Tokyo and Jesolo outcomes, another Pacific Rim substitution …
As the successful Commonwealth team gymnasts take their last dips in the Pacific ocean at Gold Coast and journey back to the Great White/Wet North, other Canadians competing abroad had their struggles.
At the FIG Tokyo World Cup, Jackson Payne, of Calgary Gymnastics Centre, injured his ankle on his second floor pass and struggled gingerly through the rest of the event to finish 8th all around, earning his share of prize money ($4,000).
Victoria Woo at Tokyo Cup 2018
(via Sportcom/Facebook)
Tokyo was not a great outcome for Victoria Woo, of Gym-Richelieu, with falls on bars and beam, she finished beautifully on floor to be seventh all around. Her accompanying coach Julie Charron is there while her father, Michel Charron, is recovering from a complicated surgery. Vic will prepare next for the Pacific Rim Championships in Medellin, Colombia the last weekend in April.
- @jacksonpayne_gymnast’s post
- Bad day for Victoria Woo – Sportcom Québec
- Tokyo World Cup Results: MAG | WAG
Another change to the Pacific Rim team includes the replacement of most elegant Brooklyn Moors of Dynamo Gymnastics with Sophie Marois of Viagym. The other team members appear to be Haley de Jong, Emma Spence, Imogen Paterson, and Zoé Allaire-Bourgie.
Sophie Marois
Canadians competed at the Trofeo Città di Jesolo in Italy for a memorable experience. Junior Mia St-Pierre of Gym-Fly in Châteauguay had the best result with 23rd all around and seventh in vault finals. A team of Novice and Junior High Performance gymnasts including St-Pierre, Lucia Jakab, Quinn Skrupa, and Jenna Sartoretto finished eighth. Competing in Senior individually, Laurie-Lou Vézina of Gym-Fly finished 30th all around amongst a strong field of Americans including Ragan Smith and Emma Malabuyo of Texas Dreams, and Russians including Angelina Melknikova and Anastasia Iliankova.
- Results: Senior AA | Junior AA | Junior Team
