Ava Stewart
Ava Stewart | |
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Country represented | Canada |
Born | Lebanon, Tennessee | September 30, 2005
Hometown | Bowmanville, Ontario |
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
Level | Senior International Elite |
Years on national team | 2020–present (CAN) |
Club | Gemini Gymnastics |
Head coach(es) | Elena Davydova |
Assistant coach(es) | Valery Yahchybekov |
Ava Stewart (born September 30, 2005) is an American-born Canadian artistic gymnast. She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics and is the 2021 Canadian National Champion on the uneven bars and the all-around silver medalist.
Early life[]
Stewart was born in Lebanon, Tennessee in 2005 to an American mother and a Canadian father. Her family moved to Bowmanville, Ontario in 2010.[1] She began gymnastics when she was eighteen months old.[2]
Gymnastics career[]
Stewart trains at Gemini Gymnastics alongside Ana Padurariu and . She is coached by 1980 Olympic Champion Elena Davydova.[1]
Junior[]
2020[]
Stewart made her elite debut at Elite Canada where she finished third in the junior all-around behind and .[3] As a result, she was selected to make her international debut at L'International Gymnix. While there, she was part of the Canadian team that finished fourth. Individually, she finished seventh in the all-around and won the bronze medal on the balance beam behind Americans Konnor McClain and Skye Blakely.[4]
Senior[]
2021[]
Stewart became age-eligible for senior competition in 2021 and made her senior debut at Elite Canada, which was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. She finished second in the all-around and on balance beam behind Ellie Black, first on floor exercise, and third on uneven bars behind Rose-Kaying Woo and Black.[5] Stewart was scheduled to compete at the Doha World Cup in March; however, the event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar.[6][7] Stewart next competed at two Technical Trials where she finished second in the all-around behind Black at both.[8][9][10] Stewart competed at the Canadian Championships where she once again finished second in the all-around behind Black. Additionally she finished first on uneven bars, second on balance beam behind Black, and fourth on floor exercise behind Brooklyn Moors, Black, .[11]
On June 17, Stewart was officially named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team alongside Black, Moors, and Shallon Olsen.[12] Had the Olympic Games not been postponed, Stewart would not have been age-eligible for the competition due to her 2005 birth year.[13] Stewart made her senior international debut at the Olympic Games.[14] The Canadian team finished tenth in the qualification round and did not advance to the finals.[15]
Competitive history[]
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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2020 | Elite Canada (junior) | ||||||
L'International Gymnix | 4 | 7 | |||||
2021 | Elite Canada | ||||||
Technical Trial #1 | |||||||
Technical Trial #2 | |||||||
Canadian Championships | 4 | ||||||
Olympic Games | 10 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Canada's Ava Stewart and Coach Elena Davydova Take On 2021". International Gymnast. March 14, 2021.
- ^ "Ava Stewart". Olympics Canada. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Future Bruins Battle for Elite Canada Title". The Gymternet. February 13, 2020.
- ^ "USA wins senior and junior team titles, 10 individual titles at 2020 Gymnix International". USA Gymnastics. March 9, 2020.
- ^ "2021 WAG Elite Canada Official Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Canada. April 6, 2021. p. 2. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "Roster set for final apparatus world cup Olympic qualifier". The Gymternet. February 14, 2021.
- ^ "New date for FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup soon: LOC". Doha Gym. February 22, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Canadian Technical Trial 1 Results". The Gymternet. April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Canadian Technical Trial 2 Results". The Gymternet. May 3, 2021.
- ^ "Black dominates 2021 Elite Canada Virtual Competition Series in lead-up to Tokyo". Sport Information Research Centre. May 6, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Canadian Championships In Women's Artistic Gymnastics". GymCan.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (17 June 2021). "Five artistic gymnasts set to fly for Team Canada at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Tétrault-farber, Gabrielle (October 25, 2021). "Gymnastics-Too young in 2020? Olympic postponement shines spotlight on next generation". Reuters. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Follert, Jillian (June 30, 2021). "'Dream big:' Durham gymnast Ava Stewart, 15, heads to Tokyo Olympics". Durham Region. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics: Women's Qualification – Results" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. July 25, 2021.
External links[]
- Ava Stewart at Gymnastics Canada
- Ava Stewart at the International Gymnastics Federation
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Canadian female artistic gymnasts
- Sportspeople from Ontario
- Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts of Canada