Ellie Black

[6] In December 2008, Black competed at the junior level at Elite Canada, an annual event for elite-level Canadian gymnasts, and placed sixteenth in the all-around and won the bronze medal on vault.

[9] Then at 2009 Elite Canada in Oakville, Ontario, she placed tenth in the all-around competition and third on vault.

[19] Black's successful results at these international competitions suddenly made her a strong contender for the 2012 Olympic team.

[21] At the end of June, Black was one of the twelve gymnasts chosen to compete at the Final Olympic Selection meet in Gatineau, Canada.

[23] Based on her performances here and at the Canadian Championships, she was selected to the five-member Olympic team alongside Kristina Vaculik, Victoria Moors, Brittany Rogers, and Dominique Pegg.

[27] She did not compete for the rest of the year due to the injury, and once she recovered, she focused on learning new skills and aimed to improve her competition results for the upcoming season.

[28] At her first all-around FIG World Cup event in Tokyo, Black won the bronze medal.

[31] At the Summer Universiade, Black finished fourth in the all-around with a score of 55.000, only two-tenths of a point away from the bronze medal.

[37] She then competed at the Pacific Rim Championships with Yu, Maegan Chant, Rose-Kaying Woo, Shallon Olsen, and Megan Roberts, and they won the team silver medal behind the United States.

[48][49] In January, Black competed at the Elite Canada competition and won the balance beam title.

[51] Then at the City of Jesolo Trophy and helped the Canadian team win the bronze medal behind the United States and Italy.

The Canadian team of Black, Maegan Chant, Madison Copiak, Isabela Onyshko, and Victoria-Kayen Woo won a silver medal behind the United States.

[58] In the all-around final, she set a new record for the highest placement by a Canadian by finishing in seventh place.

[59] In the beam final, she fell on her full twist and finished in seventh place for the second year in a row.

[63] Black was chosen to represent Canada at her second Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro alongside Isabela Onyshko, Shallon Olsen, Brittany Rogers, and Rose-Kaying Woo.

[65] Black's first competition after the 2016 Olympic Games was the Koper World Challenge Cup, where she won silver medals on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise.

[71] She was originally a reserve for the floor exercise final but was put in as a replacement for the injured American Ragan Smith.

[74] Black competed at her second Commonwealth Games alongside Shallon Olsen, Isabela Onyshko, Brittany Rogers, and Rose-Kaying Woo.

[75] She helped Canada win gold for the first time since the 1990 Commonwealth Games ahead of second place England in the team finals.

[86] In March, Black competed at the American Cup where she tied for the bronze medal in the all-around with Mai Murakami.

[89] In June, Black was named to the team to compete at the Pan American Games alongside Moors, Isabela Onyshko Shallon Olsen, and Victoria-Kayen Woo.

[97] Black competed on all four apparatuses during the team final, helping Canada place seventh.

[100][101] In February, Black made her season debut at Elite Canada and won the gold medal on the uneven bars.

[107] On June 17, she was officially named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team alongside Ava Stewart, Shallon Olsen, and Brooklyn Moors.

[110] She still competed in the balance beam final despite the injury, and she finished in fourth place, 0.134 points away from the bronze medal.

[115] In September, she competed at the Paris World Challenge Cup and won bronze on the balance beam.

[3] Black was selected to compete at the World Championships in Liverpool alongside Laurie Denommée, Emma Spence, Sydney Turner, and Denelle Pedrick.

[121] In late June Black was named to the team to represent Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Cassie Lee, Shallon Olsen, Ava Stewart, and Aurélie Tran.

[122] At the 2024 Olympic Games Black helped Canada qualify to the team final, where they ultimately finished fifth.

[3] At the 2022 Paris World Challenge Cup, Black successfully completed a piked clear-hip Tkatchev with ½ turn on the uneven bars.

Black (left) and the Canadian team at the 2015 Pan American Games