Canadian gymnast Ellie Black has no plans to retire, has sights set on 5th Olympics – Halifax [Video]

Nova Scotian Olympian Ellie Black is gearing up for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles — and has her sights set on competing in her fifth Olympics.

“That’s the goal. That’s the long-term goal,” she told Global News Morning‘s Paul Brothers.

“It’s going to be day to day, obviously. And it’s year by year. It’s four years [away], which is a long time for us and our gymnastics squad. But it’s just about being smart, planning your training, trying to do everything the best you possibly can to build over the next few years as we work towards LA.”

She added that her “biggest goal,” however, is to always help her team qualify for the Games.

“We’ve got a few steps we have to do before we get to L.A., so just working on strengthening our team, getting that qualification secured in a couple of years from now and then trying to see if we can push to be on that podium,” …