Sophie Marois

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Sophie Marois
Born (2001-03-30) March 30, 2001 (age 23)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Years on national team2017–present (CAN)
ClubMéga-Gym
Head coach(es)Frank Kistler
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Women's artistic gymnastics
Event1st2nd3rd
World Challenge Cup002
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Lima Balance Beam
Pacific Rim Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Medellín Vault

Sophie Marois (born 30 March 2001) [1] is a Canadian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2018 World Championships. She is the 2017 Pan American champion on the balance beam.

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Early life

Marois was born in Montreal, Quebec, in 2001. [2]

Career

Maross began competing for the senior Canadian national artistic gymnastics team in 2017. [2] That same year, Marois finished in first place on the balance beam at the Pan American Championships. [2] Marois was part of the Canadian team at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championship. [3] Marois had been named to the team as a reserve, but was called in to compete after Laurie Dénommée injured her ankle days before the competition. [4] The team finished the competition in fourth place, the best finish for the Canadian women's artistic gymnastics program as of 2018. [3] [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sophie Marois". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sophie Marois | Gymnastics Canada". www.gymcan.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  3. 1 2 "Canada reaches women's team final at artistic gymnastics worlds | CBC Sports". CBC. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  4. ↑ "Denommée et Marois : deux destins différents aux mondiaux | Sportcom". www.sportcom.qc.ca (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  5. ↑ "Canada's women narrowly miss podium at artistic gymnastics worlds | CBC Sports". CBC. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-20.


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