Super hoopster

Ottawa’s Selena Pang (seen in action at the Mar. 12-13 Kanata Cup event at Bridlewood Community Elementary School) produced the top local result at the first Ontario rhythmic gymnastics provincial championships qualifying event Apr. 1-3 at Earl of March Secondary School.

The Level 3C competitor topped her Age 9-10 group’s standings with silver medals in the hoop and ball events and gold in free.

Athletes from the host Kanata Rhythmic Gymnastics Club had four all-around podium finishes, with Serena Nie 2nd in L2A A8-9, Britney Han 2nd in L5A A13-15, Caroline Liang 2nd in L6B A16+ and Adeline Wang 3rd in L6A A16+, while Ottawa’s Alina Kozine was 2nd in L4A A10-12 and Vlada Coveny was 3rd in L2B A8-9.

KRSG national-level competitors made their debut at Elite Ontario Mar. 19 in Mississauga, with Haley Miller impressing in the junior category with rope and ball victories en route to a 2nd place finish all-around.

The rhythmic provincials will be June 10-12 in Etobicoke, while the nationals are May 18-22 in Winnipeg.