PUZZLE

After the recent National Schools Championships held in Buzau, a few talented gymnasts were called at Deva to be part of the new national junior team. Most of the gymnasts selected are Rio Olympic hopefuls and just a handful of them are younger gymnasts age eligible for 2020 Olympics.  Here they are:

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Miriam Aribasoiu, member of Deva junior team since 2011, comes from CNS Cetate Deva where she trained with Ulpia Barbu, Mirela Dicu, Alexandru Militaru, Lenuta Slabu, Sorin Tolteanu andl Gheorghe Cosma.
Team bronze medalist at last year’s Junior Euros, a talented, elegant and execution accurate gymnast, Miriam could not make the  Izvorani Olympic team this year because of some nagging medical issues. Being again part of Deva junior team she needs to compete at the highest level this year in order to be called at  Izvorani. She’ll be senior in 2014.

Miriam performing for Romania on bars
______________________________________________________________________________________________

Raluca Brutaru is one of the 6 athletes selected from CSS 1 Constanta club. as her colleagues she prepared at Constanta under Mirela Szemerjai, Sorin Bechir, Madalina Harbu and choreographer Daniela Sofronie. Raluca is a strong, dynamic gymnast with acrobatic abilities. Constant training at national team standards could bring her the improvement she needs. She turns senior in 2015.

Raluca performing on floor
_______________________________________________________________________________________________

Olivia Cimpian, one of the team babies, comes from  CNS Cetate Deva club whre she has had coaches as Adela Popa andIoan Coroiu, Cristinel Micu, Luciana Rusan, Lenuta Slabu and Gina Gogean but also Liliana Cosma and Gheorghe Orban. She began gymnastics at Arad and her first coaches were Carina Franiov and Ciprian Hegyi. She is one of the most valuable gymnasts of her generation, being a class above the field both execution and difficulty. She is very expressive and elegant. She’ll be eligible for senior competitions in 2017.

Olivia, extraordinary beautiful on floor
_______________________________________________________________________________________________

Ioana Coman, from CSS 1 Constanta, is for the second time member Deva National team. At her first selection, Ioana was forced to return to Constanta following an injury that kept her away from training. She is now  back, more determined than ever, marking her comeback with 4 medals at the recent Schools Championships. Ioana is a gymnast with real potential for excelling on all apparatus. Intense training might guarantee her the consistency she needs. She turns senior in 2015.

Ioana performing on floor
______________________________________________________________________________________________

Ioana Teodora Crisan, a 2001 born gymnast, began gymnastics at Cluj with coaches Dana Aron and Dan Florian and starting with level 3 she continued training at CNS Cetate Deva under coaches Adela Popa and Ioan Coroiu and later with Liliana Cosma and Gheorghe Orban. Ioana is a complete gymnast, a strong competitor on all 4 events. Her talent consists of a fortunate mixture of technical and artistic abilities. She will be senior in 2017

Teo, focused on beam
________________________________________________________________________________________________

Diana Damian, an old member of Deva junior team also, is affiliated to CSSG Focsani where she trained with Nicoleta Raducan and Florin Rosioru. She was initially selected for Onesti junior national team in 2010 and she moved to Deva team in 2011. She is powerful, dynamic, with special acrobatic abilities, her best events being beam and floor. She is age eligible as a first year senior for Rio Olympics.

Diana owning beam
_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Adela Florea, multiple champion and medalist in her category, is student of coaches Ioan Coroiu and Adela Popa from CNS Cetate Deva. In 2013 she trained with Liliana Cosma and Gheorghe Orban. As difficulty level she is the most advanced gymnast of her age group, performing more complex elements than many of the older girls also. She is a very talented athlete, she easily masters new elements and she performers them confidently in competition. She is highly competitive on all events, needing just a bit more attention on execution details. She missed the latest competition because of some medical problems. She’s turning senior in 2016.

Adela rocking bars
_______________________________________________________________________________________________

Carmen Ghiciuc is part of the youngest generation of gymnasts selected for Deva national team. She trained at CNS Cetate Deva club with coaches Adela Pppa, Ioan Coroiu, Cristinel Micu, Luciana Rusan, Lenuta Slabu, Gina Gogean, Liliana Cosma and Gheorghe Orban. She is a tiny, graceful gymnast with pleasant executions. With a little bit more confidence she could earn the needed competition consistency. She becomes senior in 2017.

Carmen, in control of beam
_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Maria Holbura comes from CSS 1 Constanta where she prepared with the same coaches as her colleagues: Mirela Szemerjai, Sorin Bechir, Madalina Harbu and choreographer Daniela Sofronie. She is especially gifted for vault but she also has great acrobatic and artistic potential for beam and floor. Her technical baggage on uneven bars can be highlighted with a bit of polish execution wise. She is senior age eligible in 2016.

Maria dominating vault final at Nationals _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Alexandra Maria Mihai, one of the hopefuls for the next quadrennium, is the product of CSS 2 Bucharest club where she has trained with cu Liliana Plisca, Binaca Abrudean and Ancuta Gheorghe Dan. She made herself remarked from her very first competitions, dominating year after year her age category; she is a complete, accurate gymnast, very energetic and determined.  She is especially agreeably on beam and floor and with a bit more attention she can shine on uneven bars too. She turns senior in 2017.

Alexa, an artist performance on floor

 _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Malina Milea, competing  CSS 1 Constanta is a longilin, powerful, consistent gymnast with good and promising routines on all apparatus. She’ll need to improve on execution quality. Born in 1999, turns senior in 2015.

Malina performing on floor

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Iuliana Milea, Malina’s twin sister, has a richer repertoire of elements, being especially good on uneven bars where she performs a difficult and complex routine. With more attention on execution she can become very competitive all-around.

Iulia, ambitious routine on bars
_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Stefania Orzu comes from Onesti where she trained at CSM club with Ileana Hrisca and Eugen Grosu. She is dynamic, energetic and extremely expressive, having a very good communication with the audience, showing great pleasure in her performances. Uneven bars are her weakest point but hopefully she can improve on. She becomes senior in 2016.

Stefi, lovely and smiling on floor
______________________________________________________________________________________________

Laura Tofan of CSS 1 Constanta is a very talented athlete, with quality and progress potential on all 4 apparatus. She has really nice lines on uneven bars being capable of great performances on this event. On beam and floor she can improve both artistically and acrobatically. She needs to get over competition nerves and become more consistent. She turns senior in  2016.

Laura and a promising uneven bars routine

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Dora Vulcan, a native of Focsani competed in the past for CSSG Focsani and CSM Onesti clubs where she was prepared by her mother, coach Doinita Vulcan, and now she represents CSS 7 Dinamo Bucharest where she trained with Mariana Cimpeanu Silisteanu. She was part of the junior team training in Onesti from 2010 to 2011. She is a longilin, elegant gymnast with very enjoyable performances. She has yet to gain on the difficulty level as medical issues have slowed her down lately. She will be senior in 2015

Dora, elegant on floor

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

Preparation of these 15 gymnasts is done by Liliana Cosma – head coach, Gheorghe Orban, Florin Cotutiu,  Ramona Micu and choreographer Corina Dorean, a highly experienced team from CNS Cetate Deva ,who will surely make wonders with these talented kids.