Thursday, August 23, 2012

VIDEO: Olympian Visits Kippers Gymnastics Club


A 16-year-old Olympian says she's impressed with what she sees at Kippers Gymnastics Club in Bridgewater. Ellie Black stopped by the club today to meet with young gymnasts and helped answer questions on certain techniques. Black also posed for pictures and signed autographs for roughly 30 people who gathered to see her. She says the Olympic dream is reachable if kids practice hard and believe.



One of Black's training partners, 11-year-old Vincent d'Entremont, says it's great to train alongside an Olympian.



Black helped the Canadian gymnastics team finish fifth in London. The Halifax native says she's unsure if she will try to qualify for the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro.