latest news
21st May 2008
Unfortunately Chloe has decided to retire
from elite gymnastics. She has taken up Sports Aerobics and is
considering a future in American College (NCAA) gymnastics. She
has written a poem that she would like to share with all of her
supporters -
And so…
Now I come to this part,
Know that you are in my heart.
At times I was very rough,
To train, mould and create was pretty tough.
To all the girls who will come and go,
Remember that you decide where you go.
You were picked because of your style
So live it up and don’t forget to smile.
The ones who taught me so much,
Never forget that my heart is what you touched.
Your experience and guidance was none but the best,
This you passed to me and for all I am truly blessed.
I wish my heart would play in tune
I wish I could have held on until after June.
Many mistakes I know I made,
The big and the small but still you stayed.
You are so genuine and always true
You’ve taught me so much, and for this I want to thank you.
So tough it was to say goodbye
But I go to reach new places, so high
Unfortunately this is not the last of me
For I will pop in unexpectedly, you’ll see
And now I come to this part,
Please know that you are all in my heart.
I Thank you.
15th April 2008
Chloe's next competition is scheduled to be
the 2008 Australian Gymnastics Championships and Olympic Selection
Trials to be held at Vodafone Arena in Melbourne from May 22-25.
Details regarding the schedule and tickets can be found
here.
9th February 2008
Chloe's next competition will be the
Pacific Alliance Selection Trial on the 19th and 20th February in
Canberra. The Pacific Alliance competition is held every two years
and is open to countries who border the Pacific Ocean. This year's
competition is scheduled for 27th-29th March and will be held in San
Jose, California, USA.
28th December 2007
Earlier this month Chloe competed at the
Australian National Club Championships in Canberra.
Congratulations to Chloe on winning the vault and uneven bars and
finishing second in the all around competition and on the floor.
Her club, Moreton Bay, also finished second in the International
division.
11th November 2007
Chloe's next competition will be the
National Club Championships in Canberra next month. In other news,
she has now finished secondary school and has obtained her drivers
licence so she can now drive herself to training! She also
recently competed in the QGSSSA Athletics carnival where her team took
second place in the 400m relay. Congratulations Chloe!
3rd September 2007
Chloe and the Australian Gymnastics team
have completed their qualification round at the World Gymnastics
Championships in Stuttgart. This year the competition was
extremely tough with teams trying to finish in the top 12 to qualify to
compete at next year's Beijing Olympics. After all teams had
competed, the Australians finished in 11th place, missing out on a place
in the team final but making sure they will be able to send a full team
to Beijing. Chloe competed on vault, bars and floor and all of her
scores contributed to the team total. Well done Chloe and the
Australian team!
27th August 2007
The Australian Gymnastics team has now
arrived in Stuttgart, Germany for the World Gymnastics Championships
beginning Saturday. Competition for the women begins on Saturday
morning with ten qualification sessions. The Australian team are
scheduled to compete in Subdivision 5 on Sunday morning German time.
You can follow the team's progress at the official website for the 2007
World Championships
here.
Good Luck girls!
13th August 2007
After a two day trial over the weekend,
Chloe has been named to the Australian Women's Gymnastics team to
compete at next month's World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany!
The team will depart for Stuttgart on August 24 where they will need to
finish in the top 12 to qualify a full team for the 2008 Beijing Olympic
Games. The other members of the team are Georgia Bonora, Ashleigh
Brennan, Hollie Dykes, Daria Joura, Lauren Mitchell and Shona Morgan.
Congratulations girls!
30th July 2007
Chloe has been busy preparing for the
upcoming World Championship selection trials to be held in Canberra.
The gymnasts in contention to make the team will begin a training camp
on August 5 with the trial being held on August 11 and 12. Good
luck Chloe!
3rd July 2007
Over the last two nights Chloe competed in a
dual meet against Japan in Brisbane. The Australian team took the
gold medal with a score of 232.925 defeating Japan who finished with a
score of 227.2. Chloe also took the bronze medal on vault.
The team to travel to the World Championships in September will be
selected in Canberra on the 11th and 12th August.
24th June 2007
Following the Australian Gymnastics
Championships last month, Chloe has been named to the Australian Senior
National Squad. She has also been named as a full camps based
scholarship holder to the AIS/GA Olympic Squad. Chloe will be
participating in a World Championship training camp and selection trial
in Canberra in August and is scheduled to compete in an Australia vs
Japan friendly meet in Brisbane on July 1 and 2.
