Victoria-Kayen Woo

Victoria-Kayen Woo
Woo at the 2015 Pan American Games
Personal information
Born	(1997-10-15) October 15, 1997 (age 27) LaSalle, Quebec, Canada
Residence	Brossard, Quebec, Canada
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Canada
Years on national team	2012–2021 (CAN)
Level	Senior International Elite
Gym	Gym-Richelieu
Head coach(es)	Michel Charron
Retired	November 24, 2021 [1]
Medal record Representing   Canada Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Team 2019 Lima Team 2015 Toronto Balance Beam

Victoria-Kayen Woo (born 15 October 1997 in LaSalle, Quebec) is a retired 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. ^[2] She has a younger sister, Rose-Kaying Woo, who is also a member of the Canadian National Gymnastics Team. ^[3] She began gymnastics at age three, and her favorite gymnast is Aliya Mustafina. ^[2]

Career

2014

Woo competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games after being brought in to replace Victoria Moors. ^[4] The team finished in fourth behind England, Australia, and Wales. ^[5] She competed at the 2014 World Championships where she helped the Canadian team finish in twelfth and qualify for the 2015 World Championships. ^[6]

2015

Woo competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. The team won a silver medal behind the United States. ^[7] 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!" ^[8]

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), ^[9] Brooklyn Moors, Shallon Olsen, and Ellie Black. ^[10] 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. ^[11]

2021

Woo announced her retirement from the sport on November 24, 2021. ^[1]

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Junior
2011	Junior National Championships		7		6	4
2012	Elite Canada					7
	Junior National Championships						5
	Pacific Rim Championships
	International Gymnix		4				6
	Pan American Championships					6	6
Senior
2013	Elite Canada		7			9
	International Gymnix
	Ljubljana World Cup				7	6
	National Championships		4	6
	Élite Gym Massilia	5	15
2014	Elite Canada		5		4
	International Gymnix		7		5	4
	National Championships		5		4	6
	Commonwealth Games	4
	Pan American Championships	5	15
	World Championships	12
2015	Elite Canada				6
	International Gymnix					8
	City of Jesolo Trophy		23
	Ljubljana World Cup				7		5
	National Championships		4
	Pan American Games
	World Championships	6
	Arthur Gander Memorial		4
2016	Elite Canada		13
	International Gymnix		5		7
	Olympic Test Event		40
	National Championships		10	10	5	15	5
	Arthur Gander Memorial		8
	Élite Gym Massilia	7	18
2018	Elite Canada		5			6	5
	International Gymnix					10
	Tokyo World Cup		7
	Pacific Rim Championships		7			5	4
	National Championships		6		15	6
2019	Elite Canada		4		7
	International Gymnix		8		4	7
	Birmingham World Cup		5
	National Championships		5
	Pan American Games
	World Championships	7
2020	Elite Canada		5
	International Gymnix	4	7		4
2021	Canadian Championships		6

References

1. @vicwshak (November 24, 2021). "Dear gymnastics…" – via Instagram.
2. "Victoria-Kayen Woo". Canadian Olympic Team. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
3. "Woo sisters wow at L'International Gymnix in Montreal". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
4. Hopkins, Lauren (26 July 2014). "Victoria Moors out of Commonwealths". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
5. "Gymnastics Artistic Women's Team Final". Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
6. Hopkins, Lauren (6 October 2014). "2014 World Championships Qualification Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
7. Hopkins, Lauren (12 July 2015). "2015 Pan American Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
8. "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.
9. @FloGymnastics (July 23, 2019). "Team Canada in Lima!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
10. "Canadian gymnastics teams named for 2019 Pan American Games in Lima". Canadian Olympic Committee . June 17, 2019.
11. "Canadian team announced for 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships". GymCan. September 4, 2019.

External links

• Victoria Woo at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Victoria Woo at Team Canada
• Victoria Kayen Woo at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games
• Victoria Kayen Woo at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Victoria Shak on Instagram