A young Langford gymnast won three medals at a recent championship and is eying even bigger wins in her future.

More than 600 athletes representing four provinces competed at the Western Canada Gymnastics Championships in Langley from May 3 to 6.

Competing with Team B.C., Brianne Kerr won a bronze with the team.

In individual events, still representing Team B.C., Kerr went on to win bronze for her performance in vault and gold in the floor exercise event.

The 14 year old has competed before at the B.C. Winter Games but this was her first time attending the Western Canada Championships. A gymnast since age eight (B次元官网网址渁 late starter,B次元官网网址� said Kerr), she has ambitions to compete in national championships next year and, eventually, the Olympics.

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KerrB次元官网网址檚 coach, Jackie Sedore at Lions Pride Gymnastics, said that maintaining consistency is both the key to winning and the hardest part of competition.

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Kerr practises five days a week, four hours a day, and is keeping her focus on achieving her goals.

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Coach Sedore believes she is heading in the right direction.

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