Clélia Ibanez is the fifth best French gymnast in the 11 year old category. Put like that, it may sound quite crazy, but it’s reality! Yes, this Saturday June 8, in Lyon, as part of the French elite future championships – the highest level of national competition for young people – the gymnast from the Enfants de Cholet signed a real feat, by grabbing the Top 5 .
This is one of the best results in the club’s history.
judges President Patricia Giral again stunned
by the performance of the young student from the Turpault school. It was already an achievement to qualify for the French championships, she was still the only representative from Pays de la Loire, but then, what she did was unexpected, even exceptional! And she only finished eight tenths off the podium… Even she was very moved, she didn’t think she was capable of achieving such a performance.
“She is progressing very quickly”
But throughout the four events – vault, bar, beam, floor – Clélia Ibanez never gave up, even succeeding in all the new acrobatic figures that she has been working on recently. Particularly the double twist. Clélia was very solid
explains Patricia Giral. For some time now, she has been progressing very quickly… She must continue to have fun!
