About L'International Gymnix
L'International Gymnix women's artistic gymnastics competition exists since 1991. This unique event in Canada groups together the Canadian and world’s elite in a festive atmosphere which combines performance and friendship. As one of the rare international competition that offers apparatus raised on podium, this event is sought after by Canadian gymnasts. In 1995, the GYMNIX CLASSIC was created to welcome athletes from the provincial and national categories.
We are very proud to mention the names of a few well known gymnasts who participated in PREVIOUS International Gymnix, notably the 1996 Olympic all-around champion Lilia Podkopayeva and team champion Dominique Dawes, the 2004 Olympic all-around champion, Carly Patterson, the 2007 world champion and 2008 Olympic beam champion, Shawn Johnson and the 2011 world champion, Jordyn Wieber.
Since 1991, gymnasts from all continents have filled the podium of L'INTERNATIONAL GYMNIX coming from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Byelorussia, Brazil, Colombia, Finland, France, Great-Britain, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Switzerland, Romania, Russia, United States, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
Awards
L'International Gymnix has been named Compétition sportive par excellence in 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2009.
This prize is presented annually during the Soirée des Lauréats montréalais, an award ceremony organized by the city of Montreal.
Hall of Fame
Here are a few of the famous gymnasts who left their mark at L'International Gymnix:
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Bridget Sloan (USA) |
Shawn Johnson (USA) |
Carly Patterson (USA) |
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2009 World Champion Silver medallist (team) 2008 Olympic Games |
2007 World Champion 2008 Olympic champion - Beam |
2004 All-Around Olympic Champion |
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Lilia Podkopayeva (UKR)
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Dominique Dawes (USA)
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Jordyn Wieber (USA)
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1996 All-Around Olympic Champion |
Gold medallist (team)
1996 Olympic Games
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2011 World Champion Gold medalist (team)
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Montreal - A city to discover
Montreal is a wonderful city to discover! With tons of activities to choose from (museums, festivals, shopping centers, exquisite food, etc.), everyone will find something that suits his/her interests. We strongly encourage participating athletes and coaches to take the time to explore our beautiful city.
To see everything that is going on during your stay in town, visit Montreal Tourism's website.
Gymnix and the Olympic Games
Gymnix is the only gymnastics club in Quebec who has qualified athletes on the Canadian Olympic Team in the past twenty years.
Indeed, Gymnix establishes a Canadian record in Women's Artistic Gymnastics with a total of 7 participations at the Olympic Games.
Gymnix former Olympians are:
- Nansy Damianova (Beijing, 2008)
- Amélie Plante (Athens, 2004)
- Émilie Fournier (Sydney, 2000)
- Julie Beaulieu (Sydney, 2000)
- Mylène Fleury (Barcelona, 1992)
- Cathy Giancaspro (Seoul, 1988)
- Carmen Alie (Moscow, 1980)
About Gymnix
Gymnix is a women's artistic gymnastics club qualified as "excellence". Since its foundation in 1973 by Mrs. Nicole McDuff, Gymnix has given itself the mission to:
- Provide cutting-edge and quality professional services
- Recruit and train provincial, national and international gymnasts
- Develop and make available to the community a youth program of physical activity and healthy recreation
- Adopt a favorable business growth and autonomy of the agency in collaboration with members and partners.
Contact
1000 Emile-Journault Montréal, Qc, H2M 2E7
514-872-1536 poste 227
international@gymnix.ca
