01. Februar 2015  
Trois-Rivières, Que. / CAN  
Artistic Gymnastics

Ellie Black shines at Elite Canada

Ellie Black: top beam result

Taking a breather after  busy fall, two-time Canadian gymnastics champion Ellie BLACK of Halifax made the most of the one event she entered this year at Elite Canada, easily winning the gold in the women’s beam final on Sunday, February 01.

Ellie Black, who ranked 7th on balance beam at the 2014 world championships in Nanning, finished well ahead of the seven other Elite Canada finalists with a score of 14.950 points.

Woo, Canadian junior champion 2014 won elite's all-around titel 2015

Rose-Kaying WOO of La Prairie, Que., who won the all-around senior title on Friday, placed second with 14.500 points and Isabela Onyshko of Minnedosa, Man., was third at 14.300. Other gold medal winners in the senior finals were Sabrina Gill of Oakville, Ont., on uneven bars, Shallon Olsen of Coquitlam, B.C. on vault and Helody Cyrenne of Montreal on floor.
In her senior debut 15-year-old Sydney Soloski of Calgary came up with an impressive performance,  winning the silver medal on floor in a field that included 2014 world championship team members Isabella Onyshko of Minnedosa, Man., and Maegan Chant of Waterdown, Ont.
“I was a little nervous but as soon as the first event was over I got into my little zone and I was fine,” said Soloski who also placed sixth in the beam final. “Now I want to up my difficulty score on all my routines and have a really consistent year.”

Also competing in the floor final was 2012 Olympian and 2013 world championship team member Victoria Moors of Cambridge, Ont., who placed 6th in her first event since the Canadian championships last June.
* source: Gym Canada

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