Update: Unfortunately Maddy was not able to compete in the beam finals on Sunday after a mishap on bars Saturday. But that means she finally gets to have a well-deserved breather and enjoy the sights in Singapore before heading home. We're looking forward to having you back Maddy! Take care of that lip.

Event Finals: Maddy, having qualified for three event finals, competed in the vault and bars final events Saturday (6:50 a.m. EST). She performed well on vault, with two solid vaults, and landed in fifth spot, just points out of a medal position. Unfortunately, a fall on a release move during her uneven bars routine forced her to stop part-way through. Her teeth punctured her lip and she required stitches. Still, she's a fighter and was still in good spirits. She was scheduled to compete in the beam finals Sunday morning at 6:50 a.m. EST, however, it was still uncertain whether she would participate. Watch for updates coming soon.

Videos from event finals: vault 1, vault 2

Other links of interest: live Youth Olympics coverage (beam finals) 6:50 a.m. live streaming video (channel 2)

Gymnastics Canada website updates Saturday, Thursday, Tuesday

All-Around Competition : Maddy competed in the all-around on Thursday, starting off strong in vault and bars, but an unfortunate fall on beam and floor, landed her in 13th spot overall out of 18. But we're still proud of Maddy's impressive showmanship, composure and dedication. What an achievement.

Catch Maddy in action on this links from the preliminaries:

floor, beam, vault, bars

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Here are some videos from the qualification event on Tuesday. (Note: Maddy qualified for three event finals - bars, beam and vault during this qualifier.

floor; 16th

beam 7th

uneven bars 5th

vault 8th

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Watch our very own Madeline Gardiner as she prepares for the first-ever Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

Singapore is 12 hours ahead, so live coverage will be tricky but there are some way to try to keep up with Maddy's experience there:

Results from Canadian Nationals, Orangeville Invitational and Rythmic Spring Blossom

click here for results

Gymnastics Canada News highlights (senior)

event finals
all-around results
first day qualifier

MEDIA:

Cambridge Times, Gardiner takes silver

Cambridge Times, Gardiner takes on superpowers

International News

Our own Maddy Gardiner brings home bronze from Pacific Rim Championships

click here for results

videos:

Event Finals
Floor, Vault, Beam, Bars

Provincial Championships 2010

Strong performances, medals at Ontario Championships in St. Catharines

click here for results

More provincial results - Artistic and Rhythmic

Rhythmic (Spring Fling - Rhythmfest)

Gymnix International results:

At Montreal’s Gymnix International 2010 meet, the club’s national Canadian team members Madeline Gardiner and Victoria Moors gave top performances up against top Canadian gymnasts and competitors from Russia and Romania.

Not only did Gardiner lead the Canada 1 team to gold in the event’s Junior Cup competition, she was also named champion in the all-around competition. In event finals, Gardiner remained strong winning a gold medal on beam and a silver on bars.

Moors, who earned the top mark on floor in the all-around competition, was among the highest ranking Canadian girls in the meet, placing eighth overall. She qualified for two event finals the following day, placing sixth on beam and eighth on floor.

courtesy of the Cambridge Times

Six Kips qualify for Elite Canada

Five Cambridge Kips gymnasts have earned the chance to compete on the national stage at Elite Canada after giving strong performances at the Tour Selection competition in Mississauga last weekend.

Moving up to the national stream’s junior category, former provincial and national novice champion Victoria Moors finished the meet in second spot all-around, missing first place by 0.2 points. She won gold in floor, silver in vault, bronze in beam and placed fourth on beam. Moors also garnered a $500 travel bursary from Gymnastics Ontario.

Four of the club’s gymnasts made the jump to the national level for the first time in the competition’s novice national division. Abby Stacey, Kirsten Peterman, Shae Book and Helen Gomes earned qualifying scores to compete in the prestigious Elite Canada to be held in Oakville in mid-December.Stacey, who won the provincial championship title in level 9 last year, finished the meet in fourth place overall, first in beam, third in floor and 11th in vault and bars.

However, she was ultimately awarded the all-around bronze medal and given a $250 bursary after a gymnast from Quebec was bumped out of the top three spots, as out-of-province competitors aren’t eligible for the top-three bursaries in the Ontario qualifier. Landing in eighth spot overall at the competition was Peterman, who was fifth on vault, sixth on floor, eight on bars and ninth on beam. Gomes took 10th overall, sixth on bars, 11th on floor and 12th on vault and beam. Book was 14th all-around, taking sixth on floor, eighth on vault, 12th on bars and 19th on beam.

Competing in the National Open category for the time, the club's Rebecca Hisey gave strong performances, narrowly missing a medal on bars, taking fourth spot. She also placed sixth on vault, ninth on beam, 13th on floor to take 10th spot all-around.

Representing Kips in the meet’s provincial levels were Rachel Stapleton, Rachael Kuntz and Stephanie Jackson. In the level 8, 14 years and up division, Stapleton was 14th in overall scoring, 11th on floor and beam 12th on vault and 13th on bars, while Kuntz was 35th oval, ninth on vault, 19th on floor and 27th on bars and beam. Competing the in level 7, 14 years and up category, Jackson was 16th in overall scoring, 10th on floor, 12th on vault, 13th on bars and 16th on beam.Stapleton, Kuntz and Jackson will join other Cambridge Kips provincial gymnasts in the first qualifier of the competition season to be held in Burlington at the end of the month.

Immediately following the Elite Canada competition, Moors and Kips’s Maddy Gardiner, who earned a bye to Elite Canada because she was competing at the Junior Pan American Championships, will be leaving for an international competition in Russia.  

Our own Madeline Gardiner has placed 11th All-Around at the Junior Pan-Ams in Brazil and helped the Canadian women's team win a silver medal. Her achievement now means that Maddy has a chance to compete in the Youth Olympic Games next year. Congrats Maddy. We're all so proud of you.

Results:

Gymnastics Canada News update:
http://www.gymcan.org/site/news.php?id=121

Team:
http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/PDFs/Results/w_110709_jrpanam_team_aa.pdf

Individual:
http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/PDFs/Results/w_110709_jrpanam_ind_qual.pdf