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2013 Elite Canada comes to an end
11 February 2013
After three days of intense competition the 2013 Elite Canada Men and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics competition at Millennium Place in Sherwood Park, came to a conclusion Sunday afternoon with the WAG Junior & Senior Apparatus Finals. Ontario athletes Ellie Black and Meagan Chant achieved the most trips to the podium this day. Shallon Olsen of Coquitlam, B.C., added gold on vault...
Read moreNational Gymnastics Week February 11-17 puts the focus on physical activity for all ages
11 February 2013
National Gymnastics Week February 11-17 aims to get the country moving with activities and events for people of all ages and abilities in communities from coast to coast.From bouncing five year olds starting out in their first recreational programs to elite athletes aiming to compete one day at the Olympics, National Gymnastics Week has something for everyone.“As a kid I loved going to the gym...
Read moreAGF kicks off National Gymnastics Week
11 February 2013
Happy National Gymnastics Week!!! The celebration has just begun and there is so much to tell you about! On Sunday February 10th 9 clubs and 13 groups came together to demonstrate their s...
Read moreMore gold for Halifax gymnast Ellie Black at Elite Canada
10 February 2013
February 10 SHERWOOD PARK, Alta., -- Not content with an easy romp to the women’s senior all around title earlier in the competition, Halifax gymnast Ellie Black picked up right where she left...
Read moreSaskatoon’s Anderson Loran dominates at Elite Canada gymnastics meet
09 February 2013
February 9SHERWOOD PARK, Alta., -- After winning the men’s senior all around title on Friday, gymnast Anderson Loran of Saskatoon capped an impressive performance at Elite Canada on Saturday,...
Read moreHalifax gymnast Ellie Black wins women’s title at Elite Canada
08 February 2013
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta., -- In her first competition since the Olympic Games in August, gymnast Ellie Black of Halifax showed off new moves on uneven bars, beam and vault to easily win the women...
Read moreLooking back on a banner year for Canadian gymnastics
07 February 2013
It’s hard to compete for attention in an Olympic year, but Canadian gymnasts in all disciplines had much to boast about in 2012 in addition to the remarkable performances of Rosie Maclennan and the women’s artistic gymnastics team at the London Games.Much of last year saw Canada’s top athletes in artistic, rhythmic and trampoline gymnastics battling hard to qualify for the Games.Along the way w...
Read moreElite Canada set up and ready for competition
06 February 2013
After a lengthy equipment setup that ran into the wee hours of the morning the competition venue is ready for the start of the 2013 Elite Canada Men and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics competition...
Read moreNext generation gymnasts set sights on 2016 Olympics at Elite Canada in Sherwood Park
05 February 2013
For Immediate Release February 5, 2013 NEWS RELEASESHERWOOD PARK, ALBERTA - In the first major competition on home turf since the 2012 Olympics, Canada’s top gymnasts are set to begin the long road to the next Summer Games at the upcoming Elite Canada meet to be held in Sherwood Park February 8-10.The Alberta Gymnastics Federation, Capital City Gym Club and the Salto Gymnastics Club in co...
Read moreT & T Alberta Cup # 1 this weekend
30 January 2013
The Airborne Trampoline Club in Okotoks will be hosting the First Alberta Cup (formerly First Trials) for the 2013 year. This competition will mark the first National Event in Alberta using the brand new competitive structure developed by GCG last year. Changes include differently named categories, different compulsories/skill requirements, different ways to move up levels and a new system on h...
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