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At Left: Victoria Blante of Hayward, Center: Cassidy Cu of Castro Valley, and Eily Corbett of Danville (at right).

This week’s Athletes of the Week are Castro Valley resident Cassidy Cu, and her teammates - Victoria Blante of Hayward and Eily Corbett of Danville.

The trio represented the United States and competed in the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships in Geneva, Switzerland from July 2-4.

This Senior Women’s Group qualified for the Finals and placed 6th in the world (out of 17 teams from 12 countries). They earned the USA strong consider- ation for a spot in the World Games next summer in Birmingham, Alabama.

The trio has been named on the 2021- 2022 Acrobatic Gymnastics National Team and are looking to compete in next year’s World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.

They have been training together for two years at West Coast Training Center in Livermore, CA.