Mikaela Gerber

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Mikaela Gerber
Full nameMikaela Dawn Gerber
Country representedFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1995-06-13) June 13, 1995 (age 27)
Cambridge, Ontario
HometownCambridge, Ontario
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubOakville Gymnastics
College team UCLA Bruins (Class of 2018)
Head coach(es)Kelly Manjak
Assistant coach(es)Susan Manjak and Lorne Bobkin
Music"The Augurs of Spring" from The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky
Medal record
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Floor

Mikaela Gerber (born June 13, 1995) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. [1] [2] She is the younger sister of Aisha Gerber. [3]

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Junior career

2009

In June, Gerber competed at the Canadian Championships in Hamilton, Canada. She placed second in the all around final with a score of 53.600 [4] and first in the floor final with a score of 14.200. [5]

2010

In May, Gerber competed at the Canadian Championships in Kamloops, Canada. She placed second in the all around final with a score of 54.550 [6] and second in the balance beam final with a score of 13.350. [7]

Senior career

2011

In October, Gerber competed at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She helped the Canadian team place eleventh [8] with scores of 13.566 on vault, 13.200 on balance beam, and 13.800 on floor. [9]

Later in October, Gerber competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. She helped the Canadian team win the silver medal in the team event with an individual all around score of 53.150. [10] She placed second in the floor final with a score of 13.775. [11]

2012

In April, Gerber placed seventh in the vault final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Osijek, Croatia with a score of 13.513. [12]

In May, Gerber competed at the Canadian Championships in Regina, Canada. She placed twelfth in the all around final with a score of 51.250. [13] In event finals, she placed eighth on vault scoring 13.200 and fourth on balance beam scoring 13.500. [14]

At the end of June, Gerber was one of the twelve gymnasts chosen to compete at the Final Olympic Selection meet in Gatineau, Canada. [15] On the first day of competition she placed fifth in the all around with a score of 52.450. [16] She was not chosen to be part of the Olympic team. [17]

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