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Pair of gold for Burnaby gymnast in Belgium

Burnaby's Briannah Tsang earned two medals at the Top Gym competition in Charleroi, Belgium Nov. 27. Tsang won a gold medal in her specialty, the vault, with a double-twisting Yurchenko and a Yurchenko one-and-a-half.

Burnaby's Briannah Tsang earned two medals at the Top Gym competition in Charleroi, Belgium Nov. 27.

Tsang won a gold medal in her specialty, the vault, with a double-twisting Yurchenko and a Yurchenko one-and-a-half.

Tsang's winning vault score of 14.350 beat out Evguenia Sheigunova of Russia by 0.150 of a point.

Omega club teammate Shallon Olsen finished the vault in third place. Earlier in the weekend, Olsen also won a bronze medal in the all-around held on the Saturday. She also picked up a silver medal on floor exercises.

Tsang added a second gold medal in the mixed team competition alongside national teammate Tara Mauchel and Sheigunova and Luliia Chemareva of Russia, beating the runner-up mixed team from Belgium and Sweden by almost one point.

Tsang also finished eighth overall on floor exercises and 11th on the balance beam. Tsang placed 16th in the all-around.

B.C. tumblers also brought back medals from the world age group trampoline championships in Birmingham, England.

Okanagan's Emma Tucker earned a silver medal in 13/14 year old girls' double-mini trampoline on the final day of competition on Nov. 28.

Three Shasta Trampoline Club tumblers also placed in the top 20.

Poppy Quinlan finished in 10th place in 17/18 girls' trampoline.

Cameraon Quinlan placed 17th among 15/16 men's double-mini.

Another Shasta member, Benjamin Blais, was 20th in boys' 13/14 double-mini and 44th in trampoline.

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