Annual Report

2023–2024

A message from our CEO

Message from the Board

As President of Gymnastics Canada’s Board of Directors, it is my great honor to reflect on a remarkable year for our organization. First and foremost, I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to all the athletes who represented Canada on the international stage this year. Your outstanding performances on the world stage have inspired us all and demonstrated the incredible talent and dedication within our gymnastics community. Your achievements are a testament to the hard work, resilience, and passion that define GymCan, and we couldn’t be prouder of each and every one of you.

This fiscal year ending on March 31, 2024 has also been a period of significant growth and change for Gymnastics Canada. We welcomed a new Director of Safe Sport and CEO, both of whom bring essential experience and vision to our organization. These key leaders underscore our unwavering commitment to the safety and well-being of our athletes, coaches, and all members of the gymnastics community. As we move forward, we are guided by our newly established values of Excellence, Fairness, Connection, and Safety. These values are more than just words; they are the foundation upon which we will build the future of GymCan, ensuring that we uphold the highest standards in everything we do.

None of this progress would be possible without the tireless efforts of our dedicated staff and volunteers. Your commitment to our mission and your passion for gymnastics are the driving forces behind our success. Whether you are working behind the scenes or on the field of play, your contributions are invaluable, and we are deeply grateful for all that you do.

Together, we have achieved so much this year, and I am excited for what lies ahead as we continue to support and elevate the sport of gymnastics in Canada.

Kind Regards,

Wendy Smith

President of the Board of Directors, Gymnastics Canada

Portrait of Wendy Smith, Board Chair of Gymnastics Canada, standing with crossed arms, wearing a white GymCan sweatshirt

Participation Numbers by Province

Province

Participants

Alberta

44,111

Alberta Rhythmic

526

British Columbia

44,158

Manitoba

9,644

New Brunswick

4,269

Newfoundland & Labrador

10,764

Northwest Territories

1,060

Nova Scotia

8,018

Ontario

138,986

Prince Edward Island

2,750

Québec

61,773

Saskatchewan

17,122

Yukon

1,289

Total

344,470

Coach Involvement

0

National Coaching Certification Program Courses were delivered

0

Coach certifications

0

Coaches completed NCCP training

David Kikuchi, recipient of the Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Award

The Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Awards recognize coaches who have led their athlete(s)/team to a medal performance in an Open World Championship, Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, or Special Olympics World Games.

The 2023 Recipient was David Kikuchi: 2022 World Championships, Coach of Ellie Black, Silver Medal on Beam. 

Gymnast Ellie Black with coach David Kikuchi

Timeline

April 2023

New Director of Safe Sport, Dr. Kacey Neely

May 2023

NCCP Master Coach Developers Training Program launched

NCCP Master Coach Developers Active Start Training delivered in French

2023 Women’s Artistic Pan American Gymnastics Championships

  • Results

    This event took place in Medellín, Colombia from May 26–29, 2023. Canada’s senior team included Jenna Lalonde, Cassie Lee, Aurélie Tran, Sydney Turner, Evandra Zlobec. They took home the bronze medal in the team final.

    Individual results:

    All-Around Competition

    • Aurelie Tran: Bronze
    • Sydney Turner: 9th

    Bars

    • Aurelie Tran: 4th
    • Sydney Turner: 6th

    Beam

    • Aurelie Tran: Bronze
    • Cassie Lee: 5th

    Floor

    • Aurelie Tran: 4th
    • Evandra Zlobec: 7th

2023 Artistic Gymnastics Canadian Championships

  • Results

    Men’s Artistic All-Around Winners

    • Senior: Kenji Tamane (Qc)
    • Senior Next-Gen: Patrick Talbot (NB)
    • Junior 16-17: Xavier Olasz (ON)
    • Junior 14-15: Thomas Tittley (Qc)
    • Open: Thomas Gautreau (Qc)
    • Aspire: Olivier Lapointe (Qc)

     
    Women’s Artistic All-Around Winners

    • Seniors All-Around Winner – Aurelie Tran (Qc)
    • Juniors All-Around Winner – Lia Monica Fontaine (Qc)
    • Novice All-Around Winner – Maryam Saber (Qc)

2023 Rhythmic Gymnastics Canadian Championships

  • Results

    Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around Winners

    • Senior FIG: Tatiana Cocsanova (Questo RG, QC)
    • Junior FIG: Veronika Drevylo (Trillium Rhythmic, ON)
    • Novice : Milana Sholkavich (Kalev Estienne, ON)
    • Senior Open: Serena Nie (KRSG Club, ON)
    • Junior Open: Olivia Nguyen (Jusco RGC, ON)