27th May 2007
Chloe has won the Gold medal on Uneven Bars
in the Australia vs China International Apparatus Challenge this
afternoon. Four girls from Australia and four from China performed
their routines, with the top two scorers progressing through to the
super final. After the first round Chloe was in the lead with a
score of 15.85 with China's He Ning in second place with a score of
15.5. Things were much closer in the Super Final but Chloe hit her
routine again to score 15.85 with He Ning scoring 15.8 to take the
silver medal. Well done
Chloe!
25th May 2007
The second night of the 2007 Australian
Gymnastics Championships has seen Chloe go home with four medals.
Tonight's competition served as Day 2 of the All-Around and scores were
also used to determine apparatus final winners. Chloe won the
bronze medal in the all-around competition with a score of 115.525
behind Western Australia's Daria Joura and Lauren Mitchell. She
also took the silver medal on the vault and the bronze medal on uneven
bars. Congratulations Chloe!
Scores of six of the Australian girls (including Chloe) were also used in a team competition against world champions China. The competition was very close and at the end of the night the Australian team won by a margin of just 0.35. Whilst China did not send their top team this was still a fantastic achievement by the Australian girls in their preparations for this year's World Championships in September. Chloe will now take part in an International Apparatus Challenge against the Chinese on Sunday afternoon.
24th May 2007
The 2007 Australian Gymnastics Championships
have begun in Melbourne with Chloe competing in the teams competition
this afternoon. Chloe and her Queensland teammates won the Bronze
medal behind Western Australia and Victoria. The session also
served as Day 1 of the All-Around Competition with Day 2 to be held
tomorrow night. After Day 1, Chloe is in equal third position and
has also been named in the six person team that will take on China as
part of tomorrow night's competition.
21st May 2007
Chloe competed at the Queensland Senior State
Championships last week and won the All-Around title plus the Gold medal
on vault, bars and beam. She also took the silver medal on the
floor. Later
this week she will compete in the Australian Gymnastics Championships
and the Australia vs China International Apparatus Challenge in
Melbourne.
5th May 2007
Chloe is now preparing for the Australian
Gymnastics Championships which are being held at Vodafone Arena in
Melbourne from 24th-26th May. She is also scheduled to compete in
the Australia vs China International Apparatus Challenge at the same
venue on 27th May. More information about both events is available
from
Gymnastics Australia and
Ticketek.
25th March 2007
Chloe has competed on uneven bars only at
the Cottbus Cup where she finished in 11th place after the qualification
rounds with a score of 13.350.
23rd March 2007
Chloe has now travelled to Cottbus, Germany
where she will compete at the Cottbus Cup. The qualification
sessions will be held later today with finals to be held over the
weekend. For further information you can visit the official
website here.
Good luck Chloe!
19th March 2007
Chloe has finished in eighth place in bar
finals at the French International in Paris with a score of 11.625.
The gold medal went to 2006 World All-Around Champion Vanessa Ferrari
from Italy with Dariya Zgoba from Ukraine taking the silver and Elyse
Hopfner-Hibbs from Canada taking the bronze. Chloe's next
competition will be the Cottbus Cup in Germany on March 23-25.
18th March 2007
The qualification rounds of the French
International in Paris were held yesterday with Chloe qualifying in
eighth position for bar finals with a score of 14.450. She also
competed on beam and floor where she scored 13.375 and 12.150
respectively. Full results can be found
here. Finals will be held later today.
15th March 2007
Good luck to Chloe who has now arrived in
Paris to compete in the French International. She will compete on
all four apparatus along with teammate Daria Joura. Training
sessions begin tomorrow with qualifications to be held on Saturday and
finals on Sunday.
27th February 2007
Chloe is scheduled to appear at two
international Grand Prix meets during March in France and Germany.
On the weekend of March 17-18 she will compete at the French
International in Paris (http://www.ffgym.com/) followed on by the Cottbus Cup in Germany (http://www.turnier-der-meister.de/) on March
23-25. Good Luck Chloe!
22nd February 2007
Congratulations to Chloe and the members
of the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Commonwealth Games team for winning
the Young Australian Team of the Year Award at the 2006 Australian Sport
Awards held in Melbourne last night. The award was accepted on the
team's behalf by Monette Russo. Chloe was also nominated in the
Young Australian Female Athlete of the Year which was won by diver
Melissa Wu.
20th January 2007
Chloe has been nominated for the Young
Australian Female Athlete of the Year Award in the 2006 Australian Sport
Awards. The 2006 Commonwealth Games Women's Gymnastics team has
also been nominated for the Young Australian Team of the Year Award.
