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About Me
My name is Larson, I am a current senior in high school (class of 2010). I am a fifth year USAG level 10 gymnast at Richmond Olympiad Gymnastics Club in Richmond, Virginia. I have trained at the Olympiad for eleven years and am currently coached by Boris and Larissa Choutkin. My goals are to make Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals, continue to master high level skills, and to compete on a college gymnastics team.
I was captain of the Richmond Olympiad Gymnastics Team for the 2008 - 2009 season.
I am Senior tri-captain of the Richmond Olympiad Gymnastics Team for the 2009-2010 season.
Academic Highlights
A student at The Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill
Current GPA: 4.86
National Merit Scholar Finalist
National Honor Society, National French Honor Society and National Beta Club
Grade 12: AP Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP Government, Honors French 5, Journalism Arts Editor, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations
Grade 11: Honors English, Honors Physics, Historical Research & Technology, AP US History, Honors French 4, Journalism, AP Calculus BC
I have taken the SATs and my scores are posted at the NCAA Clearinghouse
Grade 10: Honors English, Honors Chemistry, Honors World History II, Honors French 3, Honors Trig, AP Statistics(scored 5 on advance placement exam)
Grade 9: Honors English, Honors World History I, Honors Biology, Honors French 2, Orchestra, Honors Algebra II
High Scores – Level 10
Vault - 9.600 Bars - 9.325 Beam - 9.425 Floor - 9.375 AA - 37.025
Gymnastics Highlights
2008 – 2009
- 2008 Commonwealth Cup - 4th AA
- 2008 World Class Invitational - 3rd AA, 1st Bars, 4th Vault
- 2009 Maryland Classic - 5th AA, 5th Floor
- 2009 Capital Cup – Vault Champion, 2nd AA, 3rd Bars, 4th Floor
- 2009 Level 10 Virginia State Meet – Beam Champion, 2nd AA, 2nd Vault, 2nd Bars, 3rd Floor
- 2009 Level 10 Regional Competition - 6th Vault, 10th Floor
- 2009 Level 10 JO NIT Championship - 5th AA, 9th Vault, 5th Bars, 4th Beam, 9th Floor
2007 – 2008
- 2008 Level 10 Regional Competition – 10th Bars
- 2008 Level 10 Virginia State Meet – 2nd AA, 2nd Vault, 3rd Beam, 3rd Floor
2006 – 2007
- 2007 Level 10 Regional Competition – 9th Floor
- 2007 Level 10 Virginia State Meet – 2nd AA, 2nd Vault, 2nd Bars, 2nd Beam
2005 – 2006
- 2006 Level 10 Regional Competition – 6th Floor
- 2006 Level 10 Virginia State Meet – 3rd AA, 3rd Vault, 2nd Beam, 2nd Floor
2004 – 2005
- 2005 Level 9 Eastern Nationals Competition – 9th AA, 9th Bars (Top Region 7 Competitor in age bracket)
- 2005 Level 9 Regional Competition – 6th AA, 7th Vault, 6th Bars, 7th Floor
- 2005 Level 9 Virginia State Meet – AA, Vault, Beam, Floor Champion
Current Skills
Vault:
Front Front Pike / Front Front Pike Half
Bars:
Free Hip to Cut Catch to High Bar, Half Pirouette to Shootover Handstand, Cast Handstand Giant, 360, Double Tuck Dismount
Skills Acquired but not Competing: Full in Double Back Dismount, Gienger Release Move, Free Hip to Toe Circle to Cut Catch to High Bar
Beam:
Dismount – Front Layout Full
Skills Acquired but not Competing: Front Tuck, One Armed Back Handspring, Split Full Jump, Round off Full and a Half Twist Dismount, Front Handspring to Back Handspring to Back Layout Step Out, Standing Back Layout Step Out
Working: Back Handspring to Back Layout 2 Feet, Front Layout Full and Half Dismount, Gainer Back Layout, Back Handspring to One Arm Back Handspring to Back Layout Step Out
Floor
1st pass – Round off Back Handspring Double Pike
Have also competed: Front Handspring to Front Layout to Front Layout Full to Front Layout
Skills Acquired but not Competing: Front Handspring to Double Twisting Front Layout, Front Handspring to Front Layout to Front Layout Full and a Half Twist, Front Handspring to Front Layout Full to Front Layout Full and a Half, Round off Back Handspring Double Full Twisting Layout
Working: Double Front Tuck, 2 1/2 twist, Full in Double Back, Double Layout
