World Cup in Slovenia — Ever since she burst on the international scene a year ago with double gold medals at her first World Cup meet, Halifax gymnast Ellie Black (Alta) has been on a roll.
Black, who played a key role in helping the Canadian women’s team notch a best-ever finish at the London Olympics last summer, won three of four events at a World Cup meet on the weekend, adding double gold in the floor and beam finals on Sunday to Saturday’s victory on vault.
“It feels incredible,” said Black, who has now won a total of six medals at three consecutive World Cup meets.
“I came here to get more experience and try out some new skills and it turned into a really great trip for me.”
Black dominated the field in the balance beam final with a score of 14.250 points, well ahead of runner up Noemi Makra of Hungary with a score of 13.975.
“I’ve never really hit my beam routine exactly the way I want to in competition and it was great to go out in the final and do it the way I planned,” said Black, whose two best events in the past have been floor and vault. …
I’m so happy for the Canadian Women’s National Team program.
Despite having next to no funding last cycle, they are podium contenders now in almost every competition.
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