Gymnastics Canada – OTTAWA, ON (March 8, 2017) – Gymnastics Canada is pleased to announce the names of the junior and senior women’s artistic gymnasts set to compete at the 2017 International Gymnix competition in Montreal, Quebec from March 10^th to 12^th.

More than 900 athletes from more than 15 countries around the world will compete at the event which is a perfect opportunity for the best athletes in Canada and the world to prepare for the 2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships which will also take place in Montreal this October.

Rio 2016 Olympians Ellie Black of Halifax, NS, Shallon Olsen of Surrey, BC, Brittany Rogers of Calgary, AB, Rose-Kaying Woo of Brossard, QC, and Isabela Onyshko of Brandon, MB will also take part in a Q&A session on Friday evening as part of the Senior International Cup. Black is an ambassador for the event, while Olsen, Rogers, and Woo will all compete over the weekend.

“The 2017 International Gymnix is the first international competition for our athletes in this new Olympic Cycle. We are working to develop a number of talented athletes and this competition is a tremendous event because it allows us to provide opportunities for a number of our athletes against some excellent teams, yet in a friendly competition atmosphere,” said Dave Brubaker, National Team Director for women’s artistic gymnastics (WAG) at Gymnastics Canada. “We have held an excellent training camp in advance of the competition and are excited about our future as we get started on our plan for the next 3 years.”

Who: 24 senior and junior WAG athletes and their coaches

What: 26^th International Gymnix

Where: Montreal, Quebec

When: March 10^th to 12^th, 2017

Website: [http://www.internationalgymnix.ca%20%20%20%20Social%20#IG2017]www.internationalgymnix.ca  

Social: #IG2017

THE TEAMS:

Junior:

• Ana Padurariu, Oshawa, ON – Gemini Gymnastics
• Victoria Jurca, Chateauguay, QC – Gym-Fly
• Zoe Allaire-Bourgie, Montreal, QC – Club Gymnix
• Charlotte Innes, Calgary, AB – Calgary Gymnastics Centre

Junior East:

• Myrelle Morin, Ile Bizard, QC – Club Gymnix
• Megan DiPietro, Cambridge, ON – Dynamo Gymnastics
• Eloise Monet, Sabrevois, QC – Club Equilibrix
• Jillian Langille, Windsor Junction, NS – Taiso Gymnastics

Junior West:

• Elizabeth Holstrom, Edmonton, AB – Capital City Gymnastics
• Lucia Jakab, Kelowna, BC – Okanagan Gymnastics Centre
• Imogen Paterson, Vancouver, BC – Phoenix Gymnastics
• Quinn Skrupa, Brandon, MB – Brandon Eagles Gymnastics

Senior 1:

• Jade Chrobok, Oshawa, ON – Gemini Gymnastics
• Brooklyn Moors, Cambridge, ON – Dynamo Gymnastics
• Megan Roberts, Toronto, ON – East York Gymnastics
• Audrey Rousseau, La Prairie, QC – Équilibrix

Senior 2:

• Megan Philips, Chateauguay, QC – Club Gymnix
• Shallon Olsen, Surrey, BC – Omega Sports Centre
• Sophie Marois, Île Bizard, QC – Viagym
• Rose-Kaying Woo, Brossard, QC – Gym-Richelieu

COMPETITION SCHEDULE:

March 10 @ 6:30pm:Senior International Cup (team and all-around competition)
March 11 @ 12:50pm:Gymnix Challenge (all-around competition)
March 11 @ 6:30pm:Junior International Cup (team and all-around competition)
March 12 @ 1:30pm:International Finals (apparatus finals)

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For more information, contact:

Julie Forget
Director, Communications and Marketing
Gymnastics Canada
Cell: 819.210.2064
Email: jforget@gymcan.org