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Competing with 49 athletes born in 2003, the Okanagan Gymnastic Centre’s Lucia Jakab and Gabriela Beselt posted top-six finishes at the Elite Canada gymnastics meet in Halifax on the weekend.
Jakab claimed a bronze medal for her showing on the vault and placed fourth overall in the High Performance Novice category on the uneven bars over two days of competition. Beselt took sixth place overall on the uneven bars.
A sixth-place finish on the vault and an eighth place on the uneven bars on the first day of competition earned Jakab a 10th place all-around in the four events.
Beselt, although limited in her training during the past few months due to injury, finished 24th overall on opening day. The 12-year-old was planning to compete only on the uneven bars, but once she arrived, decided to compete in all four events over the two days.
Following Day 1 of the competition, the top 36 athletes advanced to the finals on the second day. Jakab, 12, finished third overall for a two-day ranking of fifth all-around and finished as the top athlete from B.C.
Improving .10 points over her first day of competition, Beselt placed 28th all-around, and her two-day total earned her a 27th place overall.
The two girls, coached by Sergei Chelest, who also attended the meet, not only competed against the best Canadian athletes in their category, but also had the opportunity to watch the senior athletes who will represent Canada at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Both Jakab and Beselt will continue preparing for the upcoming Canadian championships being held in Edmonton in June.
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