Pan American Games 2011 Event Finals Champions (day 2)

Pan American Games 2011 Champions were crowned on men's vault, parallel bars, and high bar, and women's balance beam and floor exercise. Below are the full results from the final day of competition in Gudalajara.  Men's Vault 1. Diego Hypolito, BRA - 15.875 2. Enrique Gonzalez, CHI - 15.587 3. Hugh Smith, CAN - 15.575 4. Angel Ramos, PUR - 15.487 5. Scott Morgan, CAN - 15.40 6. Javier Cervantes, MEX - 15.337 7. Paul Ruggeri, USA - 15.575, 14.150 - 14.862 8. Luis Rivera, PUR, 14.275     Women's Balance Beam 1. Ana Sofia Gomez, GUA - 14.175 2. Kristina Vaculik, CAN - 13.925 3. Daniele Hypolito, BRA - 13.750 4. Karla Salazar, MEX - 13.425 5. Talia Chiareli, CAN - 13.075 6. Fanny Briceno, VEN - 12.55 7. Yessenia Estrada, MEX - 12.50 8. Jessica Gil, COL - 11.80     Men's Parallel Bars 1. Daniel Corral, MEX - 15.525 2. Paul Ruggeri, USA - 14.825 2. Luis Vargas, PUR - 14.825 2. Jorge Giraldo, COL - 14.825 5. Sergio Sasaki, BRA - 14.80 6. Carlos Capana, CUB - 14.40 7. Jossimar Orlando Calvo, COL - 13.60 8. Sho Nakamori, USA - 13.475     Women's Floor Exercise 1. Ana Lago, MEX - 13.800 2. Mikaela Gerber, CAN - 13.775 3. Daniele Hypolito, BRA - 13.750 4. Kristina Vaculik, CAN - 13.50 5. Elsa Garcia, MEX - 13.40 6. Jessie DeZiel, USA - 13.325 7. Dovelis Elena Torres, CUB - 13.10 8. Ana Sofia Gomez, GUA - 11.30     Men's High Bar 1. Paul Ruggeri, USA - 15.650 2. Jossimar Calvo, COL - 14.825 3. Angel Ramos, PUR - 14.625 4. Petrix Barbosa, BRA - 14.30 4. Jorge Giraldo, COL - 14.30 6. Alexander Rodriguez, PUR - 14.225 7. C.J. Maestas, USA - 14.175 8. Nicolaas Cordoba, ARG - 13.125 More Pan American Games 2011 gymnastics results: - Women's Team Final won by USA - Men's Team Final won by Brazil - Women's All Around Final won by Bridgette Caquatto - Men's All Around Final won by Jossimar Orlando Calvo - Individual Event Finals, day 1  

Oct 30, 2011

Pan American Games 2011 Event Finals Champions (day 1)

2011 Pan American Games Champions were crowned today on women's vault, uneven bars, men's floor, pommel horse, and still rings. Below are the results from day one of two of event finals in Guadalajara.  Men's Floor 1. Diego Hypolito, BRA, 15.800 2. Enrique Gonzalez, CHI, 15.625 3. Alexander Rodriguez, PUR, 14.900 4. Scott Morgan, CAN, 14.675 5. Jossimar Calvo, COL, 14.35 6. Luis Rivera, PUR, 14.250 7. Tyler Mizoguchi, USA, 14.125 8. Paul Ruggeri, USA, 11.400     Women's Vault 1. Brandie Jay, USA, 14.337 2. Elsa Garcia, Mexico, 14.312 3. Catalina Escobar, COL, 14.162 4. Adrian Nunes, BRA, 13.962 5. Jessica Gil, COL, 13.887 6. Paula Mejias, PUR, 13.837 7. Daniele Hypolito, BRA, 13.587 8. Yamilet Pena, DOM, 6.95     Men's Pommel Horse 1. Daniel Corral, MEX - 15.300 2. Jorge Giraldo, COL - 14.625 3. Jorge Pena, COL - 14.450 4. Jason Scott, CAN, 13.425 5. Alexander Rodriguez, OUR, 13.40 6. Luis Vargas, PUR, 13.225 7T. Sergio Sasaki, BRA, 12.85 7T. Luis Alberto Sosa, MEX, 12.85     Uneven Bars 1. Bridgette Caquatto, USA, 14.525 2. Shawn Johnson, USA, 14.50 - video 3. Marisela Cantu, MEX, 13.625 4. Elsa Garcia, MEX, 13.625 5. Christina Lee, CAN, 13.575 6. Ivet Rojas, VEN, 12.70 7. Nathalia Sanchez, COL, 12.25 8. Bibiana Velez, COL, 12.15     Men's Still Rings 1. Brandon Wynn, USA, 15.625 2. Arthur Zanetti, BRA,  15.600 3. C.J. Maestas, USA, 15.550 4. Tommy Ramos, PUR, 15.150 5. Regulo Carmona, VEN, 14.475 6. Osvaldo Martinez Erazun, ARG, 14.40 7. Tomas Gonzalez, CHI, 14.25 8. Federico Molinari, ARG, 13.975 Full results here Watch videos of the 2011 Pan American Games uploaded by gymnastike users.  More Pan American Games 2011 gymnastics results: - Women's Team Final won by USA - Men's Team Final won by Brazil - Women's All Around Final won by Bridgette Caquatto - Men's All Around Final won by Jossimar Orlando Calvo - Individual Event Finals, day 2   Photos by Grace Chiu/USA Gymnastics. 

