… Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs was good yesterday, good enough to qualify for the all-around final in 14th position and a shot at Canada’s best ever result in the event.
But her ultimate goal had been to reach the podium on the balance beam, the event in which she became the first Canadian woman ever to win a world championship medal. She had trouble on her mount and on her planned three-move sequence – where she’s supposed to do an aerial, layout, layout – she stopped after the second trick because she could feel she was about to fall.
It comes down to the finest detail at this level, and on this day, Hopfner-Hibbs was missing some key elements and ranked 20th on the beam – only the top eight advance.
“It was a good day, but it wasn’t her best and it wasn’t good enough,” said Orchard, her long-time coach.
“That was painful. She certainly is beautiful in that event. All the judges said she was so unique, really classy. I’m very proud of her.”
Uneven day for Canadian gymnastics dynamo – The Star
Elyse goes to UCLA after the Games. Coach Carol-Angela Orchard is getting married.
Congratulations to both for all the many good years on the Canadian National Team.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 