During the 2021 Virtual Canadian Championships in trampoline gymnastics, national team member Rémi Aubin captures first senior title in Individual Men’s Trampoline category. The gold medal winner for senior women’s trampoline was fellow national team member Sophiane Méthot. The format for Canadian Championships is based on the cumulative score of preliminaries and finals.
In the discipline of tumbling, Mitchel Pedersen captured the gold medal during the 2021 Virtual Canadian Championships.
“I am honoured to be named to the national team for tumbling and double-mini trampoline, and I am working hard for the opportunities that will come,” shared Pedersen when asked what it means to be named to the 2022 Trampoline Gymnastics National Team.
Internationally, senior national team member Rémi Aubin had the opportunity to travel to Colombia in November as a member of Team Canada for the Junior Pan American Games. After qualifying first in the men’s trampoline gymnastics competition at the Games, Aubin was named a flag bearer for the closing ceremonies. This was his first opportunity to represent Team Canada.
At the 35th World Trampoline Gymnastics Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, we saw Canada bring home the bronze medal in the women’s double-mini trampoline event. National team members Gabriella Flynn, Hannah Brown, and Zoe Phaneuf competed in the event.
National Team member Sarah Milette finished 8th overall during the Women’s Individual Trampoline Final in Baku. “I am very happy to be named to the National Team this year. I’m really looking forward to competing and building on my performance at the world championships,” said Milette.
The 2022 TG National Team athletes and club affiliations are listed below.
SENIOR TRAMPOLINE
Rémi Aubin (École les Dynamix, QC) Sophiane Méthot (Virtuose, QC)
Sara-Jade Berthiaume (Virtuose, QC) Sarah Milette (Virtuose, QC)
Maja Bonham (Shasta, BC) Keegan Soehn (Thunder Country, AB)
Jesse Carisse (Just Bounce Trampoline, ON) Nathan Shuh (Skyriders, ON)
Jérémy Chartier (Virtuose, QC) Samantha Smith (Shasta, BC)
Jacob Cranham (Skyriders, ON) Trevor Stirling (Skyriders, ON)
Mariah Madigan (Skyriders, ON) Rachel Tam (Skyriders, ON)
SENIOR SYNCHRONIZED
Sophiane Méthot (Virtuose, QC) Sarah Milette (Virtuose, QC)
JUNIOR TRAMPOLINE
Étienne Cloutier (École les Dynamix, QC)
DEVELOPMENT TRAMPOLINE
Gavin Dodd (Kamloops Gymnastics, BC) Declan McLean (Shasta, BC)
Gabriella Flynn (Shasta, BC) Dexter Richard (Kingswood Gymnastics, NB)
Ethan Love (Skyriders, ON
SENIOR TUMBLING
Mitchel Pedersen (Calgary Gymnastics, AB)
SENIOR DOUBLE-MINI TRAMPOLINE
Hannah Brown (Shasta, BC) Mitchel Pedersen (Calgary Gymnastics, AB)
Gavin Dodd (Kamloops Gymnastics, BC) Zoe Phaneuf (Calgary Gymnastics, AB)
Gabriella Flynn (Shasta, BC) Laurence Roux (École les Dynamix, QC)
Kieran Lupish (Burlington T&T, ON) Nolan Zurek (Phoenix Gymnastics, ON)
Hannah Metheral (Gymnastics Adventure, SK)
JUNIOR TUMBLING
Jared Matthews (Quinte Bay Gymnastics, ON)
JUNIOR DOUBLE-MINI TRAMPOLINE
Étienne Cloutier (École les Dynamix, QC)
DEVELOPMENT TUMBLING
Helen Dong (Oakville Gymnastics, ON)
Alexandra Siminiuc (Oakville Gymnastics, ON)
Justin Thompson (Quinte Bay Gymnastics, ON)
DEVELOPMENT DOUBLE-MINI TRAMPOLINE
Matthew Dykman (Club Aviva, BC)
Kayla Howell (Club Aviva, BC)
National Team Director Karen Cockburn shared her outlook on the year ahead, “On behalf of Gymnastics Canada, I would like to extend our gratitude and appreciation to the National Team athletes and coaches for their commitment, sacrifice, and resilience during these unprecedented times. Given the tight window between Olympics, this year is pivotal in our journey to Paris 2024. There are many international opportunities for our Senior, Development, and Junior teams which will allow us to access for the future and make the necessary technical adjustments to prepare for the 2022 World Championships and beyond.”
For more information on the TG National Team click here: http://www.gymcan.org/disciplines/trampoline/national-teams
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Taylor Matthews
Communications, Gymnastics Canada
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