Madeline Gardiner

{{short description|Canadian artistic gymnast}}

{{about|the Canadian gymnast|the cheerleader|Maddie Gardner}}

{{Infobox gymnast

| name = Madeline Gardiner

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| country = {{CAN}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|01|27}}

| birth_place = Cambridge, Ontario

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| discipline = WAG

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| club = Dynamo Gymnastics

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| collegeteam = Oregon State Beavers

| headcoach = Elvira Saadi

| assistcoach = Sarah Rainey and Vladimir Kondratenko

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| music = Dark Eyes

| eponymousskills = aerial cartwheel with change of legs (balance beam)

| retired = June 8, 2017

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{{MedalCompetition|Pacific Rim Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 Melbourne|Balance Beam}}

{{MedalCompetition|Canadian Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2011 Charlottetown|All Around}}

{{MedalSilver|2010 Kamloops|All Around}}

{{MedalSilver|2010 Kamloops|Uneven Bars}}

{{MedalSilver|2011 Charlottetown|Balance Beam}}

{{MedalSilver|2012 Regina|Balance Beam}}

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Madeline Gardiner (born January 27, 1995) is a Canadian retired artistic gymnast and an alternate for the 2012 Summer Olympics team.{{cite web|url=http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-188452-205674-nav-list,00.html |title=Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique : Gymnast Profiles |publisher=Fig-gymnastics.com |accessdate=2012-06-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707011254/http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0%2C10853%2C5187-188452-205674-nav-list%2C00.html |archivedate=2012-07-07 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.gymcan.org/site/profile.php?id=35 |title=Gymcan-Profiles |publisher=Gymcan.org |accessdate=2012-06-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230234427/http://www.gymcan.org/site/profile.php?id=35 |archivedate=2011-12-30 }}

Junior career

= 2010 =

In April, Gardiner competed at the Pacific Rim Championships in Melbourne, Australia. She placed fourth in the all around competition with a score of 53.400http://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_10pacrim_043010_jraa.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221041950/https://www.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_10pacrim_043010_jraa.pdf |date=2018-12-21 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} which also helped the Canadian team to place fourth.http://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_10pacrim_043010_team.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} In event finals, she placed fifth on vault scoring 13.675, seventh on uneven bars scoring 12.800, third on balance beam scoring 14.425, seventh on floor scoring 12.625.http://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_10pacrim_050210_jrevents.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}

In May, Gardiner competed in the senior division of the Canadian Championships in Kamloops, Canada. She placed second in the all around final with a score of 55.100.{{Cite web |url=http://gym-score-depot.ca/Natls_2010/CC10-GSL-Results/wag-sr-d2-aa.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-06-13 |archive-date=2011-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716124458/http://gym-score-depot.ca/Natls_2010/CC10-GSL-Results/wag-sr-d2-aa.pdf |url-status=dead }} In event finals, she placed fourth on vault scoring 13.375, second on uneven bars scoring 13.950, fifth on balance beam scoring 13.250, and seventh on floor scoring 13.150.{{Cite web |url=http://gym-score-depot.ca/Natls_2010/CC10-GSL-Results/wag-sr-d3-ef.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-06-13 |archive-date=2011-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716124443/http://gym-score-depot.ca/Natls_2010/CC10-GSL-Results/wag-sr-d3-ef.pdf |url-status=dead }}

In August, Gardiner competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. She placed thirteenth in the all around final with a score of 51.100.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/olympics/2010yog/wag/aafinals.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-06-13 |archive-date=2010-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216090934/http://gymnasticsresults.com/olympics/2010yog/wag/aafinals.pdf |url-status=dead }} In event finals, she placed fifth on vault scoring 13.587{{Cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/olympics/2010yog/wag/ef1vt.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-06-13 |archive-date=2010-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216090848/http://gymnasticsresults.com/olympics/2010yog/wag/ef1vt.pdf |url-status=dead }} and eighth on uneven bars scoring 9.900.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/olympics/2010yog/wag/ef2ub.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-06-13 |archive-date=2010-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216090859/http://gymnasticsresults.com/olympics/2010yog/wag/ef2ub.pdf |url-status=dead }}

Senior career

= 2011 =

In May, Gardiner competed at the Canadian Championships in Charlottetown, Canada. She placed first in the all around final with a score of 54.475{{Cite web |url=http://gym-score-depot.ca/Natls_2011/GSL/wag-sr-d2-aa.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-06-13 |archive-date=2011-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626235444/http://gym-score-depot.ca/Natls_2011/GSL/wag-sr-d2-aa.pdf |url-status=dead }} and second in the balance beam final with a score of 13.300.{{Cite web |url=http://gym-score-depot.ca/Natls_2011/GSL/wag-senior-d3-ef.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-06-13 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045934/http://gym-score-depot.ca/Natls_2011/GSL/wag-senior-d3-ef.pdf |url-status=dead }}

