Sophie Marois (born 30 March 2001)[1] is a Canadian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2018 World Championships. She is the 2017 Pan American champion on the balance beam.
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| Country represented |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 30, 2001 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior international elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2017–present (CAN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Méga-Gym | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Frank Kistler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editCareer
editMaross began competing for the senior Canadian national artistic gymnastics team in 2017.[2] That same year, Marois finished in first place on the balance beam at the Pan American Championships.[2] Marois was part of the Canadian team at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championship.[3] Marois had been named to the team as a reserve, but was called in to compete after Laurie Dénommée injured her ankle days before the competition.[4] The team finished the competition in fourth place, the best finish for the Canadian women's artistic gymnastics program as of 2018.[update][3][5]
References
edit- ^ "Sophie Marois". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Sophie Marois | Gymnastics Canada". www.gymcan.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ a b "Canada reaches women's team final at artistic gymnastics worlds | CBC Sports". CBC. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "Denommée et Marois : deux destins différents aux mondiaux | Sportcom". www.sportcom.qc.ca (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "Canada's women narrowly miss podium at artistic gymnastics worlds | CBC Sports". CBC. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
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