Monday, May 31, 2010

2010 National Championships


Our tumbling program had a record breaking week in Kamloops while competing in the 2010 Canadian Trampoline and Tumbling Championships! All 11 of our tumblers placed in the top 10 with 4 of them being crowned National Champion! Please see below for detailed results:
David Findlay - Open Men - Gold Medalist/National Champion
David earned his first National Title after nailing all 4 of his passes . He had the highest score of the category on each pass and a final total that would have earned a medal in the senior division. What an incredible performance!
Alicia Russell - Novice 10-14 Women - Gold Medalist/National Champion
Alicia was competing in her 1st National Championships and handled the pressure with ease! She competed brand new passes on her way to an easy victory.
Katelyn Verschoor - Youth Women - Gold Medalist/National Champion
Katelyn won her 1st ever National title with a very consistent performance and the highest level of difficulty in the level. She was one of only two girls in the entire competition to compete a pass with 2 dbl saltos. A stuck landing on her last pass put an exclamation mark on her victory!
Catherine McNutt - Senior Women - Gold Medalist/National Champion
Catherine earned her 1st National titles with two beautifully performed dbl layout to dbl pike passes! She also competed a full twisting dbl layout successfully for the first time. This was a terrific stepping stone towards potential world events later this fall.
Sean Robertson - Youth Men - Silver Medalist
Sean earned a silver medal and had the highest total difficulty for his level. He was the only athlete to compete 4 passes that each contained two dbl saltos! This was just another hit performance in what has been a great season for him.
Meghan Hefford - Open Women - Silver Medalist
Meghan competed a full twisting dbl layout on her way to the podium! She collected the highest execution marks in the category while displaying her usual speed and neat execution.
Jaclyn Sicard - Youth Women - Silver Medalist
Jaclyn earned her 2nd consecutive Silver medal at Nationals! She hit 4 solid passes and earned the highest score in the finals competition. Just another good week at work for the 2-time Provincial Champion in this category.
Colin Bassett - Open Men - 5th Place
Colin who was the youngest competitor in the category competed a dbl layout for the first time at this event! He also displayed more speed in his passes then he has all season. He saved his best for last, earning his highest pass score on his final routine.
Rebecca Zachar - Novice 15+ Women - 6th Place
Rebecca was competing at her 1st Nationals and had her top performance of the season. She competed new passes and showed them off with ease.
Lauren Robertson - Novice 15+ Women - 9th Place
Lauren competed well at her final National Championships. Her highest score came on her 4th and final pass. A good way to finish up.
Seta van der Hoop - Novice 15+ Women - 10th Place
Seta was competing in her 1st ever Nationals and delivered a very consistent performance. All 4 passes were hit to the best of her abilities. This also earned her her highest score of the season!
Women's Tumbling Team Final - Team Ontario - Gold Medalist/National Champions
Meghan, Alicia, Katelyn and Catherine were the 4 athletes who earned the right to compete in the Team Finals competition. They once again stepped up and delivered for the province earning Team Ontario it's 3rd consecutive National Title!
Men's Tumbling Team Final - Team Ontario - Gold Medalist/National Champions
David was are only BG representative in the team final. He nailed his pass and earned our highest counting score and the 2nd highest in the competition. This led Team Ontario to it's first National Title since the event was re-vamped in 2008.
What a phenomenal performance from our B.G.'s Tumblers! It is not one that will be easily topped! Congratulations to everyone for their amazing accomplishments!

Thursday, May 20, 2010

End of the 2010 Season

Hi Everyone,

The last day of the 2010 Competitive Season will be Friday, May 28th. There will be no classes on Sunday the 30th or Monday the 31st. Those days will be used as preparation days for the staff.

Congratulations to all the athletes for some truly memorable performances this year. We are incredibly proud of your accomplishments!

Thank you to the families for your commitment to the club and program. It is appreciated in more ways then you can imagine!

Cheers!

Tumbling Staff

Monday, May 10, 2010

2010 Eastern Canadian Championships

Our athletes had an incredible showing at the 2010 Eastern Canadian Championships this past weekend. Each athlete placed in the top 4 in their respective discipline and category with phenomenal performances! It was a great way to finish what has been a terrific season for the T&T Program.

Tumbling Report:

Madeline Milne became the Provincial B Eastern Canadian Champion! Maddie was leading the event after Saturday's preliminary competition due to the highest scoring 2nd pass of the category. She was last to go in the final and delivered the highest scoring pass of the meet for her category and pulled herself further ahead from the rest of the field. She also lead Team Ontario to the Team title over Quebec! Congratulations Maddie!

Naomi Suzuki kept the winning streak going by winning her 2nd Eastern Canadian Championship title only this year it was in the Provincial A category. Naomi had the highest score on all 3 competitive passes placing her 1.3 ahead of the rest of the field. Her nearly flawless finals pass earned the highest score of the competition, a 30.0 and included a 9.7 execution score. Way to go Naomi!

Trampoline Report:

Jacob Moore deliver a weekend full of consistent performances to earn to 4th place finishes. He was ranked 5th after a strong preliminary competition on Friday. In the final, he completed a great routine and moved himself into 4th place. He also placed 4th in the synchronized trampoline event! Great Work Jacob!


Double Mini Report:

Jelisa Joncas finished this Championships with 2 medals! In the preliminary event, she helped Team Ontario win the team title over Quebec and also placed herself 2nd in the individual ranking heading into the finals. In Saturday's final, Jelisa competed a double back for the first time to help secure her an individual silver! She was the only athlete who attempted a skill of that caliber. Job Well Done!



Video's of our athlete's performance can be found on Youtube in the Easterns playlist:


Congratulations again to the athletes for the amazing performances! You represented the club in great fashion and we are very proud of your efforts!

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Schedule Changes

Hi Everyone!

We have to make a few changes to the National training schedule for the next two weekends due to some competitions and training camps. Please see below for more details.

Friday, May 7th
National Tumbling - 6:30-8:30pm
Sunday, May 9th
National Tumbling - 1:30-3:30pm
**Holly and I are coaching at Eastern Canadian Championships**

Sunday, May 16th
National athletes will be training at the Oakville Gymnastics Center as part of a National Preparation Camp. The training is scheduled for 3:30-6:30pm. There is no cost for this camp.