Canucks are getting some good “press”:
Examiner – Canadians top the standings in Top Gym event finals
From prelims:
Russia’s Evgenia Shelgunova won the all-around at the 15th annual Top Gym meet, a competition for youngsters not eligible for the upcoming Olympic Games being held this weekend in Charleroi, Belgium.
Shelgunova, who also competed at the 2011 Trofeo di Jeoslo, had the highest scores on balance beam (14.15) and floor (14.05) to top Italy’s Alessia Leolini and Canadian sensation Shallon Olsen by more than two points in the all-around.
Olsen, who vaults a very good double-twisting Yurchenko, had the highest score of the entire meet with her 15.05 on vault. Russia’s Yulia Chemareva, fourth all-around, was best on uneven bars (14.2).
related – Couch Gymnast – Top Gym Results and Videos
Click PLAY or watch Shallon’s DTY on YouTube.
Shallon’s by far the best young vaulter I’ve ever seen.
Click PLAY or watch Briannah Tseng’s DTY on YouTube.
Briannah and Shallon are from Omega, Vancouver, coached by Vladimir and Svetlana Lashin. I’m hearing rumours the coaches were sued for Negligence Causing Bodily Injury from a 2006 incident. That a settlement has finally been reached, the girl awarded substantial compensation.
Leave a comment if you can confirm that.
Canada needs 3-4 DTYs for the Olympic Test Meet in January, I’m thinking.
And every NCAA team needs at least one Canadian:
Mikaela Gerber follows her sister to UCLA. She’ll be teammates still with Peng Peng.
Silvia Colussi-Pelaez, currently competing for Spain, has committed to Florida for 2013-2014.
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