Pine Valley Gym Centre Sets Bar High

Father Dom and son Bobby Kriangkum pose with the equipment at the Pine Valley Gym Centre in the heart of Tawatinaw. The gym has grown from a dream to a high-performance training centre for elite gymnasts and introductory gymnastics training.

Westlock News, January 2, 2018

The Pine Valley Gym Centre in Tawatinaw began as a dream to provide a high-performance training centre for gymnasts. Now, close to 10 years later, the facility has evolved to bring recreation opportunities to young amateur gymnasts.

“Especially with this generation and technology, we want kids to stay active and lead active and healthy lifestyles,” said Bobby Kriangkum, spokesperson and head coach, about the mindset of the family-run business. “We’re teaching kids how to be active, how to make good choices when it comes to staying busy, and how to have fun while doing it and learning.”

Alberta Winter Games Trials 2017

December 15, 2017

This past weekend at Pine Valley Gym Centre, we hosted the 2017 Trials to Alberta Winter Games and Canada Winter games. This was the first competition that we’ve held at Pine Valley and we are so overwhelmed by the amount of support we’ve received from our local community and the greater provincial gymnastics community!

The trials were hosted by the Alberta Gymnastics Federation and over 215 gymnasts from across the province competed in our gym in Tawatinaw. Of these athletes, PVGC had two of our own compete in the trials. Mehr Kaur and Jayde Semashkewich represented PVGC with great results! Jayde placed 3rd in her session and was chosen to be a part of the Alberta Winter Games team and will be attending the games in Fort McMurray during February of next year.

We would not have been able to host such a fantastic event without the help of all our volunteers and staff, without them none of this would be possible, so thank you! We’d also like to thank all the AGF staff, coaches, and judges who helped make the competition run smoothly and on time, as well as congratulate all the athletes who qualified in their zones to the Alberta Winter Games.

We’d like to send a heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make this a success and look forward to hosting similar events in the future!

2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships

Photos via 2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Facebook Page

What does PVGC have to do with the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships that took place in Montreal, QC last week? Lots! 

We were the first stop for the Chinese Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics National Team in Canada, and they spent a week with us in Tawatinaw training at our facility. We are humbled that they chose our location for their acclimatization and preparation for the World Championshops.

Xiao Ruoteng of China was crowned the All-Around Men's Champion, and teammate Lin Chaopan took the silver medal. Fan Xilin dominated the Women's uneven bars competition winning gold and competing a novel dismount never seen before in international competition that cemented her name into the International Gymnastics Federation's code of points; the new dismount she competed has been named 'the Fan' in her honour. 

Canada's Elsabeth Black (Halifax, NS) became the first Canadian to win a medal in the All-Around competition and finished in the Women's All-Around competition in second place. Black's medal has been the best finish for any Canadian and we are so very proud of her! Zachary Clay of Langley, BC had a very successful finish in twenty-first place in the men's All-Around competition and was the sole men's athlete from Canada who qualified for the All-Around competition. Brooklyn Moors of Cambridge, ON had a strong finish on the floor exercise in fifth place and finished fifteenth in the Women's All-Around Competition; Moors also won the Longines Artistry Award that is handed out to one male and one female athlete at World Championships, what a huge feat, go Canada go! 

Overall, we are very proud of both teams and congratulate them on such a beautiful performance. We wish everyone the best in their future endeavours and competition.