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Twisters Gymnastics receives CAC-GM Community Coaching Grant
 (18/12/08) Twisters
Gymnastics (Abbotsford) is among 51 community sport groups across
Canada to receive a $2,000 coaching skill development grant from
General Motors and the Coaching Association of Canada. This grant is
part of the Making Dreams Possible program which acknowledges that good
coaching is
fundamental to community sport. In addition to building Olympic dreams,
coaches play a critical role as they share the positive aspects of an
active lifestyle and teach young Canadians everything from teamwork and
character building to the fundamental skills of the sport. More
The next wave of local sport club and high performance applications closes at 11:59 pm on Sunday February 15th, 2009, with grants to be awarded in April. For more information please go to www.coach.ca/makingdreamspossible |
American Dreams - Brittany Rogers assigned to 2009 American Cup
 (18/12/08)
Just days after winning her first senior Elite Canada title, Brittany
Rogers (Omega) has been assigned to represent Canada at the 2009
American Cup.
The 2009 American Cup is a two day All Around event. There will be a preliminary competition on February 20
after which the top two U.S. athletes and the top six international athletes for
both men and women will advance to the all-around finals on Saturday, February
21. NBC Sports will televise the American Cup live, from 4:00-6:00
pm. Brittany's participation will be confirmed following verification at the January training camp. |
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Baby Boy for Kerrigan Gymnastics Owners
 (17/12/08)
Congratulations to Rory and Sara Kerrigan of Kerrigan Gymnastics on the
birth of their first child. Maximus Michael arrived on Thursday,
December 11, weighing in at 6 pounds 14 ounces. |
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Omega's Brittany Rogers 2008 Elite Canada Champion
 (16/12/08)In the first major competition for Canadian gymnasts since the Beijing Olympics,
15-year-old Brittany Rogers of Omega showed why she's already
considered a strong contender for the 2012 Summer Games with a sparkling
performance on Friday at the Elite Canada meet for women.
Rogers placed first on
vault, bars and beam and was third on floor to claim her first Elite Canada
title in the senior women's all around competition with a score of 56.35
points.
Sydney Sawa of
Calgary was second
with 55.40 points and Charlotte Mackie, who trains with
Rogers at the Omega
Gymnastics Club in Coquitlam, was third at 54.90.
-I was bang on with
everything," said
Rogers just after the medal ceremony. -All the
hard work I've been doing in training really paid off. To win like this at the
first meet of the season really gives me a confidence boost."
Rogers said
she was particularly pleased with her routine on the uneven bars where she
executed three difficult release moves, letting go of the bar each time and
grabbing it again on the way down.
Rogers
continued her winning ways on Sunday in the event finals, winning 4
medals including 2 gold. Her performance continued a hot weekend in
part due to wearing boots and gloves to keep her hands and feet warm
between routines. With gold medals on vault and beam and silver on
floor and bronze on uneven bars, it worked!
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BC athletes perform well at 2008 Elite Canada
(16/12/08)
Sixteen athletes from BC took part in Elite Canada this past weekend in
Quebec. In addition to the 5 medals won by Brittany Rogers, the BC
contingent had a strong weekend. BC highlights:
Novice:
Alyssa Samaratunga (Omega): 5th AA, 2nd UB, 7th FX, 10th V
Tiara
Kong (Omega): 11th AA, 3rd V, 5th FX
Briannah Tsang (Omega): 13th AA, 1st V, 4th UB
Nicole Chow
(Kerrigan): 24th AA, 11th FX
Clair Kaji (Phoenix): 27th AA, 12th BB
Carli Illingworth (Omega): T30th AA
Emily Dunderdale (Kerrigan): 35th AA
Junior:
Taylor Ricci (Flicka): T8th AA, 5th BB
Dayna Weststeyn (Kerrigan): T18th AA
Katie Muir (Kerrigan): 21st AA
Senior:
Brittany Rogers (Omega): 1st AA, 1st V , 1st BB, 3rd UB, T2nd FX
Charlotte Mackie (Omega): 3rd AA, 4th V, 3rd BB, 6th UB, 4th FX
