Teens Emma Slevin and Halle Hilton have qualified for the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships which will take place in Liverpool later this year.
Hilton impressed on her debut for Team Ireland on the international stage, finishing 38 th in the All-Around competition at the European Championships in Munich.
After a tough start for Slevin on bars where she suffered two falls during her routine, the Galway star showed great resilience to battle back and also book her place in the Worlds after a 48 th place finish.
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Teammates Kate Molloy, Bláthnaid Higgins and Emily Moorhead gained invaluable major competition experience as they helped guide Team Ireland to a 19 th place finish in the team event.
Olympian Slevin reacted: "I’m happy with the team results, we definitely could have done better but it was great to bring a team together and be on the international stage again, we really supported each other, too.
"For me personally, bars was a little off but I finished strong on vault so I’m happy about that and I think I did well."
On her floor routine, where she stood out with music and expression, Slevin said: "I chose the music and edited it myself and then I had a choreographer to help me with the dance."
Gymnastics Ireland’s Women’s National Performance Coach, Sandra Stevenson commented: “Very proud day for everyone in Gymnastics Ireland seeing a full Women’s Artistic Senior Team back out representing Ireland on the European stage.
"It was a difficult start for the team on Uneven Bars but the gymnasts demonstrated good determination and focus to finish the competition strongly on Vault.
"It’s good for this young team of senior gymnasts to be exposed to this level of international gymnastics so early in their journey and will only help with our development and preparations going forward.”
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