{"id":145490,"date":"2026-07-27T16:48:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T16:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/145490\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T16:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T16:48:23","slug":"ellie-black-makes-commonwealth-games-history-mens-gymnastics-team-gets-first-gold-in-two-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/145490\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellie Black makes Commonwealth Games history, men\u2019s gymnastics team gets first gold in two decades"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ellie Black<\/a> made history on Sunday, becoming the first artistic gymnast to win two all-around titles at the Commonwealth Games.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The now 30-year-old four-time Olympian claimed the gold medal with a total score of 53.050 on the four apparatus, putting her 0.150 ahead of Australian Breanna Scott. Black had last competed at the Commonwealth Games in 2018, where she also captured the all-around gold medal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This one was particularly impressive as it was the second time in as many days that Black competed on all four apparatus\u2014having led Canada to win the silver medal in the women\u2019s team event on Saturday\u2014after not having done an all-around competition in two years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty amazing, and 12 years ago I probably wouldn\u2019t have imagined that I\u2019d be here right now,\u201d said Black, who made her Commonwealth Games debut in 2014 when they were also held in Glasgow. \u201cBut that\u2019s the beauty of sport. We\u2019re just changing the narrative of women in sport, and gymnastics, and hopefully inspiring the coming generations to see that there\u2019s no age cap.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Gold medalist Canada\u2019s Elsabeth Black, left, and bronze medalist Canada\u2019s Lia-Monica Fontaine, celebrate after winning the Women\u2019s Individual All-Around Final of Artistic Gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Kin Cheung)<\/p>\n

Making it extra sweet was sharing the podium with 16-year-old teammate Lia-Monica Fontaine, who won the all-around bronze medal after qualifying in fifth place. They had been joined in the women\u2019s team event by Gabrielle Black, Lia Redick, and Alyssa Guerrier-Calixte.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Friday, Canada won its first gold medal in the men\u2019s team event in 20 years. A trio of Olympians\u2014Ren\u00e9 Cournoyer<\/a>, F\u00e9lix Dolci<\/a>, and William \u00c9mard<\/a>\u2014were joined by two children of Olympians\u2014Jordan Carroll and Ethan Ikeda\u2014in achieving the amazing result. Showcasing consistency and composure across all six apparatus, Canada totalled 241.400 to end England\u2019s win streak that dated back to the 2014 Commonwealth Games.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an opportunity for us to show the federations and Team Canada as a whole that the men\u2019s gymnastics team are putting the effort and the work in and most importantly are getting the results,\u201d said Dolci.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were aiming for that gold medal. We completed the plan and we succeeded so we are really happy,\u201d added \u00c9mard.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Canada\u2019s Jordan Carroll celebrates with teammates during the men\u2019s team final and individual qualification of Artistic Gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo\/Manish Swarup)<\/p>\n

Cournoyer, Dolci and \u00c9mard all competed at Paris 2024<\/a>, which was the first Olympic Games for which Canada qualified a full men\u2019s artistic gymnastics team since Beijing 2008<\/a>. Carroll\u2019s mother Mary<\/a> represented Canada in diving at Barcelona 1992<\/a> before becoming an accomplished coach. Ikeda\u2019s father Richard<\/a> was a member of the Canadian men\u2019s gymnastics team at Atlanta 1996<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s all-around final, Dolci made a great recovery from what he called an \u201catrocious and terrible\u201d pommel horse routine to move up from 17th place after the first two rotations of the apparatuses to take the silver medal. Dolci\u2019s final score of 79.450 left him two-tenths of a point back of gold medallist Reuben Ward of Scotland.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting 9.5 on the second event when you\u2019ve got four more to go is one heck of a mountain to climb, but I stayed positive, confident and ambitious throughout,\u201d said the 24-year-old, who had topped the all-around qualification standings. \u201cI wanted to showcase that it\u2019s never done until it\u2019s done. That\u2019s something I deeply value and I\u2019m glad I was able to showcase that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Canada\u2019s Felix Dolci competes at the Horizontal bars during men\u2019s team final and individual qualification of Artistic Gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo\/Manish Swarup)<\/p>\n

Monday marked the start of the apparatus finals. Dolci and \u00c9mard concluded the session by going 1-2 in the men\u2019s rings final. \u00c9mard was the first to go and scored 13.600, which held up for the lead through five other competitors until it was Dolci\u2019s turn. Both men had the same difficulty score of 5.000 (the hardest in the final) but Dolci\u2019s execution was stronger, giving him an overall mark of 13.766 for the gold medal.<\/p>\n

Fontaine took the gold medal in the women\u2019s vault with a score of 14.000. It\u2019s just the latest impressive result for the gymnast who won silver on the apparatus during her world championship debut last fall. Earlier this year she also won vault silver in her first appearance at a FIG World Cup event.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That was followed immediately by a gold medal performance by Carroll in the men\u2019s pommel horse, the apparatus on which he specializes. He scored 15.000 to finish one spot ahead of Ward. Carroll had shown his potential in the qualification round when he posted a higher score than the reigning Olympic champion, Rhys McClenaghan of Northern Ireland. Carroll improved on that performance in the final.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cournoyer earned an individual silver medal with his runner-up finish in men\u2019s floor exercise. He placed only behind the reigning world silver medallist in the event, England\u2019s Luke Whitehouse.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Black won her ninth career Commonwealth Games medal when she took silver on the uneven bars, scoring 13.900 to place only behind Australia\u2019s Kate McDonald.<\/p>\n

The gymnastics competition concludes on Tuesday with finals in men\u2019s vault, women\u2019s balance beam, men\u2019s parallel bars, women\u2019s floor exercise, and men\u2019s horizontal bar.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fans can catch Team Canada in action on CBC TV, CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV (in French) with live daily broadcast and streaming coverage<\/a> until August 2. You can also keep up with results and information via @cwthsportcan<\/a> (Commonwealth Sport Canada) on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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