Archive | May, 2009

Jason looks ahead to finals on Monday and worlds later this year

31. May 2009

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In pursuit of his fourth straight Canadian men’s trampoline title, Jason looks ahead to the finals on Monday at the David Braley Athletic Centre at McMaster University in Hamilton.

Jason comments on the addition of more triples to his routines this year and his goals at World Cup meets and world championships later this summer and [...]

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Jason Burnett gets off to a flying start at Canadian gymnastics championships

31. May 2009

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Jason Burnett gets off to a flying start at Canadian gymnastics championships

Jason Burnett may be nursing a sprained ankle, but it didn’t seem to affect Canada’s high flying Olympic silver medallist in the least in Saturday’s qualifying round for the men’s individual trampoline competition at the Canadian gymnastics championships in Hamilton.
Jason got off to a flying start and was well on his way to his fourth [...]

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Nerissa Mo wins second straight Canadian junior title

31. May 2009

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Nerissa Mo wins second straight Canadian junior title

Nerissa Mo was on cloud nine at the 2009 Canadian gymnastics championships after winning her second straight national junior all around rhythmic title on Saturday, May 30th, at McMaster University in Hamilton.

Mo, who came into the championships on a high after placing eighth all around at a junior World Cup in Pesaro, Italy, topped the [...]

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Accolades flowing in for Kyle Shewfelt

31. May 2009

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Accolades flowing in for Kyle Shewfelt

Accolades have been flowing in for Kyle Shewfelt since he announced he was “hanging up his grips” at an emotional news conference. Click here for a short video clip from the press conference May 21st in Calgary.
 

Check out the CBC website for special coverage of Kyle’s retirement, including a column by Scott [...]

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An Easy Decision For Bryan Milonja

31. May 2009

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An Easy Decision For Bryan Milonja

When Bryan Milonja returned from the Beijing Olympics last summer, it didn’t take long for the Canadian trampoline team veteran to realize that his 15-year love affair with the sport was about to take a new direction.

“I kind of knew I wanted to retire after the Olympics,’’says Milonja, who backed up [...]

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