USA Gymnastics national team members were honored to meet with Maria Szyszkowska, the president of the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique, at the North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center in May. 

Photo on left (from left): Michelle Przybylo, member of USA Gymnastics senior national group; Jessica Bogdanov, member of USA Gymnastics senior national group; Megan Frohlich, member of USA Gymnastics senior national group; Maria Szyszkowska, president of the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique; Sidney Sachs, member of USA Gymnastics senior national group; Sofya Roytburg, member of USA Gymnastics senior national group; Rachel Anderson, member of USA Gymnastics senior national group; Aimee Gupta, member of USA Gymnastics senior national group; Angelina Yovcheva, coach of USA Gymnastics senior national group.

Photo on right (clockwise, from top left): Caroline Hunt, senior director of the rhythmic program for USA Gymnastics; Natasha Klimouk, head coach and co-owner (with Dani Takova, not pictured) of North Shore Rhythmics; Maria Szyszkowska, president of the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique; Sonja Yankova, ballet coach; Olga Kutuzova, coach of Capital Rhythmics; Julie Zetlin, USA Gymnastics senior national team member; Rebecca Sereda, USA Gymnastics junior national team member; Jazzy Kerber, USA Gymnastics junior national team member; and Shelby Kisiel, senior national team member.

North Shore Rhythmic gymnasts won medals -- and met Minnie Mouse -- during the Junior Olympic Championships and the U.S. Rhythmic Classic at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando on June 8-12.

Minnie helped pass out many of the awards and also posed for pictures. In fact, she was enjoying herself so much that she did not want to leave when her Disney helper indicated it was time to go. 

In the U.S. Rhythmic Classic, an international competition with gymnasts from countries such as Spain, Venezuela, and Argentina, North Shore Rhythmics' Shelby Kisiel and Jazzy Kerber won the senior and junior all-around titles and its U.S. senior national group won two silver medals. 

To see photos and results for the senior group and junior and senior individual events from the U.S. Rhythmic Classic, an international competition, click on the link below:

• http://usa-gymnastics.org/pages/post.html?PostID=7935&prog=r
  

Younger North Shore Rhythmic gymnasts also excelled in the national competition. To see photos, videos and results for the Junior Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics Optional Championships and Invitational for levels 7 through 10, click on the link below: 

• http://usa-gymnastics.org/pages/post.html?PostID=7913&prog=r
  

Meanwhile, many girls and their families also squeezed in visits to Walt Disney World.