World champions, Olympians and multiple medal winners to the new up-and-comers, U.S. athletes will compete alongside a deep international field for the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships, presented by Hershey’s, April 8-10, at the XFINITY Arena at Everett (Wash).
Headlining the international field for the women are Australia’s 2012 Olympian Emily Little, a three-time World team member, Commonwealth Games gold medalist and two-time medalist at the 2010 Pacific Rim Championships; her Olympic teammate Larrissa Miller, a four-time World team member and Commonwealth Games silver medalist; and 2014 Pacific Rim Championship team bronze-medalist Georgia-Rose Brown, also a two-time World team member and Commonwealth Games silver medalist.
Also set to challenge for a medal is 2012 Olympic vault finalist Brittany Rogers of Canada, a two-time world team member, placed third on vault and uneven bars at the 2008 Pacific Rim Championships. Canadians Megan Roberts, Rose-Kaying Woo, and Shallon Olsen earned the team silver at the 2014 Pacific Rim Championships. Additionally, Olsen won vault at the 2016 Elite Canada.
For the men, 2012 Olympic high bar finalist Jossimar Calvo Moreno of Colombia is a top contender along with his veteran teammate three-time Olympian Jorge Giraldo. A five-time World team member, Calvo earned three individual gold medals at the 2015 Pan American Games in addition to the all-around bronze. Also set to contend for a spot on the podium is China’s Weifeng Cai, 2014 Pac Rim pommel horse silver medalist, and teammate Jingyuan Zou, 2014 Pac Rim still rings silver and parallel bars bronze medalist
World team champions Sergei Azarian and Mikhail Melnik of Russia highlight the men’s international field for trampoline while teammate Anna Kornetskaya, a 2015 World team bronze medalist, headlines the women’s field.
A talented international rhythmic field includes 2014 Pac Rim silver medalists Cindy Huh and Katherine Uchida of Canada, along with China’s Yili Wang, a 2014 Pac Rim team bronze medalist. Danielle Prince, a Commonwealth Games gold medalist and four-time Australian national champion, is another podium contender.
The international field for the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships is as follows.
Women’s gymnastics
Senior
Australia: Georgia-Rose Brown, Emily Little, Larrissa Miller, Rianna Mizzen, Mary-Anne Monckton, Emma Nedov, Emily Whitehead
Canada: Shallon Olsen, Kirsten Peterman, Megan Roberts, Brittany Rogers, Meixi Semple, Rose-Kaying Woo
Chile: Melany Cabrera, Makarena Pinto
Colombia: Yurany Avendano, Ginna Escobar, Marcela Sandoval
Costa Rica: Heika del Sol Salas Castro, Ivanka Victory Arroyo
Ecuador: Giulianna Pino Alcivar
Hong Kong: Tsz Sum Elizabeth Chan, Nim Yan Choi, Sau Chung Kwan, Yan Yin Ng
Honduras: Kaisa Chirinos
Japan: Nagi Kajita
Mexico: Cassandra Loustalot, Mariana Vazquez
New Zealand: Courtney McGregor, Mackenzie Slee, Charlotte Sullivan
Panama: Valentina Brostella Arias
Singapore: Colette Chan, Janessa Min Yi, Nadine Joy Nathan, Sze En Tan, Qiyan Zeng
Junior
Colombia: Paula Arevalo, Ximena Quintana, Juliana Villa
Costa Rica: Luciana Alvarado Reid, Camila Montoya Jimenez, Franciny Morales Barquero
Hong Kong: Cheuk Lam Chan, Ho Yat Cheung
Japan: Natsumi Hanashima, Soyoka Hanawa, Kiko Kuwajima, Mana Oguchi
Mexico: Paulina Aranda, Louise Lopez, Jimena Moreno, Jazibe Sandoval
New Zealand: Stella Ashcroft, Estella Mathewson
Singapore: Celeste Pei Lu Tong
Chinese Taipei: Ko Ching Fang, Pin Ju Lai
United States: To be determined.
