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2023 Pan American Games - Day 2 Event Finals

Dominican Republic's Audrys Nin Reyes retained the Vault title by a tiebreak over Brazil's Arthur Nory Mariano with Canadian Felix Dolci rounding out the top three, whilst on the Balance Beam Brazil's Rebeca Andrade and Flavia Saraiva went 1-2 respectively with Canadian Ava Stewart winning the bronze. United States of America's Curran Phillips outclassed the field on the Parallel Bars with compatriot Colt Walker taking the silver medal. Mexican Isaac Nunez Farfan won the bronze medal. American Kaylia Lincoln earned the Floor Exercise honors, with Brazil's Flavia Saraiva and U.S.A.'s Kayla DiCello sharing the silver medal, whilst on the Horizontal Bar, Brazil's Arthur Nory Mariano won the title over compatriot Bernardo Miranda and Canadian Rene Cournoyer.  MEN'S VAULT: Audrys Nin Reyes (DOM) (14.366, 14.566) 14.466 Arthur Nory Mariano (BRA) (14.500, 14.433) 14.466 Felix Dolci (CAN) (14.500, 14.266) 14.383 Yuri Guimaraes (BRA) (14.533, 13.733) 14.133 Danie

2023 Pan American Games - Event Finals Day One

Canadian Felix Dolci won the Floor Exercise over Brazil's Arthur Nory Mariano and Colombian Juan Larrahondo. Brazilian Rebeca Andrade outclassed the field on Vault (including a stuck Cheng) with United States of America's Jordan Chiles in second and Mexican Natalia Escalera earning the bronze. On the Pommel Horse, Canadian Zachary Clay narrowly topped the field over compatriot Jayson Rampersad with Puerto Rican Nelson Guilbe Morales earning the bronze. On the Uneven Bars, American Zoe Miller took the honours over Brazil's Andrade and Flavia Saraiva who finished second and third respectively, whilst on the Still Rings, American Donnell Whittenburg won the title over Argentina's Daniel Villafane and Canadian Felix Dolci. MEN'S FLOOR EXERCISE: Felix Dolci (CAN) 14.233  Arthur Nory Mariano (BRA) 13.933 Juan Larrahondo (COL) 13.366 Santiago Mayol (ARG) 13.100 Rodrigo Gomez (MEX) 13.066 Donnell Whittenburg (USA) 12.700 Rene Cournoyer (CAN) 12.433 Yuri Guimaraes (BRA) 11.9

2023 Pan American Games Men's AA Final

 Canadian Felix Dolci won the All Around title over Brazil's Diogo Soares and American Donnell Whittenburg with Cameron Bock finishing in fourth. Unofficially, Audrys Nin Reyes of the Dominican Republic has qualified for the Paris Olympics. Cuban Pablo Pozo came in to replace Peru's Edward Gonzales. ALL AROUND RESULTS: Felix Dolci (CAN) (14.566, 12.333, 14.033, 14.400, 14.366, 12.833) 82.531 Diogo Soares (BRA) (13.400, 13.766, 13.233, 14.033, 13.833, 13.600) 81.865 Donnell Whittenburg (USA) (13.900, 12.466, 14.566, 14.166, 13.600, 13.066) 81.764 Cameron Bock (USA) (13.200, 13.700, 12.766, 14.266, 14.300, 12.466) 80.698 Audrys Nin Reyes (DOM) (13.233, 12.400, 13.066, 14.600, 13.333, 13.533) 80.165 Joel Alvarez (CHI) (13.333, 12.266, 13.266, 13.733, 13.666, 12.666) 78.930 Isaac Nunez Farfan (MEX) (13.200, 12.433, 12.900, 13.833, 13.966, 11.733) 78.065 Andres Martinez Moreno (COL) (13.166, 12.100, 13.000, 13.666, 12.933, 13.166) 78.031 Arthur Nory Mariano (BRA) (13.833, 11.933, 12

