Our New Zealand teams brought their A-game to the International Cheer Union competition in Orlando, USA over the weekend.
The girls gave it everything they had in the prelims and semis, snagging a spot in the finals on Saturday.
Their hard yards paid off big time with the Kiwi All-Girl Elite team bringing home a shiny silver medal.
And they're no strangers to the podium either, grabbing second place four times now! While Japan took the gold this time, you can bet they'll be gunning for that top spot in 2025.
With the unreal height and synchronisation like that it’s no surprise we came out in second place!
And let’s not forget about our Junior All-Girl Advanced Team. They just missed out on the top three, landing a solid fourth place against tough competition from Mexico (1st), Australia (2nd), and Canada (3rd).
The ICU competition was packed full of energy, stunts and basket tosses with over 11,000 cheerleaders from 21 countries hitting the stage.
With an Olympic-like opening ceremony complete with flag parades and a patriotic stroll for every team's homeland, we've been stuck to our screens cheering on NZ all weekend long.
Big ups to the Kiwi teams doing us proud. The skill, the teamwork and the sportsmanship you lot put in is incredible. Let’s hope a gold or two is on the cards for the 2025 comp!
