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Teenager Alanna Baker eclipsed even the efforts of her training partners from Spelbound by winning a European title. The former Collyer’s student from Storrington, who regularly trains alongside the 2010 Britain’s Got Talent (BGT) winners, won a gold medal for sports acrobatics at the European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. Alanna, who was coached by Ali Harmer and Debbie Livings at Horsham Gymnastics Centre, won the senior women’s pair with 15-year-old Poppy Spalding, from Harrow. The pair are members of Heathrow Gymnastics Club, which also includes the sensations from Spelbound who shot to
fame with their spectacular performances on ITV last year. Alanna, 19, said: “We just wanted to make sure we did the best routine we could. We were hoping for a medal, but we were competing against strong opposition from Russia and Belarus so we weren’t expecting to win it. “We were leading throughout the whole competition and we won by 0.7 of a mark, which is quite a lot.” Of the 37 gymnasts in Great Britain’s senior and junior squad for the competition, 14 are members at Heathrow, including four who are part of Spelbound. Adam Mcassey and Edward Upcott, the latter well known for flying over the BGT judges, won two section golds but finished second overall in the senior men’s pair. Alanna, who trains for 15 hours each week, is guided by Heathrow, Spelbound and GB coach Neil Griffiths. Continued on Page 4
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