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April 3rd 2008:
Laura had a great first day of competition at the European Championships. Her scores helped the British team place 5th with 174.050, and her combined total of 55.625 (vault 13.950 bars 12.775 beam 14.900 floor 14.000) placed her 9th out of all competitors and she is 2nd reserve for the beam final. Laura now gets tomorrow to rest before Saturday's team final! Well done Laura!

April 2nd 2008:
Laura and the rest of the British team have arrived in Clermont-Ferrand, France for the 2008 European Championships. Laura performed excellently at the trials to be named to the team. International Gymnast magazine has an article up all about the British team and they write very highly of Laura:
"Renowned as a beam maestro (front somersault-half, beautiful triple twist dismount), Jones has reworked her start values to catapult to the forefront of the British scene, her expressive work now elusively combined with a good level of difficulty. One to watch, Jones is poised to play an elusive role in this, her first major senior team competition."
You can read the full article here. We will bring you all the latest news and scores from Euros as soon as we can! GOOD LUCK, LAURA!!

March 23rd 2008:
Last weekend at the Great Britain vs France competition, Laura competed in two event finals on vault and balance beam. Laura placed 4th with a 13.775 average. On balance beam, Laura posted her new career-high score, 15.350 for a second place! Congratulations Laura! Three new videos have been added from the GB vs France competition.

March 15th 2008:
Laura competed today at the Great Britain vs France competition at the Blackpool. It was a close competition where France defeated GB, 229.300-227.500. Laura was solid on all four events, where she placed 3rd in the all-around with a 57.250 behind France's Pauline Morel and Laura's team mate Becky Downie. She placed 4th on beam and scored a very impressive score on balance beam, a 15.000! Good job Laura! To view the full results from the meet, click here. We have posted new videos from the 2008 GB vs Czech.

DECEMBER 14TH 2007:
Laura has written a really long diary entry all about her experiences since the summer!

NOVEMBER 24TH 2007:
Laura is currnetly in China as part of a British training squad, ready for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games! We have added 3 new videos today, 2 from the 2007 British Championships, and one montage set to beautiful music.

October 22nd 2007:
Two new videos have been added from 2007 Japan Junior.

SEPTEMBER 30TH 2007:
Laura competed at the Japan Junior competition last weekend and placed an impressive 6th All-Around. She competed in all 4 event finals, coming 4th on vault, 5th on bars, 7th on beam and 6th on floor - a sure indication that she can compete along side the world's best gymnasts. Congratulations, Lau!

September 20th 2007
Great news for Laura! This weekend she is in Japan competing at the very prestigious Japan Junior competition. This world-renowned annual competition has been first-stop on the way to the top for many of gymnastics' past champions. Good luck Laura, and enjoy Japan!

AUGUST 20TH 2007
Today Laura was named to the 2007 World Championships Team, congratulations Laura! After winning two gold medals at a friendly duel against Brazil at Ipswitch over the weekend, Laura has made her first Worlds team! In Ipswitch Laura helped GB win the team gold medal ahead of the visitors, and she claimed gold on her specialty event, beam. Laura will now travel to Stuttgart, Germany.

AUGUST 16TH 2007
Laura's training at Lilleshall has been going well. She competed recently against Czech Republic and Canada in a 3-way friendly competition. Here she scored 15.100 on beam during the All-Around and claimed the gold during event finals with 14.950 - well done Laura! This weekend Laura is part of the GB team for GBR vs. Brazil, being held in Ipswitch at the Piper's Vale Gymnastics club. Laura has also had some exciting news - while she has been away at Lilleshall training she has been named the Junior Sports Personality of the Year for the Rushcliffe area - congratulations!

Over twenty new photos have been added from 2007 British Championships.

July 11 2007
Laura placed third in the all-around at Junior British Nationals this past weekend at the Guildford Spectrum! Laura's team mate Becky Downie won the title while Rebecca Wing of Heathrow grabbed silver medal. Laura qualified to all events for the event finals on Sunday. She tied for the second place on vault with Newcastle's Lara Wilson. Laura defended her beam title after scoring 14.5 ahead of Liverpool's Hannah Whelan by 1/10 of points. She also won a bronze medal on aysemmetric bars and placed fourth on floor exercise.

June 20 2007
Laura is now back home after a fun trip to Brazil. Unfortunately Laura hurt her thumb in the bars finals due to an awkward catch on her Geinger She bravely carried on with the routine despite being in some pain. However, she fought her way through the beam and floor finals, even though her thumb really hurt. Well done Laura, you're a fighter! Laura's next competition will be the 2007 British Junior Nationals in Guildford.

