Kristina Vaculik

Kristina Vaculik (born July 9, 1992) is a Canadian artistic gymnast who represented Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

[1] In 2011–2012, Vaculik took a year off from Stanford University, which she attended on a gymnastics scholarship, in order to train full-time for the Olympics.

[2] In April, Vaculik competed at the Pacific Rim Championships in Honolulu, United States.

[9] In September, Vaculik competed at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.

[10] In March, Vaculik competed at the Pacific Rim Championships in San Jose, United States.

[13] In April, Vaculik competed at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Maribor, Slovenia.

[15] At the end of May, Vaculik competed at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Moscow, Russia.

[16] In June, Vaculik won the silver medal in the all around competition at the Canadian Championships in Calgary, Canada with a score of 57.200.

"[20] In March, Vaculik competed at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Cottbus, Germany.

[24][better source needed] At the end of April, Vaculik competed at the Pacific Rim Championships in Melbourne, Australia where the Canadian team placed fourth.

[30][31] In October, Vaculik was a member of the Canadian team at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

[36] In January, Vaculik competed at the London Prepares series where Canada qualified a full team to the 2012 Summer Olympics.

[40] At the Pacific Rim Championships in March, Vaculik was part of the Canadian team that won the bronze medal.

"It's still kind of surreal because I've worked basically my whole gymnastics career for this and actually to know that I have a really good chance of going now is just an amazing feeling," Vaculik said.

"[46] At the end of June, Vaculik was one of the twelve gymnasts chosen to compete at the Final Olympic Selection meet in Gatineau, Quebec.