"Alexandra Michel Orlando" is a Canada/Canadian rhythmic gymnastics/rhythmic gymnast. She was born in Toronto, Ontario and attended Havergal College.

Orlando has swept to win every rhythmic gymnastics event at the Canadian National Championships in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Orlando swept the individual event finals at the Elite Canada rhythmic gymnastics competition in 2007 and also won the all around crown. At the world championships in September, she finished ninth in the all-around competition and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics/Olympic Games in Beijing. She however only placed 18th in Beijing.[http://www.tsn.ca/summer_sports/news_story/?ID=218876&hubname=summer_sports TSN : SUMMER SPORTS - Canada's Sports Leader]

She won all six rhythmic gymnastics events included as part of the Gymnastics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games/gymnastics program at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. She joined Graham Smith (Canadian swimmer)/Graham Smith (1978 Commonwealth Games/1978, Edmonton), Susie O'Neill (1998 Commonwealth Games/1998, Kuala Lumpur) and Ian Thorpe (2002 Commonwealth Games/2002, Manchester) as the only competitors to win six gold medals at a single Commonwealth Games.

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We're all so close. It was just amazing for us. We were almost crying.

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I'm very happy with my ball and rope.

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She's a huge support for me. Whenever I have a chance, I love just talking to her.

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It (winning gold) is so important because it's been so long since Canada's been on top and it's just amazing for our country and our sport. We're so happy to go home with a gold.

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It was a goal of mine, and I was expecting to do it if I performed well. I'm always nervous until all the scores are out.

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To have six is a bit unreal. I hope that this boosts the popularity of rhythmic gymnastics in Canada and people take it more seriously. Not many people even know what it is.

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It's harder for us to crack into that top 15 at the international stage. So this [Commonwealth Games] is a great confidence booster for all these athletes here.

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I can't describe what happened. Everything is very vivid within my mind. I knew I could get good results, I was sure of my skill, but this... Well, this was more than I expected. It was a surprise for me, too.

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