Zoé Allaire-Bourgie (born September 27, 2004) is a retired Canadian artistic gymnast and is the 2018 Junior Pan-American gold medalist on balance beam.
Early life
Zoé Allaire-Bourgie was born in Bangkok, Thailand in 2004.[1] At eight months old she was adopted by a Canadian couple, mother Dominique Allaire and father Guy Bourgie, who are social worker and child care worker.[2] She has two older brothers, Guillaume and Laurent.[3]
Gymnastics career
2017
In February Allaire-Bourgie competed at Elite Canada where she placed fifth in the all-around and won silver on uneven bars and floor excise, both behind Ana Padurariu.[4] In March she competed at International Gymnix in Montreal where she won silver on the balance beam behind Gabby Perea of the United States and she helped Canada finish fourth in the team final.[5] In April Allaire-Bourgie competed at the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy where she placed 21st in the all-around, fifth on balance beam, and eighth on floor exercise. Canada finished seventh in the team final.[6] In May she competed at the Canadian Championships where she placed sixth in the all-around.[7] Allaire-Bourgie ended the season competing at Elite Gym Massilia. She placed ninth in the masters all-around and fourth in the open all-around. For event finals she placed third on vault and fourth on uneven bars.[8]
2018
In February she competed at Elite Canada where she placed fourth on vault and first on balance beam.[9] In March Allaire-Bourgie competed at International Gymnix where she won golf in the all-around, ahead of Asia D'Amato of Italy. During event finals she placed fourth on vault, second on uneven bars behind Elena Gerasimova of Russia, first on balance beam ahead of Elisa Iorio of Italy, and fifth on floor exercise.[10] Allaire-Bourgie was later selected to represent Canada at the 2018 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships. While there she helped Canada win silver in the team final.[11] In the all-around she won bronze behind Americans Jordan Bowers and Kayla DiCello.[12] During event finals she placed sixth on vault, second on uneven bars behind diCello, first on balance beam, and third on floor exercise behind Bowers and Sunisa Lee of the United States.[13] At the Canadian Championships in May Allaire-Bourgie won gold in the all-around ahead of Emma Spence.[14] In June Allaire-Bourgie represented Canada at the 2018 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She won silver in the all-around behind Bowers and help Canada place second. In event finals she won bronze on uneven bars behind Bowers and Leanne Wong of the United States, won gold on balance beam, and placed fourth on floor exercise.[15]
2019
Allaire-Bourgie competed at Elite Canada amongst senior level gymnasts, even though she was still a junior. She placed third in the all-around behind Ana Padurariu and Ellie Black and placed third on uneven bars once again behind Padurariu and Black. She also placed fourth on balance beam behind Padurariu, Black, and Laurie-Lou Vézina, and placed sixth on floor exercise.[16] In March she competed at the 2019 L'International Gymnix. She helped Canada win the bronze medal behind the United States and Belgium. Individually Allaire-Bourgie won gold in the all-around ahead of American Olivia Greaves. During event finals she placed fourth on vault, second on uneven bars behind American Skye Blakely, second on balance beam behind Noémie Louon, and won gold on floor exercise.[17] In May Allaire-Bourgie competed at the Canadian National Championships, once again amongst the senior gymnasts. After the first day of competition she was in fourth place in the all-around behind Padurariu, Black, and Brooklyn Moors. On the second day, Allaire-Bourgie withdrew from the competition after injuring her ACL.[18][19] As a result of the injury, Allaire-Bourgie was unable to compete at the inaugural Junior World Championships.
