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Pac Rim Championships: Sisters and Ex-Competitive Gymnasts Share Their Thoughts on the Competition

Elsie and Samantha, sisters and ex-competitive gymnasts, share their experiences at the 2012 Kellogg’s Pacific Rim Championships in Everett, Washington over the weekend. Elsie and Samantha were lucky enough to check out the Men’s and Women’s Individual Event Finals on Sunday, March 18.

Mar 21, 2012

Pac Rim Championships - Senior Event Finals Results

Courtesy of USA Gymnastics USA concludes Kellogg's Pacific Rim Championships with 13 more medals 03/19/2012 World Champion Jordyn Wieber won three gold medals at the 2012 Pacific Rim Championships. EVERETT, Wash., March 18, 2012 – Team USA completed a dominating performance at the 2012 Kellogg's Pacific Rim Championships, winning an impressive 13 medals during the senior event finals competition Sunday night in Comcast Arena at Everett. Over the three days of competition, the United States won a total of 63 medals between men's and women's gymnastics (36), rhythmic gymnastics (18), and men's and women's trampoline (9). Jake Dalton won floor on Sunday. Jake Dalton of Reno, Nev./University of Oklahoma, came out of the gates strong for the Americans, winning the floor exercise title with a 15.375 with an Arabian double layout first pass and triple twist dismount. Japan's Tatsuki Nakashima finished second with 15.075 and China's Ran Cheng was third with a 14.575. Chris Brooks of Houston/Team Hilton HHonors (Cypress Gymnastics), finished fourth with a 14.550, opening with a stuck double front pike.

Mar 18, 2012

Pacific Rim Championships Junior Event Finals - USA Wins 14 More Medals!