    Rhythmic Gymnastics Group All-Around Winners

    • Senior FIG: Glimmer Athletic (ON)
    • Junior FIG: Trillium/Kalev (ON)
    • Novice: Trillium RG (ON)
    • Open: Kalev Estienne RG (ON)

June 2023

2023 Rhythmic Gymnastics Pan American Championships

  • Results

    The 2023 RG Pan American Championships took place from June 8th to June 11th in Guadalajara, Mexico. Tatiana Cocsanova (Qc) took home the bronze medal in the ribbon finals. In the RGI team competition, Carmel Kallemaa (ON), Suzanna Shahbazian (QC) and Tatiana Cocsanova (QC) took home the bronze for Canada. In the RGG team competition, Katherina Bakhmutova (ON), Victoria Smolianova (ON) , Karin Kamenetsky (ON), Christina Savcheknko (ON) and Elizabeth Piskunov (ON) also finished on the podium winning the bronze medal.

1st Acrobatic Gymnastics National Training Camp

  • Details

    GymCan organizes the 1st ever National training camp in Oakville Ontario from June 10th – 12th where 25 athletes attended.

2023 Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics Pan American Championships

  • Results

    RGI team competition: Veronika Drevylo (ON), Jana Alemam (ON), Grace Lodoen (ON) and Kate Vetricean (QC) finished in 4th position.

2023 Acrobatic Gymnastics Canadian Championships

July 2023

2023 Trampoline World Cup; Santarem, Portugal

  • Results
    • Gabriella Flynn, Double-Mini Trampoline – Gold
    • Gavin Dodd, Double-Mini Trampoline – Silver
    • Jérémy Chartier, Trampoline – 4th
    • Rémi Aubin & Nathan Shuh , Synchro – 4th
    • Justin Thompson, Tumbling – 4th

2023 Trampoline World Cup; Coimbra, Portugal

  • Results
    • Rachel Tam & Samantha Smith, Synchro – Bronze
    • Gavin Dodd, Double-Mini Trampoline – 4th

2023 Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

  • Results

    RGG team competition: Ekaterina Aleksandrova (ON), Cindy He (ON), Julianna Kaminsky (ON), Emily Liu (ON), Veronika Sobolevskaia (ON) and Alice Tarassov (ON) finished in 31st position.

