Shallon Olsen

2012

Olsen made her international debut at the Élite Gym Massilia in November, winning gold with her team and silver in the all-around behind compatriot Rose-Kaying Woo. As a 12-year-old, Olsen won the overall gold medal at the 2012 Canadian Gymnastics Championship in Regina, Saskatchewan.

2013

In January, Olsen competed at the International Gymnix, winning gold on vault and silver with her team. That spring, she competed at the Canadian Nationals, winning gold in the all-around, vault, and floor exercise, and placing fourth on bars and fifth on beam. In the Master Team division at the Elite Gym Massilia in November, the Canadian team placed third on vault, fourth on beam, fifth in the all-around and on bars, and seventh on floor. Individually, she won silver on vault and placed fourteenth in the all-around. She qualified to the Top Massilia and placed fourth on vault. Olsen was recognized as Kate Richardson Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year by Gymnastics BC.

2014

In February, Olsen competed at the Elite Canada, winning gold on vault and floor and silver in the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam. A couple weeks later, she competed at the Gymnastics Legends Invitational in California, winning silver in the all-around behind compatriot Audrey Rousseau. At the International Gymnix Junior Cup, she won gold on vault, silver with her team and on floor, bronze in the all-around, and placed seventh on balance beam. In late March, she competed at the Junior Pan American Championships, winning team gold, vault silver, and placing fourth on floor exercise. She competed at the Pacific Rim Championships, winning team and floor exercise silver, vault bronze, and placing sixth in the all-around and on bars.

In May, Olsen competed at the Canadian National Championships, winning vault gold, all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam silver, and floor exercise bronze. In November, she competed at the Elite Gym Massilia in France. In the Open division, she won gold on vault, silver with her team, and placed fifth on floor, sixth on beam, and eighth in the all-around. In the Master division, she won silver on vault, and placed fifth with her team and eleventh in the all-around.

2015

Olsen competed in the senior division of the Elite Canada in late January, winning vault gold, floor exercise bronze, and placing sixth in the all-around and eighth on beam. In March, she competed at the International Gymnix, winning team and vault gold and placing eighth in the all-around. At the City of Jesolo Trophy, she won team and vault silver and placed tenth in the all-around. She competed in the senior division at the Canadian National Championships, winning gold on vault and placing sixth in the all-around.

2016

Olsen made her senior debut at the Elite Canada in February. She placed fourteenth in the all-around and won the title on vault. She went on to compete at the WOGA Classic in Frisco, Texas, winning vault and floor exercise gold and all-around silver. In March, she competed at the International Gymnix, winning gold on vault and bronze on floor, and placing fourth with her team and twelfth in the all-around. In April she competed at the 2016 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships (Everett, Washington) winning vault gold, team silver, floor exercise bronze, and placing fourth in the all-around and seventh on balance beam. In June, she competed at the Canadian National Championships, winning vault gold, floor exercise silver, and placing fourth in the all-around, ninth on uneven bars, and eleventh on balance beam. She was named to the Canadian Olympic team in late June.

Rio Olympics

Canada competed in the last subdivision of qualifications, starting on balance beam. While Canada did not qualify to the team final, Olsen debuted an Amanar, and while she overrotated, her average was enough to qualify her to the vault final in sixth place. She finished eighth in the final.

2017

In February, Olsen competed at the Elite Canada, winning gold on vault and placing fifth on bars and sixth in the all-around.

2016

Olsen placed eighth in the individual vault competition final in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil while the Canadian Artistic Gymnastics Team finished ninth in the team competition.

Internationally, Olsen has participated in the 2016 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships (Everett, Washington) and the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy (Venice, Italy).

2011

Olsen earned the junior national vault championship in 2011 and held it until 2014 when moving up to senior level.

In the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Olsen won gold and bronze medals as a 10-year-old Grade 5 student.

Early life

As a high school student, Olsen attended Centennial Secondary in Coquitlam, British Columbia outside of her residence city to remain close to her six-day a week training at Omega Gymnastics in Coquitlam.