Who’s headed south?
Stanford-bound Kristina Vaculik won the Canadian Championship last night in Kamloops, BC. Vaculik defeated preliminary leader Madeline Gardiner. UIC signee Catherine Dion was 9th and Utah signee Nansy Damianova was tied for 11th. UCLA incoming frosh Sydney Sawa was 14th while San Jose State Spartan signee Cassandra Harrison was 16th.
photo by Grace Chiu, adjusted by Kristina
… Vaculik is the stuff gymnastics fluff pieces are made of. A prodigious talent sidelined for the Olympics comes back after struggling for the finances and resources (according to Davydova) to treat a long-term injury properly, returns to elite with even better form and a scholarship to an excellent college under her belt. If she was a US gymnasy, NBC would be sketching out its voiceover as we speak. …
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Kristina plans to compete a year of College, then return to Canada to try for the Olympics. Easier said, than done.
Any other Canadian girls going to the NCAA this Fall?
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Update: Laurie-Eve Gagne will be going to the University of Arizona.
Camille Santerre-Gervais to Iowa State. Nicole Pineau to Iowa.
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