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Victoria-Kayen Woo
Woo at the 2015 Pan American Games
Personal information
Born (1997-10-15) October 15, 1997 (age 27)
LaSalle, Quebec, Canada
ResidenceBrossard, Quebec, Canada
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Canada
Years on national team2012–2021 (CAN)
LevelSenior International Elite
GymGym-Richelieu
Head coach(es)Michel Charron
RetiredNovember 24, 2021[1]
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 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

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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

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2014

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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

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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

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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

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

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2011 Junior National Championships 7 6 4
2012 Elite Canada 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Junior National Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5
Pacific Rim Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
International Gymnix 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6
Pan American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6
Senior
2013 Elite Canada 7 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9
International Gymnix 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ljubljana World Cup 7 6
National Championships 4 6
Élite Gym Massilia 5 15 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
City of Jesolo Trophy 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 23
Ljubljana World Cup 7 5
National Championships 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pan American Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships 6
Arthur Gander Memorial 4
2016 Elite Canada 13
International Gymnix 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5
International Gymnix 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Tokyo World Cup 7
Pacific Rim Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 5 4
National Championships 6 15 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 Elite Canada 4 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
International Gymnix 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 4 7
Birmingham World Cup 5
National Championships 5
Pan American Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 7
2020 Elite Canada 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
International Gymnix 4 7 4
2021 Canadian Championships 6

References

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  1. ^ a b @vicwshak (November 24, 2021). "Dear gymnastics…" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ a b "Victoria-Kayen Woo". Canadian Olympic Team. 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.
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