Commonwealth Gold: The Moment of Truth for Canadian Gymnastics The Commonwealth Games have long been a proving ground for emerging athletes from across the globe.
For Canada's men's gymnastics team, however, the real prize was not just the gold medal they secured in Glasgow – it was validation.
Four years after coming agonizingly close to toppling England on home soil at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, this young group of Canadians has finally achieved what their predecessors could only dream of: a first ever gold medal in the men's team event.