2022 Awards Night Winners & Nominees
Award Nominees
MAG Athlete Award Nominees
Elite Athlete of the Year: National Levels Athlete of the Year:
Nathaniel Inouye (High Flyers) Todd Brinkworth (High Flyers)
Toma Okabayashi (NDGC) Devlin Cronin (Forefront)
Matthew Roberts (High Flyers) Xander Kirkup (NDGC)
Winner – Matthew Roberts (High Flyers) Winner – Todd Brinkworth (High Flyers)
WAG Athlete Award Nominees
JNR National Levels Athlete of the Year SNR National Levels Athlete of the Year
Sophie Bates (Vital) Leyla Do (Vital)
Alex Blycha (T.J.’s / PGA) Summa Hill (Swan Districts / PGA)
Holly Davison (NDGC) Emma Morris (Vital)
Winner – Holly Davison (NDGC) Winner – Emma Morris (Vital)
JNR International Athlete of the Year SNR International Athlete of the Year
Olena Edmeades (Vital / PGA) Amanda Edwards (Vital)
Ursula Sadlo (Active / PGA)
Winner – Amanda Edwards (Vital)
Winner – Ursula Sadlo (Active / PGA)
RG Award Nominees
National Levels Athlete of the Year: JNR International Athlete of the Year
Kristina Gorry (RGA) Nadyashani Igusti (Vital)
Molly McConnell (RGA) Sascha Loncar (RGA)
Elsa Mieusset (RGA) Tenille Pretorius (RGA)
Winner – Kristina Gorry (RGA) Winner – Sascha Loncar (RGA)
SNR International Athlete of the Year
Giorgia Chin (RGA)
Winner – Giorgia Chin (RGA)
AER Award Nominees
Levels Athlete of the Year International Athlete of the Year
Nikita Burton (NDGC) Bonita D’Souza (NDGC)
Savannah Doyle (NDGC) Sarah Lehmann (NDGC)
Eden Leicester (NDGC) Rylee Poole (High Flyers)
Winner – Savannah Doyle (NDGC) Winner – Sarah Lehmann (NDGC)
Multiples Athlete of the Year
Kaitlyn Holden & Nikita Burton (NDGC)
Savannah Doyle, Andie Edwards & Millie Kollman (NDGC)
Winner – Kaitlyn Holden & Nikita Burton (NDGC)
TRP Award Nominees
Male TRP Athlete of the Year Female TRP Athlete of the Year
Avi Margolis (High Flyers) Zoe Addis (Peak)
Dylan Nolan (High Flyers) Sally Bennie (High Flyers)
Ellis Scanlon (High Flyers) Evie-May Gallacher (Freo Flyers)
Winner – Avi Margolis (High Flyers) Winner – Sally Bennie (High Flyers)
Male DMT Athlete of the Year Female DMT Athlete of the Year
Avi Margolis (High Flyers) Evie-May Gallacher (Freo Flyers)
Dylan Nolan (High Flyers) Kayla Nel (High Flyers)
Jack Petrie (High Flyers) Holly Pethrick (High Flyers)
Winner – Jack Petrie (High Flyers) Winner – Kayla Nel (High Flyers)
Male TUM Athlete of the Year Female TUM Athlete of the Year
Tim Di Nucci (High Flyers) Mia Edmunds (High Flyers)
Evie-May Gallacher (Freo Flyers)
Winner – Tim Di Nucci (High Flyers) Molly Van Roon (High Flyers)
Winner – Evie-May Gallacher (Freo Flyers)
ACR Award Nominees
Junior National Levels Acrobats of the Year
Zara Harling & Andrea Petzke (Peak)
Sune Nel & Kitty-Rose Richards (NDGC)
Tate Prosser & Chloe Zrinski (NDGC)
Winner – Sune Nel & Kitty-Rose Richards (NDGC)
Senior National Levels Acrobats of the Year
Alisha Bates & Sophie Bates (NDGC)
Carly Shott, Isabelle McQueen & Kiri Penter (Peak)
Jenny Feng, Imogen Mitchell-D’raine & Lenni Kazandzis (NDGC)
Winner – Alisha Bates & Sophie Bates (NDGC)
Club Award Nominees
Connecting Our Community
In Motion Gymnastics
Peak Trampoline
Roleystone Gymnastics Club
WA PCYC
West Coast Gymnasts
Winner – WA PCYC
Building Our Community – Metropolitan
Active Gymnastics
Forefront Gymnastics
In Motion Gymnastics
Roleystone Gymnastics Club
