A West Shore gymnast in her first year of competition has made the cut to compete in the provincials.

Langford resident Georgia Schmidt won a bronze medal on bars in the Junior 6 Olympic category at a qualifying meet on March 19 in Port Alberni.

The Spencer middle schooler, who has been training with Falcon Gymnastics for three years, said she was surprised with the result.

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SheB次元官网网址檒l join 20 gymnasts from the Island who qualified for the B.C. provincial championship, to be held April 14 to 16 in Langley.

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Schmidt said she enjoys going to competitions with her sibling. B次元官网网址淚 learn a lot from watching the older girls compete.B次元官网网址�

She credits her success to her coaches, Peter and Renata Allan, owners of Falcon Gymnastics in Saanich. B次元官网网址淭hey really help push me to improve my skills,B次元官网网址� Schmidt noted.

Falcon Gymnastics will send 13 girls to the provincials out of a team total of 40 competitive athletes.

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