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° The first Canadian Rhythmic Gymnastics National Team (1971) consisted
of Kalev members Connie Lindenberger, Melanie Ivey and Susanne Mihkelson. |
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Katia
Zaitseva, Kalev RG gymnast and member of the National Team. She was CHAMPION at the Provincials already as a Novice in 1999, and National Regional
Child Champion in 2000. As a Junior in 2003, she was 5th at the Nationals,
2nd in 2004, 3rd in 2005. That year, she also got a silver medal at the
Junior Pan-American Games in Brazil, and also competed at the Aeon Cup
in Japan. |
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Now coaching for Kalev. |
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Kiiri-El Kuld, Provincial CHAMPION 2003. |
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Oksana Cheveleva, National Rope CHAMPION 2001 and Junior Group Champion 2001. Also competed internationally, at "Four Continents Championships" in Brazil. |
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Carly Orava , Provincial Novice CHAMPION 2000, Junior Group National champion 2001. Also competed internationally: Japan (Aeon Cup) and Brazil (Four Continents). |
Aleksandra Jurevich began RG at age 11 and two years later became Provincial CHAMPION. She competed nationally and internationally and was a member of the National team in 2001. |
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Juilee Gondhalekar -
Provincial CHAMPION 2000. |
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Jordana Caruso - Provincial CHAMPION 1999 |
Olga Morosova - Provincial CHAMPION 2001. |
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Sydney VanDelft - Novice CHAMPION at Elite Ontario 2000. |
| Camille Martens joined Kalev in 1995 and became the CHAMPION at the Olympic Trials 1996. She was the only Canadian to represent the sport at the 1996 Olympics at Atlanta, USA! | Later, she became a coach (photo from Group
Nationals 99) with a club of her own, Okanagan Rhythmics in
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Natasha Watkis - Provincial Novice CHAMPION (gold overall and in all apparatus) 1996. |
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Emma Fedson - Pre-National CHAMPION 1997 and gold in Ball, silver in Hoop, bronze in Rope |
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Carmen
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Veronica Radolovich - Provincial CHAMPION 1997 |
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Tuulika Mölder - Estonian National Champion, performed with the Senior Elite and the Rhythmic Expressions. |
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Brigee Cheung - CHAMPION at Elite Provincials and "Coast-to-Coast" 1990 |
Nicole Dervourst - CHAMPION at the Winter Games, "Coast-to-Coast" and the Nationals as a Junior 1987 |
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Vanessa Hii - Novice CHAMPION at "Coast-to-Coast" 1987 |
Marta Bobo - from Spain, coached by Ivanka Tchakarova, 6th in the world and competing for Spain at the 1984 Olympics. From 1985, she coached for Kalev for five years, and also performed with the Senior Elite - soloist at the opening of the "Skydome". Now owner of her own club in Spain and working on her doctorate. Her email is marbo@udc.es. |
Even the most famous of all Canadian rhythmic gymnasts, Lori Fung, trained with Kalev at an early stage of her career. Evelyn Koop worked hard to introduce RSG as an Olympic sport and brought her Kalev girls to demonstrate the sport at the Montreal Olympics 1976. It was most fitting that it was a Canadian athlete who became the first Olympic CHAMPION in Rhythmic Gymnastics! Lori founded Club Elite Rhythmic club in Vancouver B.C. |
Jana Lazor - Senior National CHAMPION 1978, 1979 and 1980, 29th at the Worlds 1979, 37th in 1981. |
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Susan Himel - Provincial CHAMPION 1980 Sheri Koenig - National Group member |
Mari Vähi - Senior National CHAMPION 1975 |
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Janet Campbell - National Team member 1976-78 |
Susanne Mihkelson - 32nd at the Worlds 1971, Cuba |
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Denise Fujiwara - Senior National CHAMPION 1973, 35th at the Worlds 1973, shared 14th in 1975. |
Connie Lindenberger - Senior National CHAMPION, 34th at the Worlds 1971 in Cuba |
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Melanie Ivey - Junior National CHAMPION, 35nd at the Worlds 1971 in Cuba |
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