THE ALL AROUND on the Artistic competition:
… Pan American Games, the biggest multi-sport event in America. Only the United States (WAG and MAG) and Canada (MAG) have decided to send their B teams to this competition; all the other countries have already landed in Guadalajara with their best gymnasts. A last minute withdraw is Brazilian Jade Barbosa, a finalist on vault at 2011 Tokyo Worlds, she suffered an injury at vault finals.
The artistic gymnastics competition starts 24 October with the U.S. women as the clear favourites on the female side, while the men’s competition seems more open after the great performances of Brazil and Puerto Rico at the World Championships. …
A preliminary list of competitors is available via that link.
Certainly Shawn Johnson will be one of the biggest “names” in all sports.
Canada:
MAG: Mathieu Csukassy, Tariq Dowers, Anderson Loran, Scott Morgan, Jason Scott, Jay Smith
… Scott Morgan will surprise, by the way. Remember the name.
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