2011 In May, Gardiner competed at the
Canadian Championships in Charlottetown, Canada. She placed first in the all around final with a score of 54.475 and second in the balance beam final with a score of 13.300. In June, Gardiner left Cambridge Kip gymnastics club to move to Dynamo Gymnastics, a new club opened by her longtime coach,
Elvira Saadi. In October, Gardiner competed at the
2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She helped the Canadian team place eleventh with scores of 13.066 on uneven bars, 12.933 on balance beam, and 12.766 on floor.
2012 In January, Gardiner competed at the
London Prepares series where Canada qualified a full team to the
2012 Summer Olympics. She contributed scores of 13.500 on uneven bars, 14.133 on balance beam, and 13.300 on floor. She placed fourth in the balance beam final with a score of 14.266. She said, "I had no expectations going in. I just wanted to have a good routine and I had added a double turn instead of a full, so I just wanted to hit my routine and where I placed would come. Coming fourth even was a surprise to me and I was happy about that." In May, Gardiner competed at the
Canadian Championships in Regina, Canada. She placed fifth in the all around finals with a score of 54.350. In event finals, she placed fourth on uneven bars scoring 13.350 and second on balance beam scoring 14.400. This summer, Gardiner hopes to be chosen as part of the five member team that will represent Canada at the
2012 Summer Olympics. After she helped Canada qualify a full team in January, Gardiner said, "I'm glad that I could help make the team anyways, even if I don't make it on. I'll still be happy I was a part of it and a part of helping Canada qualify the team. I still would love to be on the team. I'm trying to take the focus off making the team and put the focus on everyday doing what I need to and take it a day or a week at a time." On the first day of competition she placed eighth in the all around with a score of 51.250. Based on her performances here and at the Canadian Championships she was named as the second reserve for the team that will compete at the
2012 Summer Olympics. ==Collegiate career==