GYMNAST Black golden on the balance Beam

Canadian Ellie Black won gold on Sunday in the beam final at the World Challenge Cup in Paris, adding to her four-medal tally at the event. The Halifax native was fourth heading into the beam final, but scooped up 13.900 points to jump into first. Black, the reigning all-around world silver medallist, added two silvers with a score of 13.050 points on floor and 14.200 points on vault. She secured the bronze medal on the uneven bars with a score of 13.600 points. In the men’s competition, Canadian pommel horse champion Thierry Pellerin of Levis, Que., capped a strong weekend performance with a silver medal in the pommel horse final.