USA teams headed to Rio

In 2022 the Pan American Championships will be hosted in Rio’s Olympic venue.

It’s a qualifier for the 2023 Pan American GAMES hosted October 20 to November 5 in SantiagoChile.

Reigning World all-around bronze medalist Kayla DiCello (Boyds, Md./Hill’s Gymnastics) is among nine women’s artistic gymnasts who will represent the U.S. July 15-17 at the Junior and Senior Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

She’ll be supported in the senior competition by 2022 Winter Cup all-around runner up Skye Blakely (Frisco, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics), 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy team champions Zoe Miller (Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre) and Elle Mueller (Ham Lake, Minn./Twin City Twisters), and Lexi Zeiss (Omaha, Neb./Twin City Twisters), who is set to make her international debut. …

Alicia’s Rudi

She used what’s sometimes called the “flyspring technique” — slight pike in the preflight, opening while on contact with the table to increase the reaction force.

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Pavlova 2004 Olympic Beam

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