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At Aussie Championships … all grown up.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
That’s the highest Vault score day 1.
Could Dasha, the fan favourite 2008 Aussie Olympian who retired November 2010, return to contend for 2012?
I’d love to think so. But she’s a long shot, at best, competing only 2 apparatus.
AA
A.Brennan 58.400
E. Little 56.250
M.Monckton 54.600
G. R. Brown 53.500
A.K. Koi 52.800
G.Wheeler 52.300
Couch Gymnast:
… All in all it was a pretty great night. …
… Ashleigh Brennan killed it on floor and beam and was deserving of her huge scores. She also landed her Tsuk 1.5. Lauren Mitchell was fabulous on beam. Her floor was pretty decent too. …
details – Australian Nationals Day One
Couch Gymnast – Ashleigh Brennan- Happy to Lead
Following the dual meet with Japan:
… National coach Peggy Liddick was happy …
“The difficult part now will be to select five out of the 19 who competed tonight,” Liddick said.
“There are a couple who are impressive enough they’re selecting themselves so I’ll build the team around those who are clearly shining.
“Nobody’s on the team yet but, yes, Lauren had a good night tonight.” …
Brennan and Mitchell are the key gymnasts around which the Aussie Olympic team will be selected.
related – Aussie gymnast Luke Wiwatowski gives us a behind the scenes glimpse from the Men’s point of view.
The main story line is friends Thomas Pichler vs Josh Jefferis competing for the sole Olympic spot.
Our youngest competitive division for girls.
TEAM Final
1) Ontario
2) B.C.
3) Quebec
4) Alberta
5) Saskatchewan
HIGH PERFORMANCE (prelims)
1) Cassandra Buchan (58.600)
2) Angel Zhong (54.375)
2) Sydney Townsend (54.375)
4) Oleksandra Yermolchuk (53.600)
5) Seina Murase-Cho (52.250)
6) Audrey Rousseau (51.950)
Click PLAY or watch Cassandra Buchan’s Vault from Gymnix on YouTube.
NATIONAL NOVICE (prelims)
1) Jade Chrobok (54.025)
2) Megane Roberts (52.650)
3) Madeline McLellan (50.800)
4) Shaelyn-Rae Brown (50.425)
5) Caroline Graham (49.775)
6) Audrey Levesque (49.025)
full results will be posted on Gym Score Depot
Our young athletes are often tongue-tied when the media arrives at our venues.
As the only Regina gymnast in High Performance Junior, Bre Franklin has become the go-to girl for the press here at National Championships in her home town.
She did a terrific job with this TV spot. And finished 18th all-around, hitting 4 for 4. She’s second alternate for the all-around final.
Our results page is now being updated. Thanks Stu.
On Day 1 only Women’s Artistic FIG Junior and Senior women competed. You’ll find full results via the link above.
Though Blythe Lawrence had to miss the Canadian Championships this year, she still posted the best overview of WAG FIG prelims I’ve seen:
… Night one was a boon for (Ellie) Black, who in spite of her World Cup medals is still a newcomer, as well as Savona, who has been out to prove that she can be as competitive post-ACL operation as she was early last year. Savona posted the third-best scores of the day on vault and floor, her best events. That could be significant later on. …
… Canada, like many of the former British Commonwealth countries, has so many exceptionally talented, Olympics-worthy gymnasts this quad that it’s impossible to predict a five-person Olympic team even given these results. …
Examiner – Kristina Vaculik, Shallon Olsen lead as Canadian Nationals begins
LIVE video streaming seems to have worked for some viewers on some apparatus. But we don’t have many routine videos online as yet. Here’s one, future Georgia Bulldog Anysia Unick.
Click PLAY or watch her Bars on YouTube. (5.7 start)
Thanks Brett.
A very strong meet. Vault, in particular, was impressive for such young, small girls.
1. Shallon Olsen 55.65 (two falls on Beam)
2. Rose-Kalum Woo 54.05
3. Aleeza Yu 53.15
4. Victoria-Kayen Woo 53.05
5. Maegan Chan 52.25
6. Ivy Lu 51.90
7. Jordyn Pedersen 51.30
8. Heaven Latimer 51.25
9. Casey Carvalho 50.85
10. Marianna Colussi-Pelaez 50.50
full results will be posted on Gym Score Depot
1. Kristina Vaculik 56.35
2. Victoria Moors 55.650
3. Ellie Black 54.90
4. Jessica Savona 54.30
5. Mikaela Gerber 53.40
6. Maddie Gardiner 52.80
7. Anysia Unick 52.75
8. Brittany Rogers 52.40
8. Dominique Pegg 52.40
10. Jessica Dowling 51.80
full results will be posted on Gym Score Depot
… “There’s a lot of pressure right now and it’s really good to see how everyone is doing,” said Vaculik, who is vying to earn one of five spots on the Canadian women’s team heading to London this summer.
Results from the Canadian championships and a final selection meet at the end of June in Gatineau, Que., will count heavily towards the outcome. …
Vaculik, a two-time Canadian all around champion taking a year off from Stanford University to pursue her Olympic dream, played a key role in helping Canada earn one of just 12 full-team berths at the final qualification for the Games last January. …
GCG – Vaculik tops women’s field in qualifications at Canadian gymnastics championships
Click PLAY or watch an interview with Kristina on YouTube.
Contrary to initial prognosis, it turns out that Peng dislocated the same kneecap a second time on the same skill — double twisting Yurchenko.
Peng Peng Lee Dislocates Knee, Plans Recovery for London
Get well soon. 🙂
