Maya Zonneveld is Elite Canada Jr Champ

1. Maya Zonneveld 99.831
2. Cassie Lee 99.231
3. Ava Stewart 98.598
4. Alicia Wendland 97.632
5. Sydney Turner 97.281
6. Rylee Miller 97.097

Full results.

Maya and Alicia are teammates at Revolution Gymnastics.

Clara Raposo won almost everything day 1: AA, Vault, Beam, Floor.

Unfortunately Clara had to withdraw from day 2 after an injury on Vault landing. Competition Vault landing is the single greatest risk in a very dangerous sport.

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Arizona at UCLA Pride Meet

# 5 UCLA to host its Pride Meet on Sunday afternoon Feb. 9th vs. #20 Arizona. 🏳️‍🌈

Great cause. But this promotion video is more hilarious than inspiring. 😀

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Victoriane Charron wins Novice Elite Canada

In Canada, High Performance Novice is the age category below Junior.

1. Victoriane Charron 104.200
2. Tegan Shaver 99.140
3. Orlia Ngomsi 98.620
4. Aaliyah de Sousa 96.885
5. Alyssa Guerrier Calixte 96.760
6. Zoe Tsaprailis 95.895

Full results.

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Clara Raposo leads Elite Canada Jr 

1. Clara Raposo 51.616
2. Maya Zonneveld 49.632
3. Cassie Lee 49.349
4. Ava Stewart 48.899
5. Rébéka Groulx 48.749
6. Alicia Wendland 48.566
7. Rylee Miller 48.065
8. Sydney Turner 48.032
9. Bailey Inglis 47.899
10. Charlie-Ann Barbeau 47.516

Full results

Clara competed a good DTY to finish highest on Vault. Excellent 13.433 tops Beam. But put her hands down on Double Layout on Floor.

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Rylee Miller from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan leads on Bars.

Alexa Tucker is first on Floor so far.

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Jade Degouveia – Bars

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National Sport School – Calgary, Canada

Elite Canada is in Calgary this weekend. The National Sport School there is under threat.

The (Calgary Board of Education) allocates $1.8 million annually to the school and “the cost of maintaining this program as it exists is no longer affordable,” according to a document posted on the school’s website.

Moving the program would save approximately $1 million a year, the board said.

Belt-tightening required in the wake of a provincial government funding freeze on education was cited as a factor. …

‘It’s just going to kill the National Sport School’: Parents oppose both CBE options for future of NSS

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Kohei and Epke in Australia

Heart this.

Ana leads Elite Canada day 1

FRIDAY, FEB 7th, 2020

Ana Padurariu GEMINI ON 53.483 1 (fall on Bars)
Brooklyn Moors DYNAMO ON 52.532 2
Isabela Onyshko PHOENIX BC 52.082 3
Emma Spence DYNAMO ON 51.882 4
Audrey Rousseau EQUILIBRIX QC 51.149 5
Victoria Woo RICHELIEU QC 50.900 6

Ana leads Floor and Beam 14.600 (6.1/8.500). Ellie Bars. Mia St-Pierre on Vault.

Ellie competed only Bars and Beam with simple dismounts. She’s still recovering from the ankle injury suffered in Vault Finals at Worlds.

Novice (younger than Junior) Competition Day 1

Victoriane Charron RICHELIEU QC 52.660 1
Orlia Ngomsi DREAMS AB 49.175 2
Aaliyah De Sousa FLIP CITY BC 48.935 3
Tegan Shaver UNIGYM QC 48.670 4
Gabrielle Black MILTON ON 48.325 5
Alyssa Guerrier Calixte LAVAL EXC QC 48.065 6

Full results.

 

More Gymnastics Canada photos.