Aurora, ON
Iana Nadtotchii
Birthplace: Markham, ON
Year of Birth: 1998
Club: Silhouettes of York
Sr. National Team since: 2014
Follow me on Instagram: @carmenwhelan
Started with the GymCan Group in 2019, finishing 11th at the Guadalajara World Challenge Cup.
Carmen Whelan swept the podium at both the 2017 Canadian Championships and the 2017 Elite Canada competition after coming second at both the 2015 and 2016 Canadian Championships. She has gained valuable international experience through several World Cup appearances over the last few years, including just missing the podium at the 2015 Pan American Games in her hometown of Toronto with a 4th-place in ball. She finished 60th all-around at her first World Championships in 2015. Whelan dreamed of representing Canada after training with Olympian Alexandra Orlando who told her that she was a hard worker with lots of talent, making her realize she had the potential to be a great gymnast.
Family: Parents Paul and Cynthia Whelan… Older sister Sinead… Grandfather Raymond Collyer was a national artistic gymnastics champion…
Getting into the Sport: Started in gymnastics at age 6… First tried artistic but was too flexible and didn’t enjoy it… Fell in love with the beauty and difficulty of rhythmic immediately after switching…
Outside Interests: Enjoys playing sports, going to the cottage, travelling…
Odds and Ends: Nickname: Monkey… Role model is two-time world all-around champion Yana Kudryavtseva for surpassing expectations and limits in the sport… Collects souvenir keychains from each country she visits…