September 4, 2017
Two silver medals for Olsen at World Challenge Cup in Bulgaria
Gymnastics Canada – VARNA, BUL (September 3, 2017) – Shallon Olsen of Surrey, BC captured two silver medals on floor and vault at the World Challenge Cup in Varna, Bulgaria this weekend.
A Rio 2016 Olympian, Olsen was competing at her first ever World Cup and made her performances count. Olsen is known for her incredible vault routines and proved once again this weekend why the world should take watch.
Olsen qualified for the vault final in second place and maintained that position through the finals. As an Olympic finalist in vault, Olsen is no stranger to the pressure of the finals and delivered two solid passes. She scored 14.400 and 14.050 on her first and second passes respectively to finish with a combined score of 14.225 and the silver medal.
In the floor final, Olsen moved up from third place in qualifications to second place and the silver medal with her impressive routine. She finished .200 points ahead of the bronze medallist with 12.950 points overall.
“I feel very happy with the results and it makes me feel very confident heading into worlds and future competitions,” said Olsen following competition. “The highlight of the competition was competing with all the different athletes from different countries. Leading into worlds in October, I’ll be upgrading my routines for them to be more difficult and to hopefully medal.”
On the men’s side, Kevin Lytwyn of Burlington, ON qualified in second place for the high bar final, scoring 14.150 in preliminaries. In the finals, Lytwyn fell three times to finish in eighth position with 11.150 points.
“Unfortunately, the finals didn’t go as planned today,” said Lytwyn. “I fell trying my upgraded routine containing my own original skills. Although today wasn’t so good, I had a great time in Varna and I’ll take what I learned here to the Montreal World Championships.”
Olsen and Lytwyn will both compete for Team Canada at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal, QC from October 2nd to 8th. For more information on which athletes will be joining them to form the rest of Team Canada, click here.
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A Rio 2016 Olympian, Olsen was competing at her first ever World Cup and made her performances count. Olsen is known for her incredible vault routines and proved once again this weekend why the world should take watch.
Olsen qualified for the vault final in second place and maintained that position through the finals. As an Olympic finalist in vault, Olsen is no stranger to the pressure of the finals and delivered two solid passes. She scored 14.400 and 14.050 on her first and second passes respectively to finish with a combined score of 14.225 and the silver medal.
In the floor final, Olsen moved up from third place in qualifications to second place and the silver medal with her impressive routine. She finished .200 points ahead of the bronze medallist with 12.950 points overall.
“I feel very happy with the results and it makes me feel very confident heading into worlds and future competitions,” said Olsen following competition. “The highlight of the competition was competing with all the different athletes from different countries. Leading into worlds in October, I’ll be upgrading my routines for them to be more difficult and to hopefully medal.”
On the men’s side, Kevin Lytwyn of Burlington, ON qualified in second place for the high bar final, scoring 14.150 in preliminaries. In the finals, Lytwyn fell three times to finish in eighth position with 11.150 points.
“Unfortunately, the finals didn’t go as planned today,” said Lytwyn. “I fell trying my upgraded routine containing my own original skills. Although today wasn’t so good, I had a great time in Varna and I’ll take what I learned here to the Montreal World Championships.”
Olsen and Lytwyn will both compete for Team Canada at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal, QC from October 2nd to 8th. For more information on which athletes will be joining them to form the rest of Team Canada, 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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