Victoria Moors facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Victoria Moors |
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| Full name | Victoria Ashley Moors | ||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Canada |
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| Born | November 5, 1996 Surrey, British Columbia |
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| Hometown | Cambridge, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Elvira Saadi | ||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Valdimir Kondratenko | ||||||||||||||||
| Music | "Torn" by Nathan Lanier (2014) "Assassin's Tango" by John Powell (2011–2012 & Oct 2013 at the 2013 World Championships), Artsakh by Ara Gevorgian (Nov 2012-Sept 2013) | ||||||||||||||||
| Eponymous skills | Floor Exercise: Double Twisting (720 degrees) Double Layout | ||||||||||||||||
| Retired | May 31, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| World ranking | All Around 4 (2014) Beam 31 (2012) Floor 6 (2012) | ||||||||||||||||
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Victoria Ashley Moors (born November 5, 1996) is a retired Canadian artistic gymnast. She proudly represented her country at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Victoria is also the older sister of 2020 Olympic gymnast Brooklyn Moors.
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Victoria's Early Gymnastics Journey
Starting Strong: 2010 and 2011
In December 2010, Victoria competed at Elite Canada in Gatineau, Quebec. She won the all-around competition, showing she was a top junior gymnast. She also placed first on vault, uneven bars, and floor.
In May 2011, Victoria won the all-around title at the Canadian Championships. This event took place in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. She also won gold on uneven bars and floor, and a bronze medal on vault.
Later in 2011, Victoria moved to a new gymnastics club called Dynamo Gymnastics. Her longtime coach, Elvira Saadi, opened this new club.
Becoming a Senior Gymnast
The Road to the Olympics: 2012
In January 2012, Victoria competed at the London Prepares series. This event helped Canada qualify a full team for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Victoria helped the team finish second. She also placed second in the floor final.
In February, Victoria competed at Elite Canada in Mississauga, Ontario. She finished third in the all-around competition. She also won gold on floor and a bronze medal on uneven bars.
In March, Victoria placed fourth at the American Cup in New York City. Later that month, she helped the Canadian team win a bronze medal at the Pacific Rim Championships in Everett, Washington.
In April, Victoria won a silver medal on floor at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Zibo, China. In May, she tied for the silver medal in the all-around at the Canadian Gymnastics Championships. She also won gold on floor and silver on uneven bars.
Victoria hoped to be chosen for the five-member team going to the 2012 Summer Olympics. She had worked very hard for this goal.
At the end of June, Victoria was selected for the Olympic team. She was very excited to go to the Olympics. She felt her hard work on her floor routine was paying off.
London Olympics
In July 2012, Victoria competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. She helped the Canadian team achieve an amazing fifth-place finish. This was a big surprise, as they had aimed for a top-eight finish.
Victoria said the team "upset a lot of big countries." She felt they had "raised the bar for Canada" and were setting a path for future gymnasts.
Making History: 2013
In March 2013, Victoria competed at the American Cup in Worcester, Massachusetts. She had the highest score on floor among the women. She won a bronze medal in the all-around competition.
In August, Victoria made history at the Pan American Senior Apparatus Championship. She was the first female gymnast to perform a "double-twisting double layout" in her floor exercise routine during an international competition.
At the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in October, she finished 10th in the all-around.
The special skill Victoria performed on floor is now officially called the "Moors" in the Code of Points. This is the rulebook for gymnastics. It is a very difficult skill. Since Victoria first performed it, only a few other gymnasts have successfully done it.
Competing in 2014
In January 2014, it was announced that Victoria would compete in the American Cup. She was also set to compete in the Tokyo World Cup in April.
In February, Victoria competed at Elite Canada in Gatineau, Quebec. She won the all-around competition. She also qualified for the bars and beam finals.
Retirement: 2015
On May 31, 2015, Victoria announced that she was retiring from gymnastics. She shared this news on Instagram.
Skills Named After Victoria
Victoria has two gymnastics skills named after her in the Code of Points. This means she was the first to successfully perform these moves in a major competition.
| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty | When Added to the Code of Points |
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| Uneven bars | Moors | Underswing with a forward salto (flip) with 1/2 turn while laid out | D | 2012 Olympic Games |
| Floor exercise | Moors | Double-twisting (2/1) double laid out salto backwards | I | 2013 World Championships |
Competitive History
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2008 | Elite Canada | 6 |  |
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| 2009 | Canadian Novice National Championships | |
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| 2011 | Canadian Junior National Championships | |
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| 2012 | London Test Event | |
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| American Cup | 4 | ||||||
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| Olympic Games | 5 | ||||||
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| Canadian National Championships | 5 | ||||||
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| World Championships | 10 | ||||||
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| American Cup | 4 | ||||||
| Tokyo World Cup | 4 | ||||||
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