2016 Olympian Rose Woo and climbing stars Felix Dolci and Chris Kaji claimed the titles at final weekend’s Canadian Gymnastics Championships.
Woo took the gold medal in the women’s competitiveness, ahead of silver medallist Denelle Pedrick and Ava Stewart, who competed at past summer’s Tokyo Olympic Video games.
The women’s level of competition was without having Canadian celebrity Ellie Black, a a few-time Olympian and the 2017 world all-all around runner-up, who withdrew from the competition because of to a sore ankle. She is focusing on this summer’s Commonwealth Online games and the environment championships in the slide, in accordance to 2004 Olympic champion and CBC commentator Kyle Shewfelt.
The men’s senior level of competition was broken into two age divisions: 18-20 many years outdated and 21+.
In the 18-20 yr outdated division, Dolci, a 2019 junior world gold medallist, claimed the title, while Kaji was the champion in the 21+ group.
2020 Olympian Danusia Francis announces retirement
Jamaican Olympian Danusia Francis declared her retirement from the sport on Monday (30 Might).
“Dear Gymnastics,” she began a article on Instagram asserting her selection. “Thank you for producing me the individual I am now, for my ideal good friends, for awesome chances and memories I will treasure for good.”
The 28-yr-previous represented Great Britain in international levels of competition, as properly, serving as Staff GB’s London 2012 reserve athlete. Francis experienced a standout vocation at the University of California at Los Angeles, successful the NCAA equilibrium beam title in her senior year in 2016.
“It has not been uncomplicated but it has certainly been worthy of it. You have geared up me for the following chapter of my everyday living,” she wrote. “If I can make it to the Olympics and pull off a handful of techniques on a torn ACL, I know I am all set for whichever existence throws at me subsequent.”
What is up coming, in section, includes a job with British Gymnastics. Francis was named a non-government athlete consultant for the British Gymnastics Board on Tuesday (31 May possibly).
“We are delighted that Danusia has agreed to be a part of the British Gymnastics board. Her enthusiasm and passion for gymnastics stands out and what is crystal clear is that she is thoroughly dedicated to guaranteeing we are offering the athlete point of view into everything we do and all the decisions we make,” mentioned Sarah Powell, British Gymnastics’ main executive.
“We want Danusia to obstacle and query, employing her experiences and her relationships to generate the board ahead and we have no question she will do that and in transform participate in a crucial function in the foreseeable future of our sport.”
From the vault…
This week, we glimpse back at the compulsory equilibrium beam plan from China’s He Xuemei, who scored a 9.800, at the 1992 Olympic Online games in Barcelona. As element of Group China, He helped her squad complete fourth total.