The Awards will be presented at Crown Casino in Melbourne on the evening
of Wednesday 21 February 2007 and will be broadcast on SBS television.
26th October 2006
Chloe's knee injury is healing very well and she is now out of all
braces. She is slowly building the strength back into her whole leg and
should hopefully be back to full training by the end of this month. She
has also been nominated in
the Queensland Sportswoman of the Year and the Coca-Cola Channel 7
Queensland Junior Sports Star of the Year Awards. Both award nights are
being held next month. Congratulations and Good Luck Chloe!
Also a big congratulations to all the girls on the Australian Women's Gymnastics team (Georgia Bonora, Hollie Dykes, Melody Hernandez, Daria Joura, Karen Nguyen and Olivia Vivian) who finished sixth at the recent World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. This means Australia has qualified a team to next year's World Championships to be held in Stuttgart, Germany in September 2007. The top 12 teams from these World Championships will qualify to send a full team to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
13th September 2006
An unfortunate injury
in training has ruled Chloe out of contention for next month's World
Gymnastics Championships in Denmark. Chloe landed awkwardly in training
and has a Grade 3 tear in the lateral collateral ligament in her knee.
She will be in a hinged brace for another 2 weeks and then modified
training for a further 4 weeks after that. We wish Chloe all the best
for her recovery and know that she will be back better than ever for
next year!
31st August 2006
Chloe recently competed at the first World Championship trial in
Canberra where she finished second in both trial competitions. This
means she moves through to the second trial which be held in Caloundra
on September 24 & 25. Congratulations Chloe!
7th August 2006
Chloe's next competition will be the first World Championship trial
to be held in Canberra on the 18th and 19th August. Twelve gymnasts
will be selected to go on and compete in a second trial in September
before the final World Championship team is announced. The World
Championships are being held in Aarhus, Denmark from the 14th to 22nd
October.
15th July 2006
Chloe has scored 14.775 to finish fourth in the bar final at the
Shanghai World Cup behind China's Xiao Tingting (15.675) and Russians
Yulia Lozheckho (15.3) and Kristina Pravdina (14.975). You can download
a video of Chloe's routine from her Video
page.
14th July 2006
The preliminary round of competition at the Shanghai World Cup was
held this evening with Chloe competing on bars only. With a score of
15.050 she has qualified in second place for the final which will be
held tomorrow.
11th July 2006
Chloe has departed for China to compete in the Shanghai World Cup
along with teammates Hollie Dykes, Dasha Joura and Naomi Russell.
Qualifications take place on Friday 14th July with finals being held on
Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th July. You can follow Chloe's progress at
the official website
here.
7th June 2006
Chloe has received another award, this time the Quest Newspapers
Wynnum Herald Young Sports Star Award for 2005/06! You can see pictures
of Chloe at the event at the
Miscellaneous photo page.
23rd May 2006
Chloe has been named as the Australian Junior International Gymnast
of the Year! The award was presented at the 2005 Women's Artistic
Annual Awards, held at a banquet following the National Championships in
Sydney. Chloe has also been named on to the 2006/2007 WAG National
Squad following her performance at Nationals. Congratulations Chloe!
21st May 2006
Chloe has finished fourth on uneven bars at the Australian National
Championships with a score of 14.225. Gold went to 2005 World
Championship team member Olivia Vivian, silver to winner of the
All-Around competition, Daria Joura, and bronze to Queensland gymnast
Hayley Wright. A great effort by Chloe as she recovers from her foot
injury!
20th May 2006
Chloe has competed in Day 2 of the all around competition gaining a
score of 13.550 on bars. With a total score of 28.075 she has qualified
in to apparatus finals in fourth place. Finals are being held this
afternoon.
18th May 2006
The 2006 Australian Gymnastics Championships have begun with the
women's combined senior/junior team competition (also Day 1 of the All
Around). Chloe competed on bars only and scored 14.525, the highest
score of the night on this apparatus. She was also part of the winning
Queensland team with teammates Naomi Russell, Hayley Wright, Monique
Cowan, Jasmine Webb, Amber Fulljames and Kayla Winch. Day 2 of the All
Around competition will be held tomorrow evening.
13th May 2006
The 2006 Australian Gymnastics Championships begin on the 16th May
at the Sydney Olympic Park Sport Centre at Homebush. The senior team
competition will be held on Wednesday evening, followed by the All
Around competition on Friday evening and the Apparatus finals on
Saturday evening. Stay tuned for all of Chloe's results as they are
posted.