Winner – In Motion Gymnastics
Celebrating Our Community
Peak Trampoline
Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy
West Coast Gymnasts
Winner – Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy
GfA Community Club of the Year
Forefront Gymnastics
Northern Districts Gymnastic Club
In Motion Gymnastics
Roleystone Gymnastics Club
West Coast Gymnasts
Winner – Forefront Gymnastics
MAG Champion Club of the Year
Forefront Gymnastics
High Flyers Trampoline & Gymnastics Academy
Northern Districts Gymnastic Club
Pearl Coast Gymnastics Club Broome
Swan Districts Gymnastics
Winner – Northern Districts Gymnastic Club
WAG Champion Club of the Year
Active Gymnastics
Denmark Gymnastics
Northern Districts Gymnastic Club
Vital Gymnastics
WA PCYC
Winner – Vital Gymnastics
RG Champion Club of the Year
Contemporary Gymnastics Academy
Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy
Vital Gymnastics
Winner – Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy
AER Champion Club of the Year
High Flyers Trampoline & Gymnastics Academy
Northern Districts Gymnastic Club
Winner – Northern Districts Gymnastic Club
TRP Champion Club of the Year
Freo Flyers
Gravity ETC
High Flyers Trampoline & Gymnastics Academy
Peak Trampoline
Star-Mites Gym Sports
Winner – High Flyers Trampoline & Gymnastics Academy
ACR Club of the Year
Contemporary Gymnastics Academy
Northern Districts Gymnastic Club
Peak Trampoline
West Coast Gymnasts
Winner – Northern Districts Gymnastic Club
Overall Champion Club of the Year
Winner – Northern Districts Gymnastic Club
Award Winners
Gymnastics WA Award Winners
Life Membership
Igor Bespalov
Sharron Isard
Karyn Murray
Allana Slater
Award of Merit - Service
Dhana Antulov (WAG)
Bill Barr (WAG)
Ailsa Gilders (WAG)
Bronia Ramsay (WAG)
Melissa Read (Gymnastics WA)
Elliot Stratton (TRP)
Kim Tarzan (Gymnastics WA)
15 Year Judge Service Award
Colleen Ballantyne (WAG) Matthew Lean (MAG)
Tony Burton (TRP) Lisa McConachy (WAG)
Tahnee Cowie (RG) Allana Slater (WAG)
Rebecca Hodge (WAG) Karon Williams (AER)
Richard Kural (MAG)
Gymsport Award Winners
GfA Coach of the Year Kathrine Hughes (West Coast)
MAG Delhanty Medal Igor Bespalov (High Flyers)
MAG Official of the Year Krystal Cilia
MAG Community Service Official of the Year Ruan Minnaar
WAG Coach of the Year (Achievement) Skyla Woollons (Vital)
WAG Rookie Coach of the Year Sian Szolkowski (WA PCYC)
WAG Official of the Year Tracy Holmes
WAG Rookie Official of the Year Alicia Donovan
RG International Coach of the Year Leah Gay (Vital)
RG Rookie Coach of the Year Kosara Yovcheva (RGA)
RG Official of the Year Karyn Murray
AER Coach of the Year Zoe Tisdale (NDGC)
AER Rookie Coach of the Year Rachael Morrison (NDGC)
AER Official of the Year Debbs van Hagen
AER Community Service Official of the Year Michelle Leicester
TRP Coach of the Year Elliot Stratton (High Flyers)
TRP Rookie Coach of the Year Kamyar Kazemi (Peak)
TRP Official of the Year Artem Yakubov
TRP Rookie Official of the Year Robyn Marschner
ACR Coach of the Year (Achievement) Olena Khomenko (NDGC)
ACR Official of the Year Fiona Harling
ACR Rookie Official of the Year Laila Simpson
Thank you to everyone from the gymnastics community who attended and congratulations to all our nominees and winners!
A wrap-up of the event is available to read here