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Team GB's Daniel Purvis announced today that he is retiring from competitive gymnastics. A key member of the team for the last decade, Dan won a number of team and individual medals at major championships, including Worlds and the Olympics, and won five Commonwealth medals for Team Scotland. Having started on the Athlete to Coach transition … Continue reading Great Britain’s Daniel Purvis announces retirement
After a fantastic few years, 2018 has turned out to be a very unlucky year for the Great British WAG team. Following a very successful start to 2017, Ellie Downie announced over the summer that she would not be competing at Worlds in Montreal because of a longstanding ankle injury which required surgery. Unfortunately, she … Continue reading Bad luck continues for Team GB
With several of the top WAG contenders out through injury (Ellie Downie with an ankle injury, her sister Becky out with an elbow injury, Claudia Fragapane tearing her Achilles tendon less than two weeks ago and Georgia-Mae Fenton suffering an elbow injury in qualifications), this could have been a disappointing championships, but in fact we … Continue reading British Championships 2018 recap – Senior WAG
Just days after confirming her selection for the Commonwealth Games, Team GB's Claudia Fragapane announced on Friday that she had suffered an Achilles tear during training. British Gymnastics later confirmed the news and added that she was withdrawing from all competitions, including this weekend's British Championships and the Birmingham World Cup, for the foreseeable future. … Continue reading Fragapane suffers Achilles tear
Before looking ahead into 2018, we thought we'd take a glance back over the achievements of Team GB, who have been coming on leaps and bounds over the past few years. 2017 saw a number of ups and downs for the ladies, including some unfortunate injuries, but generally speaking, it was yet another good year … Continue reading British WAG – 2017 Recap
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