Sika Gymnastic Club member Ursula Goode was part of Team GB in the competition held in Cambridge , Massachusetts. A dentist and partner at 18 Dental in Coleraine , Ursula said she discovered gymnastics at the age of ten when “my friends taught me back walkovers in the playground”. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
She joined a recreational class and enjoyed learning the basics before other sports took over. "Fast forward 25 years and whilst signing my daughters up, I noticed an adult class. With trepidation I went along, again as a recreational gymnast,” she said.
"Later I met and was inspired by a fantastic coach. She encouraged me to compete – who knew adults could compete?! So in 2017, aged 44, I entered my first competition, the Adult British Championships, and won gold. My obsession was born! “What I love most about gymnastics is the mind-body connect.
It temporarily suspends the challenges of life and gives me the freedom to think and move in a different space.” Advertisement Advertisement Ursula is now five times Adult British Championship in WAG (women’s artistic gymnastics)/Tumbling and cites the bars as her favourite apparatus and a backward roll on a beam as her favourite skill. Ursula competed at the Adults British Championships, along with three other Sika gymnasts, back in August 2023.
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