[2] Veronica was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and was raised by mother Emer and father Scott Hults.

Hults began her competitive season at the WOGA Classic Elite Qualifier, where she won the balance beam title.

This was sufficient to qualify to the USA Gymnastics National Championships, where she competed on the uneven bars and the balance beam.

Hults made her international debut at the 2013 Mexico Open in Acapulco, where she won the gold medal with teammates Bailie Key, Laurie Hernandez, and Emily Gaskins and placed first on the uneven bars.

[5][6] Following her competition at the 2014 P&G Championships, Hults didn't make the U.S. National Team but was invited to the 2014 Worlds selection camp.