Sky Corbett-Methot (Omega): 9th AA, T6th BB
Nicole Pineau (Omega): 12th AA, 6th FX
Lauren Vysholid (Flicka): 13th AA
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BC athletes win medals in Argentina
(11/12/08)
Six athletes from BC took part in the Age Group competition at the 2008
Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina this past
weekend. Shasta's Cameron Quinlan and Olivia Bortolazzo each won 2 medals while Poppy Quinlan, Ben Goosen and Nelson Murray each captured one medal. BC highlights:
Shasta Trampoline
Cameron Quinlan: Gold (11-12 SY), Bronze (11-12 DMT), 4th (11-12 TR)
Olivia Bortolazzo: Silver (15-16 TR), Silver (15-16 DMT)
Poppy Quinlan: Bronze (13-14 DMT), 4th (13-14 SY)
Tristan Ranford: 6th (13-14 TR), 4th (13-14 SY)
Okanagan Gymnastics
Ben Goosen: Gold (15-16 SY), 5th (15-16 DMT)
Nelson Murray: Gold (15-16 SY)
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Charlotte Mackie and Brittany Rogers lead BC contingent to Elite Canada
  (09/12/08)
Seventeen athletes from BC are set to compete at the 2008 WAG Elite
Canada in Gatineau, QC. National team members Brittany Rogers and
Charlotte Mackie, both of Omega, will take part in the senior women's
competition as they kick off their season. Joining them are:
Novice:
Imogen
Cosgrove (Victoria), Clair Kaji (Phoenix), Lauren Taylor (Omega), Tiara
Kong (Omega), Alyssa Samaratunga (Omega), Carli Illingworth (Omega),
Briannah Tsang (Omega), Emily Dunderdale (Kerrigan), Nicole Chow
(Kerrigan)
Junior:
Katie Muir (Kerrigan), Dayna Weststeyn (Kerrigan), Taylor Ricci (Flicka)
Senior:
Lauren Vysholid (Flicka), Brittany Rogers (Omega), Charlotte Mackie (Omega), Sky Corbett-Methot (Omega), Nicole Pineau (Omega)
Competition begins on Friday, December 12 with the first day of Novice competition and the Senior All Around competition. |
2009 Pan American Championships - 2 medals for BC's Chelsea Nerpio
 (09/12/08)
Shasta Trampoline's Chelsea Nerpio won 2 medals at the 2009 Pan
American Trampoline & Tumbling Championships in Buenos Aires this
past weekend. Nerpio won gold as a member of the Canadian women's
double mini trampoline team alongside Julie Warnock and Gillian Bruce
both of Calgary. Brazil was second and Argentina third.
Nerpio
added a silver medal in the women's synchronized trampoline with Sophie
Leblanc of Quebec City behind their Canadian teammates Rosannagh MacLennan and Samantha Sendel.
Okanagan's
Luke Friesen helped Canada to a silver medal finish in men's double
mini trampoline with teammates Alexander Seifert and Colton Kent both
of Calgary. Brazil won gold and Argentina took the bronze.
Overall Canada had a strong competition winning 4 medals in the the team competition: three gold and a silver. The team then collected four
gold, three silver and five bronze in Sunday's individual finals.
Other Highlights:
Olympic silver medallist Jason Burnett helped Canada to the gold
medal in the men's trampoline team competition and notched his second gold of the competition
winning the men's individual trampoline.
Julie Warnock helped Canada to gold in both the women's tumbling
and women's double mini trampoline team events as well as winning individual gold on double mini-trampoline.
MacLennan, who placed
seventh in the Olympic final in Beijing also won gold in the women's individual
trampoline competition and the synchronized trampoline.
Alex Seifert collected bronze medals in men's tumbling and double mini trampoline;
Teja Durante and Catherine McNutt, both of Burlington, Ont., were second and
third respectively in women's tumbling; and Marty Myers and Carl Rom-Colthoff,
both of Toronto, were second in men's synchro trampoline. |
The Search Is On for the Chunky MVC: Most Valuable
Coach
(26/11/08) Gymnastics
BC is pleased to share the formation of a new partnership between
the Coaching Association of Canada and Campbell's Chunky brand. The
new partnership features -Chunky MVC: Most Valuable Coach" contest in
which local gymnastics clubs can invite their teams and
communities to nominate dedicated coaches who make a real difference.
The Chunky MVC campaign is designed to give and share the recognition
that our great coaches deserve.
