Deng Linlin of China, center, Lauren Mitchell of Australia, left, and Ivana Hong of U.S., display their gold, silver and bronze medal, respectively, in the women's balance beam final during the World Gymnastics Championships at the O2 Arena in London, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009.
2009
In July 2009, Lauren took first place in the all-around at the Australian National Championships in Perth with a score of 112.325 to claim her first national title. She also won titles on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise convincingly. After two successful days of trial competition in Canberra, including a new Yurchenko double vault, Lauren was named to the 2009 London World Championships team. She is slated to compete on all four apparatus as all-around qualification and has a good chance to make beam or floor finals. She currently attends Iona Presentation College, Mosman Park.
In October at the 2009 London World Championships, Mitchell finished fourth all-around by only 0.025, which was especially disappointing since she took a 0.1 deduction on floor for stepping out of bounds. Mitchell rallied during the apparatus finals by winning two silver medals, the highest placing of any Australian gymnast at a World level. She won the silver on balance beam with a score of 14.825, .125 behind Deng Linlin, and won silver on floor with a score of 14.550, .100 behind Beth Tweddle.
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