Dylan Inserra
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Dylan Inserra
is a retired acrobatic gymnast who competed as a senior elite men’s pair with his partner, top Axl Osborne
. Inserra, the older of the two, was the base of the pair.
Inserra and Osborne trained at World Olympic Gymnastics Academy
in Plano
, Texas
, which was also the training center for Nastia Liukin
, winner of the women’s gymnastics
all-around title at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and Carly Patterson
, winner of the women's gymnastics all-around title at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
, Greece
.
In November
2008, Inserra and Osborne qualified for elite status during a competition at the Karolyi Ranch in New Waverly, Texas
.
The next year
, Inserra and Osborne captured the senior national men’s pair title at the 2009 Acrobatic Gymnastics
Championships in Dallas, Texas,, and they were named to the U.S. senior national team.
In the summer
of 2010 in Kissimmee
, Florida
, Osborne and Inserra repeated as national men’s pair champions, placing first in both dynamic and balance events. They were once again named to the U.S. senior national team.
Internationally, the pair competed at the 2010 World Championships in Wroclaw
, Poland
, where they placed seventh, and at the 2010 Volkov Cup in Novgorod, Russia
, where they placed fourth.
The pair disbanded after the 2010 season.
is a retired acrobatic gymnast who competed as a senior elite men’s pair with his partner, top Axl Osborne
Axl Osborne
Axl Osborne is an acrobatic gymnast who currently competes as the base in a Level 9 mixed pair with his partner, acrobatic gymnast Lydia Webb....
. Inserra, the older of the two, was the base of the pair.
Inserra and Osborne trained at World Olympic Gymnastics Academy
World Olympic Gymnastics Academy
The World Olympic Gymnastics Academy is a three-facility gymnastics club located in Plano, Frisco, and Dallas, Texas.The head coaches at WOGA are Valeri Liukin, gold and silver medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games representing the former Soviet Union, and Yevgeny Marchenko, a five-time World...
in Plano
Plano
Plano can refer to:*Plano cultures, the Late Paleo-Indian hunter-gatherer societies of the Great Plains of North America** Plano points, the chipped stone tools of the Plano culturesPlaces in the United States:...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, which was also the training center for Nastia Liukin
Nastia Liukin
Anastasia Valeryevna "Nastia" Liukin is a Russian-American artistic gymnast. She was the 2008 Olympic individual all-around Champion, the 2005 and 2007 World Champion on the balance beam, and the 2005 World Champion on the uneven bars...
, winner of the women’s gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
all-around title at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and Carly Patterson
Carly Patterson
Carly Rae Patterson is an American singer and former gymnast. She is the 2004 Olympic All-Around Champion and a member of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame...
, winner of the women's gymnastics all-around title at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
In November
November
November is the 11th month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of four months with the length of 30 days. November was the ninth month of the ancient Roman calendar...
2008, Inserra and Osborne qualified for elite status during a competition at the Karolyi Ranch in New Waverly, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
.
The next year
Year
A year is the orbital period of the Earth moving around the Sun. For an observer on Earth, this corresponds to the period it takes the Sun to complete one course throughout the zodiac along the ecliptic....
, Inserra and Osborne captured the senior national men’s pair title at the 2009 Acrobatic Gymnastics
Acrobatic gymnastics
Acrobatic gymnastics is a competitive partner sport combining the strength, flexibility and technical precision of gymnastics with the grace and musicality of dance as well as the trust and camaraderie of a dedicated partnership...
Championships in Dallas, Texas,, and they were named to the U.S. senior national team.
In the summer
Summer
Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons, between spring and autumn. At the summer solstice, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice...
of 2010 in Kissimmee
Kissimmee
Kissimmee is the name of several things in the U.S. state of Florida:*Kissimmee, Florida *Kissimmee City Street Railway*Kissimmee Kreatures *Kissimmee Utility Authority...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, Osborne and Inserra repeated as national men’s pair champions, placing first in both dynamic and balance events. They were once again named to the U.S. senior national team.
Internationally, the pair competed at the 2010 World Championships in Wroclaw
Wroclaw
Wrocław , situated on the River Oder , is the main city of southwestern Poland.Wrocław was the historical capital of Silesia and is today the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Over the centuries, the city has been part of either Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, or Germany, but since 1945...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, where they placed seventh, and at the 2010 Volkov Cup in Novgorod, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, where they placed fourth.
The pair disbanded after the 2010 season.