The
-Chunky MVC: Most Valuable Coach" will be honoured with the MVC Tribute
Day, which will be featured on TSN and hosted by their choice of TSN
Coach Squad member- Pierre McGuire, Jack Armstrong or Glen Suitor.
The -Chunky MVC: Most Valuable Coach" festivities include:
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Big League Breakfast with the selected TSN Coach Squad member and luxury transportation
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A
VIP Training Camp led by a nationally recognized coach and their choice
member of the TSN Coach Squad at a local sporting facility
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$5,000 grant presentation to the -Chunky MVC: Most Valuable Coach" Community Sport Organization
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Trophy and award Ceremony
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A Campbell's Chunky soup and chilli feast
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TSN will videotape the Chunky MVC Tribute Day which will be featured in a national television campaign on TSN
Please visit www.chunky.ca/mvc for a list of Finalists and Secondary prizes!
If you know of a gymnastics coach that deserves recognition for the outstanding work they do, then please visit the www.chunky.ca/mvc and nominate your coach to be the Chunky MVC!
For
more information regarding the Chunky MVC: Most Valuable Coach Contest,
please visit the Coaching Association of Canada's website at www.coach.ca or www.chunky.ca/mvc. |
Delta Gymnastics' Carlene Lewall receives Community Service Award
 (24/11/08)
Delta Gymnastics' Carlene Lewall was named the 2008 Hats Off Community
Service Award winner during the Delta Chamber of Commerce gala on
November 14. Carlene was selected for her commitment to the area over
the past 31 years. Beyond her work with Delta Gymnastics and 27 years
with Gymnastics BC, she also supports her community in many other ways.
Since the
Olympic Bid, Carlene has chaired the Delta Spirit of BC Community
Committee, is a member of the Delta Sports Hall of Fame and is involved
with Operation Red Nose. Congratulations Carlene! |
Canada wins
three medals at Massilia Open women's gymnastics competition | BC athletes represent Canada
  (24/11/08) Canada took silver and bronze in team competition and Dominique Pegg of
Bluewater Gymnastics in Sarnia, Ont., added a bronze in the all around standings
on Friday at the Massilia Open women's gymnastics
competition.
A Chinese club from
Shanghai won the team gold with 115.90 points followed by Canada 1 with 109.850
and Canada 2 at 108.00. Canada 1 team members were Pegg, Rochelle Hurt of
Gymnastics Mississauga (Ont), Anysia Unick of Calgary's Stampede City Club.
Canada 2 team members were Jessica Dowling and Madeline Gardiner both of the
Cambridge (Ont) Kips, and Caitlyn Keats of Gymnastics
Mississauga.
Canada 3 with
Briannah Tsang and Alyssa Saramatunga, both of Omega Gymnastics in Coquitlam,
B.C., and Sabrina Gill of the Oakville (Ont) Gymnastics Club were seventh and
Canada 4 with Anna Gamelo of Gymnastics Mississauga and Mikaela Gerber of the
Oakville Gymnastics Club were tenth out of 23
teams.
In the individual all
around standings, Keng Junxiao of China was first at 57.700 her compatriot Yu
Jiaozhang second at 57.100 and Pegg third at 55.600.Gardiner was fifth,
Dowling eighth and Unick ninth.
Jiang Yuyuan, a member of China's Olympic champion team squad, posted victories
on floor and uneven bars on Saturday at the Massilia Cup women's gymnastics
competition while Dominique Pegg of Bluewater Gymnastics in Sarnia, Ont.,
competed in three of the four event finals.
Pegg, 14, posted her
best result on vault placing fifth with a 13.737 score. She was also ninth on
uneven bars and on floor. Madeline Gardiner of the Cambridge (Ont.) Kips was
eleventh on floor, Caitlyn Keats of Gymnastics Mississauga
eleventh on beam and Anysia Unick of Calgary's Stampede City Club
twelfth on vault.
The top-12 from
Friday's qualifying advanced to event finals.
''We didn't expect to
qualify that many gymnasts for the event finals,'' said Lise Gosselin-Simard
women's program director for Gymnastics Canada. ''It was a very young and
inexperienced team but they faced the challenge head on. Dominique Pegg hit all
her vaults and routines today. She impressed many by her
poise.''
Yuyuan scored 15.500
on uneven bars finishing ahead of Lauren Mitchell of Australia in second and
Jeng Ruo Wei of China. Yuyuan also was tops on floor at 15.050 with Aliya
Mustafina of Russia second and Guo Wein of China third.
