A Lanarkshire gymnast is only one week away from competing at this yr's Commonwealth Video games.
Eilidh Gorrell will signify Workforce Scotland's ladies's creative gymnastic staff in at Birmingham 2022.
The 17-year-old from Hamilton is bursting with pleasure after being chosen as considered one of simply 4 opponents to succeed in the ladies's staff.
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She joins clubmate Cara Kennedy from The Metropolis of Glasgow Gymnastics Membership, and Emily Bremner from Dundee, together with Shannon Archer, because the 4 ladies go for gold of their competitors which runs from July 29 to August 2.
Eilidh has simply completed fifth yr at St John Ogilvie Excessive College and has since been coaching arduous over the summer time and looking out ahead to the Commonwealth Video games.
She mentioned: "I'm so excited for the Video games. I simply need to take pleasure in and embrace the expertise and use this as a very good begin to my profession."
The teen has thanked her family members and coaches for all their help in main as much as the massive event.
Eilidh continued: “I really feel superb, I’m so completely satisfied. At first I used to be in shock and virtually didn’t consider it. It's beginning to sink in now.
"My mum and pop are so completely satisfied for me and so they can’t consider it both. The Commonwealth Video games have been a giant objective of mine since I began to get higher in gymnastics once I was round 10 or 11."
“My mum and pop have performed an enormous position in taking me from A to B for years. They’re each coming down to look at and are excited.
"My coaches, Rod and Pauline Smith, have additionally supported me a lot over the previous few years and Jonny, with energy and conditioning.
"Rod and Pauline had been superb particularly by Covid and lockdown doing Zoom with us. After we received again into the gymnasium, they've been supporting and serving to me all the best way.
"My faculty St John Ogilvie has additionally been a large help in permitting me time to coach and go to competitions and I’m actually grateful.
“It has been troublesome over the previous few weeks. I’ve tried to remain optimistic and advised myself that if I don’t preserve coaching and increase routines, then I might not be prepared ought to a spot turn out to be accessible."
"I'm so excited for the Video games. I simply need to take pleasure in and embrace the expertise and use this as a very good begin to my profession."
Exhibiting their help for Eilidh, her faculty St John Ogilvie Tweeted: "We're so happy with our S6 pupil Eilidh Gorrell
"She's going to signify Scottish gymnastics on the Commonwealth Video games in Birmingham in July. We shall be cheering her and her teammates on each minute. Go Eilidh!"
Regardless of being her first-time on the Commonwealth Video games, Eilidh is not any stranger to worldwide competitors. She and teammate Emily each gained silver within the Sandra Clarke Cup in 2018.
The next yr, Eilidh was a part of the nationwide staff within the junior competitors at Combs-La-Ville in France.
The lately chosen gymnasts had been among the many 14 athletes who reached all the standards to be nominated for choice.
Scottish Gymnastics may solely nominate a most of 11 throughout the three disciplines and Workforce Scotland initially chosen seven for Birmingham 2022.