Ellie Black and William Émard named as members of the team travelling to Liverpool for the 2022 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships
OTTAWA, ON (October 18, 2022) – Gymnastics Canada is pleased to announce the list of athletes, coaches, judges, and support staff who will represent Canada at the 2022 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Liverpool, United Kingdom from October 26 to November 6, 2022.
Canada will have twelve gymnasts travelling to compete in the 2022 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Liverpool, United Kingdom. The competition will be hosted at the M&S Bank Arena from October 26 to November 6, 2022.
To watch the 2022 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, tune into CBC Sports beginning on Tuesday, November 1 at 2:25PM EST.
The delegation for the 2022 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships consists of the following members:
WOMEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS ATHLETES
Ellie Black (Halifax Alta, NS)
Laurie Denommée (Wimgym, QC)
Shallon Olsen (Flicka Gymnastics, BC)
Denelle Pedrick (Halifax Alta, NS)
Emma Spence (Burlington Gymnastics Club, ON)
Sydney Turney (TAG Sports Centre, BC)
MEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS ATHLETES
Zachary Clay (Twisters Gymnastics Club, BC)
Felix Dolci (Laval Excellence, QC)
William Émard (Laval Excellence, QC)
Chris Kaji (Gymnastics Mississauga, ON)
Kenji Tamane (Laval Excellence, QC)
Sam Zakutney (Laval Excellence, QC)
SUPPORT STAFF
Head of Delegation – Ian Moss
Team Coaches – Adrian Balan, Barb Fraser, Richard Ikeda, David Kikuchi, and Ed Van Hoof
Judges – Nick Bejanaru, Kader Mecellem, Andree Montreuil, and Sheri Wilson
Team Managers – Lorie Henderson and Greg Jackson
IST – Rachel Gauthier and Martha Purdy
The competition schedule for the 2022 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships is as follows:
- Women’s Qualifications – Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30
- Men’s Qualifications – Monday, October 31
- Women’s Team Final – Tuesday, November 1 *
- Men’s Team Final – Wednesday, November 2 *
- Women’s Individual All-Around Final – Thursday, November 3 *
- Men’s Individual All-Around Final – Friday, November 4 *
- Women’s Vault and Uneven Bars Finals – Saturday, November 5 *
- Men’s Floor, Pommel Horse, and Rings Finals – Saturday, November 5 *
- Women’s Balance Beam and Floor Finals – Sunday, November 6 *
- Men’s Vault Parallel Bars, and Horizontal Bar Final – Sunday, November 6 *
* Will be streamed on CBC Sports. To learn more about the broadcast schedule, click here: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/streaming-schedule
Leading up to the World Championships, Denelle Pedrick, Felix Dolci, and Chris Kaji were the top competitors at the 2022 Canadian Championships in May. Felix Dolci, Chris Kaji, Emma Spence, and Laurie Denommée were among the individual medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games earlier this summer. Most recently, Ellie Black captured the bronze medal on the Balance Beam at the 2022 Paris World Challenge Cup. At the Szombathely World Challenge Cup, Sydney Turner captured two silver medals in Uneven Bars and Balance Beam.
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For more information, contact:
Taylor Matthews
Communications
Gymnastics Canada
comms@gymcan.org