LAKE PLACID, N.Y., May 19, 2017 – 2016 Olympic alternate Camilla Feeley of Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center leads the field of 233 rhythmic gymnasts competing at the 2017 Rhythmic National Qualifier, May 19-21, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, N.Y. Based on performances at the qualifier, 25 junior and 20 senior gymnasts will advance to the USA Gymnastics Championships, the discipline’s national championships.
The qualifier features 10 national team members: Brigita Budginas of Agoura Hills, Calif./California Rhythms; Eliza Cohen of Los Angeles/California Rhythms; Karrine Denisova of Wilmette, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center; Feeley; Ekatherina Kapitonova of Staten Island, N.Y./Isadora; Elizabeth Kapitonova of Staten Island, N.Y./Isadora; Serena Lu of Staten Island, N.Y./Isadora; Matylda Marszalek of Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center; Lili Mizuno of Brentwood, Calif./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center; and Shannon Xiao of Fairfax, Va./Gymnastics World.
The competition schedule is listed below.
Friday, May 19
8:45 – 9:40 a.m. – Level 9 hopes
9:40 a.m. – 6:50 p.m. – Level 9 juniors
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Level 10 juniors
Saturday, May 20
8:45 – 12:50 p.m. – Level 9 juniors and hopes
1:30 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. – Level 9 juniors
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Level 10 juniors and hopes
Sunday, May 21
8:45 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. – Group exhibition
8:55 – 11:45 a.m. – Level 10 seniors
12:15 – 5:25 p.m. – Level 9 seniors
5:25 – 5:35 p.m. – Group exhibition