Victoria-Kayen Woo | ||||||||||||||||||
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Country represented | Canada | |||||||||||||||||
Born | LaSalle, Quebec, Canada | October 15, 1997|||||||||||||||||
Residence | Brossard, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2012–2021 (CAN) | |||||||||||||||||
Gym | Gym-Richelieu | |||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Michel Charron | |||||||||||||||||
Retired | November 24, 2021 [1] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
Woo announced her retirement from the sport on November 24, 2021. [1]
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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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 |
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