Superb European silver for GB junior girls

Great Britain’s junior gymnasts Maisie Methuen, Lucy Stanhope, Taeja James, Alice Kinsella and Megan Parker have taken the junior European team silver medal in Bern (SUI). The girls were outstanding throughout to match the medal won in 2014, scoring 163.912 to place behind Russia 168.179 and above Romania (163.678).

Alice Kinsella and Maisie Methuen led the team with superb all-around performances across the four apparatus that see them both into Friday’s all-around final but more importantly helped the team to silver, the other team members also playing vital roles across the competition.

Alice said after: “It feel absolutely amazing. We didn’t really expect this; of course we came in positive and aiming for a medal but we knew it would be close and I don’t think can really believe it until now.”

Maisie adding “It’s unbelievable. We’ve all worked so hard …

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