NZ cheerleaders scoop medals at world champs

The NZ All Star senior all girl team's competes during the 2009 Cheerleading Worlds finals day at...
The NZ All Star senior all girl team's competes during the 2009 Cheerleading Worlds finals day at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Orlando. Credit:NZPA / Ben Campbell.
The New Zealand All Stars were in jubilant mood today after ending the cheerleading world championships in the United States with two bronze medals.

The New Zealanders made it to the podium in the all-girl stunt competition and also in the co-ed elite division in Orlando, Florida.

The junior co-ed team finished just out of the medals in fourth spot, while the senior all girl combination was sixth.

New Zealand Cheerleading Association president Kimberley Ramsay said the results represented "an amazing accomplishment".

"We beat out Australia, Germany and China to name a few," she said.

"This weekend New Zealand proved that we really are one of the best in the world at cheerleading." Coach Shereen Capper described her charges as world-class athletes and praised their commitment.

"The number of sacrifices they made and how hard they pushed themselves is a credit to their athleticism and professionalism."