Gael Mackie
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Gael Briane Mackie is a Canadian gymnast
and Olympic
athlete. Gael came to prominence on the Canadian gymnastics scene by winning the senior national championship at age 14. She currently resides in the city of Coquitlam.
Mackie competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
, Greece
in the Women's Team and the Individual All Around. Gael is coached by Vladimir and Svetlana Lashin at Omega Gymnastics. Her father William Mackie twice qualified for the Canadian Olympic team in Men's Gymnastics, but injuries prevented him from competing both times. Mackie's younger sister Charlotte is also a promising gymnast.
Mackie has earned the titles of 2001 Jr. National Vault Champion, 2002 Jr. National Vault, Floor
, and All Around Champion, 2002 Sr. Elite Canada Uneven Bars Champion, 2003 Sr. National All Around Champion, and 2003 Elite Canada Beam
Champion. In addition to making the 2004 Canadian Olympic Team, Mackie was a 2003 World Team Member, 2003 Pam Am Games Team Member, and 2002 Pan Am Games Team Member.
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
and Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
athlete. Gael came to prominence on the Canadian gymnastics scene by winning the senior national championship at age 14. She currently resides in the city of Coquitlam.
Mackie competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
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, Greece
Greece
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in the Women's Team and the Individual All Around. Gael is coached by Vladimir and Svetlana Lashin at Omega Gymnastics. Her father William Mackie twice qualified for the Canadian Olympic team in Men's Gymnastics, but injuries prevented him from competing both times. Mackie's younger sister Charlotte is also a promising gymnast.
Mackie has earned the titles of 2001 Jr. National Vault Champion, 2002 Jr. National Vault, Floor
Floor (gymnastics)
In gymnastics, the floor refers to a specially prepared exercise surface, which is considered an apparatus. It is used by both male and female gymnasts. The event in gymnastics performed on floor is called floor exercise. The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is FX.A spring...
, and All Around Champion, 2002 Sr. Elite Canada Uneven Bars Champion, 2003 Sr. National All Around Champion, and 2003 Elite Canada Beam
Balance beam (gymnastics)
The balance beam is an artistic gymnastics apparatus, as well as the event performed using the apparatus. Both the apparatus and the event are sometimes referred to as simply "beam". The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is BB....
Champion. In addition to making the 2004 Canadian Olympic Team, Mackie was a 2003 World Team Member, 2003 Pam Am Games Team Member, and 2002 Pan Am Games Team Member.