Men’s gymnastics
Senior
Australia: Scott Costin, Michael Mercieca, Mitchell Morgans, Christopher Remkes, Luke Wadsworth, Luke Wiwatowski
Canada: Damien Cachia, Justin Karstadt, Aaron Mah, Scott Nabata, Samuel Paquin, Sam Zakutney
Chile: Daniel Basilio, Ignacio Pizarro
China: Weifeng Cai, Baisen Gu, Xuwei Hu, Jile Mu, Xiaoming Wu, Jingyuan Zou
Colombia: Jossimar Calvo, Jorge Girgaldo, Andres Martinez
Costa Rica: Tarik Soto Byfield
Hong Kong: Man Hin Jim, Man Hin Frankie Lee
Japan: Naoki Yamane, Yujiro Terachi
Mexico: Molina Romero
New Zealand: David Bishop, Devy Dyson, Callum Phillips
Philippines: Rafael Ablaza, Rexland Capellon, Jag Owyhn Timbang
Chinese Taipei: Mao-Hua Chiu, Ko-Chiang Huang, Shin-Tung Hung
Junior
Chile: Francisco Perez, Ignacio Varas
Colombia: Manuel Martinez, David Toro, Michael Vargas
Costa Rica: Francisco Antonio Acuña Flaqué
Hong Kong: O Long Andrew Fung, Feng Julian Mui, Ka Ki Ng, Chun Hei Vincent Wong
Japan: Kanta Amano, Ryosuke Doi, Ryuto Sako, Kosuke Wakasa
New Zealand: Ethan Dick
Philippines: Mathew Vergara, Carlos Edriel Yulo
Chinese Taipei: Ashih-Yen Fang, Yo-Jan Shiao
Rhythmic gymnastics
Senior
Australia: Danielle Prince, Tara Wilkie
Canada: Cindy Huh, Katherine Uchida, Carmen Whelan
Chile: Ignacia Baeza, Valentina Castro, Valeska Gonzalez
China: Zhangjiayang Huang, Yili Wang, Doudou Zhang
Colombia: Lina Dussan
Hong Kong: Stacy Devina Chan, Lai Chun Cheng
Malaysia: Izzah Amzan, Sie Yan Koi, Amy Dict Weng Kwan, Shasangari Sivanesws Nagarajan, Poh San Wong
New Zealand: Keziah Oliver
Junior
Australia: Alexandra Eedle, Audrey Freeman, Lidiia Lakovleva
Canada: Alexandra Chtrevenskii, Sophie Crane, Natalie Garcia
Chile: Emilia Bugueiro, Kassandra Guzman and Maria Fernanda Labra
China: Yajing Liu, Ran Yu, Yating Zhao
Hong Kong: Sun Yi Ali, Darynne Qingyan Lee, Ka Kei Wan, Hilda Yeung
Malaysia: Nur Naieme Zainul Ariffin
New Zealand: Stella Ebert, Grace Shroder, Anna Taylor
Trampoline
Senior men
Australia: Shawn Swadling, Ty Swadling
Canada: Keegan Soehn, Kyle Soehn
Colombia: Alvaro Calero, Haiber Giraldo, Angel Hernandez
Japan: Ginga Munetomo, Hiroto Yamada
Mexico: Luis Armando Loria, Jose Alberto Vargas
New Zealand: Jared Cooper, Dylan Schmidt
Russia: Sergei Azarian, Mikhail Melnik
Junior men
Australia: Daniel Hancock
Canada: Zachary Blakely, Jérémy Chartier
Japan: Yamato Ishikawa, Hiroto Unno
Mexico: Adrian Martinez, Victor Rodriguez
Russia: Igor Baykov, Denis Smirnov
Senior women
Australia: Leanne Janse Van Rensburg, Kaitlyn Perkins
Canada: Samantha Sendel, Samantha Smith
Colombia: Katish Hernandez
Japan: Moeri Handa, Chiho Matsubara
Mexico: Karina Cantu, Samantha Chavez
Russia: Susana Kochesok, Anna Kornetskaya
Junior women
Australia: Cassandra Hoare, Kira Ward
Canada: Kalena Soehn
Japan: Oka Sugitani, Yumi Takagi
Mexico: Patricia Nunez, Carolina Peregrina
New Zealand: Madeline Davidson, Alexa Kennedy
Russia: Iana Lebedeva, Daria Trapizonova
The U.S. athletes competing at the Pac Rim Championships are listed below.
Women’s gymnastics
Simone Biles, Houston/World Champions Centre
Rest of the team announced in near future
Men’s gymnastics
Jake Dalton of Reno, Nev./Team Hilton (University of Oklahoma); Sam Mikulak of Newport Beach, Calif./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center); Alex Naddour of Gilbert, Ariz./Team Hilton (USA Youth Fitness Center); John Orozco of the Bronx, N.Y./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center); Eddie Penev of Penfield, N.Y./U.S. Olympic Training Center; and Donnell Whittenburg of Baltimore, Md./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center).
Trampoline
Seniors: Charlotte Drury of Laguna Niguel, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics; Shaylee Dunavin of Amarillo, Texas/Trampoline and Tumbling Express; Jeffrey Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy; and Steven Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy.
Juniors: Tristan Ackerson of Florence, Ky./MJM Studios Inc.; Miah Bruns, Crete, Ill./Midwest Training and Ice Center; Alyssa Oh, Rocklin, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics; and Isaac Rowley, Allen, Texas/Eagles Wings Athletics.
