Jaylan Birl’s floor routine getting rave reviews

Jaylan Birl has a floor routine that can make heads spin with the great height he gets on his double somersaults, and the power in his tumbling lines. Birl’s floor routine at the 2010 Canadian championships in Kamloops, B.C., was right on the money with an eye-catching “double piked arabian, half-out, that drew high praise [...]

International Gymnastics Federation nixes U.S., Italian proposals to allow 15-year-olds to compete at worlds

The International Gymnastics Federation recently shot down a trio of proposals by the U.S. and Italy that if adopted would allow gymnasts to warm up on the podium before competition, allow 15-year-olds to compete in World Championship events and raise the number of teams competing at the Olympics from 12 to [...]

Casey Sandy on the mend and gearing up for world championships

In his four years at Penn State University, Casey Sandy won everything in sight in NCAA gymnastics, capping things off by winning the 2009 Nissen Emery Award as the top college gymnast in the U.S.

Now, following his graduation in December, Sandy is back where he received some of his early training: Gymnastics Mississauga.
“It’s amazing,” he [...]

No slowing down for Ken Ikeda

Not that long ago, Ken Ikeda’s career on the men’s national team seemed to be winding down after nine years, two Olympics, three world championships and many more major international competitions.
These days, however, Ken remains right in the thick of things, gearing up to help Canada qualify a full men’s team for the next Olympics [...]

Gafuik still working out the kinks in difficult high bar routine

Nathan Gafuik has one of the world’s most difficult high bar routiines but finding the consistency he wants has been a struggle at times. At Elite Canada he was bang on with the routine, winning both the all around and the individual high bar title at the two day competition in Gatineau, Quebec.
At the Montreal [...]

Kristina Vaculik sweeps all four events for all around title at Gymnix International Cup

Kristina Vaculik, who narrowly missed winning a spot on the 2008 Olympic team, is back on track and picking up steam after a successful comeback from elbow surgery over a year ago. After placing second all around and winning two individual titles at Elite Canada earlier this winter, Kristina, easily won the all around title [...]

Kyle Shewfelt tries luge and speed skating on the Rick Mercer report

Kyle Shewfelt may have retired from gymnastics, but who knows, maybe this is just the start of a new career as a Winter Olympian. CBC funny man Rick Mercer featured Kyle on a recent show.

Get Ready For National Gymnastics Week January 18-24




Gymnasts of all ages from coast to coast will be getting an upside-down look at the world on Saturday, January 23rd, when they share the experience of performing a handstand at precisely 2 PM, wherever they live in Canada, as part National Gymnastics Week which runs from January 18-24.
Many other activities are planned at clubs [...]

Highlights from the 2009 Canadian championships

Kevin Lytwyn: Gold Medal Senior Men’s High Bar Final

Nathan Gafuik: Gold Medal Senior Men’s Floor Final

Adam Wong: Silver Medal Senior Men’s Floor Final

Brandon O’Neill: Silver Medal Senior Men’s Parallel Bars Final

Miranda Meyer: Silver Medal Senior Women’s Floor Final

Brandon O’Neill eases back into competition on a positive note

It’s been a long eight months for Brandon O’Neill since returning home from the Olympics with a badly damaged ankle that derailed his high hopes for a medal in Beijing.
Brandon injured the ankle during a training session in Beijing and although he competed, it was more a battle of survival instead of showing the world [...]