was ok with this event. The floor was really springy and I liked it. I did my routine and got an 8.925 and got 6th place. Next was vault, my practices weren't really good and I got to do one tsuk before competition. In competition, I stuck one and touched the mat on the other one. I got a 9.225 with a 1st place. Last was bars, amazingly, I got a 9.1 with 5th place.
In all around I got a 35.4 with 4th place.
Well that was my meet!!

~Majesta~

GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!

TO ALL MY FRIENDS AT KMC
GOOD LUCK TO ALL LEVEL 8, 9, 10 AND
ELITE GYMNASTS!!

~~MAJESTA~~

TO MY AUNT JO

"You Made My Day"

I appreciate your kindness
More than words can say;
The very nice thing you did for me
Really made my day!

By Joanna Fuchs

~~ MAJESTA~~

umm...??

Heyy guys... sorry I haven't blogged in a while. I just keep forgetting {[(tee hee)]}... Well lately we have pretty much been doing routines. Vault is the same thing but running is hurting my knees and shins, hopefully it will go away. On bars I've been having trouble with my free-hip on high bar. I keep falling over in the wrong direction, but I'll keep working on it! On beam it really depends. I can do everything, it's just if I stick it or not. On floor I'm doing pretty well. I seem pretty prepared for my next meet on floor. Speaking of my next meet, Its at Parkettes Gymnastics . My meet is at 7:30 in the morning so we are going so spend the night before at a hotel. Miss Tamara says that we should all take this meet very seriously because it is just like a regional meet. Regional judges are going to be there and a lot of gymnasts from the area are coming too. This meet really shows us our place and how well we are. And one more thing, I would like to thank my Aunt Jo for donating money towards my dream to go to the Olympics... Thanks so much Aunt Jo!! I'm going to keep practicing and I'll be back with a few more updates... catch ya later!!

~~Majesta~~

BARB KNOTHE INVITATIONAL 2008

Well the meet is over and it was a long but fun weekend...we had close to 400 gymnasts come through our gym. There were 64 Level 8 gymnasts, I competed against 15 girls that were age 12 (that's my age). I got First Place All Around with a score of 36.600!!


We started on vault. I thought I wasn't going to do so well and I was really nervous. I ended up sticking both of them though. My score for vault was a 9.125. On my bars I had a rough warm-up. I just started doing a new routine with free-hip on high bar. So in my warm-up when I was doing my free-hip, I went forward and put my foot on the high-bar. It was just a big mess up. But I did well when it came to the competition, my bar score was 9.15. Next was beam, my warm-up was normal and I was first. I fell on my back walkover back tuck but I still got a 8.975 on beam, I thought that was pretty good. Last was floor, I have to say that it was great. On both my warm-up and competition I did well, my score on floor was a 9.35. In all-around I ended up getting first place. I also got a scholarship to Gattaca Camp. It was given to all first and second place winners of all levels.

Our team got First Place for Team Award!!

Barb Knothe Invitational

Hey, sorry I haven't posted in a long time, sometimes I forget. Well one of my home meets is coming up, The Barb Knothe Invitational, January 11-13. We have about 400 gymnast competing..."Good Luck to All!" On January 13, 2007 (Sunday) is when I compete. It turns out that on floor I'm not doing front handspring front full, I think it's a bit too hard for me right now but I'm sure that I'll get it soon.
I keep landing on my butt so it's just about the same routine. On beam, nothing changed to begin with, so I just have to keep up the hard work. Vault it varies from doing Tsuk pike to tsuk tuck, it really depends how I feel at the moment. Bars I'm really not sure what I am doing because I have to say that my bar routine is pretty bad. To top it off, I just got a rip today so I think it's going to be a little hard. Keep looking for posts after the meet to see some of my videos, catch ya later...


Majesta