Victoria-Kayen Woo

Victoria-Kayen Woo
Country represented  Canada
Born (1997-10-15) October 15, 1997
LaSalle, Quebec, Canada
Residence Brossard, Quebec, Canada
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Senior International Elite
Years on national team 2012 -
Gym Gym-Richelieu
Head coach(es) Michel Charron
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
2015 TorontoTeam
2015 TorontoBalance Beam

Victoria-Kayen Woo (born 15 October 1997 in LaSalle, Quebec) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She is the 2015 Pan American Games bronze medalist on balance beam and silver medalist with the team. She finished fourth with her team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and she competed at the 2014 World Championships and 2015 World Championships.

Personal life

Victoria-Kayen Woo was born in LaSalle, Quebec to parents Billy Woo and Maryse Ronda.[1] She has a younger sister, Rose-Kaying Woo, who is also a member of the Canadian National Gymnastics Team.[2] She began gymnastics at age three, and her favorite gymnast is Aliya Mustafina.[1]

Career

2014

Woo competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games after being brought in to replace Victoria Moors.[3] The team finished in fourth behind England, Australia, and Wales.[4] She competed at the 2014 World Championships where she helped the Canadian team finish in twelfth and qualify for the 2015 World Championships.[5]

2015

Woo competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. The team won a silver medal behind the United States.[6] She won the bronze medal on beam with teammate Ellie Black winning gold and American Megan Skaggs winning silver. After the competition Woo stated, "I was already surprised to qualify for the final on beam, because this apparatus is a little pet peeve of mine. It already felt like a gift to be there, so to win a medal was really the best reward!"[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Victoria-Kayen Woo". Canadian Olympic Team. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Woo sisters wow at L'International Gymnix in Montreal". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (26 July 2014). "Victoria Moors out of Commonwealths". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gymnastics Artistic Women's Team Final". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (6 October 2014). "2014 World Championships Qualification Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (12 July 2015). "2015 Pan American Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ellie Black goes 5 for 5 at Pan Am Games – wins 2 more gold; Woo wins bronze, Lytwyn Silver on last day of artistic gymnastics action". Gymnastics Canada. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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