Audrey Rousseau

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Audrey Rousseau
Born (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 25)
LaSalle, Quebec
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
(2015–present)
ClubGym Fly
Head coach(es)Jacinthe Emard
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
FIG World Cup
Event1st2nd3rd
Apparatus World Cup011
World Challenge Cup100
Total111

Audrey Rousseau (born 23 November 1999) [1] is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2015 and 2021 World Championships. At the 2019 Mersin World Challenge Cup, she won the gold medal on the balance beam, and she won two medals at the 2025 Doha World Cup.

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Gymnastics career

Rousseau competed at the 2014 International Gymnix alongside Rose-Kaying Woo, Shallon Olsen, and Megan Roberts, and they won the junior team silver medal behind Russia. Individually, she placed sixth in the all-around and fourth on the uneven bars. [2]

Rousseau became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2015. At the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy, she helped Canada win the team bronze medal. [3] She competed at the 2015 World Champiopnships and helped Canada advance into the team final and thus earn an Olympic berth. [4] She competed on the floor exercise in the team final where Canada finished sixth. [5]

Rousseau helped Canada win the silver medal behind the United States at the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships. [6] She finished seventh in the floor exercise final at the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy. [7] In June 2017, she had surgery on her hand. She announced her retirement in February 2018 due to multiple injuries, but she decided to return to competition in 2019. [8]

At the 2019 International Gymnix, Rousseau won a vault gold medal and a silver medal on the floor exercise behind Emily Lee. [9] She won the balance beam title at the 2019 Mersin World Challenge Cup, and she finished fourth on the vault and seventh on the floor exercise. [10] She won the all-around bronze medal, behind Lee and MyKayla Skinner at the 2020 International Gymnix. [11] She then competed at the 2020 Baku World Cup and finished third on the floor exercise during the qualification round. [12] However, the event finals were canceled due to the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan. [13]

Rousseau competed at the 2021 World Championships and was the first reserve for the vault final. [14] At the 2023 Szombathely World Challenge Cup, she finished fifth on the uneven bars and seventh on the floor exercise. [15] She won the uneven bars bronze medal and the floor exercise silver medal at the 2025 Doha World Cup. [16]

References

  1. "Audrey Rousseau". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. "23rd L'International Gymnix 2014 Gymnix Classic Gymnix Challenge Junior International Cup". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. "World champion Simone Biles leads American sweep at City of Jesolo Trophy". International Gymnastics Federation . 31 March 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. Nichols, Paula (24 October 2015). "Canadian gymnasts shine at world championships, earn Olympic berth". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  5. Fowler, Dan (28 October 2015). "Canadian Women Shine at 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Place Sixth in Team Final". Gymnastics Ontario. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. "2016 Pacific Rim Championships recaps, results, photos and videos". USA Gymnastics . 11 April 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  7. "2017 City of Jesolo Trophy - Event Finals". FloGymnastics. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  8. "Rousseau Audrey - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  9. Hopkins, Lauren (14 March 2019). "2019 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  10. "Turkey on top at Mersin World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation . 4 September 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  11. Hopkins, Lauren (9 March 2020). "2020 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  12. "FIG World Cup 2020 AGF Trophy Baku (AZE) 2020" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 13 March 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  13. "Finals of Baku World Cup cancelled". International Gymnastics Federation. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  14. "50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 18 October - 24 October 2021 Women's Vault Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  15. "Results for FIG World Challenge Cup 2023 Szombathely (HUN)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  16. "Karimi, Armenia strike double gold at Doha World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation . 22 April 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.