Junior Pan American Championships JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS U.S. Men Win 7 Medals Men’s Events n a close competition, the and Mikulak finished fourth with an All-Around U.S. Men’s Junior Team won 84.550. 1. Sérgio Sasaki BRA 86.850 the team silver medal, scoring During finals, Maestas and Mikulak 2. C.J. Maestas USA 86.650 3. Petrix Barbosa BRA 85.000 a 253.400 to Brazil’s 253.950. won a combined five medals. Maestas U.S. finishes Colombia was third with a won the gold medal on still rings 4. Sam Mikulak USA 84.550 245.950. (14.875), along with silver medals on 11. Jake Martin USA 80.550 I The U.S. Men’s Team included C.J. pommel horse (14.225) and parallel 15. Jesse Glenn USA 78.150 Maestas of Corrales, N.M./Gold Cup bars (14.225). Mikulak was second on Floor Exercise Gymnastics; Sam Mikulak of Newport floor exercise (14.625) and third on 1. Sérgio Sasaki BRA 14.800 Coast, Calif./SCATS; Jesse Glenn of vault (15.363). 2. Sam Mikulak USA 14.625 Northridge, Calif./SCATS HB; and Host Brazil had another strong 3. Ernesto Vila Sarvia CUB 14.500 Jake Martin of Oviedo, Fla./Orlando showing in event finals. Sergio Sasaki Other U.S. finisher Metro. took first place on floor exercise 4. C.J. Maestas USA 14.325 In the all-around, Brazil was (14.800), vault (15.763) and parallel first and third: Sergio Sasaki won bars (14.400). His teammate Petrix Pommel Horse the gold medal (86.850) and Petrix Barbosa finished first on the horizontal 1. Jhonny Munoz COL 14.450 Barbosa earned the bronze (85.000). bar (14.275). Colombia’s Jhonny 2. C.J. Maestas USA 14.225 3. Didier Lugo COL 14.100 Maestas earned the silver medal in Munoz won pommel horse with a Other U.S. finisher the all-around with a score of 86.650, score of 14.450. 5. Jake Martin USA 13.500 C.J. Maestas Still Rings 1. C.J. Maestas USA 14.875 2. Petrix Barbosa BRA 14.350 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN 3. Sérgio Sasaki BRA 14.275 CHAMPIONSHIPS Vault Men’s Team Results 1. Sérgio Sasaki BRA 15.763 2. Petrix Barbosa BRA 15.500 3. Sam Mikulak USA 15.363 1. Brazil 253.950 Other U.S. finisher 4. C.J. Maestas USA 15.188 2. USA 253.400 3. Colombia 245.950 Parallel Bars 1. Sérgio Sasaki BRA 14.400 2. C.J. Maestas USA 14.225 3. Jossimar Calvo COL 14.050 Other U.S. finisher 4. Sam Mikulak USA 14.000 Horizontal Bar 1. Petrix Barbosa BRA 14.275 2. Jossimar Calvo COL 13.975 Jake 3. Rodolfo Bonilla MEX 13.700 U.S. finishers 6. C.J. Maestas USA 13.500 Martin 7. Sam Mikulak USA 13.150 36 USA GYMNASTICS JANUARY • FEBRUARY 2010 Photos by John Cheng JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Jesse Glenn Men’s Events C.J. Maestas Sam Mikulak USAUSA GYMNASTICSASTICS JANUARY • FEBRUARY 2010 37 Junior Pan American Championships USA Women Win 11 Medals The Junior U.S. Women’s Gymnastics. Team won the team gold The USA women swept the all- JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN medal and swept the around, taking first through fourth CHAMPIONSHIPS all-around at the 2009 place. Ross won the title with a score Junior Pan American of 57.400, followed by Vega with Women’s Events TChampionships in Aracaju, Brazil, a 56.250, Raisman was third with a the Americas qualifier for the 2010 56.200, and Caquatto was fourth with All-Around Youth Olympic Games, Aug. 10-26, in a 55.875. 1. Kyla Ross USA 57.400 Singapore. During event finals, the U.S. 2. Sabrina Vega USA 56.250 Kyla Ross With a score of 171.550, the U.S. women won the gold medal in all four 3. A. Raisman USA 56.200 junior women’s team won the team events and went 1-2 in every event 4. B. Caquatto USA 55.875 gold medal, outscoring Canada and except beam. Both Ross and Raisman Vault host country Brazil. The women’s won two gold medals. 1. A. Raisman USA 14.700 team included: 2009 U.S. junior all- Ross took top honors on bars 2. B. Caquatto USA 14.238 around champion Kyla Ross of Aliso (14.150) and beam (15.000), and 3. Dominique Pegg CAN 14.075 Viejo, Calif./Gym Max; Bridgette earned a silver medal on floor Caquatto of Naperville, Ill./Naperville (13.800). Raisman won the titles for Bars Gymnastics Club; Alexandra Raisman vault (14.700) and floor (14.400). Kyla Ross USA 14.150 of Needham, Mass./Brestyan’s Vega was the silver medalist on bars Sabrina Vega USA 14.100 American Gymnastics; and Sabrina (14.100). Teammate Caquatto was the Monica Yool GUA 13.425 Vega of Carmel, N.Y./Dynamic silver medalist on vault at 14.238. Beam 