CANADIAN VAULTING TEAM

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Susan has been involved in Vaulting since 1995 but has been involved with horses since the age of 10. She currently owns “four vaulting horses and one mascot Mini – that wears a surcingle and a teddy bear.”

• Susan has coached several vaulters who have represented Canada, but this will be her first time in the position of Chef d’Équipe.The Canadian squad will be competing as individuals, as a team consists of eight vaulters.

TEAM INFORMATION

• “The base number of vaulters in Canada is small (about 100) compared to 60,000 in countries like Germany. We will be competing as individuals only, as is the case with all but eight or ten of the countries competing at the WEG.”

• Vaulters must be at least 14 years old, have attended a CVI* or CVI** and achieved an average score of 6.0 (out of 10) or higher.

• “Our closest competition will probably come from Brazil and Australia,” she said. She expects that Germany, Sweden and Austria will be contenders for the gold medal.

• As a non-Olympic sport, no funding is provided. “Everyone funds themselves. The only saving grace is that we don’t have to fly horses over there!” (Competitors will lease horses in Europe to use in competition.)

• Susan’s goal for the competitors is “for them to have a good, clean performance and to be able to complete the Kur (freestyle) with their degree of difficulty.”

• See also www.vaultcanada.org

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