Alexandra Orlando is on some run!
She won all six rhythmic gymnastics events included as part of the gymnastics program at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne tying the single games record.
And now was just named Commonwealth Games “female athlete of the year”. Wow!
That puts a gymnast ahead of every other female athlete in the second largest international games. Congratulations.
The “male athlete of the year” was Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell, by comparison.
Alex trains at Ritmika in Toronto under Mimi Masleva.
… this stunning young woman instantly became the standard-bearer for her sport and its most recognizable star since Lori Fung of Vancouver won gold in the sport’s Olympic debut in 1984 at Los Angeles.
Alexandra went on to become our national champion for the fifth straight year and then cracked the top 15 in her sport internationally. Many say she is already number one in the world at ribbons, which is a key element of rhythmic gymnastics.
She has her eyes on an even bigger prize: the 2008 Olympics. Alex is now ranked 15th, internationally. She is now a current co author of her autobiography “Alexandra Orlando: In Pursuit of Victory” which came out on September 29th 2006.
Alexandra Orlando – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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