Bill Mackie (centerfold photo from th e Canatiian Gvmna"ic s Fetieration Bulletin. No. 4-74.)
CANAdiAN ChAMpioNships 1974
by Lewis R. Waller Canada 's gymnasts we re out in full strength for the 38th Championships at Laval University, Qu ebec, w here they enjoyed performing in probab ly the mo st ex tensi ve sports comp lex in Canada. Dir ec ting the efficientl y run m ee t most was Andre Bedard with a tea m of hard wo rkin g vo lunteers getting out res ult sheets. Backing him up were Nationa l Tec hni ca l Directors Carol Anne Letheren and Francis Tall y, Judging Chairmen Valerie Nye and John Tutte. The march-ins were impressive w ith a good musi ca l background , and a good number of full team s, man y promising yo ung jun io r gym na sts. The Quebec Girls were outstanding in their p erformance . Many member s of the B.C. senior girl s were missing due to injuries . Girls took advantage of National Pianist Marga ret Gibb s for their floor exercises. Queb ec had their own pianist, Denise Cloutier, a former gymnast returned to the fold to co mbin e her musical ski ll s and gymnastic knowledge. Gymnastic highlights of the meet were Karen Kelso (BC) and Al iso n Howlett (Quebec) w ho both performed tw ist ing back somies in their floor routines , the first Canadian Juniors to do so! Kathy Korn of Manitoba was the fir st Canadian Junior to perform an arial wa lk -over on the beam . When perso nn el for th e Scandanav ian Tour was announced, eig ht girl s were bustin g w ith excitement - Sylvie St. Laurent, Wendie Hotte, Alison Howling, Louise Boisvert, Lauri e McCrae, Cathie Murph y, and Tami Kni ght. Senior Men showed a careless attitud e, and indifference to th e fund amental s of good gymnastic form. Keith Carter w ith hi s polished
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routines and no mistakes easil y defeated gymnasts with su perior mo ves w hich were missed. Trampo lini sts at one en d of th e gy m prov id ed added color and thrills to the "s how." To th e first time v iewe r th e sy nchroni zed teams were most fasc in at in g, also the fact that judge s observe from a raised platform. Th e new y" in ch webbing was appreciated by th e trampolini sts , as it gives a great spring w ith little effort. I t was good to see Trampoline accep ted as part of th e gymnastic family. Anne Muscat and Nancy Bonh am presented their synchroni zed routin e fo ll owing the junior routine s on Saturday. Th e bouncers also received th eir awards at th e medal prese ntation ce remoni es. Modern Gymnasts D eni se Fuji wara and Doreen Chung intrigu ed th e audience with a ve ry precise perform ance of Rhythmical work using ribbon and a ball at the se nior finals. Gymnasts comp lai ned that th e Senoh floor was too hard and too slip pery. The company should be advised to modif y this befor e the floor is pl aced on th e Canadian market. 38th Canadian Gymnastic Championships Senior Men - 16 competitors fr o m 4 provin ces. Individual Championships: K. Carter, Ma nito ba 101.55; R. Bigras, Quebec - 99.85; J. Gagnon, Quebec 96.60. Sr. Men Team Championships: Quebec 297.30; Ontario - 272.35; Manitoba - 177.80. Junior Men - 24 compet itors from 5 provin ces . (Que bec had 2 teams). Individual Championships: G. Butler, B.C. - 101.50; C. Walstrom, B.C. - 100.50; N. Menard, Qu e bec - 97.00. Jr. Men Team Champions: Quebec - 438.90; Ontario435.05; B.C. - 362.60.
Senior Women - 12 co mpe titors from 4 provinces . Individual Championships: J. Diachun, Ontario 73.40; L. Arsenault, Ontario - 71.55; S. Ukamoto, Ontario - 68.85. Sr. Womens Team Champions: Ontario - 213.90; B.C. - 119.95; Quebec - 60.80. Junior Women - 31 compet ito rs from 7 provinces. Individual Championships: Sylvie St. Laurent, Qu e bec , - 68.20; Wendy Hotte, Qu e bec - 67.90; M. Parmelee, Ontario - 67.25. Jr. Womens Team Champions: Quebec - 332.60; Ontario - 319.30; B.C. - 310.50. CANADIAN TRAMPOLINE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1974 Jun e 29,30 at Lava l Uni versit y, Quebec held wit h Gymna sti c Champions hips. Senior Women: Tara Bonham, B.C. - 63.40; Susan Randal, B.C. - 60.50; Valerie Hancock, B.C. - 60.20; Lynn Bonham, B.C. - 42.50. Junior Women: Anne Muscat, B.C. - 63.35; Nancy Bonham, B.C. - 62.30; Carla Barnes, Qu e bec - 60.40; Mary Ann Drinkwater, Ontario - 50.25; Christine Boisvenue, Qu e bec - 45.40. Junior Men : Tom Legree, B.C. - 62.20; Frank Neglia, Ontario - 61 .50; Scott Bridger, B.C. - 59.70; Dave Levenois, Ont ario - 59.50; Bruce Danks, Ontario 57.00; Tom Green, Ontario - 54.80; AI Bessey, B.C. 50.60; Marc Brochu, Quebec - 49.20; Albert Quirconi, B.C. - 44.90; Larry Underhill, Alb erta - 19.70. Se nior Men: Rusty Pierce, B.C. - 64.10; Dave Ross, Ontario - 64.00; Harry Wells, Ontario - 64.00; Bob Scott, B.C. - 54.50; Steve Juhasz, Ontari o - 45.00; Aaron Johnson, Ontario - 35.30. Synchronized Competition Women's Competitions: Nancy Bonham and Anne Muscat, B.C. - 43.30; Susan Randall and Tara Bonham, B.C. - 42.10. Men's Competition: Frank Neglia and Bruce Danks, Ontari o - 37.80; Tom Green and Dave Levenois, Ontario - 27.20; Dave Ross and Harry Wells, On ta rio20.10; Scott Bridger and Aaron Johnson, B.C. - 19.60; Rusty Pierce and Bob Scott, B,C. - 15.00.
GYMNAST June/ July '74