Competition season is underway for the women's competitive team from North Bay Apollo Gymnastics Club. Led by coaches Victoria Desfosses and Nadia Amyotte, 14 gymnasts from the 26 member team competed at the Marilyn Hayes Qualifying Invitational in Newmarket January 16-19.
The team brought home 16 medals including all-around gold for level 5 gymnast Paige Sweezey. Level 7 gymnast Olivia Ellery earned the team's highest overall score of the event with 36.650. Individual apparatus medals went to:
Gold medalists:
Olivia Ellery level 7 uneven bars
Avree Bolduc level 6 floor
Chloe Daigle level 5 floor
Paige Sweezey level 5 vault and floor
Silver medalists:
Olivia Ellery level 7 beam
Chloe Daigle level 5 vault
Paige Sweezey level 5 beam
Keira Mossel level 4 vault
Bronze medalists:
Kyra Boutilier level 6 vault and uneven bars
Holly Thomas level 5 beam
Sophia Karasseva level 5 beam
Maya Saunders level 3 uneven bars
Camille Deschatelets level 3 vault