A NOTE from our

MEET DIRECTOR

It is my honour to serve as the Meet Director for the 2024 Grizzly Classic. Following the huge success of our first inaugural Grizzly Classic, held in 2023, we are thrilled to announce that the Grizzly Classic has now become the only event sanctioned by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) in North America. You read that correctly. Your kids will see athletes that are judged at the Olympic level right here in Alberta.

Our dedicated team, comprised entirely of unpaid volunteers, many of whom dedicate countless hours per week to their GC duties, is working tirelessly to secure a competition experience worthy of our athletes.

We are committed to providing the best viewing experience in-person and online, something that has never been provided outside of a national competition here in Canada. Yep, that's right, every single session, including P1 littles, will be live-streamed on the Grizzly Classic YouTube channel.

Our singular goal is to give back to our kids. We're doing this first and foremost by putting on a fantastic show. We are bringing in the National Junior Team athletes from Canada and the USA to compete and inspire our kids for years to come. We are supporting our National FIG Judges, so they don’t have to travel as much to get accreditation for the work they do. We are bringing in Olympic winners to give out awards so our up and coming Olympians can get to meet their heroes. Lastly, we are running a budget so lean, people who lived through the Dirty 30s would call it scrappy. That's right; every cent above what we need to run the event will support our athletes directly.

The Grizzly Classic promises to be the pinnacle event your athletes attend because our one goal is to make sure that every single kid walks away from the GC knowing that we, their parents, coaches, and nation, are JUST. THAT. PROUD.

CHRIS pettigrew

2024 MEET DIRECTOR

Welcome to the Grizzly Classic.