Dynamo’s Brooklyn Moors finishes 16th in Olympic All-Around Finals

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TOKYO, JPN (July 29, 2021) – Brooklyn Moors of Cambridge, ON took to the competition floor on Thursday at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo, JPN in the women’s all-around finals and laid down four solid routines to finish the day in 16th position.

Sunisa Lee of the USA took the gold, while Rebecca Andrade of Brazil took silver, and Angelina Melnikova of Russia captured bronze.

“I didn’t think about what I would come in overall today, I just focused more on having fun and on myself. I had a few mistakes here and there, but overall it was pretty consistent and I’m happy,” said Moors following the competition.

Moors, who trains at Dynamos Gymnastics in Cambridge, was the lone Canadian to compete in the final due to the withdrawal of Ellie Black of Halifax, NS on Wednesday because of an injury to her ankle sustained in training.

“I honestly did my best for what I could right now. I didn’t have a lot of time to prepare, but I’m really really proud of myself that I was able to get ready in such a short amount of time with a lot of help from a lot of people which I’m really thankful for,” added Moors who only began training consistently in early March because of a nagging back injury.

When asked about not having Black on the floor with her, Moors stated: “I was sad for her, she worked so hard and she deserved it, and I think it would have been our fourth all-around together –  but she drew something on my bag for today so she was with me.”

Moors started the evening on beam where she scored a 12.433. An inquiry was submitted following her score being posted but her score remained unchanged. Next up was floor where Moors demonstrated her beautiful artistry once again and scored a 13.566. On vault, she scored a 14.300, and she finished up the evening with another clean routine on the uneven bars to score a 13.000 for a total score of 53.299.

Next up in the artistic gymnastics competition for Canada are the apparatus finals which kick off on Sunday, August 1st where Shallon Olsen of Surrey, BC will be competing in the vault final. Tuesday, August 3rd will feature the balance beam final which Black has qualified for and hopes to compete in.

FINAL RESULTS FOR BROOKLYN MOORS:

  • Beam: 12.433
  • Floor: 13.566
  • Vault:14.300
  • Uneven Bars: 13.000
  • Total score: 53.299

So proud of Team Canada and Dynamo’s Brooklyn Moors

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Canadian women’s artistic gymnastics team advances to multiple event finals in Tokyo

TOKYO, JPN (July 25, 2021) – Brooklyn Moors of Cambridge, ON and Ellie Black of Halifax, NS led team Canada to a 10th place finish in the qualification round of women’s artistic gymnastics Sunday in Tokyo, missing out on advancing to the team finals. Both advanced to the individual all-around final finishing 22nd and 24th respectively.

The team, which also includes Shallon Olsen (Surrey, BC), and Ava Stewart (Bowmanville, ON), had been hoping to qualify for the team finals after narrowly missing out on advancing at the last Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and were obviously disappointed in the overall results. They ended the day with a total score of 160.964. The Russian team took the top team qualifying spot, edging out the USA and China who rounded out the top-3. The top-8 teams advanced.

“Today was a bit of a rough go, but there were also some really good things that happened,” said Black after the competition. “It’s really tough coming into the Olympics after a year and a half of not competing in-person, so for us, I think it was really just about getting out there and showing what we can and trying our absolute best, which we did and I’m proud of us.”

When asked about her plans for the all-around finals, Black added: “My all-around performance today wasn’t what I wanted, but I’m also coming off an ankle injury, and I wasn’t even sure I’d be able to compete a few weeks ago, so that being said, I’m proud of what I was able to do and I know I can do better, so I’m hoping I can make some of those improvements in the finals.”

Olsen advanced to her second consecutive Olympic Games vault final scoring a 14.699 to qualify 6th for the finals which take place next Sunday, August 1st.

“Today was a little bit stressful for me, I haven’t competed for over a year with this team, and just being back out there on the big stage is just something I wanted to take in and enjoy,” said Olsen who has been competing in the NCAA this past season with the University of Alabama. “It was obviously a little bit different not having the crowd there, but I think the cheerfulness and excitement kept me going this whole time and I know my teammates had my back throughout the whole meet and I’m really, really grateful for that.

Black also qualified for the beam finals that take place on Monday, August 2nd.

Simone Biles of the USA took the top qualifying spot in the all-around, followed by Rebecca Andrade of Brazil in second, and Sunisa Lee of the USA in third. The top-24 athletes, with only two athletes per country, advance to the all-around finals which take place on Thursday, July 29th.

FINAL RESULTS FOR TEAM CANADA WOMEN:

  • Ellie Black – VT: 14.533; UB: 12.800; BB: 14.100; FX: 12.266. Total: 53.699
  • Brooklyn Moors – VT: 14.133; UB: 13.000; BB: 13.300; FX: 13.533. Total: 53.966
  • Shallon Olsen – VT: 14.966; UB: 11.900; BB: 12.066; FX: 13.033. Total: 51.965
  • Ava Stewart – VT: 12.933; UB: 12.900; BB: 12.00; FX: 12.600. Total: 50.433

For full results, please visit: https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/olympic-schedule-and-results-date=2021-07-25.htm

Dynamo hosting Competitive Team Tryouts

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Dynamo’s competitive team is inviting gymnasts with experience training in Women’s Artistic / Tumbling Gymnastics programs to attend upcoming tryouts this weekend.

Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Health and safety protocols are in place.

Find out more on our Competitive Tryouts page.

 

Dynamo’s Spence captures Bronze at Youth Olympic Games

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Spence captures bronze in vault final at Youth Olympic Games

GYMNASTICS CANADA | BUENOS AIRES, ARG (October 13, 2018) – Emma Spence of Cambridge, ON represented Canada on the podium of the women’s vault final at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday, capturing the bronze medal.

After finishing tenth in Friday’s all-around final, Spence was able to regroup and put her best foot forward in the vault final scoring 13.483 points.

“I’m overall very happy with how today went,” said Spence following competition. “I’ve been working really hard at the gym on my vaults and I’m glad that it paid off today!”

Spence will compete in the floor and beam apparatus finals on Monday for a chance at two more medals.

“I’m so excited about this moment,” said Emma’s coach Denis Vachon. “Emma is an insanely hard worker who deserved this success. Tonight, we celebrate her success and tomorrow we go back to focusing for beam and floor finals.”

Félix Dolci of Laval, QC finished sixth in the men’s floor final on Saturday, scoring 13.333 points. He will now compete in the rings and vault final on Sunday before competing in the high bar final on Monday.

To watch the live stream of all gymnastics finals, visit: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/live-youth-olympic-games-1.4838951

For the entire schedule and all the results, visit: buenosaires2018.com/results/en/all-sports/competition-schedule.htm?lng=en