2013 Pan American Championships Begin Today

2013 Pan American Championships Begin Today

Aug 8, 2013 by Anne Phillips
2013 Pan American Championships Begin Today

Victoria Moors of Canada on floor at the 2013 AT&T American Cup. Photo by Melissa Perenson. 

The Pan American Senior Championships in Artistic Gymnastics begin Thursday, August 8th at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan. 

Athletes expected to contend for titles on the women's side are Victoria Moors of Canada, Ellie Black of Canada, Danielle Hypolito of Brazil, Ana Sofía Gomez of Guatemala, and Jessica López of Venezuela. 

Big names to watch on the men's side include Diego Hypolito and Sergio Sasaki of Brazil, Tommy Ramos of Puerto Rico, Jossimar Calvo of Colombia, and Federico Molinari of Argentina. 

Also of note, 2000 U.S. Olympian and 2001 World Parallel Bars Champion Sean Townsend is listed as a coach for Venezuela. 

Athletes from the United States will be absence as the P&G Championships will take place next week in Hartford, CT. 

Below is the press release from Gymnastics Puerto Rico, translated into english. 
 

Tommy Ramos. Photo by Gymnastics Puerto Rico. 

August 7, 2013, San Juan, Puerto Rico - "The competition is tough. We can call it a mini Olympics. We have world medalists and Olympic finalists. We also have it in us, "and described the national coach of Puerto Rico, Jose" Cano "Columbus, the level of competition that will be starting tomorrow, Thursday, at the Pan American Championships Artistic Gymnastics Adults by machinery at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan.
           
Among the 17 countries facing Puerto Rico is the Brazil squad who have spared no technical and financial resources to prepare a contending team ahead of the 2016 Olympics where they are based. He said this Cuba, a country that surprised the competitors and coaches with his arrival on Tuesday with the Youth Olympic floor champion in Singapore 2010, Ernesto Vila. United States will be absent for the national championship to be held from next week.
           
"Our expectations of medals are secured with pass finals (top eight athletes). We should be fighting among the first three positions in rings Tommy Ramos, Angel Ramos on the high bar, Alexis Torres in the Vault, Alexander (Rodriguez) on pommels and Sergio (Ramos) will throw your life better floor to qualify for a medal. On parallel bars I have nothing to look for, let's work it, "said" Cano "Columbus with sincerity that characterizes it.
           
Puerto Rico will have the 2012 Olympic finalist, Tommy Ramos, the World Cup medalists Alexander Rodriguez and Angel Ramos, and student at Penn State University, Alexis Torres, Pan American champion Vault 2008, Sergio Ramos, and the integral the Golden Boys, Rafael Morales with gold and silver in Rio 2007 Guadalajara 2011 on computers.
           
The female branch does not escape from the hard fight. Silvia Topalova, Puerto Rican squad coach coincided with Columbus on the high level of competition. "The expectations of this Pan are favorable. We finals and medal chances in the Vault. If all goes well, we will surprise you with medals, "said Topalova, who led Lorena Quinones own right to qualify for the Olympic Games 2012.
           
In vault medalist will Mayagüez 2010, Nicolle finalist Vazquez and Cottbus, Germany, Paula Mejias. The Olympic Lorena Quinones compete on beam and asymmetric bar. On his return after two operations will Dimaris Lopez beam.
           
The entrance to the Championship will be $ 5.00 for adults and $ 3.00 for children at the Coliseum box office on Wednesday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, and the competition days from 1:00 pm. People over 65 are free.
           
For the public may not be able to come enjoy the event will be from Friday at 7:00 pm for 6.1 and 6.2 channels of Puerto Rico TV. Additional information access the fan page of Puerto Rico Gymnastics Federation on Facebook, online at www.gimnasiapur.org, or on Twitter @FedGymPUR.

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