Oct 27, 2011

Bridgette Caquatto of USA wins 2011 Pan American Games All Around Title

Bridgette Caquatto of USA and Legacy Elite Gymnastics won the women’s all-around title at the 2011 Pan American Games, making her the seventh consecutive American to win gold in the event.   “This is just amazing,” Caquatto said. “It feels just as amazing as it did the other day when the whole team won first too. I’m just so happy.”   Posting a final score of 55.875, Caquatto joins Shawn Johnson (2007), Chellsie Memmel (2003), Morgan White (1999), Shannon Miller (1995), Stephanie Woods (1991) and Sabrina Mar (1987), as the seventh U.S. woman to earn this Pan Am title.   Claiming silver was the young Guatemalan standout Ana Sofia Gomez who led the all around after the first day of competition. She vaulted a yurchenko double twist to score 14.525 and she earned the highest beam score of the competition, 14.350, to finish her day with a 55.425 all around score. Kristina Vaculik of Canada took the bronze medal with 54.775.    In the first rotation, Caquatto was first up on floor posting a score of 13.400 with a front double full to front layout. She watered down her vault to a clean and easy yurchenko full to score 14.075, then went to bars where she nailed a huge routine packed with release moves to score a 14.725, the highest of the competition. This shot her up to first place heading into the final event. Caquatto fought to stay on the beam on her back handspring layout step out series and finished well to earn a 13.675 and the all around title. Click here to watch Caquatto's bar routine.    Peng Peng Lee of Canada was in the hunt for a medal but hit her feet on the ground on her Bhardwaj transition (full twisting pak) on bars. Elsa Garcia of Mexico came back from a fall on her beam series to finish 5th place in front of the home crowd. Brandie Jay of USA finished in 6th place in her first international competition highlighted by a 14.825 for her yurchenko double twist on vault.  All Around Results:  1. CAQUATTO Bridgette, USA, 55.875  2. GOMEZ Ana Sofia, GUA, 55.425 3. VACULIK Kristina, CAN, 54.775 4. LEE Christine, CAN, 54.575 5. GARCIA Elsa, MEX, 54.425 6. JAY Brandie, USA, 54.350 7. HYPOLITO Daniele, BRA, 54.175 8. ESCOBAR Catalina, COL, 52.950 9. GIL Jessica, COL, 52.650 10. LAGO Ana Estefania, MEX, 52.45 11. TORRES Dovelis Elena, CUB, 52.225 12. NUNES Adrian, BRA, 51.70 13. RODRIGUEZ Dayana  14. ROJAS Ivet Jose  15. GALERA Merlina  16.ESTARLI Lucila  17. MEJIAS Paula 18. PEÑA ABREU Yamilet  19. PEÑA Maciel Yoselin  20. WILLIAMS Thema  21. VAZQUEZ Nicolle   22. CASTRO Martina  23. HELWIGG Elid Mayerli  24. COLLANTES Sandra Mary Full Results Here Watch videos of the 2011 Pan American Games uploaded by Gymnastike user eurogym.  Image of Caquatto by Grace Chiu/USA Gymnastics

