February 20, 2025

Artistic Elite Canada 2025

GymBC extends a huge congratulations to all the athletes who competed at Artistic Elite Canada 2025 this past weekend at the Markham Pan Am Centre! Your hard work, dedication, and passion were on full display, and we are so proud of your achievements.

A special thank you to the coaches, judges, and supporters who helped make this experience possible.

πŸ“Š Check out the full results.

Competitive Category Registration Deadline: March 1, 2025

The 2025 Competitive Category Registration Deadline is fast approaching! Ensure your athletes are registered on time and ready for the season. After March 1, 2025 whatever category/level your athletes are registered as in Uplifter, is the category/level they must compete in until after BC Championships.

Click here for more information. 

If you have any questions, please contact membership@gymbc.org.

Recognizing Black History Month in Sport

February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate and reflect on the contributions of Black athletes, coaches, and leaders in sport. It’s also an opportunity to continue fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion in our gymnastics community and beyond.

Click here to learn more and explore resources from viaSport.

Stand Up Against Bullying on Pink Shirt Day

Pink Shirt Day is coming up on February 26, 2025, and it's a powerful reminder to foster kindness, inclusion, and respect in sport and beyond. As a community, we can take action against bullying by promoting safe and positive environments for all athletes, coaches, and supporters.

Join the movement by wearing pink, starting conversations, and learning more about how we can make a difference.

For more information and resources, visit viaSport's Pink Shirt Day page.

Bystander Intervention in Sport

Knowing how to safely step in when you witness harmful behaviour can make a big difference in creating a safer sport environment. viaSport offers a free Bystander Intervention in Sport course on March 27, 2025, to help you gain the skills to take action effectively.

Learn more and register here.

GymBC Championships Qualifying Score Deadline 

The final registration deadline for the 2025 Artistic & Trampoline GymBC Championships is approaching on March 9, 2025. Recognizing that some CCP 6 & 7 athletes may have upcoming competitions after this date, GymBC will accept qualifying scores from sanctioned events up to March 16, 2025. 

Clubs must register all athletes by March 9, entering 'TBC' in the qualifying score field for those pending qualification. Final qualifying scores must be submitted by March 17.

Click here for more information. 

Attention Parents of High-Performance Gymnasts!

GymCan is collaborating with Working with Parents in Sport (WWPIS) on an exciting new initiative to support parents of youth gymnasts (ages 12-15) through a webinar series and exclusive online resources. Topics will include athlete-coach communication, supporting your athlete, and building positive relationships with coaches and clubs.

If you are a parent of a gymnast in the following categories (registered in these groups at Elite Canada) and are interested in participating, please reach out to GymBC with your contact information, and we will connect you with GymCan:

βœ… MAG: Aspire (13-14) - contact mag@gymbc.org 
βœ… WAG: HP Novice (12-13) & Juniors (14-15) - contact wag@gymbc.org
βœ… TG: Age Groups (12-14) - contact tg@gymbc.org 
βœ… Acro: Age Groups (12-14) - contact gfa@gymbc.org

πŸ“… The first introductory session will be held in late March/early April (dates TBD), with options for English and French sessions.

πŸ“© Interested? Contact GymBC by February 28, 2025!

Coach & Judge Education Calendar

For a full list of upcoming Coaching & Judging courses, visit the Coach & Judge Education Calendar:

Coach & Judge Education Calendar
Event Calendar

For a full list of upcoming Events, visit the Events Calendar:

Event Calendar
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GYMBC STAFF LIST

Jennifer Keith, CEO, ceo@gymbc.org 
Justin Schubert, Sport Safety Officer, safety@gymbc.org
Catherine Dubinsky, Senior Manager, Operations, cdubinsky@gymbc.org
Leanne James, Senior Manager, Development, ljames@gymbc.org
Aidan Muth, Communications & Events Manager, amuth@gymbc.org
Bobbie Worrall, Coach & Judge Development Lead, bworrall@gymbc.org
Momona Komagata, WAG Program Manager, mkomagata@gymbc.org
Thorstein Fischer, MAG Program Manager, tfischer@gymbc.org
Sandra Poelzer, TG Program Manager, spoelzer@gymbc.org
Taphatna Duncan, Recreation Program Manager, tduncan@gymbc.org

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