2023 Trampoline, Tumbling and Double-Mini Canadian Championships

  • Results

    All-Around winners

    Senior TRA

    • Gabriella Flynn
    • Rémi Aubin

    Senior SYN

    • Rémi Aubin/Keegan Soehn
    • Gabriella Flynn/Maja Bonham

    Junior TRA

    • Mélina Corriveau
    • Cody Cyman

    Senior DMT

    • Gabriella Flynn
    • Gavin Dodd

    Junior DMT

    • Brooklyn Lee-McMeeken
    • Owen Harbo

    Senior TUM

    • Abby Thompson
    • Justin Thompson

    Junior TUM

    • Rachel Peck
    • Hector Loiselle

2023 World Gymnaestrada

  • Results
    • From July 25 to August 7, 2023, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Gymnastics Canada sent a delegation of 670 participants ranging from ages 8 to 76 to participate in World Gymnaestrada.
    • Provinces represented: British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario.
    • During the Pan American Gymnastics Union National Evening, Canada’s participation included 3 distinct performances from Ad Astra Athletic Academy Cosmic Stars (AB), Calgary Acro (AB), and Pirouette Gymnaestrada Team (ON)
    • Performances from CAPTivate Gymnastics (AB) and Delta Gymnastics Society (BC) were also featured in 2 mass choreographies.
    • During the FIG Gala, Canada also had performance from Momentum Aerial and Acrobatic Troupe (MB)
    • The Team Canada Large Group Performance were held at the Olympic Stadium Amsterdam and included 230 participants across 9 groups (Alpha Performing Team, Avatar, CAPTivate Gymnastics, Gymnation, Island Rhythmic Gymnastics Club, Sea to Sky Performance, Team Lightning, Team Regina Rhythmic Gymnastics Club, Team Saskatchewan Gymnaestrada).
    • In a first-time collaboration, GymCan proudly partnered with True Sport, prominently featuring their logo on the official Team Canada gear. 2023 World Gymnaestrada became GymCan’s first Team Canada True Sport declared team. This meaningful partnership emphasized the importance of positive sports experiences and the role each individual plays in fostering a supportive environment.
    • Uniting People through Gymnaestrada. The collaboration between Gymnastics Saskatchewan and an Indigenous group did not just produce a unique routine for World Gymnaestrada audiences but also offered a heartening example of sport’s capacity to bring people together. Their performance was titled ‘(Re)Creating Community’ and the involvement of the Indigenous group was sparked by an invitation they received to open the Provincial Gymnaestrada in Regina in 2021. The two coaches see it as their way of responding to the Calls of Action laid down by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
    • Manitoba Fusion offered a nod to the Indigenous peoples by performing to the music of Jerry Cans – a group who mix traditional Inuit throat singing and folk rock sung in the Indigenous language of Inuktitut.
    • Thank you to the Management and medical team for all your hard work during this amazing event. Denise Alivantov (GymCan), Kacey Neely (GymCan), Alyssa Scalera (GymCan), Mary Degrasse & John Degrasse (GymCan), Bobby Kriangkum (AGF), Laura Payne (RGManitoba), Lauren Cohen (GymOntario), Sang-Hee Robinson (BCRGSF), Dalena Juarez (GymSask), Jennifer Charters (NBGA), Dr. Alykhan Abdulla, Dr. Isabelle Lavallée-Bourget, Maria Asimakis (Athletic Therapist), Taylor Dalgleish (Athletic Therapist)

August 2023

New CEO: Andrew Price

2023 Trampoline, Tumbling & Double-Mini World Cup; West Palm Beach, USA

  • Results
    • Ashley Anaka, Double-Mini Trampoline – Silver
    • Hannah Brown, Double-Mini Trampoline – Bronze
    • Nolan Zurek, Double-Mini Trampoline – Bronze
    • Keegan Soehn & Rémi Aubin, Synchro – Bronze

2023 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, Valencia, Spain

  • Results
    • Tatiana Cocsanova (QC) – 41st
    • Carmel Kallemaa (ON) – 44th

NCCP Competition 2 (Introduction Advanced) Pilot Course held in Vancouver, BC

September 2023

Designing the Team Alliance Workshops MAG

  • Details

    The men’s artistic gymnastics national team engaged in the Designing the Team Alliance workshops with Sport Law ahead of 2023 Artistic World Championships.

2023 Artistic World Championships

  • Results

    Men’s Results

    • The 2023 Artistic World Championships took place from September 30th to October 8th, 2023 in Antwerp, BEL.
    • The men’s artistic team placed 4th in Qualifications thereby qualifying a Team to the Paris Olympic Games. The last time a men’s team qualified was in 2008. The team was composed of Félix Dolci (QC), Jayson Rampersad (QC), René Counoyer (QC), William Émard (QC), Zach Clay (BC) and alternate Ioannis Chronopoulos (ON).
    • Team coaches were Adrian Balan (Laval Excellence), Jean-Sébastien Tougas (Gymnika), and Ed Van Hoof (NTHC).
    • Personal coaches were John Robinson (Nebraska) and Richard Ikeda (Twisters)
    • Judges: Bruno Martin (QC) and Kader Mecellem (QC).
    • IST: Rachel Gauthier

    Results:

    • Félix Dolci (QC) 5th on Floor and 8th on Horizontal Bar.
    • René Cournoyer (QC) finished 12th All-Around.

    Women’s Results

    • The women’s team placed 12th. The team was composed of Ellie Black (NS), Cassie Lee (ON), Ava Stewart (ON), Aurélie Tran (ON), Rose Woo (ON).
    • Ellie Black finished 16th in the all-around competition, 5th on vault and 8th on bars.

National Coaches Week

  • Details

    National Coaches Week was held from September 16–22, 2023 to celebrate the positive impact coaches have on our gymnastics community by saying #ThanksCoach. Through seven days of social media campaigns the GymCan accounts saw a 233% content interaction increase on Facebook, 180% increase reach on Facebook and 95% increase reach on Instagram.

October 2023

The Director of Safe Sport presented at the FIG Safe Sport Symposium in Antwerp, Belgium

2023 Pan American Games

  • Results

    The 2023 Pan American Games were held from October 20th to November 5th in Santiago, Chile.