Oct 26, 2011

Pan American Games Men's Team Final: Results, Recap, & Finalists

Team Finals competition at the 2011 Pan American Games concluded with the Brazilian men capturing the gold medal ahead of Puerto Rico and the United States. Both Brazil and Puerto Rico competed their same teams who finished 13th and 14th respectively just two weeks ago at the World Championships in Tokyo.    The Brazilian gold medal team is made up of Francisco Barreto, Petrix Barbosa, Pericles Da Silva, former World Floor Champion Diego Hypolito, Sergio Sasaki who posted the top all around score of the day with 87.70, and 2011 World Rings silver medalist Arthur Zanetti. En route to their win, the Brazilian men posted the highest team total on floor (58.65), vault (62.80), and tied the US for 1st on rings (57.30).    The United States sent an entirely different team to Pan American Games than they sent to World Championships, and like Worlds, they ended up with the team bronze medal. However, if you take the US Pan American Games team's scores and stack them up with World Championships scoring, they would have finished a shocking 17th place as a team.    The US men had mistakes throughout the day including a fluke fall on floor from 2010 World team member Brandon Wynn, appearing to get lost in the air on a tumbling pass, an uncharacteristically poor pommel horse routine from CJ Maestas, and reigning NCAA parallel bars champion Tyler Mizoguchi did not deliver on his best event. The biggest dent in the US team total came on pommel horse where they totaled only a 52.40 with the highest score coming from newcomer Donothan Bailey at 13.90.     There were some bright spots for the US men including Paul Ruggeri on high bar and vault, Brandon Wynn and CJ Maestas on rings, and Sho Nakamori on parallel bars. Each of these routines will have a chance for medals in the event finals.  Below are the results for the 2011 Pan American Games Team Finals, and the complete list of gymnasts who will advance to individual all around and event finals. Due to meet rules, only two gymnasts per country may advance to finals.  TEAM FINALS RESULTS 1. Brazil 346.10 2. Puerto Rico 344.850 3. USA 342.00 4. Colombia 340.200 5. Canada 335.200 6. Mexico 332.500 7. Argentina 330.350 ALL AROUND FINALISTS:  1. Sergio Sasaki, BRA, 87.70 2. Jorge Hugo Giraldo, COL, 86.55 3. Luis Vargas, PUR, 86.50 4. Tomas Gonzalez, CHI, 85.45 5. Luis Rivera, PUR, 85.85 6. Jossimer Calvo, COL, 85.35 7. Hugh Smith, CAN, 84.70 8. Petrix Barbosa, BRA, 84.05 9. CJ Maestas, USA, 83.55 10. Anderson Loran, CAN, 83.0 11. Federico Molinari, ARG, 82.85 12. Javier Cervantes, MEX, 82.45 13. Luis Sosa, MEX, 81.45 14. Nicolas Cordoba, ARG, 81.35 15. Brandon Wynn, USA, 80.65 16. Carlos Campana, CUB, 80.45 17. Adickxon Trejo, VEN, 80.35 18. Mynor Juarez, GUA, 77.80 19. Ernesto Vila, CUB, 77.50 20. Oscar Figeroa, ESA, 75.65 21. Byron Lopez, ECU, 74.60 22. Boris Merchan, ECU, 73.70 23. Tarik Soto, CRC, 72.55 24. Jose Quilla, PER, 70.80   FLOOR FINALISTS: 1. Diego Hypolito, BRA, 15.60 2. Tomas Gonzalez, CHI, 15.05 - video 3. Jossimar Calvo, COL, 14.80 - video 4. Alexander Rodriguez, PUR, 14.75 5. Sergio Sasaki Junior, BRA, 14.65 6. Scott Morgan, CAN, 14.65 7. Luis Rivera, PUR, 14.65 8. Donothan Bailey, USA, 14.55 --- R1. Tyler Mizoguchi, USA, 14.55 R2. Hugh Smith, CAN, 14.40 - video R3. Mauro Martinez, ARG, 14.25   POMMEL HORSE FINALISTS: 1. Daniel Corral, MEX, 15.30 - video 2. Sergio Sasaki Junior, BRA, 14.60 3. Alexander Rodriguez, PUR, 140 - video 4. Jorge Pena, COL, 14.40 5. Luis Vargas, PUR, 14.25 6. Luis Sosa, MEX, 13.95 7. Jorge Hugo Giraldo, COL, 13.95  8. Jason Scott, CAN, 13.9 --- R1. Anderson Loran, CAN, 13.9 R2. Donothan Bailey, USA, 13.9 R3. Pericles da Silva, BRA, 13.85   STILL RINGS FINALISTS: 1. Arthur Zanetti, BRA, 15.55 - video 2. Regulo Carmona, VEN, 15.30 3. Tommy Ramos, PUR, 14.95 - video 4. Brandon Wynn, USA, 14.90 5. CJ Maestas, USA, 14.80 - video 6. Osvaldo Martinez, ARG, 14.55 7. Federico Molinari, ARG, 14.45 8. Tomas Gonzalez, CHI, 14.3 --- R1. Jorge Hugo Giraldo, COL, 14.3 R2. Scott Morgan, CAN, 14.25 R3. Luis Rivera, PUR, 14.15   VAULT FINALISTS: 1. Tomas Gonzalez, CHI, 16.025 2. Hugh Smith, CAN, 15.725 3. Diego Hypolito, BRA, 15.725 - video 4. Luis Rivera, PUR, 15.6 - video 5. Scott Morgan, CAN, 15.475 6. Paul Ruggeri, USA, 15.45  7. Angel Ramos, PUR, 15.40 - video 8. Javier Cervantes, MEX, 15.3 --- R1. Jesus de Leon, DOM, 15.275 R2. James Brochero, COL, 15.175 R3. Carlos Campana, CUB, 15.175   PARALLEL BARS FINALISTS: 1. Daniel Corral, MEX, 15.35  2. Jorge Hugo Giraldo, COL, 14.90 3. Sho Nakamori, USA, 14.60 - video 4. Sergio Sasaki Junior, BRA, 14.55 5. Jossimar Calvo, COL, 14.50 - video 6. Paul Ruggeri, USA, 14.45 7. Carlos Campana, CUB, 14.35 8. Tomas Gonzalez, CHI, 14.2 --- R1. Luis Vargas, PUR, 14.3 R2. Javier Cervantes, MEX, 14.2 R3. Petrix Barbosa, BRA, 14.2   HIGH BAR FINALISTS: 1. Paul Ruggeri, USA, 15.20 2. Angel Ramos, PUR, 14.80 3. Jossimar Calvo, COL, 14.80 - video 4. Alexander Rodriguez, PUR, 14.70 5. CJ Maestas, USA, 14.35 - video 6. Jorge Hugo Giraldo, COL, 14.15 7. Petrix Barbosa, BRA, 14.10 8. Nicolas Cordoba, ARG, 14.10 --- R1. Aldo Torres, MEX, 14.0 R2. Sergio Sasaki Junior, BRA, 14.0 R3. Osvaldo Martinez, ARG, 13.95 Click here to watch Pan American Games 2011 videos uploaded by gymnastike user Euro Gym. 

Oct 26, 2011

Team USA Women win Pan American Games, Gymnasts advance to Finals

The first day of competition has just concluded in Guadalajara at the 2011 Pan American Games with the women's Team Final. To no surprise, Team USA took home the gold medal. Canada, competing their same team from Tokyo minus Dominique Pegg (injured) took the silver, and Mexico won the bronze medal to the delight of the home crowd.    The team competition was perhaps a bit closer than US fans may have expected after the US girls struggled on beam including a shocking two falls from reigning Olympic beam Champion Shawn Johnson! video here. The complete US team consisted of Bridgette Caquatto, Jessie DeZiel, Brandie Jay, Shawn Johnson, Grace McLaughlin and Bridget Sloan.    Below are the full results from the 2011 Pan American Games women's team final as well as the list of qualifiers to individual all around and event finals which will take place in Guadalajara later this week. Only two gymnasts per country advanced to individual finals. Also check out the accompanying videos graciously uploaded by user Euro Gym.  TEAM FINAL RESULTS: 1. USA - 219.750 2. Canada - 217.450 3. Mexico - 214.325 4. Colombia - 209.975 5. Brazil - 209.825 6. Venezuela - 206.625 7. Cuba - 201.875 8. Argentina - 192.525 ALL AROUND FINALISTS: 1. Ana Sofia Gomez Porras, GUA, 55.425 2. Christine (Peng-Peng) Lee, CAN, 55.325 3. Kristina Vaculik, CAN, 54.625 4. Bridgette Caquatto, USA, 54.30 5. Brandie Jay. USA, 54.150 6. Marisela Cantu, MEX, 53.20 7. Daniele Hypolito, BRA, 53.10 8. Elsa Garcia, MEX, 52.875 9. Jessica Gil, COL, 52.875 10. Bruna Leal, BRA, 52.60 11. Ivet Rojas, VEN, 52.575 12. Catalina Escobar, COL, 52.35  13. Dovelis Torres, CUB, 51.70 14. Maciel Pena, VEN, 51.55 15. Dayana Rodriguez, CUB, 51.175 16. Yamilet Pena, DOM, 50.325 17. Makarena Pinto, CHI, 49.75 18. Merlina Galera, ARG, 49.625 19. Paula Mejias, PUR, 49.225 20. Lucila Estarli, ARG, 49.20 21. Sandra Collantes, PER, 48.625 22. Martina Castro, CHI, 48.075 23. Elid Helwigg, ECU, 47.50 24. Nicolle Vazquez, PUR, 46.70 ---- R1. Thema Williams, TRI, 45.6 R2. Claudia Parra, ECU, 41.775 R3. Karina Regidor, CRC, 39.225     VAULT FINALISTS: 1. Brandie Jay, USA, 14.687 - video 2. Catalina Escobar, COL, 14.312 3. Yamilet Pena, DOM, 14.087 - video 4. Elsa Garcia, MEX, 14.00 5. Jessica Gil, COL, 14.00 6. Adrian Gomes, BRA, 13.925 7. Daniele Hypolito, BRA, 13.85 - video 8. Paula Mejias, PUR, 13.70 ---- R1. Kristina Vaculik, CAN, 13.687 - video R2. Ana Lago, MEX, 13.637 R3. Lucila Estarli, ARG, 13.512   BAR FINALISTS: 1. Bridgette Caquatto, USA, 14.625 - video 2. Shawn Johnson, USA, 14.4 - video 3. Christine Lee, CAN, 14.275 - video 4. Marisela Cantu, MEX, 13.65 - video 5. Bibiana Velez, COL, 13.60 6. Elsa Garcia, MEX, 13.50 - video 7. Nathalia Sanchez, COL, 13.25   8. Ivet Rojas, VEN, 13.20 ---- R1. Ana Sofia Gomez Porras, GUA, 12.825 R2. Kristina Vaculik, CAN, 12.725 R3. Bruna Leal, BRA, 12.65   BEAM FINALISTS: 1. Ana Sofia Gomez Porras, GUA, 14.675  2. Kristina Vaculik, CAN, 14.275 - video 3. Karla Salazar, MEX, 14.075 4. Talia Chiarelli, CAN, 13.675 5. Jessica Gil, COL, 13.6 6. Yessenia Estrada, MEX, 13.6 - video 7. Fanny Briceno, VEN, 13.525 8. Priscilia Cobello, BRA, 13.5 - video ---- R1. Daniele Hypolito, BRA, 13.5 - video R2. Ivet Rojas, VEN, 13.475 R3. Jessie DeZiel, 13.275   FLOOR FINALISTS:: 1. Mikaela Gerber, CAN, 13.95 - video 2. Ana Lago, MEX, 13.8 - video 3. Kristina Vaculik, CAN, 13.775 - video 4. Dovelis Torres, CUB, 13.5 - video 5. Daniele Hypolito, BRA, 13.375 - video 6. Ana Sofia Gomez Porras, GUA. 13.375 - video 7. Elsa Garcia, MEX, 13.3 8. Jessie DeZiel, USA, 13.15 - video ---- R1. Catalina Escobar, COL, 13.075 R2. Maciel Pena, VEN, 13.05 R3. Merlina Galera, ARG, 13.025 Full Pan Amercian Games Results here.  Watch more Pan American Games gymnastics videos here. 

Oct 24, 2011

Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011 LIVE Stream

The 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico is LIVE NOW at this link:  WATCH HERE Competition schedule ( All times US Eastern) Oct. 24

Oct 24, 2011

Womens gymnastics team finals at 2011 Pan Am Games set for Oct. 24

Competition at the 2011 Pan American Games will begin tomorrow in Guadalajara with the Womens Team Finals. Below is the information and team lineups from USA Gymnastics.   GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Oct. 23, 2011- Tomorrow, the womens team finals kick off the beginning of the 2011 Pan American Games artistic gymnastics competition at the Nissan Gymnastics Stadium in the Lopez Mateos Sports Complex in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The U.S. women compete in the final subdivision, which begins at 4 p.m. CT. The members of the U.S. Womens Pan Am Team are: Bridgette Caquatto of Naperville, Ill./Legacy Elite Gymnastics LLC; Jessie DeZiel of Rogers, Minn./Twin City Twisters; Brandie Jay of Ft. Collins, Colo./GK Gymnastics; Shawn Johnson ofWest Des Moines, Iowa/Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute; Grace McLaughlin of Allen, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics; and Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind./Sharp's Gymnastics Academy. The competition order for the U.S. Womens Team in the finals is as follows: Vault Grace McLaughlin Brandie Jay Jessie DeZiel Shawn Johnson Bridgette Caquatto Uneven Bars Grace McLaughlin Brandie Jay Bridgette Caquatto Bridget Sloan Shawn Johnson Balance Beam Jessie DeZiel Brandie Jay Grace McLaughlin Shawn Johnson Bridgette Caquatto Floor Exercise Brandie Jay Grace McLaughlin Jessie DeZiel Bridget Sloan Bridgette Caquatto Countries competing in the same subdivision with the United States are Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela. The team champion will be determined at the conclusion of the second and final subdivision. The team finals also serve as the qualification round for the all-around finals on Oct. 26 and the individualevent finals, Oct. 27-28. The mens team finals are scheduled for Oct. 25, and the U.S. men compete in the first of two subdivisions. A maximum of two athletes per country may advance to the all-around and individual event finals. ------ Surprisingly, 2009 World All Around Champion Bridget Sloan will not do all around, and as expected Shawn Johnson will not compete floor. This leaves the all around chances to Bridgette Caquatto who was the highest all around finisher of this group at the 2011 Visa Championships at 6th place, Grace McLaughlin, and Brandie Jay.  More info on gymnastics at the Pan American Games:  Competition schedule (all times are US Eastern) Oct. 24            1 – 6:30 P.M.        Women’s team finals; qualifications for all- around, individual event finals                                                     (U.S., Sub 2, 4 – 6:30 p.m.) Oct. 25            1 – 6:30 P.M.        Men’s team finals; qualifications for all- around, individual event finals                                                     (U.S., Sub 1, 1 – 3:30 p.m.)                        6:45 – 7 P.M.        Men’s teams medal ceremony Oct. 26            1 – 3 P.M.             Women’s all-around finals                        5:30 – 8 P.M.        Men’s all-around finals Oct. 27            1 – 4 P.M.             Individual event finals                                                     Men:  floor exercise, pommel horse still rings                                                     Women:  vault, uneven bars Oct. 28            1 – 4 P.M.             Individual event finals                                                     Men:  vault, parallel bars, horizontal bar                                                     Women:  balance beam, floor exercise Ways to follow the excitement of the Pan American Games in the U.S. TV broadcast o   ESPN Deportes, U.S. rights holder of the 2011 Pan American Games, is showing between 90-120 hours of live and exclusive footage on both Deportes and ESPN3. The network has been broadcasting a minimum of three hours of live coverage featuring the top events each day and will continue to do so throughout the Closing Ceremony. Coverage will feature a wide range of competitions including baseball, basketball, boxing, soccer, swimming, track & field, volleyball and several others. o   Live events may not be seen in some areas and the schedule is subject to change. All listed times are Eastern. View the ESPN Deportes broadcast schedule here. o   ESPN2 is also airing the Pan American Games with 20 hours of English-language coverage throughout the event. View the schedule here Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011 Live Stream Fans can watch select gymnastics events live from Guadalajara HERE. Keywords: guadalajara 2011, pan american games gymnastics 2011, pan american games live stream Results o   To view daily schedules and get results from all Pan American Games competitions, visit bit.ly/nUnQij. o   ESPNDeportes.com/Panamericanos has the latest news and information surrounding the competitions, athletes and each country with exclusive content, video highlights, live chats with the experts on-site, and live scores.

Oct 23, 2011

U.S. mens team is ready to compete following successful podium training

GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Oct. 23, 2011 – The U.S. Men’s Team had their first chance to test the competition equipment during podium training today at the 2011 Pan AmericanGames in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The men’s team competition, which serves as the qualification for all-around and individual event finals, is Tuesday, Oct. 25, and the U.S. men are competing in the first subdivision.  The women’s team finals are Monday, Oct. 24, and the U.S. women compete in the second subdivision. The members of the U.S. Men’s Team are: Donothan Bailey of Lake Forest, Calif./University of California – Berkeley; C.J. Maestas of Corrales, N.M./University of Illinois; Sho Nakamori of Albany, Calif./Champions Academy; Tyler Mizoguchi of Houston, Texas/University of Illinois; Paul Ruggeri of Manlius, N.Y; and Brandon Wynn of Columbus, Ohio/Team Hilton HHonors (Ohio State University). "“We really did well today",” said Wynn, who is the team captain, "“but there’s more to be done for the team competition. The goal is not to be perfect at podium training, and we are all going to step up and do better and hope to bring home gold.”" The artistic gymnastics field features 114 male and female competitors from 18 different countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, and Venezuela. Competition begins on Oct. 24 with the women’s team finals (the USA competes in the second subdivision), followed by the men’s team finals on Oct. 25 (the men compete in the first subdivision). For both men’s and women’s gymnastics, performances during the team finals determine which athletes advance to the all-around finals on Oct. 26 and the individual event finals, Oct. 27-28. There is a maximum of two athletes per country in the all-around and individual event finals. The members of the U.S. Women’s Team are: Bridgette Caquatto of Naperville, Ill./Legacy Elite Gymnastics LLC; Jessie DeZiel of Rogers, Minn./Twin City Twisters; Brandie Jay of Ft. Collins, Colo./GK Gymnastics; Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa/Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute; Grace McLaughlin of Allen, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics; and Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind./Sharp's Gymnastics Academy. The competition schedule for men’s and women’s gymnastics is: Oct. 24           1 – 6:30 P.M.     Women’s team finals; qualifications for all- around, individual event finals (U.S., Sub 2, 4 – 6:30 p.m.), followed by team medal ceremony Oct. 25           1 – 6:30 P.M.     Men’s team finals; qualifications for all- around, individual event finals (U.S., Sub 1, 1 – 3:30 p.m.); men’s team medal ceremony follows second subdivision Oct. 26           1 – 3 P.M.           Women’s all-around finals                        5:30 – 8 P.M.     Men’s all-around finals Oct. 27           1 – 4 P.M.           Individual event finals                                                     Men:  floor exercise, pommel horse still rings                                                     Women:  vault, uneven bars Oct. 28           1 – 4 P.M.           Individual event finals                                                     Men:  vault, parallel bars, horizontal bar                                                     Women:  balance beam, floor exercise Fans can follow the action at the Pan Am Games through a variety of avenues. ·      TV broadcast o  ESPN.ESPN Deportes, the U.S. rights holder of the 2011 Pan American Games, is showing between 90-120 hours of live and exclusive footage on Deportes, ESPN2 and ESPN3. The network has been broadcasting a minimum of three hours of live coverage featuring the top events each day and will continue to do so throughout the Closing Ceremony. Coverage will feature a wide range of competitions including baseball, basketball, boxing, soccer, swimming, track & field, volleyball and several others. Live events may not be seen in some areas and the schedule is subject to change. All listed times are Eastern. View the ESPN Deportes broadcast schedule here, and the schedule for ESPN 2 here. o  ESPNDeportes.com/Panamericanos has the latest news and information surrounding the competitions, athletes and each country with exclusive content, video highlights, live chats with the experts on-site, and live scores. ·      Live internet streaming – Fans can watch select events live at deportes.terra.com ·      Results – To view daily schedules and get results from all Pan American Games competitions, visit bit.ly/nUnQij.

Oct 23, 2011

Shawn Johnson at the Pan American Games

Oct 20, 2011