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Brooklyn Moors
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Moors at the 2017 World Championships
Personal information
Full name Brooklyn Chloe Moors
Country represented Canada Canada
Born (2001-02-23) February 23, 2001 (age 24)
Cambridge, Ontario
Height 158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team 2017–2021
College team UCLA Bruins (2022–2025)
Head coach(es) Elvira Saadi
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold 2019 Lima Floor exercise
Silver 2019 Lima Team
Pan American Championships
Gold 2017 Lima Floor exercise
Silver 2017 Lima Vault
Bronze 2017 Lima Uneven bars
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 1 0 1
Representing the UCLA Bruins
UCLA Bruins script.svg
NCAA Championships
Gold 2025 Fort Worth Floor exercise
Silver 2025 Fort Worth Team
Awards Longines Prize for Elegance (2017)

Brooklyn Chloe Moors (born February 23, 2001) is a talented Canadian artistic gymnast. She competed for Canada at the 2020 Olympic Games. Brooklyn also represented her country at the World Championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

At the 2017 World Championships, she made history. Brooklyn became the first Canadian to win the Longines Prize for Elegance. She is also a champion from the 2019 Pan American Games. There, she won gold in the floor exercise. She also earned a silver medal with her team. In 2017, she was the Pan American champion on the floor exercise. Brooklyn competed for the UCLA Bruins in college gymnastics from 2022 to 2025.

Early Life and Gymnastics Start

Brooklyn Chloe Moors was born on February 23, 2001. Her hometown is Cambridge, Ontario, in Canada. She has an older sister named Victoria Moors. Victoria was an Olympic gymnast in 2012. Brooklyn started gymnastics when she was just three years old. Her sister's success inspired her to begin the sport.

Junior Gymnastics Career

Brooklyn started competing at an elite level in 2016. At the 2016 Elite Canada event, she finished 21st overall. She won a silver medal on the balance beam at that competition. Later, she made her first international appearance. This was at the 2016 Nadia Comaneci Invitational.

At the 2016 International Gymnix, she placed fourth overall. She also won a gold medal on the floor exercise. Brooklyn then earned a bronze medal overall at the 2016 Canadian Championships. Her last competition of 2016 was the Elite Gym Massilia.

Senior Gymnastics Career

2017: First Senior Competitions

Brooklyn became old enough to compete as a senior in 2017. She won a bronze medal overall at Elite Canada. She also placed well in other events. At the International Gymnix, she won a bronze medal overall. Her Canadian team also won a gold medal.

Brooklyn competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy. Her team finished sixth there. She also placed fifth in the vault final. At the Canadian Championships, she finished seventh overall. She won a bronze medal on the vault.

Pan American and World Championships

Brooklyn was chosen for the Pan American Championships in Lima. She won a silver medal on vault. She also earned a bronze medal on the uneven bars. Most excitingly, she won a gold medal on the floor exercise.

She then competed at the Szombathely Challenge Cup. There, she won a bronze medal on vault. She also took home a gold medal on the floor exercise. Brooklyn was then selected for the World Championships in Montreal. She finished 15th overall and fifth on the floor exercise. After the competition, she received the Longines Prize for Elegance. This made her the first Canadian to ever win this special award.

2018: Team Success at Worlds

In February 2018, Brooklyn competed at Elite Canada. She won gold medals overall and on the floor exercise. She also earned a silver medal on the balance beam. In March, she competed at the American Cup. She finished seventh overall there. At the Canadian National Championships, she placed fourth overall.

In October, Brooklyn was chosen for the World Championships in Doha. Her team included Ellie Black and Shallon Olsen. During the qualification round, Canada's team qualified for the final in fourth place. Brooklyn also qualified for the all-around and floor exercise finals. In the team final, Canada finished fourth. This was the best finish ever for Team Canada at the World Championships. Brooklyn then finished 24th in the all-around final. She placed eighth in the floor exercise final.

2019: Pan Am Gold and Olympic Qualification

At the Canadian Championships, Brooklyn won a bronze medal overall. She also won a gold medal on the balance beam. She earned a silver medal on the floor exercise. In June, she was selected for the Pan American Games. Her team won a silver medal in the team competition.

Brooklyn placed sixth on uneven bars. The next day, she won the gold medal on the floor exercise. This was a big win for her.

On September 4, Brooklyn was named to the team for the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Canada's team finished seventh in the team final. This meant they qualified as a team for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. In the individual finals, Brooklyn finished 14th overall. She also placed seventh on the floor exercise.

2020-2021: Olympic Journey

In January 2020, Brooklyn was supposed to compete at the American Cup. However, she was later replaced by Ellie Black. Her first competition of the season was Elite Canada. She placed second overall there. She also won silver medals on uneven bars and balance beam. She earned a gold medal on the floor exercise.

In February, she signed to join UCLA. She planned to start competing in college in 2020–21. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, she took classes online. She also took a year off from college gymnastics to train for the 2020 Olympic Games, which were postponed. She also took eight months off training due to a back injury.

Brooklyn Moors CAN 2021
Moors at the 2021 Canadian Championships

At the Second Canadian Technical Trial in 2021, Brooklyn only competed on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise. This was because she was recovering from her back injury. She won a silver medal on the floor exercise. At the Canadian National Championships, she placed eighth overall. However, she won gold on the floor exercise.

On June 17, 2021, Brooklyn was officially named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team. The team finished tenth in the qualification round. They did not make it to the team final. But Brooklyn qualified for the all-around final in 22nd place. She finished 16th in the all-around final.

College Gymnastics Career

Brooklyn started taking classes at UCLA online during the 2020–21 school year. She did not compete that season to focus on training for the 2020 Olympic Games. She began competing for the UCLA Bruins during the 2021–22 season.

In 2025, Brooklyn Moors won the individual floor title at the NCAA national championships. This was a major achievement in her college career.

Perfect 10.0 Scores

Brooklyn Moors achieved a perfect 10.0 score in her college career.

Season Date Event Meet
2025 March 22, 2025 Floor exercise Big Ten Championships

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