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Canadian women’s gymnastics team on cloud nine after reaching Olympic finals in three events
29 July 2012
LONDON -- In less than two hours on Sunday, the Canadian women’s gymnastics team reached unprecedented heights, advancing not only to the team final for the first time ever in Olympic competition in a non-boycotted Games while qualifying two gymnasts in the vault final and another in the individual all around final. Competing in the third of five subdivisions in the qualification round, the Ca...
Read moreGood Luck to Nathan Gafuik at the London 2012 Olympic Games
25 July 2012
Nathan Gafuik, a University of Calgary gymnast, will be competing July 28th in the Men’s Artistic Qualification competition, in London. This competition may qualify him to compete in the All-Around competition and Event Finals. Good luck Nathan!Also competing for Canada is the Women’s Artistic Team: Kristina Vaculik, Victoria Moors, Brittany Rogers, Dominique Pegg, and Ellie Bl...
Read moreAddison’s disease makes Gafuik a fighter
23 July 2012
When Nathan Gafuik was diagnosed with Addison’s disease at 15, his athletic career had been in a bewildering downward spiral. Despite gruelling training as one of Canada’s top young gymnasts, he looked like an 11-year-old boy. He vomited during competitions, and came home to Calgary so exhausted he couldn’t get out of bed. To curb extreme salt cravings, he devoured pickles sprinkled with salt....
Read moreGafuik ready to go after podium training at Olympics
23 July 2012
In just two days Nathan Gafuik will be competing at his second Olympic Games, but under very different circumstances this time around compared to Beijing in 2008.Four years ago, Gafuik compete...
Read moreAGF Board of Director Announcements
19 July 2012
It is with regret that the Alberta Gymnastics Federation is announcing the departure of Ken Bowen, AGF Board member since 2011, for personal reasons.During his term, Mr. Bowen has provided invaluable services to the Federation and his commitment to the Governance Committee should be commended. His expertise, energy, and leadership were greatly appreciated by the Alberta gymnastics communi...
Read more2012 Trampoline Gymnastics Canada Cup in Langley, BC results are up
17 July 2012
Athletes from across Canada, Great Britain, Germany, France and Japan competed in this weekend’s 2012 Trampoline Gymnastics Canada Cup in Langley. Sebastien St. Germain of Montreal and Mariah Madigan of Toronto took advantage of the absence of Canada’s Olympic team members to win the men’s and women’s trampoline titles on the final day of competition Sunday at the Canada Cup.With Karen Co...
Read moreKyle Soehn and Lexi Geisbrecht places second at Canada Cup
16 July 2012
LANGLEY, B.C. --Sebastien St-Germain of Montreal and Mariah Madigan of Toronto took advantage of the absence of Canada’s Olympic team members to win the men’s and women’s trampoline titles on the final day of competition Sunday at the Canada Cup. With Karen Cockburn, Rosie MacLennan and Jason Burnett at home in Toronto putting the finishing touches on their preparation for the London Games, th...
Read moreAlberta T & T Athletes at Canada Cup this weekend
11 July 2012
Good luck to all the Alberta clubs, athletes, coaches and judges who are attending the 2012 T & T Canada Cup this weekend in Langley BC.Click HERE for info and schedule.Click HERE for live web broadcast during the event.
Read moreGymnastics Canada (GCG) web site update
06 July 2012
This note is to inform the members that Gymnastics Canada experienced some issues with the server hosting the GCG web site early June. Part of the GCG database had to be restored using a back up version. Through this process a lot of information posted on the web site during the month of May was not recuperated (documents, news, events /athletes information…), affecting the National office oper...
Read moreInterested in seeing the gymnastics universe? Join the Federation!
06 July 2012
Alberta Gymnastics Federation is seeking an enthusiastic individual to fill one Board of Directors seat. If you have been involved in gymnastics whether through your child’s weekly training, a volunteer who devotes your own time to the sport, or a participant yourself. If you are someone who loves gymnastics and wants to make a difference, consider becoming a member of the AGF Board.We understa...
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