6th May 2006
Chloe has had a busy few weeks recovering from both dental surgery
(in preparation for her new braces) and a foot injury! The good news is
that her foot is healing well and ahead of schedule. Fortunately she
will still be able to compete at the Australian National Championships
which begin next week, but at this stage only on the uneven bars. Chloe
was also recently invited to a special luncheon at the Redlands Sporting
Club where she met the Redlands Shire Council mayor and was presented
with a leather document wallet and towel.
30th March 2006
Chloe and her fellow Queensland Commonwealth Games athletes have
paraded through the streets of Brisbane in front of thousands of waving
fans. The parade finished at Parliament House where the athletes were
met by Queensland Premier Peter Beattie and Lord Mayor of Brisbane,
Campbell Newman. A small video of the parade featuring Chloe and fellow
gymnast Naomi Russell is available to view
here (please right click and Save As...).
21st March 2006
Chloe has finished fifth in the women's vault finals at the
Commonwealth Games. Whilst having the most difficult vaults of all the
competitors in the final, an unfortunate fall on her second vault saw
her finish in fifth place, with the gold medal going to England's Imogen
Cairns. Australia's Naomi Russell won the bronze.
18th March 2006 (evening)
CHLOE IS THE 2006 COMMONWEALTH GAMES WOMEN'S ALL-AROUND CHAMPION!
She led the competition after the first and second rotations but things
evened up after a top score on beam in the third rotation from Canada's
Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs. Chloe was in second place going in to the fourth
rotation but a great score on vault left her tied in first position with
Hopfner-Hibbs at the end of the competition. A tiebreak rule was
enforced which compared Chloe and Elyse's top three scores. After this
process, Chloe came out on top and was awarded the gold medal with Elyse
taking the silver and Australia's Hollie Dykes winning the bronze.
Congratulations Chloe!
18th March 2006 (morning)
The Australian Women's Gymnastics team have won gold in the Women's
Team Final at the 2006 Commonwealth Games! The Australian team won with
a score of 172.600 followed by England on 164.350 and Canada on
162.550. Chloe and her teammates, Hollie Dykes and Monette Russo, have
all qualified for the Women's All-Around Final which will be held
tonight. Chloe has also qualified for the vault final which will be
held on Monday night. Congratulations girls!
17th March 2006
Chloe and her teammates will compete in the Women's Team Final of
the 2006 Commonwealth Games tonight! Chloe will be competing on all
four apparatus beginning with the vault. At this stage, she will
compete second for Australia on vault, third on uneven bars, first on
balance beam and second on floor exercise. We wish all of the girls
good luck and hope they have a good competition.
15th March 2006
A special e-mail address has been set up where messages of support
can be passed on to Chloe during the Commonwealth Games! You can send
your message here.
Chloe would love to hear from you!
12th March 2006
Chloe and her Commonwealth Games teammates have now moved into the
athlete's village in Melbourne! You can send messages of support to
them through the
Telstra Hero Message website. You can also write to Chloe while
she is staying at the athlete's village at the following address -
Chloe Sims
Australian Commonwealth Games Team
Letter Link
GPO Box 5803
Melbourne
Victoria 3001
1st March 2006
Chloe and her Commonwealth Games teammates are currently attending a
training camp at the AIS in Canberra in preparation for the games. The
girls will travel to Melbourne and move in to the athlete's village on
the 11th March. The women's gymnastics competition commences on Friday
17th March.
20th February 2006
You can now have your very own Chloe Sims desktop wallpaper! These
designs are courtesy of Angela Thomas and there are currently two to
choose from -
To install, simply click on the wallpaper you would like to
download. Right click on the image and select 'Set as Background'.
When you return to your desktop you will now have Chloe's wallpaper as
your new background!
9th February 2006
Chloe has been named to the 2006 Commonwealth Games Gymnastics
team! The other members of the team are fellow Queensland gymnasts
Hollie Dykes and Naomi Russell and Victorian gymnasts Ashleigh Brennan
and Monette Russo. The Games will take place in Melbourne, Australia
from the 15th-26th March and you can learn more about them
here.
Congratulations Chloe!
7th February 2006
Chloe is currently at the AIS in Canberra where the second
Commonwealth Games Trial will be held tomorrow (8th February). The
Australian Commonwealth Games team will be announced on 9th February.
Good luck Chloe!
6th February 2006
Chloe has been named as one of the Australian gymnasts to watch
in her first year as a senior by
The All Around
Gymnastics Magazine. The magazine states that Chloe is a 'very
talented gymnast with difficult skills'. You can read the article
featuring Chloe
here.