Hofheins wins bronze in Gymnastics
Bermuda gymnast Tabytha Hofheins captured bronze in the women’s FIG individual beam at the NatWest Island Games yesterday.Hofheins, competing at the National Training Centre in Southside, was rewarded with 11.65 points to claim the Island’s first individual medal in gymnastics at the Games.Also in the beam, Bermuda’s Sadia Wilson came fourth (11.45), Sydney Mason seventh (11.000) and Zantae Dill sixth with an 11.1.The FIG round saw Bermuda’s athletes compete for individual medals in the vault, bars, beam, and floor, as well as a medal for the all-around total.While the Isle of Man dominated the competition, Bermuda had several strong routines.In the floor exercise, Mason earning an 11.1 for sixth place, Wilson tumbled her way into eighth with a 10.6 and Gabby Vincent was just behind her with a 10.5.Unfortunately Dill was injured during the warm-up round for floor and was unable to continue with her competition.In the third event, vaulting, Bermuda performed even better than in Sunday evening’s team competition.Hofheins was just .05 out of the medals, with a 12.9 for fourth place.Vincent finished in eighth place with a 12.675 and Mason was in 10th with a 12.625. With the scores so tight — first through 14th place were all within 1.00 — the gymnasts had to not only perform a dynamic vault but show perfect form in order to be in the medal hunt.Bermuda finished up on uneven bars, where Wilson notched the team’s highest score of 9.05 for fifth place.Vincent was not far behind in ninth place with an 8.15. In the all-around standing, Wilson, Hofheins, Vincent, and Mason finished in eighth — 11th places (43.9, 42.3, 41.85, and 40.55).James also competed for Team Bermuda and earned a 39.35, with her highest score coming on vault (12.6).The top three all-around finishers were Grace Harrison of Isle of Man for the gold (48.75), Bonita Mia Hurmer of Jersey for the silver (45.4) and Nicole Burns of Isle of Man for the bronze (44.95).