Gymnasticsurn:uuid:81d7f64e-92d8-8bed-013d-5e823ce685c12010-09-07T19:32:41-05:00ASF Gymnast Wins Gold At World Championshipsurn:uuid:87d36dea-e2b2-eea7-bb96-61e22e34896f2009-11-19T00:00:00-06:00Kayla Williams, a gymnast who competed in the Arnold Gymnastics Challenge in March 2009 and won a Columbus Rotary Scholarship, has become the first U.S. woman to win a gold medal in vault at the World Gymnastics Championships. Kayla Williams, 16, of Huntington, W.Va., dominated the vault at the World Gymnastics Championships in London in October with a composite score of 15.087, besting European vault champion Ariella Kareslin by more than half a point and Olympic champion Hong Un-jong by more than a point.]]>
Kayla Williams, a gymnast who competed in the Arnold Gymnastics Challenge in March 2009 and won a Columbus Rotary Scholarship, has become the first U.S. woman to win a gold medal in vault at the World Gymnastics Championships. Kayla Williams, 16, of Huntington, W.Va., dominated the vault at the World Gymnastics Championships in London in October with a composite score of 15.087, besting European vault champion Ariella Kareslin by more than half a point and Olympic champion Hong Un-jong by more than a point.]]>