CDN Champ Jackson Payne

Payne won the all-round title on the opening night of the senior men’s competition at the Canadian championships, … in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

Payne, 19, finished with the top three scores on the high bar, the floor and the pommel horse on Thursday, …

The reigning champ, Nathan Gafuik, pulled out of the competition after a sub-par start on the pommel.

“I am happy with the results, but I also know that in some events I can score higher. There’s room for improvement there,” Payne said …

read more on the Edmonton Journal – Payne’s plan right on track
Edmonton gymnast prepares for a run at 2012 Olympics

I saw that linked by Blythe on Gymnastics Examiner – The gymnastics week in review: Nationals, Nationals, Nationals

Essential reading for me as I’d missed much of what happened last week, consumed by the PEI competition.

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