Wein took the beam
event and Masela Wyomi of the Netherlands was first on vault.
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Coaching Newsletter: November 2008
(20/11/08) Effective
January 1, 2009, changes to the NCCP coaching program take affect. To
learn more about these changes and other coaching updates, please view
the November 2008 Coaching Newsletter. |
Gymnastics BC hosts first competition of the year
(18/11/08)
Gymnastics BC hosted the 2008 Fall Classic at Omega Gymnastics this
past weekend which featured the 2008 Elite Canada Screening.
Congratulations to all of the participants including the gold
medalists: Brittany Rogers (Omega, Senior), Taylor Ricci (Flicka,
Junior), Claire Kaji (Phoenix, Novice), Jessica Hoedel (Omega, Open),
Adele Lefevre (Okanagan, Pre-Novice Elite) and Shallon Olsen (Omega,
Pre-Novice Aspire). Full Results |
Calgary's
Sydney Sawa finishes eighth on beam at World Cup
(17/11/08) World championship team member Sydney Sawa of the Calgary Gymnastics Centre
reached the final on beam this weekend and finished eighth in the event at an
18-country World Cup gymnastics champion.
Sawa, 16, competed on
all four apparatus. She was also 12th on vault, 13th on
floor and 17th on uneven bars. This season Sawa won a bronze medal
on floor at the national championships. She was a member of Canada's
14th place team at last year's worlds, also held in
Stuttgart. Sawa was the sole
Canadian entry at the competition. |
2008 Pan American Championships (TG) - December 4-7,
2008
(17/11/08) Senior
BC
athletes Chelsea Nerpio (Shasta), Luke Friesen (Okanagan) and Cletus
Okpoh (Flip City) will be traveling to
Buenos Aires, Argentina for the 2008 Pan American Championships (TG).
Congratulations
to Angelo Despotas (Okanagan) and Marc Crippen (Flip City) who have
been named the Canadian Trampoline & Tumbling Team Coaches.
The event
also features an age group club invitational. BC will be represented by Shasta
athletes Poppy Quinlan, Cameron Quinlan, Olivia Bortolazzo and Tristan Ranford
as well as Ben Goossen and Nelson Murray of Okanagan Gymnastics Centre. These
athletes will be joined by coaches Curt Dewolff (Shasta) and Alex Wood (OGC).
Good luck
everyone. |
Harbour City's Trevor Nagy steps up to high-performance
(17/11/08) [From
the Nanaimo News Bulletin] Moving up to big-league gymnastics is a
little bit daunting for Nanaimo's Trevor Nagy. The teen, who trains at
Harbour City Gymnastics, is making the leap to high-performance junior
in 2009 after excelling in Level 6 open.
So what changes?
"Everything," Nagy said. "Your routines become 100 per cent harder."
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Gymnastics BC set to welcome new staff member
(23/10/08) GBC would like to welcome Neisha
Davis to our staff as Administrative Assistant beginning November 3, 2008. Neisha
is a former TG athlete from
Ontario, competing at a national level for
over 10 years and regularly on the world cup circuit.
Neisha is very familiar with
Gymnastics BC as she completed an internship with us in 2006, as part of her
degree in Sports Administration from
Brock
University. Please join us in welcoming
Neisha back to GBC. |
Baby Girl for Jaynie Reynolds Ostrosser
 ( 20/10/08) Congratulations to Jaynie and her husband Earl Ostrosser on
the birth of their daughter, Chloe Elizabeth on October 14. |
Medals for BC Athletes in New Zealand
(20/10/08) Congratulations to The BC athletes representing Canada at
the 2008 Indo Pacific Trampoline & Tumbling Championships in
Rotura, New Zealand. BC athletes are bringing home 9 medals including 5
gold. Medalists are:
Tamara O'Brien (Coquitlam): Gold Tumbling (10-12), Gold DMT (10-12)
Ethan McLeary (Kelowna): Gold Tumbling (13-14)
Jordyn McDonogh (Port Coquitlam): Silver Tumbling (13-14)
Curtis Gerein (Kelowna): Gold DMT (15-16), Bronze Trampoline (15-16)
Nelson Murray (Kelowna): Silver DMT (15-16)
Lauren Ensworth (Port Coquitlam): Gold Tumbling (15-16)
Sara Cookney (Port Coquitlam): Silver Tumbling (15-16)
BC was also represented by:Cameron Quinlan, Poppy Quinlan, Amanda Huygens, Jade Wolf, Megan Mereniuk
CONGRATULATIONS! |
2008 FIG Congress
(20/10/08) Gymnastics Canada is proud to
announce that Slava Corn was re-elected as Vice President of the Fédération
Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) at the FIG 2008 Congress in Helsinki,
Finland. Ms. Corn has been a member of the FIG Executive Committee
since 1992, and she will serve a third consecutive 4 year term as Vice President.
