Denelle Pedrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Denelle Celeste Pedrick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1999-02-26) February 26, 1999 (age 25) Brandon, Manitoba, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Wilcox, Saskatchewan, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2022 – present (CAN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Central Michigan Chippewas (2017–20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Training location | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Halifax Alta Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | David Kikuchi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Denelle Celeste Pedrick (born February 26, 1999) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She represented Canada at the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, contributing to the team's historic bronze medal finish. A collegiate gymnast at Central Michigan University from 2017 to 2020, she is a two-time Summer Universiade participant (2017, 2019) and won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2017 edition.
Gymnastics career
Pedrick began gymnastics at age two. She was an Elite Canada qualifier from 2010-2016, and a Canadian nationals qualifier from 2011-2016.
She became a collegiate gymnast at Central Michigan University in 2017. In 2019 and 2020, she was named Mid-American Conference Gymnast of the Year. In 2020, she ranked first in the Mid-American Conference and 18th nationally with an all-around score of 39.355.
Pedrick won the level 10 all-around at the Canadian Nationals in May 2017, leading to an invitation to a Team Canada tryout. She was selected to compete at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei City, where she won team silver - Canada's first ever team gymnastics medal at the competition. She placed 11th on beam and 15th on floor exercise, but did not vault due to an ankle injury. Her teammates were Jessica Dowling, Briannah Tsang, and Olympians Ellie Black and Brittany Rodgers.
At the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Pedrick finished seventh all-around, which was the highest finish for any North American. The Canadian team - Pedrick, Jessica Dowling, and Alana Fischer - finished fourth.
After her collegiate career, Pedrick felt she "had some unfinished business in the sport," and decided to make a comeback to the elite level with the goal of joining Canada's national team.
At the 2022 Canadian Championships, Pedrick was first on vault and second all-around and on floor. At DTB Pokal in Stuttgart, she won vault gold. At the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool, Pedrick contributed to the team's bronze medal finish - a first ever medal for Canada, which also qualified a Canadian team to the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Eponymous skill
Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty | When Added to the Code of Points |
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Uneven bars | Pedrick | Clear hip circle backward on high bar with hecht to clear support on low bar | C | 2022 Pan American Championships |
- Valid for the 2022–2024 Code of Points
References
- "Denelle Pedrick". Central Michigan University Athletics. Central Michigan University. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Women Team Ranking". Swiss Timing. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- Hopkins, Lauren. "2017 Summer Universiade Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "PEDRICK Denelle - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Denelle Pedrick - Gymnastics". Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- "Pedrick An NCAA Woman Of The Year Nominee". Central Michigan University Athletics. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- "Pedrick Earns Another Academic Honor". Central Michigan University Athletics. 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Chippewa Gymnast Excels On The Big Stage". Central Michigan University Athletics. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- "Silver medal in women's team event at FISU Games". The Sport Information Resource Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- Freeborn, Jeremy (2017-08-22). "Team Canada wins silver in women's team gymnastics at 2017 Summer Universiade". Canadian Sport Scene. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- "Pedrick Shines on International Stage". Central Michigan University Athletics. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- "Fischer and Canada Finish Fourth at 2019 FISU Summer Universiade". Southeast Missouri State University Athletics. 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- "Summer Universiade Day 11: Napoli 2019 comes to a close". U Sports. 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- "Q&A – Team Canada Gymnasts', Ellie Black and Denelle Pedrick - Sport Nova Scotia". 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- "Canada's Denelle Pedrick: 'I've gained confidence over the years and it shows'". International Gymnast Magazine Online. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- Orlando, Alexandra (2022-11-02). "THE WOMEN OF THE AMERICAS MAKE HISTORY AT THE WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Panam Sports. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- "New named elements join to Women's Gymnastics Code of Points in 2022". International Gymnastics Federation. December 30, 2022.
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