Jenn Isbister posted an excellent catch-up interview with one of my favourite gymnasts of all time.
Yvonne is working for Cirque, loving life … and is engaged to be married (to a former French gymnast) May 2012.
I particularly enjoyed Yvonne’s reminiscences of choreographer Antonia Markova.
One of Canada’s most successful gymnasts, Yvonne Tousek was perhaps also its most creative. Known the world over by her avant garde floor routines, she qualified to the floor finals at the 1999 World Championships – one of a small group of Canadians to advance to an individual apparatus final at World or Olympic competition.
The two-time Olympian went on to a stellar NCAA career at UCLA, capturing three team titles and three individual titles at National Championships. Yvonne joined Cirque du Soleil shortly after graduating, and has traveled the world with the show. …
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