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Falcon gymnasts shine at season opener

Falcon gymnasts collect 11 gold medals and two first-place all around at Comox Valley meet
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Falcon gymnasts brought home 11 gold medals from last weekend’s Pyjama Party Invitational in Comox.

Falcon Gymnastics enjoyed a golden start to the season last weekend, with 19 Junior Olympic levels 3, 4 and 5 gymnasts travelling to the Comox Valley to compete in the Pyjama Party Invitational. Falcon gymnasts brought home 11 gold medals, with two athletes picking up first-place all-around medals.

In Junior Olympic level 3 for those born in 2006 and 2007, Keira Caillet won the gold medal in all-around while earning bronze on bars, bronze on beam and silver on floor. Jenna Webster earned gold on vault, gold on bars and gold on floor and fourth in all-around, while Olivia Nguyen earned silver on vault, gold on beam and fifth all-around. Ava Webster was six in all-around while McKenzie Shera finished 10th.

For JO 3 athletes born in 2008 and 2009, Maile Chow earned silver on vault, bronze on bars and fourth all-around, Madison Nguyen earned bronze on beam and fifth all-around, while Robyn Shera was 10th all-around.

Gabriella Tsui won the all-around gold for JO 4 athletes born in 2005 and 2006, picking up gold on bars and floor and earning silver on beam. Giselle Rachert earned gold on beam and fourth all-around, Ella Kendler earned silver on bars, bronze on beam and fifth all-around, Chantelle Turlock earned bronze on floor and sixth all-around, Yenay earned bronze on bars and seventh all-around, Isobel Nielson earned the silver on bars and eighth all-around, Stella Bodley-Scott earned bronze on beam and 11th all-around, and Parisana Low placed 12th all-around. Georgia Widdowson picked up the silver medal all-around for JO 4 athletes born in 2007, earning gold on vault and floor.

For JO 5 level athletes born in 2005 and 2006, Valentina Rojas earned silver on beam and finished sixth all-around, while Julia Widdowson earned bronze on floor and was eighth all-around.

Falcon Gymnasts in Junior Olympic levels 5, 6, 7 and 8 kick off their competitive season this weekend at the Christy Fraser Invitational in Langley.