Luisa Wilson


Luisa Wilson San Román is a Mexican ice hockey player. On 15 January 2020, Wilson became the first Mexican to win an Olympic medal in a Winter Olympics sport when her team won the gold medal at the girls' 3x3 mixed tournament, during the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Early life

Luisa Wilson San Román was born on 5 August 2005 in Celaya, Guanajuato to a Mexican mother, Laura San Román and a Canadian father, She lived and practiced in México for 12 years. Her family moved to Canada 2 years ago. Wilson has played ice hockey since she was around 2-3 years old, and she also practiced figure skating. Wilson lives in Toronto, Canada, with her parents, paternal grandparents, and brothers.

Lausanne 2020

Wilson was selected to represent Mexico at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, in Lausanne, Switzerland, in the Yellow team of the girls' 3x3 mixed ice hockey tournament. Along with athletes from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, South Korea, and Switzerland, Wilson and her team defeated the Black team 6–1, achieving the Gold medal.