{"id":3280,"date":"2018-06-01T02:11:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T02:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/?p=3280"},"modified":"2018-06-01T02:11:02","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T02:11:02","slug":"canadian-gymnastics-championships-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/canadian-gymnastics-championships-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Gymnastics Championships Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gymnastics in Canada is on the rise and at this year\u2019s championships every skill level was on full display. The fans at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex were buzzing with excitement to see Canada\u2019s best gymnasts compete for national pride. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ellieblack_\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ellie Black<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/renegym97\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ren\u00e9 Cournoyer<\/a> won all-around titles at the 2018 Canadian Gymnastics <a href=\"http:\/\/gymcan.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Championships<\/a>. Black put on a show and dazzled the arena with her floor and bar routines.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3285 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ellie-black5-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ellie Black \" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ellie-black5-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ellie-black5-696x770.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ellie-black5-379x420.jpg 379w, https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ellie-black5.jpg 739w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/>\u201cIt was incredible being back here competing with the girls,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/halifax\/2018\/05\/28\/halifaxs-ellie-black-defends-all-around-title-at-canadian-championships.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black<\/a> who won a silver medal in the all-around at the 2017 World Championships. \u201cTo come out here and to finish with another Canadian Championship title is great. It wasn\u2019t really my goal coming in to this weekend, I was just looking to do good gymnastics, but I was really proud of everyone\u2019s performances this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cournoyer was the MVP of the weekend by hitting all his sets on the men\u2019s side. He qualified for all six event finals while finishing top four on each and performed a mix of difficult skills with clean execution. \u201cIt\u2019s been a huge weekend. It was a lot of fun and I\u2019m very happy with everything I did,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/halifax\/2018\/05\/28\/halifaxs-ellie-black-defends-all-around-title-at-canadian-championships.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cournoyer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BjTL0S_Hqst\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BjTL0S_Hqst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quelle comp\u00e9tition incroyable!! Je d\u00e9but\u00e9 le weekend en battant mon record personnel avec 83.1 point all around! J&#8217;ai ensuite r\u00e9p\u00e9t\u00e9 l&#8217;exploit aujourd&#8217;hui en scorant 83.00 point au cumulatif de mes 6 finales!!! \ud83e\udd47all around \ud83e\udd49sol\ud83e\udd49arcons \ud83e\udd48anneaux\ud83e\udd47saut \ud83e\udd49barres parall\u00e8les \ud83e\udd49barre fixe. Une belle r\u00e9colte \ud83d\ude00 #canadianchampion #gymnastics #nailedit #agcdnchamps18 @ablson<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/renegym97\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Ren\u00e9 Cournoyer<\/a> (@renegym97) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-05-27T23:43:52+00:00\">May 27, 2018 at 4:43pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jacksonpayne_gymnast\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jackson Payne<\/a>, finished the weekend with three silver medals in the all-around, parallel bars, and high bar. During the Canadian Gymnastics Championships high bar event finals, the Canadian fans were ready for his routine with high-flying release moves. When he stuck his laid out double double dismount, there was an eruption of cheers. Scott Morgan and Thierry Pellerin won gold on floor and pommel horse. Kevin Hamilton finished on top with his multiple release move routine on high bar and James (Xuon) Luo won rings with his superhuman strength skills.<\/p>\n<p>There were seven NCAA men gymnasts competing at the Canadian Championships. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jakebonnay?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jake Bonnay<\/a> (Nebraska), <a href=\"https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/2018\/04\/26\/2018-ncaa-mens-gymnastics-championships-sam-zakutney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samuel Zakutney<\/a> (Penn State), <a href=\"http:\/\/calbears.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=1977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaron Mah<\/a> (California), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gophersports.com\/sports\/m-gym\/mtt\/joel_gagnon_906241.