Year 2006

boc2-300x224Performance at Bank of Canada, December 22, 2006
Club Hosting Recognition Award, October 2006 The Club has had the honour to receive the 2006 Club Hosting Recognition Award from Gymnastics Ontario acknowledging the support the club had provided to host GO sanctioned events in the past season.

10th Anniversary Celebration, October 28, 2006
The Club is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year! Although a relatively young club, we feel that the club’s accomplishments and the growth of the sport in Ottawa merit a celebration. We had therefore organized a gala dinner to commemorate this special milestone, and to pay tribute to past and present athletes, coaches and volunteers of the club. Over 100 gymnasts, coaches, family members, and friends attended the gala at the Algonquin College Banquet Hall.

soSpecial Olympics National Championships, Brandon, Manitoba, July 21-22, 2006
We’d like to congratulate Christina (level 3) who competed in the 2006 Special Olympics National Championships. She won 5 gold medals (include an all-around gold) and will represent Canada to compete in the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China.

Congratulations to Amanda on receiving the 2006 Cappie Award for Best Dancer in Canada!
The Cappies is a US organization that has branch in Canada. Amanda was one of the four finalists and beat out the other three to take the win at the Gala held at the National Arts Centre on June 12, 2006. She is the first capppie winner in Canada for “Best Dancer in a Play”. Amanda has been doing Rhythmic Gymnastics for 10+ years. “Gym was very good for Amanda in achieving this”, her proud mom Lyla said.

wildrose_1Congratulations to our head coach Xinhong Jin on receiving the 2006 National Wild Rose Domestic Development Coaching Award.
This award is given annually to one exceptional coach in Canada who works directly with gymnasts and also develops programming and initiatives that build the sport from the grass-roots. Way to Go Xinhong!

Ontario Provincial Championships & RhythmFest, Toronto, May 27-28, 2006
We wish to congratulate all competitive gymnasts who competed in the 2006 Provincial Championships & RhythmFest. It was a great success! We sent 22 girls to the competitions and won 12 gold (include 4 all-around individual gold and 1 group gold), 8 silver, 8 bronze, and 30 ribbons (4th-8th). There were over 180 gymnasts from 20 clubs in Ontario participated in the competition.

Second Ontario Provincial Qualifier, Toronto, April 29-30, 2006
We sent a team to the competition and won 9 gold (include 2 all-around gold and 2 group gold), 1 silver, 2 bronze, and 27 ribbons (4th-8th). There were over 180 gymnasts from 19 clubs in Ontario participated in the competition.

First Ontario Provincial Qualifier, Toronto, April 1-2, 2006
We sent a team to the competition and won 3 gold, 9 silver, 5 bronze, and 26 ribbons (4th-8th). There were over 185 gymnasts from 20 clubs in Ontario participated in the competition.

2006 Ontario Winter Games, Barrie, Ontario, March 9-12, 2006
We sent 5 gymnasts to the 2006 Ontario Winter Games. Our girls’ team won one gold, one silver, and one bronze. The medals were based on overall group performance only. About 200 athletes from across Ontario attended the event.

Rythmik Qu�bec Invitational Cup, Montreal, Mar 3-4, 2006
We sent a team to the competition and won 4 gold, 4 silver, 7 bronze, and 28 ribbons (4th-8th). Over 120 gymnasts from Ontario and Quebec participated in the competition.

Kanata Cup Invitational Competition, Kanata, February 18-19, 2006
We sent 33 inter-club and provincial competitive gymnasts to the competition and won 20 gold (include 4 all-around gold), 13 silver, 11 bronze, and many ribbons (4th-8th). Over 70 gymnasts from 6 clubs in Ontario and Quebec participated in the competition.

Performance at Chateau Laurier, February 17, 2006
Our professional performance group was invited to perform at Chateau Laurier for a big corporate event. The performance went well and everyone enjoyed the show.

2006 Crystal Cup, Montreal, Jan 28-29, 2006 We sent 11 girls to the 2006
Crystal Cup in Montreal. Our girls won 9 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze, and 6 ribbons (4th-8th). We also won the 2006 Crystal Cup (awarded to team with the best competition results). Over 100 gymnasts from 8 clubs in Ontario and Quebec participated in the competition.