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GYMNASTICS
 In the past 10 years Abbotsford has been the home of Twisters Invitational. The invitational hosts 700 plus athletes over a 4 day competition in March of each year. These athletes, coaches, and parents come from all over BC, Canada, and from Japan to compete.
Twisters has grown to become a renowned training centre for Olympic calibre gymnasts. Twisters Gymnastics is the only club in Canadan history to have sent a male and female gymnast to the same Olympic Games. Currently Twisters is home of the National Training Center for Men's Gymnastics.
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For more information about hosting an event in Abbotsford, please contact: Allison Longshore, Director of Sport Hosting at
604.864.5675, toll free at 1.866.572.7469 or by email at alongshore@tourismabborsford.ca |
GYMNASTICS ORGANIZATIONS
Abbotsford Twisters Gymnastics Club
Moira Gooksetter, CEO
604.333.3499
twistersgym@telus.net | www.twistersgymbc.com
Gymnastics British Columbia
Ajay Patel Executive Director & C.E.O.
604.737.3156
info@gymnastics.bc.ca | www.gymnastics.bc.ca
Gymnastics Canada
Annie Gagnon
613.748.5673 ext. 231
feedback@gymcan.org | www.gymcan.org
ABBOTSFORD GYMNASTICS FACILITIES
Twisters Gym
32470 Haida Drive - Exhibition Park
gymnastics amenities | foam pit | cheerleading facility
TRADEX
1190 Cornell Street
multi-use facility | 120,000 sq. ft.
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HISTORY OF EVENTS
- 2004 BC Summer Games
- 2007 Elite Canada Gymnastics
- Annual Abbotsford Twisters Invitational
- Annual Canadian National/International
- 2009 BC Special Olympics
- 2009 Rhythmis Gymnastics Nationals
2010 EVENTS
- Abbotsford Twisters Invitational
- Canadian National/International
- Demos & Drop-ins at Agrifair
IN THE NEWS
ATHLETE PROFILE
Kate Richardson
 Representing Twisters Abbotsford, Kate Richardson, born June 27 1984, is undoubtedly one of Abbotsford's greatest gymnastic talents ever. Although only competing on the senior international circuit for just over two years, Richardson had been turning heads on the Canadian gymnastics scene since 1995, where she first competed at the national championships in Victoria as a novice competitor, when she was not yet 11 years old. Richardson was named to the Canadian team for the prestigious Junior Pan American Championships. At the 1995 Pan Am Games Richardson won the gold medal on the balance beam.
Kate became Abbotsford's first-ever women's Olympic event finalist in Athens at the 2000 Olympic Games. Kate went on to sucessful finishes in the 2001 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games. The Twisters Gymnastics Club has helped develop some of Canada's best Olympic athletes. Along with Kate are Olympic heroes, Richard and Ken Ikeda.
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