    Men’s Results

    • Team won silver (Félix Dolci (QC), Jayson Rampersad (QC), René Counoyer (QC), William Émard (QC), and Zach Clay (BC)).
    • Coaches; Adrian Balan (Laval Excellence), Jean-Sébastien Tougas (Gymnika), and Ed Van Hoof (NTHC).
    • Judges: James Goulet (SK), Michael D. Hood (BC), and Simon Bordeleau (QC).
    • IST: Rachel Gauthier
    • Felix Dolci won the All-Around competition. It had been 63 years since a Canadian had won this title. He also won gold on floor exercise and bronze on rings and vault.
    • Zach Clay won gold on Pommel Horse.
    • Jayson Rampersad won silver on Pommel Horse.
    • René Cournoyer won bronze on Horizontal Bar.

    Women’s Results

    • Team won bronze (Aurelie Tran (QC), Ava Stewart (ON), Cassie Lee (ON), Frederique Sgarbossa (QC), Sydney Turner (BC)).
    • Ava Stewart won bronze on balance beam.

2023 FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Cup, Varna Bulgaria

  • Results
    • Keegan Soehn & Rémi Aubin, Synchro – Gold
    • Sophiane Méthot, Trampoline – 4th

November 2023

2023 Pan American Games

  • Results

    The 2023 Pan American Games were held from October 20th to November 5th in Santiago, Chile.

    Trampoline Results

    • Keegan Soehn & Rémi Aubin, SYN M – Silver

    Rhythmic Results

    • RGI All-Around – Carmel Kallemaa (ON), 8th
    • RGI All-Around – Tatiana Cocsanova (QC), 9th
    • RGG All-Around – Katherina Bakhmutova (ON), Emily Huseynov (ON), Karin Kamenetsky (ON), Christina Savchenko (ON) and Maria Smolianova (ON), 6th 

2023 Trampoline, Tumbling and Double-Mini World Championships; Birmingham, GBR

  • Results
    • Double-Mini Trampoline Women’s Team – Bronze
    • Gavin Dodd, Double-Mini Trampoline – 4th
    • Sophiane Méthot, Trampoline – 5th; Qualified a quota for Canada for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
    • Double-Mini Trampoline Men’s Team – 5th
    • Trampoline Women’s Team – 5th
    • Combined team – 5th
    • Kalena Sohen & Rachel Tam, Synchro – 5th

2023 Trampoline, Tumbling and Double-Mini Junior World Championships Birmingham, GBR

  • Results
    • Sienna Kuznak, Double-Mini Trampoline – Silver

2023 Trampoline, Tumbling and Double-Mini World Age Group Championships, Birmingham GBR

  • Results
    • Brooklyn Lee-McMeeken, Double-Mini Trampoline 13–14 – Gold
    • Jordyn Schmidt, Double-Mini Trampoline 15–16 – Silver
    • Rielle Bonne, Trampoline 17–21 – Bronze

Canadian Gymnastics Week 

  • Details

    From November 12 – 18, 2023, the gymnastics community united through a social media campaign to celebrate gymnastics and True Sport.

December 2023

NCCP Competition 3 (Development) Pilot Course held in Burlington, ON

Acrobatic Gymnastics Pan American Championships, Ibague, Colombia

  • Results
    • 11-16 Women’s Trio (Mackenzie Yelic, Kenna Erickson, Alejandra Sochacki) – Bronze
    • 12-18 Women’s Trio – Balance Finals (Lauren Marttila, Jorden Diana, Karyzza Guillermo) – Silver
    • 12-18 Women’s Trio – Balance Finals (Amanda Chen, Kaitlyn Tofflemire, Sara Meneses) – Bronze
    • 12-18 Women’s Trio – Dynamic Finals (Lauren Marttila, Jorden Diana, Karyzza Guillermo) – Silver
    • 12-18 Women’s Trio – Dynamic Finals (Amanda Chen, Kaitlyn Tofflemire, Sara Meneses) – 4th
    • 12-18 Women’s Trio – Combined (Lauren Marttila, Jorden Diana, Karyzza Guillermo) – Silver
    • 12-18 Women’s Trio – Combined (Amanda Chen, Kaitlyn Tofflemire, Sara Meneses) – Bronze
    • 13-19 Women’s Trio – Combined (Ella Fedoration, Aleksandra Pioun, Julianna Summers) – Gold
    • 13-19 Women’s Pair – Combined (Chloe Fiore, Maeve Doherty) – Silver
    • 13-19 Women’s Pair – Combined (Lily Ronneberg, Fiona Jones) – Bronze

January 2024

Launch of the Winning Well Safe Sport Speaker Series

  • Details

    Dr. Gretchen Kerr presented on the topic “Achieving the Gymnastics We Want: Safe Sport and Beyond”. To listen to the webinar, click here.

