What's going on with Tia Orlando!
January 13, 2002- Tia left yesterday morning for the Karolyi International Training Camp in Houston, TX. She is there now with her Parkette teammates Kristal Uzealc, Nicole Harris, and Annie Fogerty. Brooke Borso was unable to attend because of a sore back. Tia will be at camp until the 18th. I went to watch Tia practice two weeks ago and she is doing awesome! She is doing full routines on every event and definietely looks ready to compete again. Be sure to check out the practice pictures!
December 1, 2001- Tia tied for 5th place all-around in the junior division at the Hypotheekshop International meet with the score of 32.012!! Tia's Parkette teammate Kristal finished 2nd in the senior division! Maria Scaffidi finished 7th in the junior all-around and Dana Filetti finished 6th in the senior all-around. Congratulations, girls! Tia and Kristal will be competing tommorrow in the event finals. Good luck, go team USA! :)
November 22, 2001- Tia has been selected to represent USA at The Hypotheekshop International meet in Amsterdam, Netherlands from November 29th to December 3rd. Congratulations, Tia! Tia will also be competing with her Parkette teammate, Kristal Uzelac and Maria Scaffidi of LaFleur's Gymnastics (Dana Filetti is the alternate.) Good luck, girls!
November 21, 2001- I saw Tia at practice on Sunday and she is doing excellant! She is now doing Yurchenko Doubles on vault and her routines look great. Some pictures from practice will be up soon! Happy Thanksgiving!
November 16, 2001- Tia attending the National Training Camp with her teammate, Kristal Uzelac, last week and returned home on Wednesday. Now, she is back in the gym training hard for the upcoming competitive season.
October 20, 2001- Unfortunatly Tia wasn't at Parkettes again last Sunday when I went. :( She has a bad sinus infection and missed Sunday and Monday's practices but she said she is starting to feel better now. Tia and her teammates are working hard in the gym for the Parkette Invitational in late January. Feel better Tia, and good luck!
October 5, 2001- I attended one of the Parkettes elite practice sessions last month but unfortunatly Tia was not there the day that I went. However, I might be going again in about 2 weeks so I will be sure to take lots of pictures! Right now, Tia is training hard in the gym, working on new skills and working hard for the upcoming season. Also, one of Tia's teammates, Stephanie Neff has left Parkettes and is now in Arizona training at Carter's Gymnastics, see her official site for more details.
August 16, 2001- Tia moved up 4 spots at Day 2 of Nationals and finished in 6th place!! That also means that she earned a spot on the National Team. Congratulations, Tia!!
August 10, 2001- Tia is in 10th place after the first day of Nationals and she is now the 2001 Junior National Floor Champion with the score of 9.350! Click here to read a short interview with Tia after the competition. Congratulations Tia, and good luck tommorrow!!
August 6, 2001- Tia will be competing in the National Championships Thursday and Saturday this week. Good luck, Tia!! I will be attending the Junior Womens Finals on Saturday so you can expect lots of pictures and a meet report up from the competition.
July 24, 2001- Congratulations to Tia for finshing 10th at the US Classic this weekend! Tia had a great competition and even qualified to National Championships next month! Good job Tia & Good Luck at Nationals!!
July 20, 2001- Tia and her elite Parkette teammates left Wednesday morning for California where they will compete in the US Classic. They even took a limo to the airport! Tia will be competing on Sunday, July 22, with her teammates Brooke and Kristal. Good luck Tia!
July 7, 2001- I talked to Tia today. She said gym is going excellant for her and she is looking foward to the US Classic a lot. Good luck Tia!
June 24, 2001- Tia competed in the zone meet yesterday! She had three falls on beam but did excellant on everything else! She had an AMAZING floor routine and I am pretty sure that she got a 9.5 on that routine. Good job Tia!
June 20, 2001- Tia is competing in a zone meet this weekend in Montvale, New Jersey. I will be there to videotape and take pictures. For more information about the competition or more upcoming events Tia will be competing in, check out the Schedule! Also, Tia's official website was released yesterday. More Tia news coming soon!