Isabela Onyshko

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Isabela Onyshko
Onyshko at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameIsabela Maria Onyshko
Nickname(s)Bela
Country represented Canada
Born (1998-06-23) June 23, 1998 (age 25)
Minnedosa, Manitoba
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national teamCanada
ClubVancouver Phoenix Gymnastics
Head coach(es)Janice Fowler
Music"Frühling (Primavera Porteño)" by Jourist Quartet (2016)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Team
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
All-Around World Cup 0 1 0
Apparatus World Cup 0 0 1
World Challenge Cup 2 2 0
Total 2 3 1

Isabela Maria Onyshko (born 23 June 1998 in Minnedosa) is a Canadian artistic gymnast who represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the 2014 Commonwealth Games,[1][2] as well as the 2014, 2015 and 2017 World Championships. She was the 2014 National Champion on beam. In 2016, she won Elite Canada and the National Championships in the individual All Around.

Senior career[edit]

2014[edit]

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Onyshko finished fourth with her team and seventh in the all-around. Also in 2014, she competed at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, China. Her team placed 12th in qualifications, failing to qualify to the team final, but they did qualify a full team for the 2015 World Championships.

2015[edit]

In January 2015, Onyshko competed at the Elite Canada competition, placing second overall, with third places finishes on the beam and the floor. At the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup event in Ljubljana Onyshko won three medals winning her first world cup gold in the uneven bars and another win on the balance beam while placing second in the floor event.[3] In September, Gymnastics Canada named Onyshko to their World Championships team. She will represent Canada at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships alongside 6 of her teammates from October 23 to November 1, 2015.

2016[edit]

On February 5, 2016, Onyshko won the 2016 Elite Canada competition.[4] Later that month, she won all-around silver at the Stuttgart World Cup. She went on to compete at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro, placing fourth on balance beam and floor exercise; and tenth in the all-around.

In June, she competed at the Canadian National Championships, besting reigning champion Ellie Black to win the all-around. She additionally won gold on uneven bars and balance beam, bronze on floor exercise, and placed fourth on vault. She then represented Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team finished ninth. Individually, Onyshko finished 18th all around and 8th on beam. She became the first Canadian gymnast to make a beam final at the Olympics.

Competitive History[edit]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2013 Elite Canada 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 8
National Championships 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 5
Élite Gym Massilia 5 20
2014 Elite Canada 6 5
International Gymnix 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8
Doha World Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Osijek World Cup 6 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
National Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4
Commonwealth Games 4 7 7
World Championships 12 29 26 60 56
2015 Elite Canada 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
WOGA Classic 5 7 8 5
International Gymnix 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
City of Jesolo Trophy 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 11 8 4 5
Ljubljana World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016 Elite Canada 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Summer Olympics 9 18 8
2017
World Championships 107 49 22
2018
Commonwealth Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 5 4
2019
Pan American Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020 Elite Canada 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique : Gymnast Profiles". Fig-gymnastics.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  2. ^ "Gymcan-Profiles". Gymcan.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  3. ^ "Canada's Onyshko captures 2 more medals at gymnastics World Cup". CBC Sports. April 5, 2015.
  4. ^ 2016 Elite Canada Results | The Gymternet. Thegymter.net (2016-02-05). Retrieved on 2016-08-15.

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