Background
Saint Bernard was born in Grenada but moved to Toronto, Canada, when her parents emigrated during the Grenadian Revolution, and holds dual Canadian and Grenadian citizenship.
Saint Bernard was born in Grenada but moved to Toronto, Canada, when her parents emigrated during the Grenadian Revolution, and holds dual Canadian and Grenadian citizenship.
She studied at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, where she played for the Dukes volleyball team She attended law school at the University of Toronto and after graduating began working for McMillan Limited Liability Partnership as a debt financing associate.
She is 1.75 metres (5 ft 9 in) tall and is coached by Paul Beard. She began training at the Young Choung Academy in Toronto. At the 2009 World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saint Bernard was eliminated in the first round of the women"s welterweight event after losing to Sun Ai-chi of Chinese Taipei.
At the 2011 World Championships in Gyeongju, South of Korea, she was disqualified in her first round bout in the women"s welterweight.
Saint Bernard qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics via the 2011 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Querétaro, Mexico in November 2011. She lost her semifinal bout to Paige McPherson of the United States but earnt her position at the Games by beating Costa Rican Katherine Alvarado by a score of 11–8 in the third-place match.
In March 2012, McMillan organised a reception for Saint Bernard and matched the United States$7,500 of donations she had raised to fund her career. She represented Grenada at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, in the women"s 67 kg weight class.
The event was held on 10 August, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
She was the first ever taekwondo competitor for Grenada at an Olympic Games.