Victoria-Kayen Woo

Victoria-Kayen Woo (born 15 October 1997 in LaSalle, Quebec) is a 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
Country represented Canada
Born (1997-10-15) October 15, 1997
LaSalle, Quebec, Canada
ResidenceBrossard, Quebec, Canada
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2012 -
GymGym-Richelieu
Head coach(es)Michel Charron
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoTeam
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place2015 TorontoBalance Beam

Personal life

Victoria-Kayen Woo was born in LaSalle, Quebec to parents Billy Woo and Maryse Ronda.[1] She has a younger sister, Rose-Kaying Woo, who is also a member of the Canadian National Gymnastics Team.[2] She began gymnastics at age three, and her favorite gymnast is Aliya Mustafina.[1]

Career

2014

Woo competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games after being brought in to replace Victoria Moors.[3] The team finished in fourth behind England, Australia, and Wales.[4] She competed at the 2014 World Championships where she helped the Canadian team finish in twelfth and qualify for the 2015 World Championships.[5]

2015

Woo competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. The team won a silver medal behind the United States.[6] 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!"[7]

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

Competitive history
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2011Junior National Championships764
2012Elite Canada2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)73rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Junior National Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)5
Pacific Rim Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
International Gymnix41st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)6
Pan American Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)66
Senior
2013Elite Canada71st place, gold medalist(s)9
International Gymnix1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ljubljana World Cup76
National Championships46
Élite Gym Massilia5153rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2014Elite Canada54
International Gymnix754
National Championships546
Commonwealth Games4
Pan American Championships515
World Championships12
2015Elite Canada6
International Gymnix1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)83rd place, bronze medalist(s)
City of Jesolo Trophy3rd place, bronze medalist(s)23
Ljubljana World Cup75
National Championships43rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pan American Games2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships6
Arthur Gander Memorial4
2016Elite Canada13
International Gymnix2nd place, silver medalist(s)57
Olympic Test Event40
National Championships10105155
Arthur Gander Memorial8
Élite Gym Massilia718
2018Elite Canada51st place, gold medalist(s)65
International Gymnix2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)103rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Tokyo World Cup7
Pacific Rim Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)754
National Championships61562nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019Elite Canada472nd place, silver medalist(s)
International Gymnix3rd place, bronze medalist(s)847
Birmingham World Cup5
National Championships5
Pan American Games2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships7

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