Karla Navas – Vault

One of the highlights of the Pan American Gymnastics Championships 2025 in Panama was seeing this great Vault from Karla Navas โ€” from Panama.

She’s won a LOT of Vault medals over her career.

Nakamura Haruka – Bars

This is her routine when she leaves out the Def. Still great.

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Here’s the Def in competition. Fantastic.

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safety issues at PAGU Gymnastics competitions

Fair criticism.

I work with the Pan American Gymnastics Union (PAGU) on a regular basis โ€” and I find them often … disorganized. This despite having many of the BEST gymnasts in the world.

The 1st thing to improve is safety at major competitions.

I assume FIG certified equipment is being used. But how can a Ring break in half at a major meet? That engineering problem was solved decades ago.

PAGU inspected the venue for safety in April.

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The equipment used in this competition was from Cannice, China. It’s a subsidiary of Abรฉo, a French company that owns Gymnova, Jannssen-Fritssen, and Spieth. They should know what they are doing.

PanAm Gymnastics Championship ’25 Apparatus Final RESULTS

Vault

  1. Karla Andrea Navas Boyd PAN 14.334
  2. Lia Fontaine CAN 14.200
  3. Jayla Hang USA 13.850

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Bars

  1. Gabrielle Hardie USA 13.600
  2. Jayla Hang USA 13.533
  3. Lia Fontaine CAN 13.167

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Beam

  1. Lia Redick CAN 13.267
  2. Jayla Hang USA 13.233
  3. Hezly Rivera USA 13.000

Floor

  1. Lia Fontaine CAN 13.800
  2. Jayla Hang USA 13.433
  3. Gabrielle Hardie USA 13.133

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Full results.

Lia Monica Fontaine – PanAm’s Floor

First year senior, Lia Monica Fontaine, is a name to watch this quad. She finished 2nd AA at PanAms.

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Iranian gymnast killed in war

Asian Gymnastics Union:

With deep sorrow, the Asian Gymnastics Union mourns the loss of Tara Hajimiri, an 8-year-old Iranian gymnast whose life was tragically taken in the recent conflict.

Tara was more than a gymnast โ€” she was a symbol of hope and grace. Her light will never be forgotten.

We stand with her family and the Iranian gymnastics community in this time of grief.

May she rest in peace.

Hwang Seohyeon – Beam

Hwang Seohyeon is the next superstar from Korea. Unsurprisingly, her role model is Simone.

Asian Gymnastics Championships Apparatus Finals

Vault

Bars

Beam

Hwang Seohyeon is amazing. Remember the name. A new senior from Korea.

Floor

Martina Maggio can SWING

Odd cast handstand, though.