2023 Pan American Games - Women's All Around Final

After taking an extra swing in her Uneven Bars routine, Jordan Chiles moves to third place behind Kayla DiCello and Flavia Saraiva at the halfway mark of the competition. Ahtziri Sandoval falls on Balance Beam. Heading into the final rotation, Saraiva leads over DiCello and Chiles. United States of America's Kayla DiCello wins the All-Around title over Brazil's Flavia Saraiva and fellow American Jordan Chiles who won the bronze medal. Jade Barbosa of Brazil finishes in fourth.  ALL AROUND RESULTS: Kayla DiCello (USA) (14.133, 13.633, 13.200, 13.733) 54.699 Flavia Saraiva (BRA) (13.966, 13.533, 14.166, 12.900) 54.565 Jordan Chiles (USA) (14.300, 12.700, 13.466, 13.533)  53.999 Jade Barbosa (BRA) (13.900, 13.100, 12.900, 13.433) 53.333 Ava Stewart (CAN) (13.333, 13.433, 13.266, 12.466) 52.498 Natalia Escalera (MEX) (13.633, 12.600, 12.666, 12.933) 51.832 Aurelie Tran (CAN) (13.133, 11,766, 12.666, 12.900) 50.465 Luisa Blanco (COL) (13.633, 11.700, 12.200, 12.566) 50.099 Ahtziri S

2023 Pan American Games - WAG TF & Qualification Results

Venezuelan Milca Leon will not be competing in Santiago, Chile as her flight from Japan, where she is based did not leave on time. Annaliese Newman-Achee of Trinidad and Tobago did not compete.  The team from the United States of American (Jordan Chiles, Zoe Miller, Tiana Sumanasekera, Kayla DiCello and Kaliya Lincoln) are the 2023 Pan American Games Team Champions!! Brazil (Jade Barbosa, Carolyne Pedro, Flavia Saraiva, Rebeca Andrade and Julia Soares) earned their best ever finish, finishing with the silver medal, with Canada (Aurelie Tran, Ava Stewart, Cassandra Lee, Frederique Sgarbossa, and Sydney Turner) finishing in third. It was close up the top, with the top three qualifiers to the All Around final separated by only 0.200 points. America's Jorden Chiles, qualifying first over compatriot Kayla DiCello and Brazil's Flavia Saraiva. Brazilian Rebeca Andrade has qualified highest to the Vault final over Jordan Chiles and Mexico's Ahtziri Sandoval. American Zoe Miller out

2023 Pan American Games - MAG TF & Qualification Results

The U.S. Men's team of Cameron Bock, Colt Walker, Curran Phillips, Donnell Whittenburg, and Stephen Nederoscik took out the 2023 Pan American Games team title in Santiago, Chile. The team from Canada finished in second with Brazil winning the bronze medal. Cameron Bock has qualified to the All Around Final in first over compatriot Donnell Whittenburg with Brazil's Diogo Soares qualifying in third place. Canadian Felix Dolci qualified for the Floor Exercise final with the highest score over Whittenburg and Brazil's Yuri Guimaraes, whilst on the Pommel Horse, Canadian Jayson Rampersad topped compatriot Zachary Clay and Argentinian Santiago Mayol. Whittenburg topped the Still Rings qualification over Argentina's Daniel Villafane and Canada's Dolci and Rene Cournoyer. Brazil's Yuri Guimaraes has topped the Vault Qualification over Dolci and Brazilian compatriot Arthur Nory Mariano. Americans Curran Phillips and Colt Walker qualified 1-2 to the Parallel Bars final ov

2023 Worlds - Event Finals Day Two

Great Britain's Jessica Gadirova has withdrawn from her remaining finals, meaning that she will be replaced in the Balance Beam final by Netherlands gymnast Sanne Wevers and by compatriot Alice Kinsella on the Floor Exercise. We start with the Men's Vault final: Khoi Young - such a personality. Love the American men's tops. SOLID Handspring front 2.5 twists! Excellent roundoff half on front layout double twist. Paul Juda - Yurchenko double pike, slightly bent in the landing and stepped out to the side; big hop forward on the Kasamatsu 1.5. Kevin Penev - great flight and small jump forward on the Kasamatsu 1.5; Shewfelt - well-performed hop on the landing out of bounds. Jake Jarman -  massive and well-executed first vault - the Yonekura; Loved the reaction of the first three gymnasts watching Jake vault; Dragulescu vault, just a massive step back. Harry Hepworth - beautifully performed Dragulescu just a hop sideways out of bounds; handspring front 2.5 twists and jars the lan

