August 14, 2017
Seven medals for Canadian artistic gymnasts at Sr. Pan American Championships
Gymnastics Canada – LIMA, PER (August 12, 2017) – Team Canada artistic gymnasts finished the Senior Pan American Championship in Lima, Peru with seven medals including four gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze medal.
Brooklyn Moors of Cambridge, ON was the top Canadian of the competition, winning a gold, silver, and bronze medal. Moors qualified for the floor final in second place, but her phenomenal performance of 13.667 points in the final was enough to win the gold medal. On vault, Moors had a shaky first pass scoring 12.800 before landing a strong second pass with a score of 13.700 to finish second overall and secure the silver medal. Moors’ bronze medal came on the uneven bars, where she scored 12.700 points to round out the podium.
“Competing in Peru was such a good experience,” said Moors following competition. “I made a couple mistakes on qualification day, so I tried to learn from those mistakes and fix them for finals and competitions in the future. Overall, I’m happy with all my results and for having such a great team and coaches.
Jade Chrobok of Toronto, ON captured the gold medal on the uneven bars with a score of 13.000, just .067 points ahead of second place. “This competition was a new experience for me,” said Chrobok. “My beam routine in qualifications was not where I wanted it to be, so I just tried to focus on the bar event finals with the help of my team and coaches.”
In the beam final, it was Sophie Marois of Ile Bizard, QC who captured the gold medal with a score of 13.167. Marois qualified for the final in fifth place following a rocky performance in the qualifying round, but rebounded in the final to take top prize.
Laurie Denommee won silver in the floor final with a double full layout, to finish with 13.000 points behind teammate Moors. “This is a new experience for me, it’s the first time I’m representing Canada,” said Denommee. “I only did vault and floor and I tried my best to make it to finals and I did for both events so I’m glad.”
Canadian all-around champion Zachary Clay of Chilliwack, BC had a terrific final pommel horse routine to win the gold medal with a score of 14.067. Clay moved up from fifth in qualifying to stand atop the podium.
For full results from the competition, click here.
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First established in 1969, Gymnastics Canada is the national governing body for the sport of gymnastics in Canada. Gymnastics Canada works closely with the twelve Provincial Federations and the 700 local clubs to provide a broad range of programs and services to meet the needs of all participants. From athlete development, to coaching and judging education, Gymnastics Canada sets the operating standards and practices for the sport in Canada. Our mandate is to promote and provide positive and diverse gymnastics experience through the delivery of quality and safe gymnastics programming. Visit www.gymcan.org for more information, or follow us @CDNgymnastics.
Brooklyn Moors of Cambridge, ON was the top Canadian of the competition, winning a gold, silver, and bronze medal. Moors qualified for the floor final in second place, but her phenomenal performance of 13.667 points in the final was enough to win the gold medal. On vault, Moors had a shaky first pass scoring 12.800 before landing a strong second pass with a score of 13.700 to finish second overall and secure the silver medal. Moors’ bronze medal came on the uneven bars, where she scored 12.700 points to round out the podium.
“Competing in Peru was such a good experience,” said Moors following competition. “I made a couple mistakes on qualification day, so I tried to learn from those mistakes and fix them for finals and competitions in the future. Overall, I’m happy with all my results and for having such a great team and coaches.
Jade Chrobok of Toronto, ON captured the gold medal on the uneven bars with a score of 13.000, just .067 points ahead of second place. “This competition was a new experience for me,” said Chrobok. “My beam routine in qualifications was not where I wanted it to be, so I just tried to focus on the bar event finals with the help of my team and coaches.”
In the beam final, it was Sophie Marois of Ile Bizard, QC who captured the gold medal with a score of 13.167. Marois qualified for the final in fifth place following a rocky performance in the qualifying round, but rebounded in the final to take top prize.
Laurie Denommee won silver in the floor final with a double full layout, to finish with 13.000 points behind teammate Moors. “This is a new experience for me, it’s the first time I’m representing Canada,” said Denommee. “I only did vault and floor and I tried my best to make it to finals and I did for both events so I’m glad.”
Canadian all-around champion Zachary Clay of Chilliwack, BC had a terrific final pommel horse routine to win the gold medal with a score of 14.067. Clay moved up from fifth in qualifying to stand atop the podium.
For full results from the competition, click here.
ABOUT GYMNASTICS CANADA
First established in 1969, Gymnastics Canada is the national governing body for the sport of gymnastics in Canada. Gymnastics Canada works closely with the twelve Provincial Federations and the 700 local clubs to provide a broad range of programs and services to meet the needs of all participants. From athlete development, to coaching and judging education, Gymnastics Canada sets the operating standards and practices for the sport in Canada. Our mandate is to promote and provide positive and diverse gymnastics experience through the delivery of quality and safe gymnastics programming. Visit www.gymcan.org for more information, or follow us @CDNgymnastics.
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For more information, contact:
Julie Forget
Director, Communications and Marketing
Gymnastics Canada
Office: 613.748.5637 x 233
Cell: 819.210.2064
Email: jforget@gymcan.org
Julie Forget
Director, Communications and Marketing
Gymnastics Canada
Office: 613.748.5637 x 233
Cell: 819.210.2064
Email: jforget@gymcan.org