Nice article on Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs — the first Canadian female gymnast to bring home a medal from the World Championships.
She’s a superb student, averaging about 92 per cent at Northview Heights Secondary School while winning annual academic awards. She has a preference for biology, her favourite TV show is House, and right now she’s contemplating a future as a chiropractor or physiotherapist, though as she points out that changes often. She’s already agreed to a five-year scholarship at UCLA, which has been deferred until after the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
TheStar.com – Beam there, done that
The first medal at World’s for any nation does shatter a psychological barrier. Look at Brazil. At Greece. The first medal can lead to more.
Gymnasts in those countries now believe they can podium at the highest level.
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