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Rosie MacLennan delivers the Olympic performance of a lifetime
07 August 2012
The number, the instant it flashed up on the North Greenwich Arena scoreboard, ignited audible gasps, then a deafening wall of sound. “My score?” repeated Rosie MacLennan a half-hour later, a...
Read moreBrittany Rogers caps dream Games with 7th in vault final
06 August 2012
Brittany Rogers finished seventh on vault in the women's Olympic vault final on Sunday capping a wonderful first week that saw the 19-year-old Coquitlam gymnast and the rest of the Canadian women finish with a best-ever fifth in the Olympic team event. “I couldn’t have imagined a better Olympics for me,” said Rogers. “I didn’t get the gold medal but it was so much fun out there."Full stor...
Read moreCanadian rhythmic gymnasts soak up Olympic experience
06 August 2012
LONDON -- As one of the wild card entries in rhythmic gymnastics at the Olympics Canada’s six-member team went to London unburdened by medal expectations in a field dominated by the European...
Read moreRosie MacLennan Wins Canada’s First Trampoline Gold
03 August 2012
They may not have stood together on the podium, but the victory belonged to both of Canada's trampolinists.Rosie MacLennan won Canada's first-ever Olympic gold medal in trampoline at the...
Read moreCanada Makes Rough Rhythmic Debut
03 August 2012
Canada's first-ever rhythmic gymnastics group made their Olympic debut in the qualification round on Day 13.The squad is comprised of Rose Cossar, Alexandra Landry, Kelsey Titmarsh, Katrina Ca...
Read moreDominique Pegg caps Olympic “dream come true” with strong performance in all around final
01 August 2012
An incredible run for Canada’s women’s gymnastics team continued with Dominiique Pegg finishing 17th in Thursday’s individual all-around competition at the North Greenwich Arena. “I’ve been b...
Read moreCanadian Gymnasts Make History
30 July 2012
Canada has never won a medal in the artistic team final, and that did not change Tuesday in London, but that does not mean nothing changed. The Canadians finished fifth out of eight teams, gi...
Read moreCanada Makes the Team Final For First Time Ever
29 July 2012
One of Canada's strongest rivals, Germany, helped the Canucks make history Sunday.Germany fell in the fourth subdivision of the women's artistic gymnastics at the London 2012 Olympic Games - clearing the way for Canada to make the team final for the first time ever at a non-boycotted Olympic Games.Canada finished fifth in team at the boycotted Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games.The first Canadian t...
Read moreCanadian 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...
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