[1] Following the 2012 Olympics, Huynh retired from competition and started coaching the University of Calgary Dinos wrestling team.

[1] Huynh broke onto the international scene as a wrestler beginning at the World Championships in 2000 where she won bronze.

Success never dropped off though, Huynh would win the title in her 48 kg weight class at the 2007 Pan American Games.

[9] On 8 December 2015, Huynh was named Canada's assistant chef de mission for Rio Olympics.

[1] Huynh was born in British Columbia to parents who were ethnic Chinese refugees from northern Vietnam.

[16] She was coached by Paul Ragusa, former National team member and Olympian, as well as Leigh Vierling, ex-husband of former World Champion Christine Nordhagen.