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World floor exercise champion Lauren Mitchell (Western Australia) took the lead at the first day of the Australian championships, held Thursday in Perth.

World floor exercise champion Lauren Mitchell (Western Australia) breezed to an early lead on day one of the Australian championships, held Thursday in Perth.

Mitchell notched the top mark on every event, with a high of 15.050 on balance beam. She earned her lowest score on floor exercise after falling on a 2 1/2 punch front pass, but showed off much improved choreography (click here for video).

Mitchell, who missed the 2010 edition with injury, is on track to recapture the all-around title she won in 2009. Heading into Friday's final, she holds close to a 4-point lead over second-place Georgia-Rose Brown (Victoria).

2006 Commonwealth Games champion Chloe Sims, half a point behind Brown, looked extremely fit. Sims also placed third on uneven bars and balance beam, but crashed her double pike dismount in an otherwise enjoyable floor routine (click here for video).

Victoria's Mary-Anne Monckton, fourth all-around, had the second-best score on uneven bars. 2008 Olympian Ashleigh Brennan, sixth, was second on beam.

Queensland's Georgia Godwin leads the junior all-around competition.

Competition continues Friday in Perth with the second day of junior and senior competition. The senior men's competition begins Saturday.

External Link: Gymnastics Australia

2011 Australian Women's Championships
July 15, Perth

Senior All-Around			VT		UB		BB		FX		Total
1.	Lauren Mitchell		5.8	14.550	5.9	14.450	6.6	15.050	5.8	13.325	57.375
2.	Georgia-Rose Brown		5.0	13.825	5.4	13.675	5.1	12.900	5.0	13.300	53.700
3.	Chloe Sims		5.0	13.775	5.8	13.775	5.7	13.200	5.3	12.450	53.200
4.	Mary-Anne Monckton		5.0	13.375	5.9	14.000	5.7	12.375	5.3	13.225	52.975
5.	Larrissa Miller		4.8	13.775	5.3	12.900	5.0	12.575	5.2	11.975	51.225
6.	Ashleigh Brennan		5.2	13.675	3.6	11.225	6.0	14.075	5.4	12.200	51.175
7.	Sophie Budack		5.3	13.925	5.1	11.625	5.3	11.150	4.9	12.925	49.625
8.	Britt Greeley		5.3	13.925	3.0	9.150	5.6	11.850	5.1	12.700	47.625
9.	Amaya King Koi		5.0	12.775	5.3	9.275	5.5	11.325	5.2	12.650	46.025
10.	Crystal Yeo		4.0	12.225	4.9	10.450	4.8	11.550	4.5	10.750	44.975
11.	Natalia Joura				5.5	10.750					10.750

Junior All-Around			VT		UB		BB		FX		Total
1.	Georgia Godwin		5.0	13.775	4.5	10.375	5.8	12.725	5.2	12.525	49.400
2.	Alexandra Eade		5.0	13.525	4.9	11.050	4.9	10.925	5.0	12.725	48.225
3.	Emma Jane Nedov		4.0	12.375	5.3	11.175	5.4	13.075	4.5	11.325	47.950
4.	Jazminne Casis		5.0	13.625	4.3	10.950	4.3	11.275	5.0	11.975	47.825
5.	Naomi Lee		4.4	12.825	4.0	9.400	5.4	12.575	4.9	12.125	46.925
6.	Rachael Boyd		4.4	12.725	3.7	10.875	4.2	10.350	4.9	12.750	46.700
7.	Stella Savvidou		4.4	12.925	4.2	10.450	3.8	9.375	5.2	11.325	44.075

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