GymBC Seeking a Director-at-Large: Finance

Gymnastics BC is seeking a Director at Large: Finance to join our team!

For more information about the position, including time requirements, responsibilities and application details, please visit our website for detailed posting information.

The GymBC Course Calendar is Moving! 

Starting September 1 2022, GymBC will be moving our course calendar to Activity Messenger. 

Links for courses taking place after August 31 will go directly to the Activity Messenger registration form.

Questions can be directed to: coaching@gymbc.org

Deadline Extended: 2022 Awards and Scholarship Nominations 

GymBC is still accepting nominations for the 2022 GymBC and GFA Awards. 

For full information, including submission instructions, please visit our website. 

Submission Deadline: Please submit completed forms and accompanying media (optional) to events@gymbc.org by Friday, July 29, 2022.

2022 Call for Gymnastics Canada Board of Director Nominations 

Gymnastics Canada is seeking nominations of individuals to stand for several Director-at-Large positions that will be elected at their 2022 AGM, and who will each serve for a four-year term (2022-2026). 

To view the overview and description of the position, as well as eligibility criteria, please reference the complete document, available on our website. 

Interested parties are asked to contact GymBC CEO Nigel Loring (nloring@gymbc.org) by Friday, August 12 for further details and information on the nomination process. 

Canada Winter Games Leotard Design Contest! 

GymBC has launched a summer leotard design contest for our WAG team! The team will be traveling to the 2023 Canada Winter Games (CWG) in Prince Edward Island. 

The contest will be open until August 6, 2022. The top submissions will be revealed on our Instagram channel, and a winner picked by CWG hopefuls in September.

For full contest details and to download the design template, visit the GymBC website. 

Upcoming ViaSport Grant Opportunities 

ViaSport currently has several grants opportunities open. Of particular interest to GymBC clubs may be:

• BCSPP: Community Sport Program Development Fund
• Hosting BC
• The Northern BC Coaching and Officiating Development Fund

These grants aim to support a variety of sport initiatives from sport participation, high performance needs, gender equity, hosting, education and leadership, programming for under-served groups and more.

Details about each grant are available on their website.

2022 World Games (TG) Results

The 2022 World Games were held in Birmingham, Alabama, July 7-17^th, and showcased a new generation of Global Sports. BC athletes Gabby Flynn (SHA) and Taylor Pillinger (VIP) were among 3,600 elite athletes from over 100 countries selected to represent more than 30 of the fastest growing sports in the world. 

Gabby Flynn finished in 7^th place in Double Mini Trampoline and Taylor Pillinger finished in 9^th place in Tumbling. Congratulations to both of them on a successful first World Games event! 

2022 Pan Ams Results

Team Canada MAG & WAG showed up in full force at the 2022 Pan Am Championships! 

BC athletes are heading home having earned the following: 

• Kai Iwaasa (Phoenix): Junior Team Silver, 11^th AA, 7^th Floor, 4^th Rings, 7^th High Bar
• Shallon Olsen (Flicka): Senior Team Bronze, 5^th Vault
• Sydney Turner (TAG): Senior Team Bronze, 4^th AA, Bronze Uneven Bars, 5^th Beam, 8^th Floor

The impressive performances earned the both the Senior MAG and WAG Teams qualifications to the 2022 World Championships. 

Congratulations to all of the Team Canada athletes and coaches! 

2022 TG Canadian Championships 

BC’s largest ever contingent will be in Calgary this week to compete in the 2022 Canadian Championships. 

This will be the first in-person Championships since 2019. The event was held in 2021 as a virtual event. More than 70 athletes, many competing at their first Championships, will be vying for national titles. This event also serves as the final selection for the 2022 World Age Group Championships to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria in November. 

Fresh off medal wins at World Cups in Italy and the Coimbra Gym Fest in Portugal, Gabby Flynn, Gavin Dodd, Kayla Howell and Brooklyn Lee-McMeeken will be ones to watch. 

Congratulations, safe travels, and best of luck to all of Team BC! 

The full list of athletes, coaches, judges and management staff can be found HERE. 

2022 GFA Assembly

Please save the date - the 2022 GFA Assembly will be held virtually on Friday, October 14 at 11am PST. 

For more information and the registration link, please visit the GymBC event calendar HERE. 

Joint MAG/WAG Camp - Kelowna, BC

The BC Men’s and Women’s program are hosting a joint camp for our MAG and WAG athletes with a focus on tumbling and air awareness. We will be bringing in Denis Vachon as our tumbling clinician and Marty Myers as our trampoline clinician. Both have extensive knowledge and experience in their respective disciplines. The camp will be open to Canada Games eligible athletes, with priority given as outlined on the registration page.

The camp will be hosted by Okanagan Gymnastics Centre in Kelowna, BC. Information and registration are available HERE.

Registration Deadline: August 12, 2022

MAG Program Retreat & Assembly

The MAG Program Retreat and Assembly will be held from August 12-14, 2022 in Whistler, BC. 

Accommodations are provided at the Whistler Athlete’s Centre. Please register by clicking on the button below. 

The tentative schedule is as follows:

• August 12 – Evening arrival; informal dinner
• August 13 – Retreat
• August 14 – Retreat; Assembly; afternoon departure

Questions can be directed to: tfischer@gymbc.org 

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