Victoria-Kayen Woo

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.

Victoria-Kayen Woo
Country represented Canada
Born (1997-10-15) October 15, 1997
LaSalle, Quebec, Canada
ResidenceBrossard, Quebec, Canada
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2012 -
GymGym-Richelieu
Head coach(es)Michel Charron

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]

2019

In June Woo was named to the team to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games alongside Ana Padurariu (later replaced by Isabela Onyshko),[8] Brooklyn Moors, Shallon Olsen, and Ellie Black.[9] Together they won the silver medal in the team final behind the United States. On September 4 Woo was named to the team to compete at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany alongside Ana Padurariu, Shallon Olsen, Brooklyn Moors, and Ellie Black.[10]

Competitive history

Junior

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2011Junior National Championships764
2012Elite Canada7
Junior National Championships5
Pacific Rim Championships
International Gymnix46
Pan American Championships66

Senior

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2013Elite Canada79
International Gymnix
Ljubljana World Cup76
National Championships46
Élite Gym Massilia515
2014Elite Canada54
International Gymnix754
National Championships546
Commonwealth Games4
Pan American Championships515
World Championships12
2015Elite Canada6
International Gymnix8
City of Jesolo Trophy23
Ljubljana World Cup75
National Championships4
Pan American Games
World Championships6
Arthur Gander Memorial4
2016Elite Canada13
International Gymnix57
Olympic Test Event40
National Championships10105155
Arthur Gander Memorial8
Élite Gym Massilia718
2018Elite Canada565
International Gymnix10
Tokyo World Cup7
Pacific Rim Championships754
National Championships6156
2019Elite Canada47
International Gymnix847
Birmingham World Cup5
National Championships5
Pan American Games
World Championships7

References

  1. "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.
  8. @FloGymnastics (July 23, 2019). "Team Canada in Lima!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  9. "Canadian gymnastics teams named for 2019 Pan American Games in Lima". Canadian Olympic Committee. June 17, 2019.
  10. "Canadian team announced for 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships". GymCan. September 4, 2019.
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