Also elected for the first time on the FIG
authorities are
Edouard Iarov: Technical Committee, Men's
Artistic Gymnastics Stéphan Duchesne: Technical Committee,
Trampoline Gymnastics
George Stewart was also re-elected on the Appeal Tribunal |
CLUBLINK - E-Sport Login ERROR
(14/10/08) To all clubs using ClubDirect to send their membership to Gymnastics BC.
Due
to an unforeseen change in Clublinks' server location over the weekend,
a new upgrade version is required in order to access your account and
proceed with your registration to GBC before tomorrow's deadline.
Please upgrade your version to ClubDirect 3.0 by clicking this link
and follow the steps to unzip the file. Please note that the file must
be unzipped to the location of where your Clublink program is located.
For example: C:\Program files\Clublink.
No data will be altered by this upgrade.
If you are
still having difficulty, please send your data the alternative way by
creating an export file and email it to Jane at jrandazzo@gymnastics.bc.ca We appreciate your help and support.
If you have any questions, please contact Jane at 604-333-3495. |
Cirque du Silly set for Lethbridge
(09/10/08) Alberta Gymnastics is hosting the 2009 Western Gymnaestrada in Lethbridge from
May 15-17, 2009. The theme for this year's event is Cirque du Silly. For more
details please see Bulletin #1. |
Canadian
Junior Team in Japan
(09/09/08) Robert Watson (Richmond) and coach Ferenc Szabo are currently in Tokyo participating
in a two week long training camp with the Canadian Junior National Team. Japan's
Olympic All-Around silver medalist at the Beijing Games, Kohei Uchimura (middle
of photo) also paid a visit at the National Training Centre where the Canadian
Team is training with the Japanese Juniors. This is Robert's 4th training camp
with the Junior Team and recently he was the first gymnast to receive a 2008
CANADA GAMES FAST TRACK athlete grant! Congratulations! |
New websites for GBC clubs
(08/25/08) Gymnastics BC is pleased to announce that both Quantum Gymnastics
and Club Aviva have launchd their new websites. Both sites
were built using NeatClubs and use many of the unique features
available to Gymnastics BC member clubs. Check them out today:Quantum
Gymnastics | Club
Aviva. For more details on using
NeatClubs for your website, please visit http://neatworx.com/ |
Cockburn a class act for
flag-bearer
(08/25/08) For someone who bounces up and down so much, Karen Cockburn has
never been the outgoing type.
But Sunday night in Beijing, the Toronto native was front and
centre on the world stage, carrying Canada's flag into the closing
ceremony of an Olympics she helped turn into a solid success
for her home country.
It marks the end of a journey that began 16 years ago when she
was 11 and climbed up on a trampoline for the first time in a
workshop run by her future coach Dave Ross. Full
story |
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Canada's Men's Olympic Team Selected - Ken Ikeda First Reserve
(07/09/08)
Six men, including 2004 Olympic floor champion Kyle Shewfelt, have been
selected to compete on the Canadian men's artistic gymnastics team at
the Beijing Summer Games. Shewfelt, who has made a remarkable comeback
from two broken knees suffered last summer, was in top form Monday at a
test competition capping a week-long training camp in Calgary.
Joining
Shewfelt on the Olympic squad are fellow Calgarians Nathan Gafuik, Adam
Wong and Grant Golding, David Kikuchi of Fall River, N.S., and Brandon
O'Neill of Edmonton. Ken Ikeda of Abbotsford, B.C. was named first
reserve and Jared Walls of Edmonton, second reserve. The coaches for
the men's Olympic team are Edouard Iarov of Gatineau, Que., and Tony
Smith of Calgary |
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