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joel Gagnon<\/a> (MInnesota), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gopsusports.com\/sports\/m-gym\/mtt\/wyatt_tyndall_986073.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wyatt Tyndall<\/a> (Penn State), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gophersports.com\/sports\/m-gym\/mtt\/justin_karstadt_975597.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justin Karstadt<\/a> (Minnesota), and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soonersports.com\/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&amp;ATCLID=211395458\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam Ito<\/a> (Oklahoma).<\/p>\n<p>Karstadt, fresh off of leading the University of Minnesota to a team silver, their highest program finish ever at the 2018 NCAA Championships, won gold on the parallel bars. Continuing his postseason success, Zakutney won silver on vault with a powerful handspring double front, and placed fourth in the all-around with a 76.650. Mah, University of California, captured a silver medal on floor with strong tumbling moves and good landings.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6656648\/height\/360\/width\/400\/theme\/legacy\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"400\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>2018 Canadian Gymnastics Championships Results<\/h3>\n<h4>All-Around &#8211; Canadian Gymnastics Championships<\/h4>\n<p>Ren\u00e9 Cournoyer 83.1 (1)<br \/>\nJackson Payne 81.5 (2)<br \/>\nCory Paterson 78.7 (3)<br \/>\nSamuel Zakutney 78.650 (4)<br \/>\nZachary Clay 78.2 (5)<br \/>\nDarren Wong 78.050 (6)<br \/>\nDevy Dyson 77.950 (7)<br \/>\nJeremy Bartholomeusz 77.7 (8)<br \/>\nRyan Oehrlein 76.9 (9)<br \/>\nAaron Mah 76.4 (10)<\/p>\n<h4>Floor &#8211; Canadian Gymnastics Championships<\/h4>\n<p>Scott Morgan 13.950 (1)<br \/>\nAaron Mah 13.650 (2)<br \/>\nRen\u00e9 Cournoyer 13.600 (3)<br \/>\nWyatt Tyndall 13.500 (4)<br \/>\nJoel Gagnon 13.350 (5)<br \/>\nJake Bonnay 13.100 (6)<br \/>\nSamuel Zakutney 12.450 (7)<\/p>\n<h4>Pommel Horse &#8211; Canadian Gymnastics Championships<\/h4>\n<p>Thierry Pellerin 14.750 (1)<br \/>\nZachary Clay 13.150 (2)<br \/>\nRen\u00e9 Cournoyer 13.100 (3)<br \/>\nJustin Karstadt 13.050 (4)<br \/>\nEvan Cruz 13.000 (5)<br \/>\nDarren Wong 12.450 (6)<br \/>\nCory Paterson 11.700 (7)<br \/>\nJackson Payne 10.650 (8)<\/p>\n<h4>Rings &#8211; Canadian Gymnastics Championships<\/h4>\n<p>James (Xuon) Luo 14.400 (1)<br \/>\nChris Kaji 14.200 (2)<br \/>\nRen\u00e9 Cournoyer 14.100 (3)<br \/>\nRyan Oehrlein 14.050 (4)<br \/>\nWolfe Gazer 13.400 (5)<br \/>\nDamien Cachia 13.350 (6)<br \/>\nCarter Shelton 13.050 (7)<br \/>\nZachary Clay 12.650 (8)<br \/>\nNicholas Mallia 12.250 (9)<\/p>\n<h4>Vault &#8211; Canadian Gymnastics Championships<\/h4>\n<p>Ren\u00e9 Cournoyer 14.600 (1)<br \/>\nSamuel Zakutney 14.350 (2)<br \/>\nScott Morgan 13.950 (3)<br \/>\nSamuel Gaudet-Pellerin 13.850 (4)<br \/>\nWolfe Gazer 12.950 (5)<br \/>\nCarter Shelton 12.850 (6)<\/p>\n<h4>Parallel Bars &#8211; Canadian Gymnastics Championships<\/h4>\n<p>Justin Karstadt 14.300 (1)<br \/>\nJackson Payne 14.200 (2)<br \/>\nRen\u00e9 Cournoyer 14.000 (3)<br \/>\nKevin Lytwyn 13.800 (4)<br \/>\nWyatt Tyndall 13.750 (5)<br \/>\nRyan Oehrlein 13.450 (6T)<br \/>\nSamuel Zakutney 13.450 (6T)<br \/>\nEvan Cruz 13.350 (8)<\/p>\n<h4>High Bar &#8211; Canadian Gymnastics Championships<\/h4>\n<p>Kevin Lytwyn 14.850 (1)<br \/>\nJackson Payne 14.350 (2)<br \/>\nCory Paterson 13.600 (3T)<br \/>\nRen\u00e9 Cournoyer 13.600 (3T)<br \/>\nScott Nabata 13.550 (5)<br \/>\nSamuel Zakutney 13.100 (6)<br \/>\nJeremy Bartholomeusz 12.400 (7)<br \/>\nZachary Clay 10.100 (8)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/gymnasticsville-podcast\/id1236969576\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1816\" src=\"https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/itunes-300x98.png\" alt=\"GymnasticsVille iTunes\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/itunes-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/itunes.png 676w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6858\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3280-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gymnasticsvillepodcast\/96-Canadian-National-Championships.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gymnasticsvillepodcast\/96-Canadian-National-Championships.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gymnasticsvillepodcast\/96-Canadian-National-Championships.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gymnasticsvillepodcast\/96-Canadian-National-Championships.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/?powerpress_pinw=3280-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gymnasticsvillepodcast\/96-Canadian-National-Championships.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"96-Canadian-National-Championships.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gymnastics in Canada is on the rise and at this year\u2019s championships every skill level was on full display. 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