In June, Gardiner left Cambridge Kip gymnastics club to move to Dynamo Gymnastics, a new club opened by her longtime coach, Elvira Saadi.{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/sports/article/1023655--saadi-resigns-from-kips |title=CambridgeTimes Article: Saadi resigns from Kips |publisher=Cambridgetimes.ca |date=2011-06-08 |accessdate=2012-06-13}}

In October, Gardiner competed at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She helped the Canadian team place eleventh{{cite web|url=http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/11Tokyo/Results/PDF/C73D_ResultsTeam_GA%20Women%20Senior_Concours%20I.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-07-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027050531/http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/11Tokyo/Results/PDF/C73D_ResultsTeam_GA%20Women%20Senior_Concours%20I.pdf |archivedate=2011-10-27 }} with scores of 13.066 on uneven bars, 12.933 on balance beam, and 12.766 on floor.{{cite web|url=http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/11Tokyo/Results/PDF/C73H_Results_GA%20Women%20Senior_Concours%20I.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-07-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425061932/http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/11Tokyo/Results/PDF/C73H_Results_GA%20Women%20Senior_Concours%20I.pdf |archivedate=2012-04-25 }}

= 2012 =

In January, Gardiner competed at the London Prepares series where Canada qualified a full team to the 2012 Summer Olympics. She contributed scores of 13.500 on uneven bars, 14.133 on balance beam, and 13.300 on floor.{{cite web|url=http://www.londonpreparesseries.com/documents/gymnastics/results/day-2/womens-team-and-mixed-results.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-06-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120520074120/http://www.londonpreparesseries.com/documents/gymnastics/results/day-2/womens-team-and-mixed-results.pdf |archivedate=2012-05-20 }} She placed fourth in the balance beam final with a score of 14.266.{{cite web |url=http://www.londonpreparesseries.com/documents/gymnastics/results/day-4/ag/w-beam-final-results.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-06-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120520074146/http%3A//www.londonpreparesseries.com/documents/gymnastics/results/day%2D4/ag/w%2Dbeam%2Dfinal%2Dresults.pdf |archivedate=2012-05-20 }} She said, "I had no expectations going in. I just wanted to have a good routine and I had added a double turn instead of a full, so I just wanted to hit my routine and where I placed would come. Coming fourth even was a surprise to me and I was happy about that."{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/sports/article/1280860--chasing-the-olympic-dream |title=CambridgeTimes Article: Chasing the Olympic dream |publisher=Cambridgetimes.ca |date=2012-01-17 |accessdate=2012-06-13}}

In May, Gardiner competed at the Canadian Championships in Regina, Canada. She placed fifth in the all around finals with a score of 54.350.{{Cite web |url=http://gym-score-depot.ca/Natls_2012/WAG-SR-D2-AAF-Results.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-06-13 |archive-date=2012-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611224708/http://gym-score-depot.ca/Natls_2012/WAG-SR-D2-AAF-Results.pdf |url-status=dead }} In event finals, she placed fourth on uneven bars scoring 13.350 and second on balance beam scoring 14.400.{{Cite web |url=http://gym-score-depot.ca/Natls_2012/WAG-Senior-Evt-Finals.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-06-13 |archive-date=2012-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611224747/http://gym-score-depot.ca/Natls_2012/WAG-Senior-Evt-Finals.pdf |url-status=dead }}

This summer, Gardiner hopes to be chosen as part of the five member team that will represent Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics. After she helped Canada qualify a full team in January, Gardiner said, "I'm glad that I could help make the team anyways, even if I don't make it on. I'll still be happy I was a part of it and a part of helping Canada qualify the team. I still would love to be on the team. I'm trying to take the focus off making the team and put the focus on everyday doing what I need to and take it a day or a week at a time."

At the end of June, Gardiner was one of the twelve gymnasts chosen to compete at the Final Olympic Selection meet in Gatineau, Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.gymcan.org/site/news.php?id=492 |title=GYMCAN |publisher=GYMCAN |accessdate=2012-06-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522233922/http://gymcan.org/site/news.php?id=492 |archivedate=2012-05-22 }} On the first day of competition she placed eighth in the all around with a score of 51.250.{{cite web|url=http://www.gymcan.org/userfiles/SeniorHPJour1.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-06-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/69Ywlhi2o?url=http://www.gymcan.org/userfiles/SeniorHPJour1.pdf |archivedate=2012-07-31 }} Based on her performances here and at the Canadian Championships she was named as the second reserve for the team that will compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://www.gymcan.org/site/news.php?id%3D505 |title=GYMCAN |accessdate=2012-08-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826132044/http://www.gymcan.org/site/news.php?id=505 |archivedate=2013-08-26 }}

Collegiate career

Gardiner has competed for the Oregon State Beavers and has won two national bronze medals on beam in 2014 and 2015.

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