The three-day Pacific Rim Championships is expected to feature more than 200 gymnasts from more than 19 Pac Rim countries, competing in men’s and women’s gymnastics, trampoline and rhythmic gymnastics. The countries are Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, and the United States.
The various ticket packages for men’s and women’s gymnastics and trampoline at the XFINITY Arena are listed below. Ticket prices vary based on seat location. Tickets may be purchased at the XFINITY Arena Box Office charge by phone 1-866-332-8499 or xfinityarenaeverett.com.
Men’s gymnastics team and all-around finals plus men’s and women’s trampoline team finals: includes both sessions (1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.) on April 8, with medals awarded following the 7 p.m. session; tickets range in price from $50-$100. The USA will compete in Subdivision 2 for men’s gymnastics.
Women’s gymnastics team and all-around finals plus men’s and women’s trampoline finals: includes both sessions (1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.) on April 9, with medals awarded following the 7 p.m. session; tickets range in price from $65-$125. The USA will compete in Subdivision 2 for women’s gymnastics.
Men’s and women’s gymnastics individual event finals: includes both sessions (12 p.m./juniors and 6 p.m./seniors) on April 10, with medals awarded at the conclusion of each session; tickets range in price from $60-$115.
Single session: men’s gymnastics team and all-around finals/men’s and women’s trampoline team finals, April 8, 1:30 p.m. – $25-$50 and 7 p.m. (USA session for men’s gymnastics) – $30-$65; women’s gymnastics team and all-around finals/men’s and women’s trampoline finals, April 9, 1:30 p.m. – $30-$65 and 7 p.m. (USA session for women’s gymnastics)– $37.50-$75; and men’s and women’s gymnastics event finals, April 10, 12 p.m. (juniors) – $25-$50 and 6 p.m. (seniors) – $39.50-$80.
All-session: includes all six sessions and ranges in price from $275-$125.
Tickets for rhythmic gymnastics, which will be held at the Walt Price Student Fitness Center at the Everett Community College, are general admission: $20 per day, April 8-9, and $25, April 10, plus any applicable fees. The rhythmic gymnastics competition schedule is: April 8-9, 2 p.m. – team and all-around finals (two events per day); and April 10, 1 p.m. – junior and senior individual event finals. Tickets may be purchased at the door or online at xfinityarenaeverett.com.
The competition schedule, which is subject to change, is listed below.
April 8
1:30 p.m. Subdivision 1: Men’s gymnastics team and all-around finals, and women’s trampoline team finals and individual preliminaries; XFINITY Arena
2 p.m. Rhythmic gymnastics team and all-around finals (two events), Walt Price Student Fitness Center, Everett Community College
7 p.m. Subdivision 2: Men’s team and all-around finals, and men’s trampoline team finals and individual preliminaries; XFINITY Arena
April 9
1:30 p.m. Subdivision 1: Women’s gymnastics team and all-around finals, and junior men’s and women’s trampoline finals; XFINITY Arena
2 p.m. Rhythmic gymnastics team and all-around finals (two events), Walt Price Student Fitness Center, Everett Community College
7 p.m. Subdivision 2: Women’s gymnastics team and all-around finals, and senior men’s and women’s trampoline finals; XFINITY Arena
April 10
12 p.m. Junior men’s and women’s gymnastics individual event finals; XFINITY Arena
1 p.m. Rhythmic gymnastics junior and senior individual event finals, Walt Price Student Fitness Center, Everett Community College
6 p.m. Senior men’s and women’s gymnastics individual event finals; XFINITY Arena
The team competition format for all disciplines is a mixture of junior and senior level athletes. 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. For trampoline, the first day of competition determines which athletes advance to the finals. 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.
For more information on the Pac Rim Championships, go to pacrim2016.com.
In addition to the 2012 and 2016 Pacific Rim Championships, the Seattle area has held three other major gymnastics events: the gymnastics competition at the 1990 Goodwill Games was staged in Tacoma, and Seattle was the site for the 1995 American Cup and 1973 women's national championships.
Held every two years, the Pacific Rim Championships traditionally feature gymnasts from Australia, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, Singapore and the United States. NBC Sports will televise action from the Pacific Rim Championships. Past sites include: 2014, Richmond, B.C., Canada; 2012, Everett, Wash.; 2010, Melbourne, Australia; 2008, San Jose, Calif.; and 2006, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Background
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USA Gymnastics. Based in Indianapolis, USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. Its mission is to encourage participation and the pursuit of excellence in the sport. Its disciplines include men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, acrobatic gymnastics, and group gymnastics (known internationally as Gymnastics for All). For more information, log on to www.usagym.org.
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