Burnaby Central Secondary student Taylor Oakley won the all-around at the first two freestyle gymnastic trials this season.
Last weekend, Oakley won the all-around for national open gymnasts, placing first in floor exercises with a personal-best score, while also winning silver medals on balance beam and uneven bars, and a bronze on vault at the second trial hosted in Surrey.
Last month, Oakley had a personal-best score on bars, earning second-place scores on the apparatus, as well as on vault and floor at her Flicka Gymnastics Club in North Vancouver on Feb. 16. She also won the beam and the all-around in the first of four trials of the national championships in Ottawa from May 20 to 25.
With the results, Oakley already earned a berth at the Western Canadian championships.
At the conclusion of the remaining two trials, the top six combined scores for national open gymnasts will be selected to compete for Team B.C. at the nationals.
The next two events will be held in Abbotsford on March 23 and the provincial championships in Prince George in the first week of April.
Flipping out
Wings Gymnastics Society was flying at the opening meet of the season at the Flip City invitational in Abbotsford last month.
Raquel Slotten placed first on bars and on floor and placed second in the all-around in the Level 3 open division. Slotten also placed third on both vault and beam.
In Level 3 novice, Alora Jones won the all-around, with first-placements on vault and floor and runner-up on beam and bars.
Megan Heron and Emma Crooks were first and second, respectively in Level 2 open.
Heron won on floor, was second on vault and bars, and third on beam, while Crooks was first on both vault and beam, and fourth on bars and floor.
At Level 1, Kyara Liu placed first in the novice division, while Paige Wournell was first all-around in the argo class.
Wings just missed a clean sweep of the Level 1 tyro division, taking four of the top-five placements.
Kelsey Longeau was first in the all-around, with wins on beam and floor, second on bars and third on vault.
Gina Rimar was second all-around, winning bars, placing second on beam and fourth on both vault and floor.
Claire Bezdan and Ana Clara Feldman finished fourth and fifth in the all-around. Bezdan had a best third on bars and floor, while Feldman won the vault and was second on floor.
