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The Polarettes were visited by the Juneau Gymnastics Academy for the annual Yukon Gymnastics Championships this weekend.

The competition was delayed by five hours as the Juneau team ended up stranded in Skagway from mudslides. They were able to grab a few hours of sleep at the

Alaska Shirt Company before arriving in Whitehorse on Saturday afternoon and driving directly to the competition, arriving around 2 p.m.

"They were amazing troopers and we ended up having a great competition followed by our year end awards for the Polarettes athletes,鈥� said Catherine O'Donovan, Polarettes Head Coach.

In total, 15 Alaskan athletes competed against the Whitehorse club in a re-match of May's competition.

In that event, nine Polarettes and Polar Tumblers traveled to Juneau where they captured gold in three of the four divisions.

Their strong performances continued this past weekend, leading the way in three divisions.

Competing at the Polarettes Gymnastics Club in Riverdale, Fayne O'Donovan led the way for the local club, winning gold in the bars, beam, vault and all around competitions. O'Donovan also won bronze on the floor.

In the clubs last meet, O'Donovan put on anther impressive performance winning gold in the vault competition, silver in both the balance beam and uneven bars and a bronze in the floor exercise.

O'Donovan received strong support from her teammates, with 13-year-old Robyn Poulter also winning an all around gold after leading the way in the bars and beam and winning silver on the floor and the vault.

Juneau's strongest performance came in the Level 2 competition for athletes 10 and under. The competition featured four athletes from Juneau who swept each podium sport. Whitehorse's Jasmine Bergeron and Maggie Fekete placed fourth and fifth.

In the Level 1 competition 10-year-old Matisse Robertson grabbed gold in the vault and on the floor, securing a top finish in the all around category.

The eight-year-old duo of Emily King and Alexis Benson also turned in strong performances in the category.

Joining Poulter on the podium in the Level 2 division for those 11 and older was Whitehorse's Sydeny Cairns who took home an all around silver after leading the way on the floor and grabbing silver in the bars and beam.

Maya Oakley just missed out on a podium finish, placing fourth overall.

It was the Level 3 division that saw the strongest performance from Whitehorse athletes, the highest level of competition at the event.

In addition to O'Donovan's gold performance, Reena Coyne and Caitlyn Venasse won silver and bronze all around medals.

Megan Banks placed fourth while Kendra Peters and Anisa Albisser captured sixth and eighth place finishes.

The competition was followed by barbecue for the two teams at the Takhini Hot Springs and some rock climbing.

The event wraps up the season for the Polarettes, with some athletes now transferring into their summer programs.

The club hosted an awards ceremony at the Hot Springs where they handed out six major pieces of hardware, in addition to the individual awards.

O'Donavan was named Athlete of the Year after completing a very strong season.

The 12-year-old was a force at every competition she entered and won four individual medals at the Arctic Winter Games in March.

Teammates Peters and King were each awarded Most Improved while Coyne took home the Hardest Working award and Cairns was given the Most Sportsmanlike award.