June 11 2007
Tomorrow is Laura's 15th's Birthday. Be sure to sign her guestbook to tell her happy birthday! Laura is flying over to Natal, Brazil tomorrow for the GB vs Canada and Brazil meet. The GB team is Becky Downie, Becky Wing, Aisling Williams, Melanie Roberts, Shavahn Church, and Abi Kirby. The competition will start this Saturday, June 16th.

May 27 2007
Many new pictures have been added to 2007 BRitish Team Championships. Two new animated avatars have been added as well.

April 2 2007
NOTTS GYMNASTICS CLUB - 2007 BRITISH TEAM CHAMPIONS!
Congratulations to Laura and her team mates who competed brilliantly yesterday to claim the British Team Championships title! Laura performed on all 4 events and her combined score was the 2nd highest of the day! Photos from the competition will be coming very soon!

BRITISH TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1st Notts 167.50 2nd Liverpool 165.450 3rd Huntingdon 156.90 4th Heathrow 156.30

March 5 2007
Two weeks ago, Laura was part of the Great Britain team to compete in a four-way competition in Soisson, France with Italy, France, and Canada. With many inexperienced elite gymnasts, the Great Britain team placed fourth while Italy took the title, France second and Canada third.

Last Saturday, the United States traveled to Lisburn, North Ireland to compete in a friendly dual competition with the Great Britain. The United States defeated Great Britain, 237.700 to 218.100. Laura placed sixth all-around while Shawn Johnson of USA won the all-around title. Laura qualified to three event finals, vault, asymmetric bars, and balance beam. She placed fourth on vault after scoring 13.950 with a Yurchenko full. Laura has many new skills on the asymmetric bars and is still getting used to her new, very difficult routine. She placed fifth on that event. She gave a solid routine on balance beam and placed fourth with a score of 14.7.

Laura will be competing at the British Team Championships in two weeks. It will be held at Guildford. If you are in the town, be sure to come & watch!

February 27 2007
Laura's schedule has been updated. She will leave on Thursday for the Great Britain vs France meet then Great Britain vs USA in two weeks.

January 22 2007
Laura has sent us a diary entry. On Thursday Laura jets off to the USA with a team of gymnasts who will attend a training camp at the USA's national traning centre. Have a great time, Laura!

January 6 2007
Two new wallpapers have been added.

January 3 2007
A few new avatars and banners have been added. Laura's schedule page has been updated as well.

October 25 2006
At the Rushmoor Rosebowl this past weekend in Aldershot, Laura and the Senior GB Team placed 1st ahead of the Junior GB Team while South Africa took the bronze. Laura placed 2nd all-around with a fall on beam but she did catch her ricna on bars! Laura also took a gold medal on vault during the event finals. Laura will be competing at the Combs La Ville competition which will be held this weekend (Oct 28-29) in France with Becky Downie and Louise Mercer. Good luck Laura, Becky, and Louise!

October 18 2006
Last weekend Laura competed in the junior division of the English Championships. Trying out some new skills and routines, Laura placed 3rd to claim the bronze medal, despite some falls. Laura and her coaches wanted to use the competition as a good opportunity to test out her new moves in a competitive setting. Had she stuck to her more familiar routines, she might have won! Look out for some exciting new skills from Laura very soon! Laura is part of the senior British team competing at the Rushmoor Rosebowl this weekend. She's competing with Lousie Mercer, Becky Wing, Hannah Wheelan and Kayleigh Cook. The Rushmoor Rosebowl is an annual international competition in Aldershot which always draws teams from all around the world, another great opportunity for Laura to represent her country and test out her fantastic new skills.

September 14 2006
Four new avatars have been added. Many thanks to Gymnastics Avatars!

July 31 2006
Over twenty new pictures have been added to 2006 British nationals gallery. Many thanks to Samantha Davies! Five new avatars have been added as well.

July 10 2006
Laura competed at the event finals last night at British Junior Championships. She proves that she is still a beam queen, winning a gold medal on balance beam! Laura also earned two more medals in vault (3rd) and bars (2nd) finals. Congratulations Laura!

July 8 2006
Good Job Laura, placing fifth all-around at her first British Junior Championships this evening at Guildford Spectrum. Laura's team mate Becky Downie won the competition while Hannah Clowes second and Rebecca Wing third. You can view the full results at TBGN results page. Hopefully new photos will be coming soon!

July 7 2006
Laura will compete in her first British Junior Championships at the Guildford Spectrum! We will be posting Laura's scores and results ASAP, along with photos from the event. GOOD LUCK LAURA!

JUNE 1st 2006
Welcome to www.laura-jones.co.uk, the official website of Laura Jones! Thirteen-year-old Laura is a promising gymnast from the Notts Gymnastics Club in Nottingham, Great Britain. We hope you enjoy visiting this site and continue with your support in the future!