Photos: Dutch Graceful At Saratoga Invitational
On Friday, Jan. 13, the team of six Guilderland gymnasts broke up into two groups of three for the Saratoga Invitational at the YMCA Wilton Branch. While no overall team scores were kept, the gymnasts were still judged on their routines.
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Ascending down: Guilderland’s Vanessa Bennett starts to fall backwards onto her back during her floor routine. Bennett scored a 5.30.
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Scissor kick: Guilderland’s Stella Zobel does a flip during her floor routine. Zobel scored an 8.30.
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Graceful flying: Guilderland’s Olivia Smith leaps in the air, while curling her toes, performs on the floor. Smith scored a 7.75.
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Splitting the air: Guilderland’s Simona Scavio cuts the air with her legs while doing a flip as the judge watches her performance on the floor. Scavio scored a 7.60.
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Bending her body: Guilderland’s Addison Seebode bends her body toward her left hand during her floor routine. Seebode scored a 8.70.
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Dancing to the music: Guilderland’s Miranda Putorti extends her left leg as she makes hand movements to her music during her floor routine. Putorti scored a 8.75.
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Push off: Guilderland’s Vanessa Bennett leaps from the vault during her first attempt. Bennett scored a 6.85.
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Like a missile: Guilderland’s Olivia Smith flies through the air after pushing off the vault during her first attempt. Smith scored a 7.30.
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Air twist: Guilderland’s Simona Scavio spins her body as she performs her first attempt on the vault. Scavio scored a 7.90.
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Making an angle: Guilderland’s Stella Zobel lifts away from the vault as her coach watches. Zobel scored a 7.80.
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Ready for liftoff: Guilderland’s Miranda Putorti leaps from the springboard as she reaches to push off the vault on her first attempt. Putorti scored a 8.25.
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Air bender: Guilderland’s Addison Seebode flies off the vault on her first attempt. Seebode scored a 8.30.
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Strong arms: Guilderland’s Olivia Smith holds onto the upper bar while she goes through her routine on the uneven bars. Smith scored a 7.70.
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Reaching out: Guilderland’s Stella Zobel leaps for the upper bar as she pushes off from the bottom. Zobel scored a 6.80.
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In awe: Guilderland’s Addison Seebode, Stella Zobel, Simona Scavio, and Olivia Smith all watch intently as their teammate Miranda Putorti does a handstand on the bottom bar. Putorti scored a 7.90.
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Pushing up: Guilderland’s Vanessa Bennett lifts herself up on the bottom bar. Bennett scored a 5.20.
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Cheering on: Guilderland’s Simona Scavio pushes off the bottom bar as she reaches for the upper as her teammates cheer her on. Scavio scored a 5.90.
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Dancing: Guilderland’s Vanessa Bennett makes some moves on top of the beam. Bennett scored a 6.00.
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Getting air: Guilderland’s Simona Scavio leaps to show the judges some acrobatics while performing on the beam. Scavio scored a 7.00.
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Sitting on one leg: Guilderland’s Olivia Smith rests on her left leg as she puts her hands up during her beam routine. Smith scored a 6.70.
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Balance: Guilderland’s Stella Zobel keeps her right leg on the beam as she extends her left leg during her routine on the beam. Zobel scored a 7.45.
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Body twister: Guilderland’s Addison Seebode has her upper part of her body facing the judge as she spins her lower part over onto the beam. Seebode scored an 8.55.
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Split with a smile: Guilderland’s Miranda Putorti shows off her flexibility as she starts her beam routine. Putorti scored a 8.40.