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Victoria Moors announced her retirement from gymnastics on Sunday after an incredibly successful career on the Canadian National Team. Moors leaves with a long list of accomplishments including being a member of the 2012 Canadian Olympic Team as well as the 2013 World Championship Team.
Moors captured the gold medal on floor at eight major international competitions throughout her career with her spectacular tumbling mixed with an artistic flare.
Most recently, she competed in the 2014 Canadian National Championships and clinched the gold on bars as well as a third place all-around finish.
Most recently, she competed in the 2014 Canadian National Championships and clinched the gold on bars as well as a third place all-around finish.
Moors will be missed, but she has surely left her mark on the gymnastics community. Let’s take a look back at three of her most memorable performances.
3. Floor at 2013 AT&T American Cup
Moors competed in the all-around at the 2013 American Cup and earned the crown on floor with a 14.600. She also took second on vault, third on beam and third in the all-around with a score of 57.066 behind American gymnasts Simone Biles and Katelyn Ohashi. Her impeccable artistry alone would be enough to draw in the crowd, but she couples that with dynamic power to create a truly amazing routine. See her combination of classic elegance and impressive tumbling here:
Moors competed in the all-around at the 2013 American Cup and earned the crown on floor with a 14.600. She also took second on vault, third on beam and third in the all-around with a score of 57.066 behind American gymnasts Simone Biles and Katelyn Ohashi. Her impeccable artistry alone would be enough to draw in the crowd, but she couples that with dynamic power to create a truly amazing routine. See her combination of classic elegance and impressive tumbling here:
2. Bars at 2012 Olympic Team Final
At the 2012 London Olympic Games, Moors contributed strong performances to help team Canada qualify to the team finals competition for the first time in history and earn a fifth place finish. Moors performed a new uneven bars dismount—a toe-on to a front layout with a half twist—which is now named after her as a “D” value skill in the FIG Code of Points. Moors has beautiful releases, including a clean Shaposh half, toe up and a high flying straddle Jaeger. Watch the video of Moors’ Olympic bar routine here:
1. Floor at 2013 World Championships
During the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, Moors performed another outstanding floor routine. She executed a different routine with upgraded tumbling in the same calendar year, demonstrating her incredible talent and drive. Moors became the first woman to land a laid out double twisting double back during an official FIG event. The skill is now called the Moors and her completion of this risky element opened a new difficulty category of “I” in the FIG Code of Points. Watch her World Championship floor routine here:
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