1. Kyla Ross USA 15.000 2. Sofia Gomez GUA 13.875 3. Anysia Unick CAN 13.225 Other U.S. finisher 5. Sabrina Vega USA 13.100 Floor 1.A. Raisman USA 14.400 2.Kyla Ross USA 13.800 3.Karla Salazar MEX 13.550 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Women’s Team Results 1. USA 171.550 2. Canada 156.950 Sabrina Vega L to R: Alexandra Raisman, Sabrina Vega, Bridgette Caquatto and Kyla Ross 3. Brazil 154.250 38 USA GYMNASTICS JANUARY • FEBRUARY 2010 Photo by John Cheng Photo by John Cheng JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Women’s Events Kyla Ross Alexandra Raisman Photo by Scott Einuis Photo by Scott Einuis JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Women’s Team Results 1. USA 171.550 2. Canada 156.950 Sabrina Vega Bridgette 3. Brazil 154.250 Caquatto USA GYMNASTICS JANUARY • FEBRUARY 2010 39 Junior Pan American Championships USA wins 11 medals in Havana he United States rope, 21.400; hoop, 21.200; clubs, won the team title, 22.850; and ball, 21.850. JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN went one-two in The junior group of Alexandria CHAMPIONSHIPS the individual all- Acree, Camille Guidry, Alexa Horn Rhythmic Team Results around and claimed and Kaylee Ward, all of whom all four event gold are from Jacksonville’s World Tmedals at the 2009 Junior Pan Rhythmics, finished in fourth. 1. USA 224.650 American Rhythmic Gymnastics Canada won the group title. 2. Canada 212.80 Championships in Havana, Cuba, Sereda and Kozitskiy went one- the Americas’ rhythmic gymnastics two in the rope and hoop event 3. Mexico 207.850 qualifier for the 2010 Youth finals. In rope, Sereda received the Olympic Games. Also during finals, top score of 23.700, followed by the USA gymnasts earned two Kozitskiy at 23.350. Canada’s Maria individual silver medals, along with Kitharska rounded out the top Polina a group silver and bronze, taking three at 21.700. For hoop, Sereda the total medal count for the USA and Kozitskiy posted a 23.400 and Kozitskiy to six gold, four silver and one 23.100, respectively, for the top Photo by Diane Bidermann bronze. two spots. Canada’s Kaitlyn James The team included 2009 U.S. was third at 22.300. junior all-around champion Rebecca For ball, Sereda’s 23.800 was a Sereda of Staten Island, N.Y./ full point ahead of silver-medalist Isadora Rhythmics, Polina Kozitskiy Kitharska. Canada’s Isha Sanchez of Fountainville, Pa./Philadelphia was third at 22.100. Rhythmic Academy; Alexis Page of Kozitskiy easily won the clubs New York City/Aviator Sports and title with her 23.450. Brazil’s Recreation; and Megan Kincaid of Emanuelle Lima and Kitharska Los Angeles/California Rhythms. were a distant second and third at The USA won the team title with 21.950 and 21.600, respectively. a total score of 224.650. Canada The USA’s Page was fifth in both finished second with 212.80, and ball and clubs, in addition to Megan Mexico took third with 207.850. helping the USA secure the team Sereda, 13, won the all-around gold medal. Kincaid with a total score of 90.350. Her The junior group won the silver individual event scores were: medal in hoop (20.550) and the rope, 22.650; hoop, 22.70; clubs, bronze (17.300) in ribbon. Canada 21.900; and ball, 23.100. Kozitskiy, won both group event finals. Photo by James Glader 13, earned the silver medal with Competing at the Pan-American a total score of 89.550. Her event Junior Championships were scores were: rope, 22.550; hoop, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, 21.350; clubs, 23.850; and ball, Cuba, El Salvador, Mexico, Puerto 21.800. Page, 12, just missed a Rico, United States and Venezuela. U.S. sweep, finishing in fourth at 87.300. Her individual scores were: Junior Group 40 USA GYMNASTICS JANUARY • FEBRUARY 2010 Photo by Diane Bidermann JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Rhythmic Events All-around final standings 1. Rebecca Sereda, USA, 90.350 2. Polina Kozitskiy, USA, 89.550 3. Maria Kitharska, Canada, 88.000 4. Alexis Page, USA, 87.300 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN Group Final Standings 1. Canada, 41.730 CHAMPIONSHIPS 2. Brazil, 38.500 Rhythmic Team Results 3. Cuba 37.533 4. USA, 36.930 5. Mexico, 35.130 1. USA 224.650 6. Chile, 32.060 2. Canada 212.80 Final Events Rope 3. Mexico 207.850 1. Rebecca Sereda, USA, 23.700 2. Polina Kozitskiy, USA, 23.350 3. Maria Kitharska, Canada, 21.700 Hoop Polina 1. Rebecca Sereda, USA, 23.400 2.