Canadian talent Shallon Olsen won the all-around and vault titles at the 16th Top Gym Tournament, held Saturday and Sunday in Charleroi, Belgium.
… Canadian teammate Rose-Kalam Woo, also 12, took second over Great Britain’s Georgina Hockenhull, 15.
Olsen had the best scores on vault (double-twisting Yurchenko) and floor exercise (piked full-in; 1 1/2 to double tuck; triple twist; double pike) to become the first Top Gym champion not from Romania, Russia, Ukraine or the USA …
Woo, who trains at Montreal’s Gym-Richelieu club with coaches Michel Charron and Marie-Josee Laperriere, grabbed gold on uneven bars in the finals (Pak; Tkatchev; rare piked double front; click to watch).
That link has full results.
Tumbling has improved since last season.
Click PLAY or watch Shallon’s Floor on YouTube.
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… “These are great results for Shallon and Rose-Kalam,” said Canadian women’s program director Lise Simard.
“Both girls went 4-for-4 and they bested the two gymnasts from Romania who were second and third overall at their recent junior national championships.”
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