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Canada's Ellie Black, Brittany Rogers grab gymnastic gold at Universiade

Canadian gymnast Ellie Black picked up two more medals Wednesday at the Summer Universiade while teammate Brittany Rogers won gold in the vault final.

Black also wins bronze to increase medal haul to 4

Canada's Ellie Black, pictured at the Pan Am Games in 2015, won gold and bronze Wednesday at the Summer Universiade in Taiwan. (Gregory Bull/Associated Press)

Canadian gymnast Ellie Black picked up two more medals Wednesday at the Summer Universiade while teammate Brittany Rogers won gold in the vault final.

Black, from Halifax, won gold in the beam with 14.133 points and took bronze in the apparatus final with a score of 13.966. Earlier in the competition, she won bronze in the all-around and added silver with Rogers and others in the team event.

Ellie Black wins gold on balance beam at Summer Universiade

7 years ago
Duration 2:48
The Canadian gymnast won her fourth medal of the games on Wednesday.

Ellie Black wins bronze on uneven bars at Summer Universiade

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Duration 1:24
The Canadian gymnast competed in the apparatus finals on Wednesday.

Rogers, from Calgary, was the only gymnast to score over 14 points on both passes in the vault final. She finished with a combined score of 14.250.

"It's always such an honour representing Canada, and to do it beside Ellie today in the finals was such a great experience," said Rogers. "I'm so proud of the silver medal performance from the team event on Day 1, everything else was just a cherry on top. I'm so excited for the future of Canadian gymnastics and how every competition we just keep climbing and getting stronger. The sky is the limit."

Competition continues through Sunday at the multi-sport event.

Brittany Rogers wins vault gold at Summer Universiade

7 years ago
Duration 1:46
Canadian takes the event with a score of 14.250.