SEVEN CHELSEA PIERS GYMNASTS PLACE
AT WORLD CUP GYMNASTICS INVITATIONAL
(New York, NY— December 15, 2009) – Seven members of the Chelsea Piers boys gymnastics team placed first place in their level and apparatus categories at the World Cup Gymnastics Invitational in Chappaqua, New York December 4th and 5th. Morits Linn, Kijana Thomas, Mack Hallett, Gideon Small, Theodore Karakitsos, Luca Ricciardi, and Brian Knott, all Placed 1st in their respective levels.
Highlights
| Mortis Linn, Level 4 |
1st Place All Around |
| Kijana Thomas, Level 4 |
1st Place vault and Pommel Horse |
| Mack Hallett, Level 4 |
1st Place High Bar |
| Gideon Small, Level 5 |
1st Place Pommel Horse |
| Theodore Karakitos, Level 6 |
1st Place All Around Team |
| Luca Ricciardi, Level 6 |
1st Place Vault and Floor |
| Brian Knott, Level 10 |
1st Place Vault |
“It was a very competitive meet,” commented Hector Salazar, boys’ team head coach. “There were more than ten teams that came to compete. This was a great kick-off to the season.”
The next competition for the Chelsea Piers Boys Gymnastics team will be The “Gym Nest Local” meet in New York, January 9, 2010. Level 4 and 5 boys will be representing the Piers.
Chelsea Piers Boys Gymnastics Team
Named the top gym in New York by Fitness Magazine, the Sports Center at Chelsea Piers is the premier sports and fitness center in the greater New York Metropolitan area. Featuring unsurpassed cross-training opportunities, the Sports Center includes a quarter-mile indoor track, the biggest indoor rock climbing wall in the Northeast, a twenty-five yard pool overlooking the Hudson River, as well as one of the largest cardiovascular and strength training facilities in the country. In addition to an extensive selection of fitness and strength training programs and classes, the Sports Center offers wellness seminars, sport-specific training programs, multi-sport fitness programs and spa services.
About Chelsea Piers
The Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex is a 28-acre sports village built on four historic Hudson River piers. Chelsea Piers features two indoor ice rinks, a state-of-the-art golf driving range, a world-class gymnastics center, indoor playing fields and basketball courts, a 40-lane bowling center, one of the world's most comprehensive health clubs, restaurants, sports pro shops, Manhattan's largest film and television production center, the most extensive marina in the city, dozens of nationally-acclaimed teachers and coaches, a 1-mile public esplanade, and a landscaped waterside park.
CONTACT
Erica Schietinger
Chelsea Piers
Phone: 212.336.6870
Erica@chelseapiers.com |
