2022 National Baton Twirling Championships To Conclude Saturday In Stockton
About 500 of the nation’s top baton twirlers gathered at the Stockton Arena to compete in the 2022 US National Baton Twirling Championships, which began Monday and ran through Saturday.
The event was originally scheduled to be held in Stockton in 2020, but was postponed due to the pandemic, making a return in 2022.
“We are excited to return to the West Coast and hold our National Championships in Stockton,” said Karen Cammer, president of the United States Twirling Association. “Stockton is a beautiful, welcoming city that offers our athletes and families a quality competition venue surrounded by family-friendly attractions and amenities.”
During the event, male and female athletes, kids and adults from all over the country competed in individual and group categories such as Solo, Two-Baton, Three-Baton, Strut and the Artistic Twirl.
In the Solo event, twirlers use one baton which is rolled, flipped and tossed around the body and through the air at great speed. Two-Baton and Three-Baton use two or three batons which must be kept moving at all times. Strut and Artistic Twirl incorporate dance and gymnastics in the twirling.
Among this year’s competitors were the current Grand National Champions Bower Sarra, Savannah Miller and Kylie Cates, alongside more than 80 athletes from California. According to USTA, they are all members of Team USA, which will represent the country in the twirling equivalent of the Olympic Games, the World Baton Twirling Championships, which will be held in Turin, Italy, August 4 through 7.
On Friday evening, the National Collegiate Finals took place, followed by the National Finals show. The 2022 US National Baton Twirling Championship’s final event was Saturday with Team Finals.
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