Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

Ellie Black – Vault

Pan Am AA Final.

She does this very, very well.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Seems everyone knows Ellie is a strong vaulter. Aside from Elfi Schlegel. Who knew?

Pan Am Champ – Ellie Black

🙂

1. Black CAN 58.150
2. Desch USA 57.450
3. Saraiva BRA 57.050

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https://twitter.com/victoriamoors/status/620751072068562944

One of her training partners Hugh Smith had a great AA competition earlier today. Both are coached by 35yr-old, double Olympian, David Kikuchi.

Gymternet has a recap of the Women’s AA competition.

Mikulak, Larduet, Calvo

full results

Your Men’s Pan Am AA Champions. 🙂

Pan Am women’s prelims

If you missed the Pan Am women’s preliminary competition, Lauren Hopkins has you covered. Click through to these Gymternet posts and it will feel as if you watched Sunday. 🙂

https://twitter.com/CBCOlympics/status/620368252049362944/photo/1

2015 Pan American Games Results

Pan American Games subdivision I (USA)

Pan American Games Subdivision II

Pan American Games Subdivision III (Canada, Brazil)

Ana Gomez Porraz 57.200 – 4 routines

Ana had a fantastic day at Pan Am prelims. She’s got very good difficulty. And hit.

1. Amelia Hundley – USA 57.650 Q
2. Madison Desch – USA 57.300 Q
3. Ana Sofia Gomez – Guatemala 57.200 Q

Click PLAY or watch her DTY Vault on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch her Bars on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch her Beam on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch her FX on YouTube.

Guatamala has a population of about 16 million. Per capita income $5,208 / year.

How many Gymnastics clubs?

Yes it’s silly that a competition exists where Guatamala competes mano a mano with the USA. But you’ve got to respect what Ana and her coaches – Adrian Boboc & Elena Boboc – have to do to compete with the richer more populous Pan Am nations.

She was 22nd AA at the London Olympics.

Rachel Gowey – Bars

This routine was a big, happy surprise for me. Interesting and well done. She’s confident enough to do it with no coach standing in.

Respect to Chow.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

South Carolina can bid for NCAA Championships

It’s only a flag. It’s only one flag. But we should celebrate the symbolism of South Carolina taking down a Confederate flag. For some, not all, that flag represents an evil slave society. For some, not all, it’s a symbol of racism.

The NCAA felt that way, for example.