Luisa Wilson
Luisa Wilson San Román (born 5 August 2005) is a Mexican ice hockey player, currently playing in the U18 AA league (see junior ice hockey) of the Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHL) with the North York Storm Prep U18 AA in the North York district of Toronto, Canada. 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 in the girls' 3x3 mixed tournament at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland. She also competed at the 2020 IIHF World  Women's U18 Championship – Division II Group B where she won a bronze medal with the Mexican national under-18 team. 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, Brian Wilson, a chiropractor in Mexico City and assistant coach for the Mexico women's national ice hockey team. Wilson has played ice hockey since she was 2 or 3 years old, and she also practiced figure skating. Career. Lausanne 2020. Wilson was selected to represent Mexico at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, in  Lausanne, Switzerland, with 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 , achieving the gold medal, thus becoming the first Mexican to win an Olympic medal in a Winter Olympics sport. 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. Wilson joined the Mexico women's national under-18 ice hockey team and competed at the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division II. She played in five games and scored  two goals overall. The team earned the bronze medal after defeating New Zealand . Beijing 2022. Wilson said she would like to represent Mexico at the 2022 Winter Olympics, which will be held in Beijing, China. Other achievements. In 2020, Wilson was included in "Forbes" 100 Most Powerful Women of Mexico. Personal life. Wilson divides her time living between Toronto, Canada, and Mexico, with her parents and brothers.