These N.L. gymnasts were a hit

Gymnastics Newfoundland and Labrador athletes left quite the impression after their performance at the 2024 Eastern Canadian Gymnastics Championships.

Held at the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Centre in St. John’s, the event saw over 600 athletes, 187 coaches and 56 judges from six provinces coming to town.

According to a release from Gymastics N.L., Newfoundland and Labrador athletes had an historic showing both individually and as a team.

The following is a look at how provincial athletes did in the competition:

• Kyla Piercey (Level 10 women’s artistic) — all-around champion, gold (vault), silver (beam, floor) and bronze (uneven bars)

• Rachel Dooley (Level 9 women’s artistic) — all-around champion, gold (beam) and bronze (bars, floor)

• Chloe Penney (Level 4 individual trampoline) — gold

• Grace Hill (Level 10 women’s artistic) — allaround bronze medal and gold (uneven bars)

• Gabe Flynn (men’s Artistic national open) — allaround bronze, silver medal (pommel horse) and bronze (vault, parallel bars)

• Max Swift (Level 5 men’s artistic) — silver (floor)

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• Caleb Power (Level 3 synchro trampoline) — silver

• Ava Mogiat Kelly, Nathan Newhook (Level 1 synchro trampoline) — bronze

• Sadie Heffernan (Level 1 tumbling) — bronze

• Colby Pendergast (tumbling) — bronze

• Lyla Saunders (Level 7 women’s artistic) — bronze (floor)

• Megan Skinner (Level 10 women’s artistic) — bronze (beam)

• Lauren Winters (Level 9 women’s artistic) — bronze (beam)

• Olive Shink (Level 7 women’s artistic) — bronze (beam)

• Jirah Hiscock (Level 10 women’s artistic) — bronze (uneven bars)

Team awards:

• Trampoline (Level 2 men) — gold (Isaac Butler, Silas Crocker, Kirill Facey)

• Tumbling (Leve 1 women 12 and under) — silver (Nadia Coffey, Sadie Heffernan, Georgia Knott, Liviya Soulier)

• Tumbling (Level 1 women 13 and over) — bronze (Jenna Harris, Alexis Peddle, Allyson Penney, Faith Shapter-wells)

• Tumbling (Level 2 women) — bronze (Alex Andrews, Jennifer Hull, Lily Konechny, Mollierose O’dea)

• Women artistic (CCO 7) — bronze (Mckenna Carew, Lyla Chafe, Jennifer Hull, Ava Isaacs, Mollierose O’dea, Ava Pryor)

• Women artistic (Level 9) — bronze (Jada Crane, Rachel Dooley, Chloe Power, Lauren Winters)

• Women artistic (Level 10) — bronze (Grace Hill, Jirah Hiscock, Kyla Piercey, Megan Skinner)

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Gymnast Kyla Piercey had a great weekend at the 2024 Eastern Canadian Gymnastics Championships. Not only was she named the all-around champion in the Level 10 women’s artistic category, but she also came home with four other medals.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Rachel Dooley was the all-around champion in the Level 9 women’s artistic category at the 2024 Eastern Canadian Gymnastics Championships held in St. John’s recently. She also won a gold and two bronze medals.