Ellie Black, pictured at Canadian gymnastics championships in June, has broken new ground with longevity in a sport that's historically been one of women retiring in their teens.
Ellie Black, the 28-year-old from Halifax, will become the first Canadian to compete in artistic gymnastics in four Olympic Games when women's qualification starts Sunday in Paris.Ellie Black, pictured at Canadian gymnastics championships in June, has broken new ground with longevity in a sport that's historically been one of women retiring in their teens. Ellie Black was once a non-factor on the uneven bars. She now has a skill named after her.
"Bars has been a huge improvement over the years and now to be one of the best eight in the world in her worst event is amazing." The average age of all Canadian women who have competed in Olympic artistic gymnastics is just over 17. Black was already the oldest to do so at age 25 in Tokyo in 2021. "Just because no one else has done it or it's not very common for athletes to stay in their sport into their late twenties or thirties, why can't you do that? Why can't you do that and be successful and still be getting better?"
"We weren't pushed to try and peak for a certain age. We were always empowered to be strong and be healthy," Black said. "The hours are quite a bit less, the repetitions are quite a bit less, and there's more time for recovery and more space for trust in her program and just knowing that she knows what to do and she'll be able to do it when the time comes."
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