Recently returned from a World Series event in Clermont Ferrand, France, Katie Cannon, Britain’s no. 1 ranked aerobic gymnast and current Gymnast of the Year, is now busy preparing for the World Championships. The 9th FIG World Aerobic Gymnastics Championships is being held in Nanjing, East China, from 1st – 3rd June 2006

Katie, 21, a student at St. Mary’s University in Twickenham, has upped her game since the British Championships back in October, where she was squeezed into second place. Her stunning routine to the music of Titanic, now includes a “Moldovan” and a one-armed L-support turn – technical elements which give her a higher difficulty score. Still nursing a sprained forearm, Katie put the routine out for the first time in France last weekend. There was controversy over one element which the judges deducted, however she was pleased to finish with a score of 17.1 against some of the best in the world. The Romanians and Russians were outstanding, but the winner of the senior womens’ section was Lopez from Brazil, a former World Champion.