Alexsa Kachan.  Photos courtesy of  Kachan School of Tumbling and Performance and Spanish Federation

FIFTEEN-year-old Alexsa Kachan (Londonderry) has won two gold medals at the Junior World Championships, whilst her 13-year-old brother Timofei won bronze.

The international meet included the 2nd FIG Trampoline Gymnastics Junior World Championships and 31st FIG World Age Group Competitions (WAGC), and was held at Navarra Arena in Pamplona, Spain.

It was a gruelling competition schedule for both siblings, with early morning starts and late night finishes.

Alexsa had a 15-hour day for qualifying on Friday, with a 7am start and 10pm finish. Her first event of the day was Double Mini and the last event was Tumbling. She was in second place after semi finals on both apparatuses but excellent passes in the finals allowed her to defend her Double Mini title and win Tumbling as well.

Alexsa and Timofei both attend the Kachan School of Tumbling and Performance in Windsor, which was founded by their parents Dima and Rebecca in 2009.

Both virtually grew up in the gym, with Alexsa making her first World Age team in 2022, where she became the 11-12 Years World Champion in Tumbling. She then attended the 2023 World Age Group Competition (WAGC) and Junior World Championships, finishing 1st on Tumbling and second on Double Mini at WAGC, and 1st on Double Mini and 4th on Tumbling at Junior Worlds. Alexsa is also the reigning Australian champion on both Double Mini and Tumbling.

Timofei made his WAGC debut in 2023, where he won 11-12 Years Gold in Tumbling. He is also the reigning Australian Champion in both Double Mini and Tumbling.