photo of Nathan at 2007 World by Grace Chui
Fantastic guys!
Congratulations.
All of Canada has been cheering for you.
After being disappointed by just missing the Team Finals (Canada finished 9th with some controversially low scores) the Canucks from Calgary, Alberta did a good job in Individual AA Finals.
A fan favourite, Nathan Gafuik finished 17th in Beijing. He’s young and is still improving. He hit 11 out of 12 routines at the Olympics. In fact, a mistake on Pommels dropped him from the top 10 to 18th All-around.
Superman, Adam Wong, finished 15th coming off a recent Achilles tendon injury. Adam was an AA Finals alternate in Athens 4-years ago.
Canada’s gymnast Adam Wong performs on the vault during the mens’ gymnastics individual all-around finals at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008.
(AP Photo/Rob Carr) – original – ESPN
… “An amazing experience,” said Adam Wong. “After Athens, I was super-pumped to get back in the gym and train hard for four more years to get to this moment. I’m totally satisfied with how it went. It wasn’t a great day for me, I made little mistakes here and there, but I thought both Nathan and I handled the situation pretty well.” …
read more in a good article by Canwest – Canadian gymnasts look to the future
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