2023 Worlds - Event Finals Day One

The first reserve on Vault, Elsabeth Black of Canada comes in to replace the injured Joscelyn Roberson of the United States of America. Today sees the first day of Apparatus finals with some Olympic qualification spots (one per apparatus) also up for grabs. We start with the Men's Floor Final, which is just a formality with Philippines Gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo assured of the Olympic nominative place. Kazuki Minami - stuck first pass, low in the landing on the second pass, stepped forward on the third twisting pass, hopped back on the next pass, and slightly slid back on the final pass. Carlos Edriel Yulo - substantial hop forward on his final pass (roundoff 3.5) but such a steady routine for Carlos. Felix Dolci - solid first pass, big jump back on the second pass, lovely twister, some leg separation and form errors but he finishes solidly. Artem Dolgopyat - great routine but loss of stability in the final pass. Fred Richard - Great flairs sequence but under-rotates and falls on h

2023 Worlds - Women's All Around Final

France's Morgane Osyssek-Reimer comes in to replace China's OU Yushan in the Women's All-Around Final. Great Britain's Alice Kinsella comes in to replace compatriot Jessica Gadirova in the final. Despite a stumble on her penultimate tumbling pass, Simone Biles wins her sixth All Around title over Brazilian Rebeca Andrade with Shilese Jones of United States of America winning the bronze medal. ALL-AROUND FINAL RESULTS: Simone Biles (USA) (15.100, 14.333, 14.433, 14.533) 58.399 Rebeca Andrade (BRA) (14.700, 14.500, 13.5000, 14.066) 56.766 Shilese Jones (USA) (14.233, 14.633, 14.066, 13.400) 56.332 QIU Qiyuan (CHN) (13.200, 14.700, 13.733, 13.166) 54.799 Alice D'Amato (ITA) (13.933, 14.666, 13.166, 12.500) 54.265 Eythora Thorsdottir (NED) (13.833, 13.433, 13.566, 13.266) 54.098 Alice Kinsella (GBR) (13.766, 13.600, 13.433, 13.233) 54.032 Kaylia Nemour (ALG) (12.766, 15.200, 13.300, 12.700) 53.966 Manila Esposito (ITA) (13.766, 14.166, 12.866, 13.100) 53.898 Melanie de

2023 Worlds - Men's All Around Final

Japan's Daiki Hashimoto replaces compatriot Kazuma Kaya in the final. Romania's Andrei Vasile Muntean (Fourth reserve) and Spain's Thierno Diallo (second reserve) come in to replace Turkiye's Adem Asil and Israel's Artem Dolgopyat. Third reserve, Belgian Luka van den Keybus comes in to replace Armenia's Artur Davtyan, whilst Mario Macchiati replaces compatriot Lorenzo Minh Casali.  Another update - Khabibullo Ergashev of Uzbekistan replaces replacement athlete Andrei Vasile Muntean. Japan's Daiki Hashimoto retains his World All Around title, whilst Ukraine's Ilia Kovtun goes one better than what he did in 2021, earning the silver medal. United States of America's Fred Richard becomes the youngest American male to win an individual medal at the World Championships, earning the bronze. Daiki Hashimoto (JPN) (13.466, 14.366, 14.000, 15.000, 14.800, 14.500) 86.132 Illia Kovtun (UKR) (14.000, 14.300, 13.133, 14.333, 15.166, 14.066) 84.998 Frederick Richar

