Kiroi-Bogatyreva leads competition at Championships – More Sport – The Women’s Game

The dual Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist is the first year competing at the Senior International level.

The 16-year-old had a stunning performance with the ball, it was the same routine which earnt her a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in April and improved upon her score from the Gold Coast with a 14.400.  

However, on her second and final apparatus of the night, she had an error-riddled hoop performance.

Kiroi-Bogatyreva had to retrieve the spare apparatus from the side when a missed catch meant her hoop ended up out of area but the superior difficulty of her performance led her to still post one of the highest scores of the night; a 12.250.  

A combined total of 26.650 places her on top of the leaderboard for the Australian All-Around Title heading into Day 2 of competition and is back in action tonight from 5pm.