USA adds 14 medals in Junior Event Finals at 2012 Kellogg's Pacific Rim Championships Katelyn Ohashi of Team USA EVERETT, Wash., March 18, 2012 – The U.S. junior men and women’s artistic gymnasts won a total of 14 medals during today’s Kellogg’s Pacific Rim Championships event finals, held Saturday afternoon at the Comcast Arena in Everett, Wash. Katelyn Ohashi of Plano, Texas/WOGA, added three more gold medals to her team and all-around gold medals from Friday, for a total of five gold medals over the course of the championships. “It feels amazing to walk away from the Kellogg’s Pacific Rim Championships with five gold medals,” Ohashi said.  “It’s such an honor to be here and to represent USA.” The U.S. women started out strong on vault grabbing the gold and silver medals. Lexie Priessman of Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics, won the gold with her two-and-a-half twisting Yurchenko and a score of 15.325. Amelia Hundley also of Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics, won the silver with her Yurchenko double full, which scored 14.825. Canada’s Maegan Chant won the bronze medal with a score of 13.925. “It was a great feeling to be up there and represent the USA and get the gold medal,” Priessman said. “It was great to be out here with Katelyn and Amelia, knowing that we’re such a strong team.” Ohashi dominated the uneven bars competition with a score of 14.625. Her routine included an L grip Endo to straddled Jaeger. Canada’s Victoria Kayen Woo won the silver medal with a score of 13.100, and Japan’s Sakura Yumoto won bronze with a 12.875. Ohashi also was head and shoulders above her competitors on balance beam posting a 15.275 for her incredibly difficult routine, which included a standing Arabian and a flawless back handspring, back handspring, layout full twist series. Nina Lou of China was second with a score of 14.700, while Maria Kharenkova of Russia won bronze with a 14.025. On floor exercise, Ohashi took home her third gold medal of the day with her routine which included a back one-and-a-half twist to punch front double twist, a piked, full twisting double back, and dismounted with a 2.5 twist to punch front full. She scored a 14.950. Hundley scored a 14.300 winning the silver medal for her routine which included a piked, full twisting double back mount, a round off, 2.5 twist to punch layout, a 1.5 twist to double pike and a double tuck to straddle jump for her dismount. Kharenkova won the bronze medal with a score of 13.950. Marvin Kimble of Milwaukee, Wis./Swiss Turners Gymnastics, and Sean Melton of Orlando, Fla./U.S. Olympic Training Center, started men’s event finals with two medals on floor exercise winning the silver and bronze medals with scores of 14.150 and 14.100, respectively. Japan’s Koji Nomomura won the gold scoring a 14.575. Japan’s Kaito Imabayashi won the pommel horse title with a score of 14.850, while Russia’s Grygorii Zyrianov earned the silver medal with a score of 14.000. USA’s Akash Modi of Morganville, N.J./Monmouth Gymnastics Academy, won the bronze scoring 13.950. On rings, China’s Guanhua Wu won the title scoring 14.450. Russia’s Sergei Stepanov won the silver with a score of 14.150, and USA’s Kimble won the bronze with a score of 14.000. Kimble’s rings routine dismounted with stuck half-in, half out. Melton and Kimble went 1-2 on vault, each performing a front handspring double front vault. Melton scored 15.875 and Kimble a 15.850, to win the gold and silver medals, respectively. Brody-Jai Hennessy of Australia won the bronze with a score of 15.550. Melton hit a strong parallel bars routine complete with a peach half, peach, giant combination to win the gold medal with a score of 14.400. China’s Kangye Xu won the silver medal with a score of 14.225. There was a tie for the bronze medal between Japan’s Imabayashi and Modi, who both scored a 14.125. Modi dismounted with a full twisting double back, a high difficulty skill that is rarely seen in competition. “Winning parallel bars and vault was awesome,” Melton said.  “I’m so proud of these guys.  We came in here to win as many medals as we could, and we got more than we could have ever asked for.” On horizontal bar, Modi tied for fourth place (13.300), while Kimble posted a 13.250 for seventh. The competition schedule is as follows. 6 p.m. – Men's & Women's Gymnastics, Senior Individual Event Finals 7 p.m. – Synchronized Trampoline Competition Courtesy of USA Gymnastics Junior floor Champion Koji Nonomura of Japan Full Results - Pac Rim Junior Men’s and Women’s Event Finals Women Vault 1.  Lexie Priessman, Cincinnati, Ohio, 15.325 2.  Amelia Hundley, Hamilton, Ohio, 14.825 3.  Maegan Chant, Canada, 13.925 4.  Maria Kharenkova, Russia, 13.550 5.  Jordyn Pedersen, Canada, 13.525 5.  Yuki Uchiyama, Japan, 13.525 7.  Alexandra Eade, Australia, 13.500 8.  Sakura Yumoto, Japan, 13.250 Uneven Bars 1.  Katelyn Ohashi, Plano, Texas, 14.625 2.  Victoria Kayen Woo, Canada, 13.100 3.  Sakura Yumoto, Japan, 12.875 4.  Lexie Priessman, Cincinnati, Ohio, 12.350 5.  Ekaterina Baturina, Russia, 12.100 5.  Anastasia Belova, Russia, 12.100 7.  Jordyn Pedersen, Canada, 11.475 8.  Jie Mei, China, 9.475 Balance Beam 1.  Katelyn Ohashi, Plano, Texas, 15.275 2.  Nina Lou, China, 14.700 3.  Maria Kharenkova, Russia, 14.025 4.  Sakura Yumoto, Japan, 13.325 5.  Yuki Uchiyama, Japan, 12.575 6.  Lexie Priessman, Cincinnati, Ohio, 12.500 7.  Jie Mei, China, 11.425 8.  Charlotte Sullivan, New Zealand, 10.300 Floor Exercise 1.  Katelyn Ohashi, Plano, Texas, 14.950 2.  Amelia Hundley, Hamilton, Ohio, 14.300 3.  Maria Kharenkova, Russia, 13.950 4.  Yuki Uchiyama, Japan, 13.900 5.  Alexandra Eade, Australia, 13.725 6.  Nina Lou, China, 13.425 7.  Ekaterina Baturina, Russia, 13.175 8.  Jie Mei, China, 12.450 Men Floor Exercise 1.  Koji Nonomura, Japan, 14.575 2.  Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 14.150 3.  Sean Melton, Orlando, Fla., 14.100 4.  Sergey Stepanov, Russia, 14.075 5.  Kaito Imabayashi, Japan, 13.975 6.  Grygorii Zyrianov, Russia, 13.475 7.  Guanhua Wu, China, 13.425 8.  Zachary Clay, Canada, 12.825 Pommel Horse 1.  Kaito Imabayashi, Japan, 14.850 2.  Grygorii Zyrianov, Russia, 14.000 3.  Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J., 13.950 4.  Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 13.800 5.  Koji Nonomura, Japan, 13.700 6.  Sergey Stepanov, Russia, 13.625 6.  Guanhua Wu, China, 13.625 8.  Zachary Clay, Canada, 12.175 Still Rings 1.  Guanhua Wu, China, 14.450 2.  Sergey Stepanov, Russia, 14.150 3.  Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 14.000 4.  Koji Nonomura, Japan, 13.925 4.  Nikolay Kovinov, Russia, 13.925 6.  Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J., 13.800 7.  Kangye Xu, China, 13.775 8.  Kenzo Seryu, Japan, 13.550 Vault 1.  Sean Melton, Orlando, Fla., 15.875 2.  Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 15.850 3.  Brody-Jai Hennessy, Australia, 15.550 4.  Kenzo Seryu, Japan, 15.525 4.  Sergey Stepanov, Russia, 15.525 6.  Grygorii Zyrianov, Russia, 15.350 7.  Guanhua Wu, China, 14.950 8.  Koji Nonomura, Japan, 14.775 Parallel Bars 1.  Sean Melton, Orlando, Fla., 14.400 2.  Kangye Xu, China, 14.225 3.  Kaito Imabayashi, Japan, 14.125 3.  Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J., 14.125 5.  Grygorii Zyrianov, Russia, 13.825 6.  Koji Nonomura, Japan, 13.675 7.  Brody-Jai Hennessy, Australia, 13.350 8.  Cory Paterson, Canada, 13.000 Horizontal Bar 1.  Kaito Imabayashi, Japan, 14.125 2.  Koji Nonomura, Japan, 13.975 3.  Grygorii Zyrianov, Russia, 13.650 4.  Joshua Stuart, Canada, 13.300 4.  Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J., 13.300 6.  Lachlan Savill, Australia, 13.275 7.  Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 13.250 8.  Guanhua Wu, China, 12.675

