“The World Age Group Competition gives our junior athletes the opportunity to compete against the best in the world in their age category. Competing in the Olympic venue for Tokyo 2020 is a unique opportunity and we hope it will inspire our next generation of athletes,” said Karen Cockburn, national team director for trampoline gymnastics at Gymnastics Canada. “Canada will be well represented across all events and our athletes are looking forward to performing on the world stage.”
Athletes to watch out for include Rachel Tam of Toronto, ON, who captured a bronze medal in the girls 17-21 trampoline category last year, and who will be competing in synchronized trampoline at the World Championships that take place the weekend before this competition in the same venue, and Kieran Lupish of Burlington, ON, and Gavin Dodd of Kamloops, BC who captured the silver and bronze medals respectively in the boys 15-16 double mini-trampoline (DMT) category at last month’s International Age Group Competition held in Valladolid, Spain. Antonio Fernandes of Calgary, AB who captured a silver medal at that same competition in Spain in the 17-21 men’s DMT category will also be one to watch.
The selection process for the WAGC team included the 2019 Elite Canada held in Calgary, AB in May and the 2019 Canadian Championships in Oshawa, ON this past July.
THE TEAM (Listed by ranking)
INDIVIDUAL TRAMPOLINE
Girls 15-16
- Liana Pinnock, Toronto, ON – Synergy Gymnastics
Girls 17-21
- Rachel Tam, Toronto, ON – Skyriders Trampoline Place
- Gabriella Flynn, Burnaby, BC – Shasta Trampoline
- Mariko Nagano, Toronto, ON – Skyriders Trampoline Place
- Maja Bonham, Vancouver, BC – Shasta Trampoline
Boys 15-16
- Gavin Dodd, Kamloops, BC – Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Centre
- Ethan Love, Woodbridge, ON – Skyriders Trampoline Place
- Kieran Lupish, Vineland, ON – Burlington B.G.’s
Boys 17-21
- Zachary Blakely, Edmonton, AB – Phoenix Gymnastics Centre
- Kai Dwyer, Fall River, NS – Titans Trampoline
- Rémi Aubin, Rosemere, QC – Acrosport Barani
SYNCHRONIZED TRAMPOLINE
Girls 17-21
- Gabrielle Flynn/Maja Bonham
- Mariko Nagano/Liana Pinnock
Boys 15-16
- Gavin Dodd/Kieran Lupish
Boys 17-21
- Ethan Love/Rémi Aubin
- Zachary Blakely/Kai Dwyer
TUMBLING
Girls 15-16
- Taylor Pillinger, Cambridge, ON – Dynamo Gymnastics
- Emily Harrison, Oakville, ON – Oakville Gymnastics Club
- Helen Dong, Mississauga, ON – Oakville Gymnastics Club
- Abby Thompson, Calgary, AB – Calgary Gymnastics Centre
Girls 17-21
- Mackenzie Nestman, Emerald Park, SK – T & T Adventure
Boys 13-14
- Jared Matthews, Belleville, ON – Quinte Bay Gymnastics Club
Boys 15-16
- Mitchel Pedersen, Calgary, AB – Calgary Gymnastics Centre
DOUBLE MINI-TRAMPOLINE
Girls 15-16
- Zoe Phaneuf, Cochrane, AB – Calgary Gymnastics Centre
- Abby Thompson, Calgary, AB – Calgary Gymnastics Centre
- Jasmine Parhar, Port Moody, BC – Club Aviva
Girls 17-21
- Haley Nakonechni, Emerald Park, SK – T&T Adventure
- Gabriella Flynn, Burnaby, BC – Shasta Trampoline
- Kristina Dodd, Kamloops, BC – Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Club
- Alexandra Boucher, Calgary, AB – Calgary Gymnastics Centre
Boys 15-16
- Kieran Lupish, Vineland, ON – Burlington BGs
- Gavin Dodd, Kamloops, BC – Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Club
- Nolan Zurek, Edmonton, AB – Phoenix Gymnastics Centre
- Adam Stannard Edmonton, AB – Phoenix Gymnastics Centre
Boys 17-21
- Antonio Fernandes, Calgary, AB – Calgary Gymnastics Centre
- Zachary Blakely, Edmonton, AB – Phoenix Gymnastics Centre
- Isaiah Klassen, Niverville, MB – Flippers Gymnastics
- David Dawson, Comox, ON – Kingston Aeros Trampoline Club
TEAM COACHES
Trampoline
- Martin Myers – Skyriders Trampoline Place
- Trish Quinney – Phoenix Gymnastics Centre
Tumbling
- Don Holmes – Oakville Gymnastics Club
Double Mini-Trampoline
- Stephen Hauck – Calgary Gymnastics Centre
PERSONAL COACHES
- Stewart Gunn – Titans Trampoline
- Kirsty Porter – Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Club
- Danielle Roy – T & T Adventure
- Jake Maxim – Club Aviva
- Tania Czobit – Synergy Gymnastics Club
- Amanda Pierson – Flippers Gymnastics Club
- Amanda Patterson – Phoenix Gymnastics club
JUDGES
- Sandra Floyd, ON – Trampoline
- David Park, ON – Trampoline
- Karen Capel, BC – Tumbling
- Gabrielle Gingras, QC – DMT
- Jane Parks, AB – DMT
STAFF
- Head of Delegation – Niki Lavoie
- Team Manager – Karen Cockburn
- Team Manager – Eran Silberg
- Team Chaperone – Diane Dodd
- Team Therapist – Lindsay Woodnick
ABOUT GYMNASTICS CANADA
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