2023 Worlds - Women's Team Final

U.S.A. Does it!! Winning the team honours over Brazil and France who both make history!! American Joscelyn Roberson injured her ankle during vault warmups and returned to the arena on crutches.  TEAM FINAL RESULTS: United States of America (42.966, 43.265, 39.600, 41.898) 167.729 Shilese Jones (14.100, 14.633, 13.600, 13.566) 55.899 Joscelyn Roberson (0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000) 0.000 Simone Biles (14.800, 14.466, 14.300, 15.166) 58.732 Leanne Wong (14.066, 0.000, 11.700, 13.166) 38.932 Skye Blakely (0.000, 14.166, 0.000, 0.000) 14.166 Brazil  (42.666, 41.299, 39.399, 42.166) 165.530 Lorrane Oliveira (0.000, 13.166, 0.000, 0.000) 13.166 Flavia Saraiva (13.833, 13.733, 14.066, 13.900) 55.532 Rebeca Andrade (14.900, 14.400, 13.133, 14.666) 57.099 Jade Barbosa (13.933, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000) 13.933 Julia Soares (0.000, 0.000, 12.200, 13.600) 25.800 France  (41.966, 41.399, 41.066, 39.633) 164.064 Marine Boyer (13.266, 12.866, 13.733, 12.633) 52.498 Morgane Osyssek-Reimer (0.000, 0.000, 13.3

2023 Worlds - Men's Team Final

Japan is once again atop of the World, winning their first team title in eight years, whilst the United States of America lands on the podium winning the bronze behind China, their first time back on the podium since 2014. TEAM FINAL RESULTS: 1.  Japan (41.666, 41.532, 41.499, 44.533, 44.432, 41.932) 255.594 Kenta Chiba (12.933, 13.066, 13.766, 0.000, 0.000, 13.566) Daiki Hashimoto (14.300, 14.266, 0.000, 14.900, 14.866, 14.366) Kazuki Minami (14.433, 0.000, 0.000, 15.000, 0.000, 0.000) Kazuma Kaya (0.000, 14.200, 14.033, 14.633, 14.733, 14.000) Kaito Sugimoto (0.000, 0.000, 13.700, 0.000, 14.833, 0.000) 2. China  (41.933, 40.866, 43.832, 43.299, 44.365, 39.499) 253.794 LIN Chaopan (13.800, 13.200, 0.000, 13,733, 14.666, 14.133) SUN Wei (14.033, 14.266, 13.966, 14.866, 14.733, 14.200) SU Weide (14.100, 0.000, 0.000, 14.700, 0.000, 11.166) LIU Yang (0.000, 0.000, 15.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000) YOU Hao (0.000, 13.400, 14.866, 0.000, 14.966, 0.000) 3. United States of America (42.698, 39.63

2023 Worlds - Women's Qualification Results

  TEAM QUALIFICATION: United States of America (43.998, 43.366, 41.965, 42.066) 171.395 Great Britain (42.900, 41.332, 40.699, 41.199) 166.130 China (39.499, 43.533, 42.666, 39.965) 165.663 Brazil (42.599, 40.2323, 40.400, 41.066) 164.297 Italy (41.599, 40.099, 40.266, 40.266) 162.230 Netherlands (40.800, 41.632, 39.066, 39.699) 161.197 France (42.132, 40.899, 39.166, 38.733) 160.930 Japan (41.600, 38.465, 39.866, 38.566) 158.497 Australia (38.899, 41.399, 39.333, 38.265) 157.896 Romania (40.099, 39.132, 38.965, 39.599) 157.795 Republic of Korea  (41.533, 39.899, 37.632, 38.233) 157.297 Canada (40.665, 40.066, 37.699, 38.799) 157.229 Germany (39.632, 39.365, 39.498, 38.633) 157.128 Mexico (41.999, 38.698, 35.699, 38.232) 154.628 Hungary (40.733, 38.365, 37.732, 36.733) 153.563 Spain (39.499, 38.499, 36.398, 38.499) 152.895 Belgium (39.132, 38.165, 36.532, 37.833) 151.662 Sweden (39.499, 37.532, 35.733, 37.499/9 150.263 South Africa  (39.299, 37.566, 34.033, 37.099) 147.997 Austria (38.