Mar 18, 2012

Team USA Men Win Pac Rims Team and Senior AA Titles

Team USA continues to dominate Pac Rims, with the US men winning the team title on Saturday, 3/17/12, ahead of Japan and China.  Team USA's Chris Brooks won the senior men's all-around, and with Sam Mikulak second.  First-time international junior competitor, Akash Modi, won the bronze, behind Japan's Kaito Imabayashi and Koji Nonomura.   All six members of Team USA will compete in event finals on Sunday, March 18, with two US gymnasts on nearly every event.  The men's victory follows the women's sweep of the team and senior and junior all-around titles on Saturday, March 16.  For more on the women's performance, click here and here.   Courtesy of USA Gymnastics: USA, Brooks capture gold at 2012 Kellogg's Pacific Rim Championships 03/18/2012 © John Cheng Team Results Senior All-Around | Junior All-Around Event Finals Start Lists: SR | JR Official Kellogg's Pacific Rim Championships website EVERETT, Wash., March 17, 2012 – The U.S. men's gymnastics team won the team gold medal at the 2012 Kellogg's Pacific Rim Championships at the Comcast Arena in Everett, Wash., after posting a 352.050 total score to Japan's 344.700 total. China finished in third, winning the bronze medal with a 343.250. Chris Brooks of Houston/Team Hilton HHonors (Cypress Gymnastics), and Sam Mikulak of Ann Arbor, Mich./University of Michigan, claimed the gold and silver medals in the all-around, posting 88.700 and 88.650, respectively. Koji Uematsu of Japan took home the all-around bronze medal with a score of 87.200.

Mar 18, 2012

Pac Rims - Women's Event Finals Qualifiers

Pac Rims - Women's Event Finals Qualifiers Below are the women's qualifiers for event finals at Pac Rims, with scores and start values.  Event finals take place on Sunday, March 18, 2012.  Although the team and all-around competition was one meet, juniors and seniors will compete in separate event finals.  Juniors compete at 12pm Pacific, and seniors at 6pm Pacific.  

Mar 17, 2012

Team USA Women Dominate Pac Rims

Spoiler alert...don't read on if you're planning to watch the coverage on NBC Saturday, 1-3pm Eastern.   Photo courtesy of www.gymnasticscoaching.com Team USA Dominates Pac Rims Team USA won the gold in the team competition, and Jordyn Wieber and Katelyn Ohashi won the all-around gold in senior and junior competitions, respectively, at the Kellogg's Pacific Rim Championships on Friday, March 16, 2012.  This is the second Pac Rim title for Wieber; she won the junior competition in 2010.  The men compete on Saturday, March 17, and both women and men will compete in event finals on Sunday, March 18.     Here are the final medal results for the women's team and individual all-around competition: Team 1.  USA 239.700 2.  China 226.500 3.  Canada 219.500 Senior AA  1.  Jordyn Wieber (USA) 61.050 2.  Kyla Ross  (USA) 59.200 3.  Peng Peng Lee (Canada) 57.800 Junior AA 1.  Katelyn Ohashi (USA) 60.000 2.  Lexie Priessman (USA) 57.800 3.  Amelia Hundley (USA) 57.600   Press release Courtesy of USA Gymnastics:  USA, Wieber, Ohashi claim 2012 Kellogg's Pacific Rim Championships titles 03/16/2012 © John Cheng  

Mar 17, 2012

Share Your Experience at Pac Rims on the Gymnastike Mobile App!

Going to the Pacific Rim Championships? Share your Experience!  Last week, Gymnastike launched it's new mobile app!! It's free, and it's awesome! You'll never be without the latest gymnastics content and news. Don't have it yet?  - Click here to download for IOS - Click here to download for Android   If you're heading to the Pacific Rim Championships this weekend in Everett, Washington, with this app you can share your experience with other gymnastics fans in a whole new way!    Two easy ways to share your Pac Rims experience through the app:    1) Upload your photos to the event page! Simply go to the Kellogg's Pacific Rim Championships page on the Gymnastike Flosports app and click upload! You can snap a photo right then and upload, or select one from your phone's photo gallery.    2) Comment! Tell us about your experience in Everett, what's going on at the meet and around town, and hear what others have to say about the event through the "chatter" feature. You can also find this on the Kellogg's Pacific Rim Championships page on the app.  Enjoy the meet! We look forward to hearing from you! 

Mar 16, 2012