Glacier Gymnastics Club capture 90 medals at Key City Invitational
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Nelson’s Glacier Gymnastics Club competitive team won 90 medals over Spring Break at the Key City Invitational/Zone 1 Provincial Trials in Cranbrook.
This bi-provincial competition attracted 300 participants from clubs in British Columbia and Alberta.
At the event, twelve of Nelson’s Gymnastics and Trampoline athletes qualified to compete at the BC Artistic Gymnastics & Trampoline Championships in Langley, April 15-17.
Experienced competitors and past BC Provincial medalists Sara Tolles, Olivia Kelly, Brianne Stefani, Teagan McTague, Gwen McCrory, Abby Majeski, Matthew Bullen and Zoe Crisfield will lead the Glacier team.
The following four gymnasts also qualified to compete at their first BC Provincial Championships: Dafni van Hellemond, Eden Bellman, Shelbi van Hellemond and Lily Taylor.
“This is a very exciting time for Glacier Gymnastics,” said Head Coach, Sandra Long.
“Half of these gymnasts are 9-11 years old, which bodes well for the future of competitive gymnastics in Nelson.”
The coaching team at Glacier Gymnastics has developed a diverse programming strategy that is beginning to mature.
“We will continue to see bigger and younger teams attending BC Championships in the future, “said Long.
“And the level and quality of our gymnastics and trampolining will continue to increase.”
Results from the Key City Invitational in Cranbrook
Girls Zone 1- Level Pre-6
(8-9 years old)
Paityn Lake- Bronze-Vault, Bronze- Bars, Gold- Beam, Gold- All Around
Ally Nicholson – Gold- Vault, Silver- Bars, Bronze- Beam, Silver-All Around
Rayne Jean – Gold- Bars, Gold- Floor, Bronze-All Around
Amelia Finley – Silver- Floor
Anouk Prud’homme– Silver- Beam
(10-11 years old)
Olivia Bezaire – Gold- Vault, Silver-Bars, Gold- Beam, 6th on Floor, 4th Gold-All Around
Kate May – Bronze-Floor, Silver- All Around
Tess Gordon – Silver-All Around
Ella Taylor – Silver-Floor
Aurora Dool – Bronze, Bronze-Floor
Julia Markin-Hellekson – Bronze- Vault, Bronze-Beam
Fawn Herzig – Silver-Beam
Elsa Sollid – Gold-Floor
(12-13 years old)
Ashlynn D’Alessandris – Bronze- Vault, Bronze-Bars, Gold- Beam, Gold-All Around
Mercedes Majeski – Silver- Vault, Gold-Floor, Silver-All Around
Tehya Colbeck – Gold-Bars, Bronze-All Around
Amanda Schacher – Gold-Vault, Gold-Floor
Brynn McTague – Silver-Bars
Suki Simmington – Silver-Beam, Bronze-Floor
Girls Junior Olympic Level 6
(9-10 years old)
Eden Bellman – Silver-Vault, Gold-Beam, Gold-Floor, Gold-All Around
Abby Majeski – Gold-Bars, Silver-Beam, Bronze-Floor, Silver-All Around
Shelbi van Hellemond – Bronze-Bars, Silver-Floor
(11-17 years old)
Lily Taylor – Gold-Bars, Silver-Floor, Silver-All Around
Dafni van Hellemond – Silver-Vault, Silver-Bars, Bronze-Floor
Teagan McTague – Bronze-Floor
Girls Junior Olympic Level 7
(9-12 years old)
Brianne Stefani – Silver-Vault, Gold-Beam, Gold-Floor, Silver-All Around
(13-16 years old)
Sara Tolles – Bronze-Floor
Olivia Kelly – Bronze-Vault, Silver-Bars
Girls Junior High School Level 1
Ryley Thompson – Silver-Vault, Bronze-Bars, Silver-Floor, Gold-All Around
Emma Lake – Gold-Vault, Bronze-Bars, Gold-Beam, Silver-All Around
Maya Buchanan – Gold-Bars, Bronze-Beam, Bronze-Floor, Bronze-All Around
Gabriella Hurst – Gold-Beam, Gold-Floor
Jersey Hay – Bronze-Vault, Silver-Bars
Girls High School Level 3
Ella Keelan – Silver-Vault, Gold-Bars, Bronze-Beam, Gold-Floor, Gold-All Around
Kylee Dyck – Bronze-Vault, Silver-Bars, Bronze-Floor, Bronze- All Around
