When Canadian gymnast Charlotte Mackie became an elite in 2004, she captured the attention of many fans with her artistic movements and adorable smile.

Throughout the years she proved to be one of Canada’s brightest stars, placing 5th All Around at the 2007 Pan American Games and 4th All Around at the 2008 [...]

As expected Jason Burnett locked up a berth for Canada in men’s trampoline at the pre-Olympic Test Event held January 13th at the O2 Arena in London. Still not 100 percent recovered from a nagging foot injury, Jason had no trouble placing in the top eight to secure the Olympic berth. In fact, he was [...]

Peng Peng Lee is Pan American silver medalist, a future UCLA Bruin and a member of the Canadian national team.

Although Peng Peng graduated in 2011, she’s deferring from college this year in hopes of making the Olympic team. This provides her with a bit of an unorthodox elite training schedule.
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After helping Canada win its first team gold medal in women’s double mini trampoline at the 2011 world championships last month in Birmingham, England, Corissa Boychuk is back in her home gym in Airdrie, Alta., setting new goals for the year ahead.

“I have the entire year, so I’m going to stay here, get [...]

Two gymnasts helped put Cambridge, Ont.,  on the world map by giving Canada a stronger chance at fielding a full team at the London 2012 Olympics.

Mikaela Gerber, who trains at the Oakville Gymnastics club, and Madeline Gardiner, who trains at Cambridge’s new Dynamo Gymnastics club, were two members of the Canadian [...]

There’s a lot riding on the world gymnastics championship that get under way in Tokyo Friday.
Perhaps nowhere more than right here in Durham Region, where Whitby’s Kristina Vaculik of Gemini Gymnastics will be looking to finally fulfil her Olympic dream.

It’s even more interesting than that, however, as a successful trip by the [...]

When you fly through five time zones to compete for 16 seconds, there is little margin for error.
Even Emily Smith, Canada’s most successful tumbler, experienced a first at the World Cup in Germany in September.

With a small — albeit strong — field competing, there were no preliminaries, just two passes to take a shot at a [...]

Karen Cockburn missed a World Cup trampoline competition earlier in the month in Sazgitter, Germany due to injuries.
But the 31-year-old Stouffville resident and three-time Canadian Olympic medallist said those physical setbacks won’t prevent her from pursuing a fourth summer Olympic appearance in London, England next year.
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A hyperextended knee and three wipeouts through the preliminary round were no match for the comeback kid.
Despite those obstacles, Olympic hopeful and Galt Collegiate sophomore Madeline Gardiner put the finishing touches to her first senior national all-around gymnastics title this week in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

Her good pal and clubmate Victoria Moors claimed [...]

Back in 2008, Jackson Payne already had his route to the 2012 Summer Olympics mapped out. He wanted to win a Canadian gymnastics championship in 2010 and a world title the year after that. Then, of course, there was a ticket to London, site of the quadrennial showcase, to be secured.

Turns out [...]