Kaylia Nemour
This year’s International Gymnix will see talented athletes from across the globe travel to Montreal to compete in the international elite sessions, with 2024 Olympic uneven bars champion Kaylia Nemour of Algeria expected to headline the field.
In addition to Nemour, the list of athletes on the senior cup roster includes Olympian Eythora Thorsdottir leading a team from the Netherlands, while recent Elite Canada champion and first-year senior Lia Monica Fontaine will be a standout competitor on the host nation’s team alongside a next generation team that also includes Gabrielle Black, Alyssa Guerrier Calixte, and Lia Redick.
The junior field will see a solid presence from the United States, with Charleigh Bullock, Kylie Smith, Addy VanGrinsven, and Trinity Wood on the list of competitors, but they’ll face a super strong French team that includes junior European all-around champion Elena Colas along with Lola Chassat, Perla Denechere, and Maïana Prat, and a strong up-and-coming team from Japan, which features junior Asian all-around champion Muneta Rinon.
Elite competition begins on Friday, March 7, with the challenge all-around competition at 1:15 pm local time followed by the senior cup at 7 pm. The junior cup will be held at 6 pm on Saturday, March 8, and all apparatus finals will be held on Sunday, March 9 at 2 pm. You can follow the action through a live stream hosted by the Home Team Network, while live scoring will be on LiveMeet.
A full list of competitors is below.
| SENIOR CUP | |
| ALGERIA Sihem Hamidi Kaylia Nemour |
CANADA 1 Gabrielle Black Lia Monica Fontaine Alyssa Guerrier Calixte Lia Redick |
| CANADA 2 Zoé Cadrin Victoriane Charron Amy Jorgensen Evandra Zlobec |
JAPAN Kawakami Saki Morishita Asumi Nakahama Shiori Sumikama Mito |
| NETHERLANDS Maud Aldenzee Jaylee Chukwu Elizya Kavak Eythora Thorsdottir |
SWITZERLAND Martina Eisenegger Lilli Habisreutinger Anina Wildi Anny Wu |
| JUNIOR CUP | |
| ALGERIA Melissa Djadi Sabrinel Ifitcen Yelena Dahbia Ifticen |
CANADA Samantha Couture Coralie Demers Taya Macey Aila McKinley |
| FRANCE Lola Chassat Elena Colas Perla Denechere Maïana Prat |
GERMANY Lucia Bracka Yonca Özgül Frederika Suhl Luna Zimmermann |
| JAPAN Hirano Minori Muneta Rinon Takahashi Rin |
NETHERLANDS Riva Bon Sara Kaan Zoë Philipsen Anna Reijse |
| ROMANIA Alexia Blanaru Iris Iordache Alexandra Nica Aniela Tudor |
UNITED STATES Charleigh Bullock Kylie Smith Addy VanGrinsven Trinity Wood |
| INDIVIDUALS Emily Kim (Canada) Maryam Saber (Canada) |
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| CHALLENGE | |
| Cori Blocker (Cypress Academy) Autumn Brown (Titans Gymnastics) Brooklyn Caspani (360 Gymnastics) Lindsey Corbett (Wimgym) Jordyn Crerar (Halifax ALTA) Aaliyah de Sousa (Flip City) Marion Desjardins (Wimgym) Gabrielle Fausto (Wimgym) Alejandra Gama (Esgila Mexico) Stefanie Gatin (Panthers Gymnastics) Selena Gonzales (Langley Gymnastics) Maddison Hajjar (Wimgym) Maya Kosarikova (Cypress Academy) Inaya Lamri (France) |
Kahlyn Lawson (Wimgym) Stéphanie Lemay (Wimgym) Sophie Leo (360 Gymnastics) Becca Mitchell (Denmark) Janelle Nagle (Titans Gymnastics) Sophie Patterson (Club Aviva) Danielle Press (Cypress Acadey) Amia Pugh-Banks (World Class) Charlotte Raymond (Quebec Performance) Audrey Rousseau (Gym-Fly) Abby Schmidt (Club Aviva) Tegan Shaver (UniGym) Nikita Théodat (Club Gymnix) Virginie Therrien (Gym-Richelieu) |
Article by Lauren Hopkins