The biggest happy surprise for Team Canada has been the emergence of Mikaela as a real contender for their team to the Olympic test meet in January.
She started as alternate to the team for Worlds, and ended with a silver medal on Floor at Pan-Ams. Very consistent.
Click PLAY or watch her routine from Team on Gymnastike.
http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/NDQyNTExNjE3?related=1
Watch more video of Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011: Artistic Gymnastics on gymnastike.org
Double Front:
… This routine immediately reminded me of Soviet Olga Strazheva‘s optional floor routine from the 1989 World Championships. Both athletes used the same music from “Rite of Spring” and both have well-executed avant-garde choreography. …
See Olga’s routine via the link above.
Or does Mikaela remind you of big sister Aisha? Both sisters started with Elvira Saadi eventually moving to Oakville.
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