[1][2] The 2004 Summer Olympics featured a demonstration of the women's 800 m wheelchair event, in which Roy finished fourth.

However a re-run of the race was ordered by the International Paralympic Committee following protests by the Australian, US and Swiss teams after six competitors were involved in a crash on the penultimate lap.

[3] The re-run race resulted in the same three athletes winning medals but in a different order, with Roy placing second.

Once she entered high school, Roy developed an interest in several sports, including basketball, badminton, downhill skiing, tennis, and handball in particular, which she played until her last year of high school.

At age 17, an all-terrain vehicle accident left Roy with a paralyzing injury and without the use of her legs.