Early on a Thursday morning, Kyla Piercey stretches on a mat in the empty Cygnus Gymnastics Training Centre in St. John's, moving with ease through positions that would make less flexible people a little uneasy. Focused and calm, she goes through her warmup exercises nearly effortlessly under the watchful eye of head coach Allison Kirby. It's the first time a gymnast from Cygnus has been able to accomplish that, said her coach. Cygnus head coach Allison Kirby calls Piercey a special athlete. Kirby said Piercey will keep training and preparing for more national competitions and other high-level events, and Piercey herself says she just wants to keep practising and getting better.

Source: CBC News July 16, 2021 19:30 UTC