Nova Scotia's Pan Am Princess Ellie Black!- Confessions of a Fitness Instructor Fitness | Nutrition | Recipes

In the words of one of the CBC broadcasters last week,

“Every young girl in Canada wants to be the next Ellie Black.”
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And in these games, I don’t think there has been a more true statement. Ellie is powerhouse, and was a force to be reckoned with last week coming home as the most decorated Canadian athlete at the 2015 Pan Am Games, and is currently tied with USA’s Laura Zeng (rhythmic gymnastics) and Brazil’s Thiago Pereira (swimming) for most decorated athlete overall at the games.

As you all know I was in Toronto for the first couple days of the Pan Am Games (and I’ll be blogging about my trip soon!), but I wasn’t able to watch Ellie compete as her first event happened as I was flying back home to Nova Scotia. However, thanks to live streaming and following along on Twitter I didn’t miss a moment!

I put together a playlist on YouTube of a number of her performances for anyone who didn’t get to catch her in action. This isn’t all of them, and they aren’t necessarily in order, but it’s about 16 minutes of Ellie showing us all how it’s done.

Black really is the new Gold.

So what do you think Canada? Should Ellie be the flag bearer at the closing ceremony? I do!

Disclosure: This post has been brought to you as part of my partnership with McKesson Canada. All thoughts and opinions are expressly my own.

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