Fontaine Wins Canadian National Championships All-Around Title
Lia-Monica Fontaine won the senior all-around at the 2025 Canadian Championships in Calgary with a two-day total of 106.547, ahead of Gabrielle Black (104.682) and Amy Jorgensen (100.780). The first-year senior extends a junior record that includes back-to-back national all-around titles in 2023 and 2024.
Fontaine balanced difficulty with clean execution across all four events and delivered the top floor performance on day two. She added vault and floor gold in event finals, plus silvers on uneven bars and beam. Earlier this year she earned vault silver at the City of Jesolo Trophy. Fontaine is committed to Utah for NCAA competition (class of 2027).
6 Current or Future NCAA Gymnasts
- Ava Stewart Minnesota (sophomore), 2X Olympian, 4th AA
- Clara Raposo Utah (freshman)
- Shallon Olsen Alabama alumna, 3X Olympian
- Denelle Pedrick Denelle Pedrick
- Lia-Monica Fontaine Utah commit (Class of 2027), AA champion
- Gabrielle Black Utah commit (Class of 2026), AA silver & beam gold
Black’s Beam Sets Standard
Gabrielle Black topped beam totals across both days with execution levels comparable to Ana Padurariu’s 2018 Nationals series, the year Padurariu won World silver. Beam reliability is a long-standing Canadian asset, and Black’s repeatable execution strengthens her case for Canada’s 2025 World Championships team. The Utah commit joins NCAA in the class of 2026.
Jorgensen Upgrades Difficulty on all four events
Amy Jorgensen climbed from outside the top ten in 2024 to AA bronze in 2025. Of note, Jorgensen raised her all-around difficulty by 1.2 points vs. last year, while keeping execution steady. The biggest upgrade came on uneven bars, with a +0.6 lift in D-score (4.7 to 5.3), an upgrade strategy delivering results, including AA and bars bronze medals, and positioning her well for Canada's Worlds lineup.
Ellie Black’s Strategic Return Mirrors Past World Runs
The four-time Olympian competed select events rather than the full all-around, similar to her approaches in 2017 and 2019 that preceded Canadian team finals at Worlds. Clean bars and steady vaulting indicate pacing for peak readiness in the fall.
Shallon Olsen’s Vault Power Remains World-Relevant
The three-time Olympian produced two-vault averages in Calgary that align with recent World finals ranges. Her high-difficulty options (Cheng and Amanar variations) keep Canada competitive on vault if she features in the team plan.
The Calgary results sharpen the picture for Canada’s World Championships roster. Fontaine projects as an all-around anchor across four events, while Black’s beam consistency and Jorgensen’s bars development strengthen event-specific lineups. Veterans Ellie Black and Shallon Olsen add proven international reliability, and these athletes have positioned themselves to carry forward Canada’s standard set by the team bronze at the 2018 World Championships.