The Pacific Rim Championships take place every two years with the last event being hosted in Richmond, BC in 2014. The Championships are unique in that they offer an opportunity for junior and senior aged athletes to compete together in a team format. During the Olympic year, teams may be a mix of junior and senior athletes, or they can be only seniors. This year’s Canadian team is a mixture of juniors and seniors: the rhythmic and trampoline gymnastics teams are mixed junior/senior, while the artistic gymnastics teams are all young, senior-aged gymnasts.
“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 Cathy Haines, Chief Technical Officer at Gymnastics Canada and Head of Delegation for the event. “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: 24 athletes, 8 team coaches, 11 judges, and 4 personal coaches
What: 15th Pacific Rim Championships
Where: XFINITY Arena in Everett, Washington, USA
When: April 8th to 10th, 2016
Website: http://www.pacrimchamps.com
Social: #PACRIM2016
Schedule
THE TEAMS:
Women’s Artistic | Men’s Artistic | Rhythmic | Trampoline
WOMEN’S ARTISTIC (BIOS: http://www.gymcan.org/disciplines/womens-artistic-gymnastics/national-teams)
- Megan Roberts, Scarborough, ON – East York Gymnastics
- Madison Copiak, Calgary, AB – Calgary Gymnastics Centre
- Shallon Olsen, Surrey, BC – Omega Gymnastics
- Audrey Rousseau, La Prairie, QC – Équilibrix
- Kirsten Peterman, Cambridge, ON – Revolution Gymnastics
- Brittany Rogers, New Westminster, BC – Calgary Gymnastics Centre
Team coaches:
- David Kenwright, New Westminster, BC
- Lisa Cowan, Toronto, ON
- Svetlana Lashina, Vancouver, BC
- Aaron Brokenshire, New Hamburg, ON
- Dany Gilbert, Sainte-Catherine, QC
Judges:
- Elizabeth Armitage, Toronto, ON
- Natalie Turner, Montréal, QC
- Sheri Wilson, Calgary, AB
MEN’S ARTISTIC (BIOS: http://www.gymcan.org/disciplines/mens-artistic-gymnastics/national-teams)
- Aaron Mah, Vancouver, BC – Phoenix Gymnastics
- Damien Cachia, Calgary, AB – University of Calgary
- Justin Karstadt, Toronto, ON – Futures Gymnastics
- Scott Nabata, Kamloops, BC – Kamloops Gymnastics Trampoline Centre
- Joel Gagnon, Regina, SK – University of Minnesota
- Anthony Tawfik, Mississauga, ON – Futures Gymnastics
Team coaches:
- Markos Baikas, Saskatoon, SK
- Jason Woodnick, Calgary, AB
- Zhaou hui Huang, Mississauga, ON
Judges:
- John Carroll, Surrey, BC
- Kelly Thompson, Antigonish, NS
- Mike Hood, Vancouver, BC
- Todd Sader, Campbell River, BC
RHYTHMIC (BIOS: http://www.gymcan.org/disciplines/rhythmic/national-teams)
- Alexandra Chtrevenskii, Montréal, QC – Questo
- Natalie Garcia, Mississauga, ON – Newnorth National RG
- Sophie Crane, Toronto, ON – Jusco RG
- Natali Nikolova, Montreal, QC – Rythmik Quebec
- Katherine Uchida, Toronto, ON – Jusco RSG
- Cindy Huh, Vancouver, BC – Aura RG
Team coaches:
- Lidia Joukova, Montréal, QC
- Tatyana Dolic, Mississauga, ON
- Stefka Moutafchieva, Toronto, ON
- Demetra Mantcheva, Vancouver, BC
Judges:
- Megan Magid-Arnold, Vancouver, BC
- Zdravka Tchonkova-Dimitrova, Winnipeg, MB
TRAMPOLINE (BIOS: http://www.gymcan.org/disciplines/trampoline/national-teams)
- Keegan Soehn, Red Deer, AB – Thunder Country Trampoline
- Kyle Soehn, Red Deer, AB – Thunder Country Trampoline
- Jérémy Chartier, Montréal, QC – Quadrotramp
- Zachary Blakely, Calmar, AB – Thunder Country Trampoline
- Samantha Sendel, Montréal, QC – Skyriders Trampoline Place
- Samantha Smith, Toronto, ON – Okanagan Gymnastics
- Kalena Soehn, Red Deer, AB – Thunder Country Trampoline
Team coaches:
- Kenneth Soehn, Red Deer, AB
- Karina Kosko, Saint-Bruno, QC
Judges:
- Traci House, Ottawa, ON
- Georgina Nerpio, Vancouver, BC
COMPETITION SCHEDULE (Times in PT):
Friday, April 8:
- 1:30 pm: Men’s Team Final, All-Around Final, Event Qual. – Subdivision 1 (AG); Women’s Trampoline Team Final and Ind. Prelims (TG)
- 2:00 pm: Rhythmic Team and All-Around Day 1 (RG)
- 7:00 pm: Men’s Team Final, All-Around Final, Event Qual. – Subdivision 2 (AG); Men’s Trampoline Team Final and Ind. Prelims (TG)
Saturday, April 9:
- 1:30 pm: Women’s Team Final, All-Around Final, Event Qual. – Subdivision 1 (AG); Jr. Trampoline Finals (TG)
- 2:00 pm: Rhythmic Team and All-Around Day 2 (RG)
- 7:00 pm: Women’s Team Final, All-Around Final, Event Qual. – Subdivision 2 (AG); Sr. Trampoline Finals (TG)
Sunday, April 10:
- 12:00 pm: Jr. Women’s and Men’s Individual Event Finals (AG)
- 1:00 pm: Rhythmic Individual Event Finals (RG)
- 6:00 pm: Sr. Women’s and Men’s Individual Event Finals (AG)
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