The Pacific Rim Championships take place every two years with the last event being hosted in Everett, Washington, USA in 2016. The Championships are unique in that they offer an opportunity for junior and senior aged athletes to compete together in a team format. This will be the first time that a Latin American country has hosted the event.
“This event offers an excellent opportunity for our athletes to experience a high level team competition format, and to gain valuable international competition experience,” said Ian Moss, High Performance Director at Gymnastics Canada. “In the past, many of our current top senior national team athletes have honed their competitive skills at this competition in preparation for major games and World Championships.”
Who: 31 athletes, 9 team coaches, 8 judges
What: 16th Pacific Rim Championships
Where: Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín, Colombia
When: April 27th to 29th, 2018
Website: http://fedecolgim.co/PacificRim/PacificRim.php
Social: #PACRIM2018
THE TEAMS:
WOMEN’S ARTISTIC (BIOS: http://www.gymcan.org/disciplines/womens-artistic-gymnastics/national-teams)
- Sophie Marois (SR), Île Bizard, QC – Viagym
- Haley De Jong (SR), Vancouver, BC – Flicka Gymnastics
- Victoria Kayen Woo (SR), Brossard, QC – Gym Richelieu
- Zoé Allaire-Bourgie (JR), Montreal, QC – Gymnix
- Imogen Paterson (JR), Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Phoenix
- Emma Spence (JR), Cambridge, ON – Dynamo Gymnastics
Team coaches:
- Denis Vachon, Cambridge, ON – Dynamo Gymnastics
- Dorina Stan, Vancouver, BC – Flicka Gymnastics
Judges:
- Andrée Montreuil, Vancouver, BC
- Josée Morin, Pointes-Aux-Trembles, QC
MEN’S ARTISTIC (BIOS: http://www.gymcan.org/disciplines/mens-artistic-gymnastics/national-teams)
- Joel Gagnon (SR), Regina, SK – University of Minnesota
- William Émard (SR), Laval, QC – Laval Excellence
- Chris Kaji (SR), Vancouver, BC – Manjak’s Gymnastics
- Felix Dolci (JR), Laval, QC – Laval Excellence
- Evgeny Siminiuc (JR), Mississauga, ON – Futures Gymnastics
- David Sandro (JR), Acton, ON – Gold Medal Gymnastics
Team coaches:
- Adrian Balan, Laval, QC – Laval Excellence
- Nistor Sandro, Acton, ON – Gold Medal Gymnastics
Judges:
- Jérôme Boisteau, Quebec City, QC
- Jason Haid, Milton, ON
RHYTHMIC (BIOS: http://www.gymcan.org/disciplines/rhythmic/national-teams)
- Athena Tsaltas (SR), Keswick, ON – Kalev
- Jaedyn Andreotti (SR), Kelowna, BC – Okanagan RG
- Michel Vivier (JR), Vaughn, ON – Viva RG
- Natalie Garcia (JR), Mississauga, ON – Mississauga Newnorth
- Izabella Helbin (JR), Aurora, ON – Silhouettes of York
- Haley Miller (JR), Ottawa, ON – Kanata RG
Junior Group:
- Michelle Pik, Thornhill, ON – Trillium
- Martha Litvikov, Thornhill, ON – Trillium
- Victoria Smolianova, Richmond Hill, ON – Trillium
- Leonella Rudiy, Richmond Hill, ON – Trillium
- Tiffany Zhao, Toronto, ON – Kalev RG
Team Coaches:
- Tatjana Dolic, Mississauga, ON – Mississauga Newnorth
- Natalia Kachaeiv, Vaughn, ON – Viva RG
- Camille Martens, Kelowna, BC – Okanagan RG
Judges:
- Svetlana Joukova, Thornhill, ON
- Tatsiana Kastenkava, Maple, ON
TRAMPOLINE (BIOS: http://www.gymcan.org/disciplines/trampoline/national-teams)
- Kai Dwyer (Jr), Fall River, NS – Titans Gym Club
- Declan Mclean (Jr), Burnaby, BC – Shasta
- Andrew Martin (Sr), Newmarket, ON – Airborne Trampoline North
- Jacob Cranham (Sr), Whitby, ON – Skyriders
- Alexandra Boucher (Jr), Calgary, AB – Calgary Gymnastics Centre
- Jordyn Yendely (Jr), Kelowna, BC – Okanagan Gym Centre
- Kalena Soehn (Sr), Red Deer, AB – Thunder Country
- Laurence Roux (Sr), Blainville, QC – Acrosport Barani
Team coaches:
- Dave Ross, Thornhill, ON – Skyriders Trampoline Place
- Jamie Gardner, Kelowna, BC – Okanagan Gymnastics Club
Judges:
- Gabrielle Gingras, Sainte-Ursule, QC
- Colton Kent, Calgary, AB
COMPETITION SCHEDULE:
Friday, April 27:
- 9:30 am: Trampoline Junior Men and Women Synchronized competition
- 11:15 am: Rhythmic All-Around, Team, Individual Qualification Hoop and Ball – Sub 2
- 11:35 am: Trampoline Senior Men and Women Synchronized competition
- 12:15 pm: Rhythmic Junior Group Qualification – Ropes
- 3:30 pm: Trampoline Junior Men and Women individual competition
- 6:00 pm: Trampoline Senior Men and Women individual competition
- 6:00 pm: Men’s Team Final, All-Around Final, Event Qual. – Sub 2
Saturday, April 28:
- 10:50 am: Trampoline Men’s and Women’s Team Final
- 11:15 am: Rhythmic All-Around, Team, Individual Qualification Clubs and Ribbon – Sub 2
- 12:30 pm: Rhythmic Junior Group Qualification – Clubs
- 5:00 pm: Trampoline Men’s and Women’s Junior Individual Final
- 6:15 pm: Trampoline Men’s and Women’s Senior Individual Final
- 7:30 pm: Women’s Team Final, All-Around Final, Event Qual. – Sub 3
Sunday, April 29
- 10:00 am: Rhythmic Junior Individual Event Finals
- 12:00 pm: Rhythmic Senior Individual Event Finals
- 3:30 pm: Women’s and Men’s Individual Event Finals
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