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2008 Olympian Ashleigh Brennan (Victoria) took the top spot on day one of the 2012 Australian Gymnastics Championships, held Wednesday in Sydney.

Ashleigh Brennan (Victoria)

Brennan scored an impressive 58.40 to take a solid lead over Western Australia's Emily Little (56.25). Victoria's Mary-Anne Monckton was third with 54.60.

Brennan had her best score on balance beam with 15.35 (front aerial, switch leap, gainer layout; ff layout; switch half to back tuck; side somi; switch ring; double pike)

2010 world floor exercise champion Lauren Mitchell (Western Australia) competed three events only, taking the top marks on balance beam (15.75; two-foot layout; front aerial, switch leap, punch front; ff, ff, double tuck) and floor exercise (14.95).

Monckton had the top score on uneven bars with 14.90 (toe-on full to piked Tkatchev; giant-full, Tkatchev, Pak; Khorkina; double layout).

2008 Olympian Daria Joura (Queensland) — who returned to training on a whim in January — outscored the field on vault with a double-twisting Yurchenko (14.65).

In addition to the domestic championships, guest gymnasts from Japan took part. Mai Yamagishi tallied 56.10, the third-best score of the night behind Brennan and Little. Australia's A squad (Brennan, Little, Mitchell, Monckton and Georgia-Rose Brown) won the team matchup as well.

The Australian championships continue Thursday with the men's competition. The women's competition resumes Friday with day two of the all-around.

External Link: Australian Gymnastics Federation

2012 Australian Gymnastics Championships/Australia vs. Japan (Women)
May 23, Sydney

International Team			VT	UB	BB	FX	Total
1.	Australia White		42.80	42.95	45.45	44.00	175.20
2.	Japan		42.20	40.80	42.95	41.45	167.40
3.	Australia Green		41.65	40.10	39.60	38.80	160.15

Senior Women's All-Around			VT		UB		BB		FX		Total
1.	Ashleigh Brennan		5.5	14.050	5.4	14.100	6.1	15.350	5.8	14.900	58.400
2.	Emily Little		5.8	14.550	5.2	13.150	5.5	14.400	5.3	14.150	56.250
--.	Mai Yamagishi		5.0	13.550	5.8	14.000	5.9	14.550	5.4	14.000	56.100
--.	Wakana Inoue		5.3	14.250	5.2	13.550	5.5	14.150	5.3	14.050	56.000
3.	Mary-Anne Monckton		5.0	13.650	5.9	14.900	5.8	13.400	5.4	12.650	54.600
4.	Georgia-Rose Brown		5.0	13.950	5.6	13.950	5.2	11.950	5.2	13.650	53.500
5.	Amaya King Koi		5.0	14.000	5.2	12.600	5.4	13.450	4.9	12.750	52.800
6.	Georgia Wheeler		4.6	13.150	5.4	13.400	5.4	13.300	5.1	12.450	52.300
7.	Zoe Lorenzin		5.0	13.850	4.8	13.000	5.3	12.100	5.4	13.150	52.100
8.	Angela Donald		5.0	13.800	5.3	12.150	5.8	12.650	4.8	12.900	51.500
9.	Katie Wurth		5.0	13.650	5.4	12.400	4.8	12.100	5.3	13.250	51.400
10.	Isis Lowery		5.0	13.450	4.2	11.450	4.4	11.300	4.9	13.250	49.450
11.	Ulln Sternberg		4.0	12.250	4.9	13.150	5.0	11.500	4.8	12.450	49.350
12.	Lauren Mitchell		5.0	14.200			6.5	15.700	6.3	14.950	44.850
--.	Wakiko Ryu		5.8	14.400	5.1	13.250			5.1	13.400	41.050
--.	Sakura Noda		5.0	13.350			5.3	13.500	5.3	13.050	39.900
13.	Chloe Sims		5.5	13.200	6.2	14.800					28.000
14.	Georgia Bonora				5.3	14.100	5.9	13.650			27.750
--.	Yu Minobe				6.0	13.100	5.7	14.250			27.350
15.	Daria Joura		5.8	14.650					4.5	11.700	26.350
16.	Olivia Vivian				5.2	13.850	4.9	12.350			26.200
17.	Natasha Hammann								5.0	12.050	12.050
18.	Shar-Lee Clark						5.1	11.650			11.650

Junior Women's All-Around			VT		UB		BB		FX		Total
1.	Georgia Godwin		5.0	14.150	4.9	12.125	6.3	13.300	5.5	13.150	52.725
2.	Tamika Jones		5.0	14.000	5.3	12.675	5.2	11.200	5.0	12.100	49.975
3.	Brittany Robertson		5.0	13.775	4.3	11.375	4.7	12.400	5.0	11.900	49.450
3.	Kiara Munteanu		4.8	13.975	4.5	11.400	4.7	11.000	4.5	12.975	49.350
4.	Grace Flood		4.4	13.150	3.7	11.050	4.0	12.450	4.5	12.625	49.275
5.	Tiahn Pesterey		5.0	13.550	4.9	10.550	4.6	11.650	5.0	13.250	49.000
6.	Emily Conran		4.4	13.000	4.7	12.075	4.6	10.000	5.2	12.450	47.525
7.	Eden Tarvit		5.0	13.500	4.7	10.825	4.9	10.325	4.8	12.150	46.800
8.	Celeste Loo		4.4	12.975	3.0	9.925	4.1	11.150	4.6	11.900	45.950

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FlipmeoutOMG said:

	... Any updates on Georgia Simpson and what her status is? Obviously, she's not competing, but I am curious whether she's going to try for the Olympics.
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