The Talented Rebecca Sereda Accepted at Boston University

Rebecca Sereda is one of the most successful American rhythmic gymnasts of all time. A national champion, Rebecca also placed 7th with ribbon at the 2013 Corbeil World Cup in France; it has been a rare feat for an American to make a World Cup final and, in Rebecca’s case, this was well-deserved. Rebecca is also the 2009 Junior All-around Pan-American champion and has represented the United States at multiple international events.

Rebecca's recent retirement may have come a disappointment to many fans, but we have good news as well: she just got into Boston University. Since I have attended Boston University for law school, I would like to say that I am particularly proud of Rebecca for choosing a great school and I wish her new success and wonderful adventures in her life as a student. She will be missed at the great gymnastics stage!

Rebecca, Ronit and Jazzy Dominate U.S. Championship

The United States Championship in rhythmic gymnastics took place in Louisville this week. I have to admit I had looked into going there and watching these wonderful gymnasts live, especially Jazzy Kerber, who I have only watched online.

Here are some results:

Hoop
1 Rebecca Sereda 16.450
2 Jazzy Kerber 16.200
3 Ronit Shamuilov 15.600

Ball
1 Rebecca Sereda 16.950
2 Ronit Shamuilov 16.050
3 Cindy Lu 15.900

Clubs
1 Jazzy Kerber 16.050
2 Gabrielle Lowenstein 15.700
2 Serena Lu 15.700

Ribbon
1 Ronit Shamuilov 15.800
2 Rebecca Sereda 15.550
3 Jazzy Kerber 15.350

These look like pretty high scores for Rebecca, who has already proven herself at the international level as well. I think Jazzy and Ronit should be getting over 16.5 as well since they have lots of difficulty. I don't know how cleanly they performed, though.

Well, I could not go to Kentucky but I still have some awesome photos of Rebecca and Ronit that my sunshine Alex took from an event in Boston.

Ronit and Rebecca Shine in Boston

While everyone else was watching the Superbowl, I attended, as any rhythmic gymnastics fan should, an invitational at Shady Hill High School in Cambridge. Rebecca Sereda and Ronit Shamuilov, America's top rhythmic gymnasts, looked more mature, bedazzled in sparkly leos and very confident.

The two of them really will compete with each other and I am hopeful that, unlike many other teams, the US will have, TWO top gymnasts, who motivate each other instead of designating one "prima."The new routines need lots of work because we are still in the beginning of the season but they did show beautiful moves already: