INDIANAPOLIS, April 26, 2018 – The USA will face the top gymnasts from 15 countries at the 2018 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships April 27-29 in Medellin, Colombia. The USA is competing in women’s gymnastics, men’s gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. USA Gymnastics will have clips of the U.S. routines for men’s and women’s gymnastics 24 hours after each session of competition has completed, while routines for rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline will be posted shortly after the competition session has concluded.
In addition to the United States, the countries participating are: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama and Peru.
Artistic and rhythmic gymnastics will have team, all-around and individual event competitions. Each team will have six athletes with a maximum of three seniors each. The all-around and individual events will have competition for both juniors and seniors. The top eight junior and top eight senior athletes, with a maximum of two per country, on each apparatus will advance to finals. The medalists for both team and the all-around, as well as qualifiers for event finals, for men’s, women’s and rhythmic gymnastics are determined during the team competition. Fans with a subscription to Flogymnastics will be able to watch a live stream of the men’s and women’s competition.
Reigning World all-around champion Morgan Hurd of Middletown, Del./First State Gymnastics leads the senior women’s team that also features 2017 U.S. all-around silver medalist Jordan Chiles of Vancouver, Wash./Naydenov Gymnastics, and Grace McCallum of Isanti, Minn./Twin City Twisters, who is making her senior elite debut in Medellin. The three junior women on the Pacific Rim Team are: Jordan Bowers of Lincoln, Neb./Solid Rock Gymnastics; Kayla DiCello of Boyds, Md./Hill’s Gymnastics; and Sunisa Lee of St. Paul, Minn./Midwest Gym Center.
Four-time U.S. champion and two-time Olympian Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast, Calif./U.S. Olympic Training Center, Marvin Kimble of Milwaukee/Salto Gymnastics, who is the reigning U.S. still rings and horizontal bar champion, and 2018 Stuttgart World Cup all-around silver medalist Akash Modi of Morganville, N.J./Stanford University, headline the U.S. men’s team in Medellin. The six-man team also features three junior athletes: Justin Ah Chow of Miami/Universal Gymnastics; Asher Hong of Tomball, Texas/Cypress Gymnastics and Lazarus Barnhill of Houston/Cypress Gymnastics.
Rhythmic gymnastics also features a team competition, as well as a junior and senior all-around and event finals. This year’s rhythmic group competition will only feature junior athletes. The U.S. rhythmic team features: seniors – 2016 Olympic alternate Camilla Feeley of Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, and fellow 2016 Pacific Rim team champion Heather Chan of South Pasadena, Calif./Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics; and juniors –Lennox Hopkins Wilkins of Puyallup, Wash./Evergreen Rhythmics; Elizabeth Kapitonova of Staten Island, N.Y./Isadora; Matylda Marszalek, Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center; and Shannon Xiao of Fairfax, Va./Gymnastics World.
The trampoline event will feature men’s and women’s team and individual competition for both juniors and seniors. The first day of competition determines which athletes advance to the finals. For the team total, four men’s and four women’s trampolinists compete and the highest three scores will count. The top eight in the rankings advance to the finals, and a maximum of two athletes per country are eligible to advance to the individual event finals.
The U.S. trampoline team includes: senior men – Isaac Rowley of Allen, Texas/Eagle Gymnastics Academy; senior women – Jessica Stevens of Ellicott City, Md./Fairland Gymnastics; junior men – Logan Gilbert of Paris, Texas/Texas Tumbling and Trampoline, and Zachary Ramacci of St. John, Ind./ Midwest Training and Ice Center; junior women Miah Bruns of St. John, Ind./Midwest Training and Ice Center, and Sydney Senter of Aiea, Hawaii/Hawaii Trampoline and Tumbling.
The competition schedule, which is subject to change, is listed below. All times are eastern.
April 27
10:30 a.m. ET – Synchronized trampoline junior preliminaries
11:00 a.m. ET – Subdivision 1: Rhythmic gymnastics team and all-around finals (two events)
12:30 p.m. ET –Synchronized trampoline senior preliminaries
12:15 p.m. ET – Subdivision 2: Rhythmic gymnastics team and all-around finals (two events)
1:30 p.m. ET – Rhythmic gymnastics junior group preliminaries
3:30 p.m. ET – Subdivision 1: Men’s gymnastics team and all-around finals
4:30 p.m. ET– Junior men’s and women’s trampoline preliminaries
7 p.m. ET – Subdivision 2: Men’s team and all-around finals, and senior men’s and women’s trampoline preliminaries
April 28
11:00 a.m. ET – Subdivision 1: Rhythmic gymnastics team and all-around finals (two events)
11:50 a.m. ET – Men’s and women’s trampoline team final
12:15 p.m. ET – Subdivision 2: Rhythmic gymnastics team and all-around finals (two events)
1:30 p.m. ET – Rhythmic gymnastics junior group preliminaries
3:30 p.m. ET – Subdivision 1: Women’s gymnastics team and all-around finals
6:00 p.m. ET – Subdivision 2: Women’s gymnastics team and all-around finals, and junior men’s and women’s trampoline finals
7:15 p.m. ET – Senior men’s and women’s trampoline finals
8:30 p.m. ET – Subdivision 3: Women’s gymnastics team and all-around finals
April 29
11:00 a.m. ET – Rhythmic gymnastics junior individual event finals
1 p.m. ET – Rhythmic gymnastics senior individual event finals
2: 45 p.m. ET ¬– Rhythmic gymnastics junior group event finals
4:30 p.m. ET – Men’s and women’s gymnastics individual event finals
The Pacific Rim Championships are held every two years. Past sites include: 2016 and 2012, Everett, Wash.; 2014, Richmond, B.C., Canada; 2010, Melbourne, Australia; 2008, San Jose, Calif.; and 2006, Honolulu, Hawaii. For more information on the Pac Rim Championships, visit www.fedecolgim.co/PacificRim/PacificRim.php.
The U.S. athletes competing at the Pac Rim Championships are listed below.
Women’s gymnastics
- Senior
Morgan Hurd, Middletown, Del./First State Gymnastics
Jordan Chiles, Vancouver, Wash./Naydenov Gymnastics
Grace McCallum, Isanti, Minn./Twin City Twisters
Junior
Jordan Bowers, Lincoln, Neb./Solid Rock Gymnastics
Kayla DiCello, Boyds, Md./Hill’s Gymnastics
Sunisa Lee, St. Paul, Minn./Midwest Gym Center
Men’s gymnastics
- Senior
Sam Mikulak, Newport Coast, Calif./U.S. Olympic Training Center
Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee/Salto Gymnastics
Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J./Stanford University
Junior
Justin Ah Chow, Miami/Universal Gymnastics
Asher Hong, Tomball, Texas/Cypress Gymnastics
Lazarus Barnhill, Houston/Cypress Gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics
- Senior
Heather Chan, South Pasadena, Calif./Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics
Camilla Feeley, Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center
Junior
Lennox Hopkins Wilkins, Puyallup, Wash./Evergreen Rhythmics
Elizabeth Kapitonova, Staten Island, N.Y./Isadora
Matylda Marszalek, Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center
Shannon Xiao, Fairfax, Va./Gymnastics World
Junior Group
Anastasiya Ivanova, June Kim, Alexandra Militeeva, Valerie Militeeva, Vianna Ngo, and Ellen Peng, all of San Diego Calif./Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics.
Trampoline
- Senior
Isaac Rowley, Allen, Texas/Eagle Gymnastics Academy
Jessica Stevens, Ellicott City, Md./Fairland Gymnastics
Junior
Logan Gilbert, Paris, Texas/Texas Tumbling and Trampoline
Zachary Ramacci, St. John, Ind./ Midwest Training and Ice Center
Miah Bruns, St. John, Ind./Midwest Training and Ice Center
Sydney Senter, Aiea, Hawaii/Hawaii Trampoline and Tumbling
The international field for the 2018 Pacific Rim Championships is as follows.
Women’s gymnastics
- Senior
Argentina: Ayelen Tarabini, Martina Dominici
Australia: Talia Folino, Kate Mcdonald, Kikara Munteanu
Canada: Haley De jong Hannah jade Chrobook, Brooklyn Moors
Chile: Simona Castro, Martina Castro, Tamara Ampuero
Chinese Tapei: Hsiu-Ju Chuang, Yu-Ju Lo, Chia- Jung Tsai
Cuba: Yesenia Saskia Ferrera Nuñez , Marcia Teresa Videaux Jimenez
Costa Rica: Heika Salas, Luciana Alvarado, Mariana Andrade
Colombia: Gina Escobar, Yurany Avendaño, Marcela Sandoval
Ecuador: Denisse Grijalva Mendez
Hong Kong: Cheuk Lam Chan
Mexico: Jimena Moreno, Nicolle Castro, Paulina Campos
New Zealand: Isabella Brett, Maia Fishwick, Charlotte Ryan
Peru: Angela Perez, Venere Horna, Ana Karina Mendez
Junior
Argentina: Luna Fernandez, Olivia Araujo Bagu, Abigail Magistrati, Lucia Esposito
Australia: Kate Sayer, Elena Chipizubov, Sidney Stephens
Canada: Emma Spence, Zoé Allaire – Bourgie, Imogen Patterson
Chile: Martina Palamara, Renata Merino, Sofia Casella
Costa Rica: Camila Montoya, Aaliyah Escoe
Colombia: Sabrina Cortes
Ecuador: Nathaly Boloña Marmolejo, Daniela Jimenez Pincay, Monserrath Mora Paspuezan, Genesis Gibson Zurita
Mexico: Daniela Briceño, Barbara Dodolli, Paulina Vargas
New Zealand: Jonti Matthewson, Ariana Salavaio
Panama: Karla Navas Boyd, Hillary Heron Soto, Laura Rodríguez
Peru: Fabiola Diaz, Nadya Chacon, Brissa Portillo
Men’s Gymnastics
- Senior
Australia: Scott Costin, Jack Riek, Heath Thorpe
Canada: William Emard, Joel Gagnon, Chris Kaji
Chile: Joel Alvarez, Ignacio Pizarro, Ignacio Varas
Chinese Taipei: Chih-Kai Lee, Wei-Sheng Tseng, Ko-Chiang Huang
Colombia: Jossimar Calvo, Carlos Calvo, Marcos Aguilar, Jefferson Medina
Ecuador: Isrrael Chiriboga Guerrero
Mexico: Orlando Esparza, Francisco Rojo
New Zealand: Luke Dobney
Peru: Daniel Agüero, Luis Pizarro, Arian Leon Prado
Junior
Australia: Jesse Moore, Kipp Smith, Jack Hall
Canada: David Sandro, Evgevy Siminiuc, Felix Dolci
Chile: Cristobal Prado, Josue Armijo, Julian Meneses
Costa Rica: Lan Victory
Ecuador: Pablo Calvache Arias, Joan Pilay Saigua, Cesar Lopez Chavez
Mexico: Maximiliano Galicia, Angel Ramirez, Ruben Gutierrez, Alexis Cohen
New Zealand: Batuhan Yazici, Sam Dick, Daniel Stoddart, Jack Williamson, William Fu Allen
Peru: Stefano Mostacero, Edwar Alarcon, Edwar Gonzales
Rhythmic gymnastics
- Senior
Australia: Laura Gosling and Jordyn Clakre Canada: Jaedyn Andreotti and Athena Tsaltas Chile: Javiera Rubilar, Valeska González, Monserrat Urrutia Senior
Cuba: Yennisey Areas Matos
Colombia: Lina Dussan, Oriana Viñas, Isabela Arevalo
Junior
Australia: Lidiia Lakovleva, Phoebe Learmont, Saskia Broedelet
Canada: Michel Vivier, Natalie Garcia, Izabella Helbin, Haley Miller
Chile: Emilia Bugueiro, Javiera Fuentes Junior
Mexico: Dalia Alcoce, Kimberly Salazar, Xitlali Santana Junior
Trampoline
- Senior men
Australia: Patrick Shulter, Ty Swadling
Canada: Jacob Cranham, Andrew Martin
Chile: Fabian Sepúlveda
Colombia: Ángel Hernández, Alvaro Calero
Japan: Yasuhiro Euyama, Ryohei Taniguchi
Mexico: Jesus Amado Lozano, Luis Armando Loria
Junior men
Australia: Liam Christie, Aidan Thomas
Canada: Kai Dwyer, Declan McLean
Colombia: Santiago Parra, Julían Fonseca
Japan: Ryusei Nishioka, Motoki Nakayama
Mexico: Victor Ezequiel Rodriguez, Kristian Alejandro Cueva Junior Mas
Senior women
Australia: Lauren Sampson, Leanne Van Resnberg
Canada: Laurence Roux, Kalena Soehn
Colombia: Katish Hernández, Angie Peña
Japan: Reina Satake, Rana Nakano
Mexico: Dafne Carolina Navarro, Melissa Guadalupe Flores
Junior women
Australia: Jessica Pickering, Britney Glazebrook
Canada: Jordyn Yendley, Alexandra Boucher
Colombia: Alisson Ossa, Gerelyn Artehortua
Japan: Saki Tanaka, Ena Sakurai
Mexico: Beatriz Ayelen Segundo, Carolina Peregrina Garcia