Nickname
Georgie (gc2018.com, 08 Apr 2018)
Hobbies
Shopping, eating at restaurants, spending time with her family. (gymnasticplanet.com, 13 Apr 2021)
Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English
Club
South Essex Gymnastics Club: Basildon, ENG
Coach
Michelle Guiseris Flemings [personal]
Injuries
A foot injury forced her to withdraw from the 2017 World Cup event in London, England. (wharf.co.uk, 11 Apr 2017)
In February 2016 she broke her hand while performing a new floor skill. She was unable to train for five weeks. (britishgymnewstics.com, 19 Apr 2016)
Start sporting career
She began gymnastics at age five. "I went when I was five and I just cried, I didn't like it. I was a very shy child."
Reason for taking up the sport
She was inspired to take up the sport after watching British artistic gymnast Beth Tweddle competing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on TV. "I just wanted to be able to be there at an Olympics." She also did ballet at a young age, but gave it up for gymnastics. "I find gymnastics more spontaneous and outgoing."
Milestones
She became the first gymnast to successfully defend a title on uneven bars at the Commonwealth Games by winning gold at both the 2018 and 2022 Games. (british-gymnastics.org, 01 Aug 2022; SportsDeskOnline, 12 Oct 2022)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (hop.prevayl.com, 14 Apr 2022)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold on uneven bars at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. "It was my first major medal, I just wanted to go out there and do a good competition. I did my best routine, and I managed to come out on top." (shop.prevayl.com, 14 Apr 2022)
Hero / Idol
US artistic gymnast Nastia Liukin, Russian artistic gymnast Viktoria Komova. (gymnasticplanet.com, 13 Apr 2021)
Rituals
"I have a calm spray that I'll use before beam, because I get really nervous for beam. My lavender spray always calms me down before I go out and perform." (shop.prevayl.com, 14 Apr 2022)
Philosophy / Motto
"I focus more on the artistic side. I am more of an elegant gymnast than a power one. I have a higher start value on the bars but I still work hard on all the three other apparatus." (thetimes.co.uk, 28 Oct 2018)
Additional information
NAMED ELEMENT
In December 2017 'The Derwael/Fenton' was added to the Code of Points for the uneven bars by the International Gymnastics Federation [FIG]. The element was first performed by Fenton and Belgian gymnast Nina Derwael at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada. "The move itself is a release and catch skill on the bars. Instead of catching them normally, I catch them with my hands crossed over, the entry into the skill is original as well." (shop.prevayl.com, 14 Apr 2022; fig-gymnastics.com, 15 Dec 2017)
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