Two Battlefords gymnasts impress at provincials
Two Battleford Gymnastics Club members competed extremely well at provincials in Saskatoon on May 13, as Hailey Dyck finished second overall in the Junior Olympic level four women’s artistic for athletes born 2004 and before, and Kyra Kolenosky finished fifth overall in the same discipline.
In addition to those placings in the all-around, Dyck won gold in the beam routine and silver in the floor routine, while Kolenosky won silver in the vault and bronze in the floor routine.
Given that it was the first time competing on such a big stage for both athletes, BGC head coach Danielle Clark said Dyck and Kolenosky exceeded her expectations.
“They definitely did an amazing job trying to downplay those nerves and just have a fun experience as their first time at provincials,” Clark said. “So we weren’t expecting them to necessarily medal in the all-arounds and we weren’t expecting them to do as well as they did.”