Canada's top-five women gymnasts, including Coquitlam's Brittany Rogers, can start packing their bags for London, England after qualifying for the Games at a final Olympic selection meet Thursday in Gatineau, Que.
Rogers, ranked sixth coming into the final selection meet, claimed her Olympic berth after moving up three places to finish third overall with 42.80 points
"I knew I had a solid performance this week but I didn't know how close I was and as soon as they announced my name I wanted to drop," said Rogers.
"I've worked so hard for this and I'm really glad that all that hard work has paid off. It's a dream come true. It's incredible."
Three-time Canadian all around champion Kristina Vaculik of Whitby, Ont., topped the 11 finalists in the running for an Olympic berth with a total of 94.40 points.
Selection was based primarily on results from the 2012 Canadian championships and the two-day Olympic selection meet which began on Tuesday.
Also qualifying for Canada's first full team in women's gymnastics since the 2004 Olympics were Victoria Moors of Cambridge, Ont., Dominique Pegg of Sarnia, Ont., and Ellie Black of Halifax.
Meanwhile, Port Moody's Krista Guloien was among the athletes chosen Thursday by Rowing Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee to make up the women's eights team at the London Olympics.
A total of 10 athletes were selected to the squad, with an alternate yet to be named.
Others making the squad included Ashley Brzozowicz and Lesley Thompson-Willie, both of London, Ont.; Janine Hanson of Winnipeg; Darcy Marquardt of Richmond; Natalie Mastracci of Thorold, Ont.; Montreal's Andreanne Morin; Cristy Nurse of Georgetown, Ont.; Rachelle Viinberg of Regina; and North Vancouver's Laura Wilkinson.