February 2024

2024 Rhythmic Elite Canada

  • Details

    The 2024 Rhythmic Elite Canada took place from February 14th to 19th in Markham, ON.

2024 Artistic Elite Canada

  • Details

    The 2024 Artistic Elite Canada took place from February 17th to 20th in Langley, BC.

March 2024

FIG Gymnastics for All Colloquium

  • Details

    The FIG Gymnastics for All Colloquium was held in Aracaju, Brazil from March 20-22, 2024. Delegates attended from 39 countries and Canada’s Safeguarding presentation was featured.

World Gymnaestrada

World Gymnaestrada is a worldwide, non-competitive event that is held every four years, attracting the largest number of active participants of any gymnastics event.

Canada was in the top 10 largest delegations at 2023 World Gymnaestrada

(Re)Creating Community, a collaboration between Gymnastics Saskatchewan and an Indigenous group, produced a unique routine for World Gymnaestrada audiences and offered a heartening example of sport’s capacity to bring people together.

Marta Kroupa from BC was attending her 9th World Gymnaestrada. 36 years of World Gymnaestrada! 

An indigenous woman from Saskatchewan dances in traditional dress at the World Gymnaestrada

Finance

Statement of Operations

Year ended March 31, 2024, with comparative information for 2023

2024

2023

Revenue

Membership Fees

$2,755,778

$2,670,728

Events

$1,583,502

$398,696

Sport Canada funding

$1,056,000

$1,059,500

Own the Podium funding

$790,057

$848,699

Canadian Olympic Committee funding

$315,000

$209,530

Self-funded programs

$176,525

$369,402

Coaching and sport development

$142,368

$148,075

Other revenue

$139,017

$153,978

Marketing, fundraising and merchandising

$91,099

$91,495

COVID-19 related subsidies and grants

$13,377

Total Revenue

$7,049,346

$5,963,480

Expenses

National teams (schedule 1)

$2,444,800

$2,684,133

Salaries and benefits

$1,933,597

$1,461,230

Events

$1,723,715

$624,239

Administration (schedule 2)

$768,652

$509,726

Safe sport and case management legal costs

$384,904

$571,212

Education and sport development

$139,656

$129,315

Marketing, fundraising and merchandising

$80,240

$78,147

Total Expenses

$7,475,564

$6,058,002

Deficiency of revenue over expenses before the undernoted items

$(426,218)

$(94,522)

Other income (expense)

Net investment income (loss)

$479

Inventory write-down

$(1,194)

Total other income

$(715)

Deficiency of revenue over expenses

$(426,218)

$(95,237)

Discipline Program Breakdown

Year ended March 31, 2024, with comparative information for 2023

2024

2023

Expenses

Women’s Artistic Program

$921,875

$1,018,386

Trampoline Program

$807,264

$834,395

Rhythmic Program

$233,815

$290,738

Men’s Artistic Program

$301,889

$402,666

Acro Program

$11,267

$61,163

Training centres and uniforms

$168,690

$77,236

Total Expenses

$2,444,800

$2,684,584

Funding in 2023

$0

Sport Canada and Own the Podium funding to help fuel our different programs.

$0

Various Sport Canada founding grants have been received to support safe sport initiatives in areas of leadership, EDI, culture change and governance.

$0

Canadian Olympic Committee funding to help support our high performance Olympic disciplines and athletes.

Thank you

A heartfelt thanks to our Volunteers,

GymCan is incredibly fortunate to have a dedicated team of volunteers who contribute their time, energy, and talents with our organization. Our volunteers are the heart and soul of GymCan, driving our mission forward with unwavering dedication.

Their commitment is evident in every aspect of our work, whether they’re mentoring young gymnasts, organizing competitions, or supporting our daily operations. The impact of their efforts not only strengthens our programs but also has enriched the lives of so many within our community.

Words cannot fully capture our gratitude for their invaluable contributions.

To every volunteer in our gymnastics community, we say thank you. Your dedication is seen, appreciated and it is your passion that allows us to continue making a lasting impact on the sport we all love.

A group of young women wearing GymCan t-shirts and plaid shirts performs on a sports field

Thank you to the provincial/territorial gymnastics federations/associations, to our committee members, to all our dedicated volunteers and to our partners for their trust, support and collaboration.