Results: Pan American Games Women's All-Around Final

Jul 13, 2015 by Rebecca Johnson

Canada’s Ellie Black took the Pan Am Games women’s all-around title with a 58.150. USA’s Madison Desch earned the silver with a 57.450 and Brazil’s Flavia Saraiva totaled a 57.050 to secure the bronze. Amelia Hundley came in fourth with a 56.10.

The top 6 gymnasts from qualifications started on vault, including Hundley, Desch, Guatemala’s Ana Gomez, Saraiva, as well as Canada’s Black and Isabela Onyshko.

Gomez started the vault rotation strong with a Yurchenko 2/1 and earned a 14.650. Desch completed a beautiful Yurchenko double full, landing with her chest up on the landing and almost stuck it for a 14.85. Hundley competed a gorgeous Yurchenko 2/1 that had lots of power—with good height and distance, receiving the highest score of the rotation of a 15.00. Over on bars, Brazil’s Daniele Hypolito did a nice set with eagle giant work and scored a 13.15, and Cuba’s Marcia Videaux Jimenez had a 13.50. Onyshko did a nice Yurchenko full with just a controlled step back for a 13.95. Black showed a big Tsuk 1 1/2 and earned a 14.55. Tiny Saraiva competed a solid Yurchenko full for a 14.20. Hundley was in first, Desch in second and Gomez was third.

In rotation two, Desch was up first and put up a lovely routine with great stalder work, including a stalder piked Tkatchev, stalder straddle Tkatchev to Pak, and a stalder Shaposh half for a 14.50. Hundley followed right after and suffered a fall, scoring a 12.90. Onyshko showed great height on her release moves, but caught extremely close and her hips came to the bar on her Hindorff to Pak combination, receiving a 13.20. Black had a solid set, including a piked Hindorff, straddle Jaeger to Pak, and a Maloney half, giving her redemption from last night's fall and a 14.30 score. Saraiva put up a good fight in her bar routine and received a 13.800. At the halfway point, Desch took the lead with a 29.35. Black was in second with a 28.85 and Saraiva was in third with a 28.00. Even after a fall, Hundley held the fourth position with a 27.90.

In rotation three, the USA headed to beam and Hundley led off with a nice routine, including a solid handspring layout layout and double pike dismount— recovering well after bars with a 14.10. Hypolito put up 13.90 on floor. Onyshko was confident in her beam set, highlighted by a nice series and beautiful Y-turn to full turn, tallying a 14.00. Black continued after Onyshko and did an absolutely stunning set, showing great difficulty with a handspring tuck full series and a 2 1/2 dismount nearly stuck—getting a big 14.95. Saraiva was a crowd-pleaser all night, and earned big applause after a beam routine packed with beautifully performed skills, highlighted by a front uaerial front aerial to side somi—scoring a 14.40. Gomez had a solid 14.40. Desch closed the event with a 13.95. Black moved into the lead after beam with a total of 43.80 and Desch was second with a 43.30. Saraiva (42.400) and Hundley (42.00) held their positions of third and fourth, respectively.

Onyshko started out the final rotation on floor with a nicely performed routine for a 13.90 giving her a 15.050 total. Black showed off a truly captivating routine, earning a standing ovation from the home crowd and scoring a 14.35. Saraiva had a great routine, bringing the crowd into her routine as they clapped along, finishing with a strong double pike for a 14.650. Gomez had a 13.45. Desch had a nice routine, but a step out of bounds and a few hops on her landings added up and she received a 14.15, giving her a total of 57.450. Hundley closed out the competition with a 14.100, totaling a 56.10.

Black’s first place finish made history for Canada, as she became the first Canadian since 1979 to win the Pan Am Games women's all-around title.

Results via the Official Pan Am Games website: