Jennifer Pinches ~ Future Star of British Gymnastics

Jennifer, known as Jenni to her team mates, started gymnastics at the age of 6 and moved to the City Of Liverpool gymnastics club in 2006 at the age of 12. She has been on the national team since 2003 and

competed at the 2008 Junior Europeans and the 2010 World

Championships. She placed 8th AA at the junior Europeans and won her first World Cup series medal in her debut year as a senior winning a bronze on the floor at the 2010 Glasgow Grand Prix. She is a bright prospect for the future and is working towards the 2012 Olympics in London

Having begun her life as a gymnast at age 6 at her local club, Fromeside, Jennifer, or Jem as she is known (Jennifer Elizabeth Mary) started off training just 1 hour per week. She soon caught the eye of coach Liz Kincaid who instantly realised the potential

Jem showed and told her parents that she was "born to do
gymnastics". With this extra guidance and training, Jem excelled and was soon mastering difficult new moves.

In 2003 Jennifer became the level 4 British Champion and was ranked #2 in Great Britain. Because of this achievement she was

Jenni has managed some incredible school results, earning As and Bs at

able to attend a training camp for talented British hopefuls at

the world-renowned Romanian gymnastics centre, Cetate Deva.

Being able to train in a place where Olympic medals are a norm was very beneficial to Jennifer. In 2004 Jennifer moved up to level 3 and was again crowned British Champion for her level.

school at AS levels and will be going for two A2 levels while training for

the Olympics.
She would also love to do acting and theatre.

After her long time coach Tracey Kerr left Fromeside to go to The Academy run by ex-Fromeside coach Liz Kincaid, Jem decided that she wanted to remain under Tracey's guidance and also made the move, along with a number of team mates. This move was just days before the British Levels Championships, testament to Jennifer's unshakable mental attitude.

2005 and 2006 were tough years for Jennifer when injuries & illness plagued her competition schedule. Due to her father being transferred up north for work, the Pinches family re-

located to Cheshire, and Jem now trains at the world-renowned

Liverpool gymnastics club, along side world-champion and Jem's mentor, Beth Tweddle. Liverpool has proved an excellent environment for Jennifer and she has continued to improve in her gymnastics work.

2003

Age Group Finals

Age 9

2005

British Team Championships

Age 11

British Schools Championships

2007

aged 13

British Team Championships

2008

aged 14

Jennifer competes on the Floor apparatus in the Women's qualification during day two of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo 2011 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on October 8, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan.

Training hard Jennifer has been training for 11 years, combining outstanding academic results and a fledgling acting career with 30 hours training under top GB coach Amanda Reddin in Liverpool, where she works with Britains best-ever womens gymnast, Beth Tweddle, and fellow rising star Hannah Whelan.

Schoolwork is really important Despite an almost full-time gymnastic career, Jennifer gained an A and two Bs in her AS Levels and will be taking English Language and Psychology A2 levels just before the Olympics.

A bright future ahead She has also been talent spotted by leading theatrical casting agents and directors and will have a tough choice ahead of her after the London games. She said: My focus is wholeheartedly on the London Olympics and after then I will make a decision about my future in gymnastics, acting and/or going to university.

Proud family Her proud father Ian, who has supported her throughout her rise in the sport, added: We could not be more proud of Jennifer. She has worked unbelievably hard and to see her competing on the world stage and now hopefully at the Olympics will be a dream fulfilled for all the family.

Jenni A Different Life Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VER11bbkMl8&feature=related Jenni A Different Life Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BrozikjbF0&feature=related Jenni A Different Life Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9pOUuA2eJU&feature=related

A day in the Life of Hannah Whelan and Jenni Pinches http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8jJjadeZXU

Jennifer at Glasgow 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRDY8RXLdx4&feature=related

Jennifer at the 2010 Worlds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UEsZbpZbng

Jennifer Life of an Elite Gymnast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE6uVSzaNe0