It was an incredible day of skipping at the World Masters yesterday with 24 Australians competing, including three Northbridge Knockouts.
Robbie Graham, Jeremy English and Camryn Gibson all put in strong performances that included some great skills. It was a very proud moment to watch them all on the competition floor.
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Australia took out two medals, including Luke Boon scoring Gold for Triple Unders and Lilly Barker winning Bronze for three-minute speed.
Both competitors collapsed immediately following their events, with Luke having to be carried from the floor. Fortunately Luke and Lilly recovered and were on the podium to receive their medals last night.
There were some stunning performances throughout the long day of competition - the Japanese rope spinning skills had the crowd roaring.
China’s speed Skipping was also incredible - Xiaolin Cen, for example, scored Male Masters Gold for both 30 second and three minute with 113 and 568 respectively.
The Gold freestyle medals went to Klaas Van Mechelen from Belgium and Anna Uhl from Germany. There were gasps, cheers and wild applause for both routines.
The audience also threw their support behind the single Russian competitor, who performed a unique, ballet-inspired routine.
Behind the scenes, many new international friendships were formed and lots of toy koalas were exchanged!
Last night, Swedes and Aussies packed out a local pub near the competition venue to share pizzas and burgers together and toast the day.
Tonight we look forward to a colourful closing ceremony celebrating a successful 2018 World Championships.
We hope you’ve enjoyed the live feed!