An outstanding weekend (Mar. 8-10) for members of the 91大黄鸭 Gymnastix Acrobatic team at Gymnastics in the Park in Edmonton, Alta.
All of the athletes on the team placed on the podium.
Gold:
- Women鈥檚 Pair Ysabella Noelle Lano & Oliva Clark.
Silver:
- Level 7 Women鈥檚 Pair Brooklyn Fletcher & Sofia Tremblay;
- Level 8 Women鈥檚 Group Kinsley Huber, Faith Conway & Avery Osachoff.
Bronze:
- Level 7 Women鈥檚 Pair Callie English & Heidi Stojke;
- Women鈥檚 Group Erica Stojke, Sarah Lawless, and Junelle Sabang.
The competition included teams from B.C., Alta., and Sask.
Joining the team as a new coach this year from Ukraine is renowned dance instructor Natalia Tesla. She had an immediate impact on improving the artistry and choreography of the team.
鈥淚t was exciting to see the 91大黄鸭鈥檚 team efforts and growth in artistry, their improvement over last year were notable,鈥� said Nancy Carrs, international judge and Pan Americans Gymnastics Union representative.
Head Coach Shawna De Leske was also impressed with the team鈥檚 performance.
鈥淪eeing our five teams compete in their first competition of the season challenges us to continue improving as the competition season goes along.鈥�
Team Captain, Junelle Sabang pointed out that 鈥渋t was amazing to see such a young developing team all place on the podium. 鈥�
The team will compete at the International Las Vegas Acro Cup in April.
There will also be a local Acrobatic Gymnastics event hosting teams from across Canada and the USA in May, the Grizzly Classic.
Acrobatic gymnastics is a competitive discipline of gymnastics where partners work together and perform high-flying Cirque De Soleil style moves, dance, and tumbling choreographed to music.
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