Sophiane Méthot

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Sophiane Méthot
Nickname(s)Soph
Born (1998-08-03) August 3, 1998 (age 26)
Longueuil, Quebec
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in) [1]
Gymnastics career
Discipline Trampoline gymnastics
Country representedFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ClubVirtuose Centre Acrobatique
Head coach(es)Karina Kosko
Medal record
Women's trampoline gymnastics
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Individual
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Sofia Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Tokyo Individual team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Bogotá Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 BogotáSynchro
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 BogotáTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Lima Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 LimaSynchro

Sophiane Méthot (born August 3, 1998) is a Canadian trampoline gymnast. She is the 2024 Olympic and 2017 World bronze medalist in the individual event. She also won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships with the trampoline team. She is a two-time Pan American champion (2016, 2018) in both individual and synchronized trampoline.

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Gymnastics career

Méthot began gymnastics at the age of eight after being inspired by the movie Stick It . [1] [2] [3]

2015–2017

Méthot won the individual title at the 2015 World Age Group Competition in the 17–18 age group. [4]

Méthot made her senior international debut at the 2016 Shanghai World Cup and placed eighth in the synchro event with Sarah Milette. [5] She also competed at the 2016 Coimbra World Cup, finishing 29th as an individual. [6] She won three gold medals at the 2016 Pan American Championships- in the individual, synchro, and team events. [7]

Méthot won the bronze medal behind Rosie MacLennan and Samantha Smith at the 2017 Canadian Championships. [8] She won a bronze medal in synchro alongside Sarah Milette at the 2017 Minsk World Cup. [9] At the 2017 Loule World Cup, she finished 12th in the individual qualification round. [10] Then at the Valladolid World Cup, Milette and Méthot finished 12th in the synchro qualification round. [11] She then competed at the 2017 World Championships and won the individual bronze medal behind Tatsiana Piatrenia and Ayano Kishi. [12]

2018–2019

Méthot and Sarah Milette finished sixth at the 2018 Brescia World Cup. [13] She successfully defended her individual and synchro Pan American Championships titles. [14] [15] She then competed at the 2018 World Championships, finishing 56th and 11th in the individual and synchro qualification rounds, respectively. [16] [17]

At the 2019 World Championships held in Tokyo, Japan, Méthot won the bronze medal in the women's team event alongside Samantha Smith, Sarah Milette and Rosie MacLennan. [18]

2020–2022

Méthot was one Canada's alternates for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2] [19] She competed at the 2021 World Championships and finished fourth in the synchro competition with Sarah Milette. [20]

Méthot won a bronze medal in the individual event at the 2022 Coimbra World Cup. [21] She qualified for the final at the Rimini World Cup in first place, but she fell in the final and finished eighth. [22] Then at the 2022 World Championships, she finished fifth in the synchro final with Milette. [23]

2023–2024

Méthot finished eighth in the individual final at the 2023 Santarem World Cup, [24] and she finished seventh at the Coimbra World Cup. [25] She then finished fourth at the Varna World Cup. [26] Méthot finished fifth in the individual event at the 2023 World Championships and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [1] [27]

Méthot won a silver medal at the 2024 Coimbra World Cup behind Anzhela Bladtceva. [28] She represented Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics and was the last qualifier for the women's trampoline final after finishing in eighth place. In the final, held the day before her 26th birthday, she improved her performance and won the bronze medal. [29]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sophiane Méthot". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Dichter, Myles (August 2, 2024). "Sophiane Méthot bounced the 'monster' in her head, then jumped to the Olympic podium". CBC News . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Lidbetter, Mark (August 14, 2024). "Canada's golden Summer and silver lining Paris Olympics". The Suburban . Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sophiane Méthot domine en trampoline individuel à Odense au Danemark" [Sophiane Méthot dominates individual trampoline in Odense, Denmark]. Réseau des sports (in French). December 6, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Trois trampolinistes finalistes en Chine" [Three trampolinists finalists in China]. Réseau des sports (in French). May 15, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Canadian tumbler Michael Chaves wins bronze medal in Portugal". Sport Information Resource Centre. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Campeonato Panamericano de Trampolin 2016 Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Canada . April 12, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Rosie MacLennan defends Canadian trampoline title". CTV News . July 16, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Olympic champion Hancharou helps Belarus soar in Minsk". International Gymnastics Federation . August 21, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ Cohen, Lauren (October 3, 2017). "Strong results for Canadian gymnasts at Portugal World Cup". Gymnastics Ontario. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Un manque de synchronisme coûte la finale à Milette et Méthot" [A lack of synchronization costs Milette and Méthot the final]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French). October 8, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Gao Lei retains Trampoline title and Piatrenia finally clinches gold as curtain falls on 2017 Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation . November 12, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  13. ↑ "FIG TRA World Cup Brescia (ITA) – Synchro Women" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . April 28, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  14. ↑ "2018 Trampoline Gymnastics Senior Pan American Championships: Individual trampoline — Women — Final". Sporttech Ltd. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  15. ↑ "2018 Trampoline Gymnastics Senior Pan American Championships: Synchronised trampoline — Women — Final". Sporttech Ltd. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  16. ↑ "33rd FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships 2018 St. Petersburg (Russia), 7–10 November 2018 Women's Trampoline Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. November 7, 2018. p. 3. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  17. ↑ "33rd FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships 2018 St. Petersburg (Russia), 7–10 November 2018 Women's Synchronised Trampoline Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. November 8, 2018. p. 3. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Canada wins women's team bronze at trampoline worlds". CBC Sports . November 29, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Rosie MacLennan headlines Canada's trampoline gymnastics team for Tokyo 2020". CBC Sports . July 5, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  20. ↑ "35th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 18–21 November 2021 Women's Synchronised Trampoline Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. November 20, 2021. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Japan writes a golden trilogy on the trampoline at the Coimbra World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation . June 28, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Sophiane Méthot termine huitième après avoir subi une chute en finale" [Sophiane Méthot finishes eighth after suffering a fall in the final]. Gymnastique Québec (in French). May 30, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  23. ↑ "36th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Sofia (BUL), 16–19 November 2022 Women's Synchronised Trampoline Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. November 19, 2022. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  24. ↑ "FIG Trampoline World Cup – Santarem 2023 Event subtitle Individual trampoline —Senior Female —Final" (2). USA Gymnastics . Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  25. ↑ "FIG Trampoline World Cup – Coimbra 2023 4th Edition Individual trampoline —Female —Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  26. ↑ Charlebois, Michael; McGoldrick, Hayley (October 10, 2023). "Weekend Roundup: Men's volleyball team books ticket for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  27. ↑ "How Sophiane Methot became Canada's new Trampoline princess". International Gymnastics Federation . August 29, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Portugal's Trampoline World Cup provides pre-Olympic lift". International Gymnastics Federation . July 9, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  29. ↑ Lacroix, Audrey (August 2, 2024). "Perfect timing leads Sophiane Méthot to Olympic bronze in Paris". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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