The Canadians are strong medal contenders at Paris 2024 Olympics in games like swimming, football, and badminton, but gymnastics is an underrated sport that has the potential to yield medals, and the first day proves it. With Russians banned from the event, Canada has a strong chance to dominate proceedings, and the Canadian gymnasts are off to a favorable start with third in team totals.
Felix Dolci led the charge for Canada with a seventh-place finish in all-round artistic gymnastics events, putting Canada third in the first three subdivisions of the Paris 2024 Olympics. In leading the Canadian gymnast’s bid to make a mark at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Félix Dolci led the way. It was the perfect start for the young champion in the all-around artistic gymnastics event at Paris 2024, where he finished seventh.
The 22-year-old scored over 14 points in both the floor exercise and the horizontal bar, where he ranked fifth. As a result of the outstanding performance, Canada placed third in the first of three subdivisions with 247.794 points, led by a performance of 42.699 on parallel bars. 
Dolci is determined to excel on the global stage in Paris in 2024 after winning the Pan Am gold in artistic gymnastics for the first time since Wilhelm Weiler in 1963. Although his performance has only improved in the past, he has higher goals in mind for this Olympics. Today’s top 8 qualifiers, including Great Britain (256.561) and the United States (253.229) at the top of the chart, will advance to Monday’s team finals.
While it was a successful day for Canada in gymnastics, all fans have one more special occasion to look forward to.
Ellie Black all set for a record fourth Olympic in Paris 2024
Ellie Black is pushing the boundaries in her fourth Olympic Games, particularly in a sport traditionally dominated by teenage girls. The 28-year-old artistic gymnast from Halifax debuted at the 2012 London Olympics, turning the dreams of many young people into reality and shattering the myths of many. If asked at that age, Black could have hardly imagined becoming a four-time Olympian. But she is here with more enthusiasm than ever.
Ellie Black told the Print, “Looking back from London, I don’t think I would have imagined myself still being here at four Olympics, but I’m so grateful that I am.”
“It’s not easy. It’s definitely something you work at, and it can be challenging, but it’s so rewarding.”
She went from not having a firm grip on the uneven bar to reaching her first world championship bar final last year in Belgium. She achieved 8th place in that event and secured fifth place in the vault event. She is among a handful of athletes who have achieved a career “gym slam” by reaching world championship finals on all four apparatuses.
Ellis Black’s coach, David Kikuchi, told WSN: “In her first Olympics, she didn’t compete on the bars. The team didn’t want her to go anywhere near the bars.”
“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.”
Despite her three Olympic runs, she hopes to make this fourth her own, with high hopes of bringing laurels home. With Felix Dolci leading the way and Ellis Back inking his name in history, Paris 2024 is expected to be the perfect fairy tale for Canada’s gymnastics contingent.
