Our dear friend and fellow Kettlebell Sport competitor, Ms. Bonnie, made history today by becoming the 4th woman (5th person) ever in the U.S. to achieve the Master of Sport ranking. To put this into perspective, out of the tens of thousands of people using kettlebells in this country, there are only 5 people with MS rankings!
In order to achieve the honor, Bonnie had to total 348 reps with a 16kg kettlebell in the Biathlon (10 minutes of Jerks / 10 minutes of Snatches). She astounded the audience when she completed 195 Jerks and 174 Snatches for a total of 369 reps!
In addition to being one of the most fierce bellers in the U.S., Bonnie is a new mom and one of the sweetest people we’ve ever met. (She’s the one who loaned Heidy a pair of her shorts to compete in Las Vegas.) This young mama deserves all the props in the world – Congratulations Champ!
1. Working the snatch at 17 rpms
2. Finishing the jerk
3. Sporting her new IC kettlebell tank top (and a gift from Heidy: black shorts) after her big win
4. Resting in the rack position
5. Driving the bell into mid-air from the hip: a perfect launch
6. Switching hands one time at minute 5 while Judge C.I. counts reps
7. Bonnie with her proud Coach, Kev
that’s awesome!
Congratz, what an amazing effort!
WOW!! She is amazing. Congrats to her.
contratulations!!
Fabulous!!!!!!
That is incredible and inspiring! Thanks for sharing. And many congrats to Bonnie!
Congrats Bonnie! What an incredible performance. So much talent and humility in one package.
Incredibly impressive!
Just watching Bonnie practice is inspiring. Her technique is damn near flawless. Much props to Big Kev for building such an amazing champion! Hopefully, she’ll write a book about her incredible journey someday. I would buy the first 10 copies!