Oh yeah!!! London Baby!!!!

After two subdivisions and with three teams still to go we can officially say that the Canadian Women have qualified a full team to the 2012 Olympic games!!!  Now that is something to brag about!!!!

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photo Grace Chiu

Canadian Women in first after Division 1

With an improvement of over 6 points from their Worlds score the Canadian Women are sitting in first position.  221.813 is a massive score and surely is good enough to get them to the Olympics. 

Here is Peng's bars and floor from this morning!!  She had the highest all around score as well.

Jessica Savona

With all the talk of the London Test Event going on I thought I would take a minute out to let you know how Jessica is getting on!!  She is training on all four events, some a little less "aggressively" than others but she looks happy and that is a wonderful thing!!  Her five month anniversary is tomorrow and after her visit to the surgeon she expects to be back training 100%.

Jessica is not only a great athlete but a tremendous asset to the gym and any team.  I have just watched as Jess helped nurse one of our younger elite athletes after a bit of a nasty bar fall.  She had her laughing within minutes!!!  That's our Jess!!!

London Test Event Podium Training Videos

By the sound of reports from the Gymnastics Examiner Peng Peng Lee and the rest of the Canadians are looking good.  Looks like Mikaela is the alternate at the moment.  Here are a few videos of our Oakville Girls. 







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GO CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Olympic Test Meet LIVE VIDEO

Olympic Test Meet LIVE VIDEO

It seems there will be live streaming of event finals!!

London Calling!!

Congratulations to Peng Peng Lee and Mikaela Gerber for being selected to Team Canada for next months test event!!  Canada will be looking to finish in the top 4 and qualify a full team for the 2012 Olympics.  Also making the team are Kristina Vaculik, Brittany Rogers, Thalia Chiarelli, Maddie Gardiner and Victoria Moors.  This is a very strong team and some are predicting a first place finish for Canada!!  Go Canada!!!!!!!

Lee and Gerber attend selection camp in Gatineau!

Peng Peng Lee, Mikaela Gerber and Sue Manjak are currently in Gatineau, Quebec for a Team Canada Selection Camp for the London Test Event.   It is 5 days long and gymnasts will be showing full routines daily with an expectation of "hitting" and being consistent.  It is very intense I am told. The goal of the camp is to select the right team to travel to London next month to compete in the test event where the ultimate goal is to qualify a full team to Olympics. Team selection will be announced on the 30th. The team and coaches will then fly directly into London on January 1st.  They will train in Essex for 5 days before heading to London for the test event!!

The gymnastics test event will take place from the 10th-18th January 2012 and is the second and final chance for gymnasts across all three disciplines (Artistic, Trampoline and Rhythmic) to qualify for the London 2012 Olympic Games. A number of gymnasts have already qualified at the discipline-specific world championships.

The event will take place in the North Greenwich Arena. Originally built for the Millennium celebrations, North Greenwich Arena, also known as The O2, has been transformed into a world renowned entertainment destination with a 20,000 seater multi-use arena, 11 screen cinema, bars, restaurants and more.
Peng and Mikaela had a good training day yesterday, so we will keep our fingers crossed for more safe and successful days!!!

Will post more info as it becomes available!!