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36 USA GymnASticS JANUARY • FEBRUARY 2010

Junior Pan American Championships

U.S. Men Win 7 Medals

In a close competition, the U.S. Men’s Junior Team won the team silver medal, scoring a 253.400 to Brazil’s 253.950. Colombia was third with a 245.950.

The U.S. Men’s Team included C.J. Maestas of Corrales, N.M./Gold Cup Gymnastics; Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast, Calif./SCATS; Jesse Glenn of Northridge, Calif./SCATS HB; and Jake Martin of Oviedo, Fla./Orlando Metro. In the all-around, Brazil was first and third: Sergio Sasaki won the gold medal (86.850) and Petrix Barbosa earned the bronze (85.000). Maestas earned the silver medal in the all-around with a score of 86.650,

and Mikulak finished fourth with an 84.550. During finals, Maestas and Mikulak won a combined five medals. Maestas won the gold medal on still rings (14.875), along with silver medals on pommel horse (14.225) and parallel bars (14.225). Mikulak was second on floor exercise (14.625) and third on vault (15.363). Host Brazil had another strong showing in event finals. Sergio Sasaki took first place on floor exercise (14.800), vault (15.763) and parallel bars (14.400). His teammate Petrix Barbosa finished first on the horizontal bar (14.275). Colombia’s Jhonny Munoz won pommel horse with a score of 14.450.

1. Brazil 253.9502. USA 253.4003. Colombia 245.950

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Men’s Team results

all-around 1. Sérgio Sasaki BRA 86.8502. C.J. Maestas USA 86.6503. Petrix Barbosa BRA 85.000 U.S. finishes4. Sam Mikulak USA 84.55011. Jake Martin USA 80.55015. Jesse Glenn USA 78.150

Floor exercise 1. Sérgio Sasaki BRA 14.8002. Sam Mikulak USA 14.625 3. Ernesto Vila Sarvia CUB 14.500Other U.S. finisher4. C.J. Maestas USA 14.325 pommel horse 1. Jhonny Munoz COL 14.4502. C.J. Maestas USA 14.2253. Didier Lugo COL 14.100Other U.S. finisher5. Jake Martin USA 13.500

still rings 1. C.J. Maestas USA 14.8752. Petrix Barbosa BRA 14.3503. Sérgio Sasaki BRA 14.275

vault 1. Sérgio Sasaki BRA 15.7632. Petrix Barbosa BRA 15.5003. Sam Mikulak USA 15.363Other U.S. finisher4. C.J. Maestas USA 15.188 parallel bars 1. Sérgio Sasaki BRA 14.4002. C.J. Maestas USA 14.225 3. Jossimar Calvo COL 14.050Other U.S. finisher4. Sam Mikulak USA 14.000 horizontal bar 1. Petrix Barbosa BRA 14.2752. Jossimar Calvo COL 13.9753. Rodolfo Bonilla MEX 13.700U.S. finishers6. C.J. Maestas USA 13.500 7. Sam Mikulak USA 13.150


Men’s events

C.J. Maestas

Jake Martin


Men’s events

C.J. Maestas

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Sam Mikulak

Jesse Glenn

Photos by John Cheng



USA Women Win 11 Medals

TThe Junior U.S. Women’s Team won the team gold medal and swept the all-around at the 2009 Junior Pan American

Championships in Aracaju, Brazil, the Americas qualifier for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, Aug. 10-26, in Singapore. With a score of 171.550, the U.S. junior women’s team won the team gold medal, outscoring Canada and host country Brazil. The women’s team included: 2009 U.S. junior all-around champion Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym Max; Bridgette Caquatto of Naperville, Ill./Naperville Gymnastics Club; Alexandra Raisman of Needham, Mass./Brestyan’s American Gymnastics; and Sabrina Vega of Carmel, N.Y./Dynamic

Gymnastics. The USA women swept the all-around, taking first through fourth place. Ross won the title with a score of 57.400, followed by Vega with a 56.250, Raisman was third with a 56.200, and Caquatto was fourth with a 55.875. During event finals, the U.S. women won the gold medal in all four events and went 1-2 in every event except beam. Both Ross and Raisman won two gold medals. Ross took top honors on bars (14.150) and beam (15.000), and earned a silver medal on floor (13.800). Raisman won the titles for vault (14.700) and floor (14.400). Vega was the silver medalist on bars (14.100). Teammate Caquatto was the silver medalist on vault at 14.238.

1. USA 171.5502. Canada 156.9503. Brazil 154.250


Women’s Team results

All-Around 1. Kyla Ross USA 57.400 2. Sabrina Vega USA 56.2503. A. Raisman USA 56.2004. B. Caquatto USA 55.875

Vault1. A. Raisman USA 14.700 2. B. Caquatto USA 14.2383. Dominique Pegg CAN 14.075

BarsKyla Ross USA 14.150Sabrina Vega USA 14.100Monica Yool GUA 13.425

Beam1. Kyla Ross USA 15.0002. Sofia Gomez GUA 13.8753. Anysia Unick CAN 13.225Other U.S. finisher5. Sabrina Vega USA 13.100

Floor1.A. Raisman USA 14.4002.Kyla Ross USA 13.8003.Karla Salazar MEX 13.550


Women’s events

Kyla Ross

Sabrina Vegal to r: alexandra raisman, sabrina vega, bridgette Caquatto and Kyla ross

1. USA 171.5502. Canada 156.9503. Brazil 154.250


Women’s Team results


Women’s events

Kyla Ross

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Sabrina Vega

Alexandra Raisman

Bridgette Caquatto

Photo by John Cheng

Photo by John Cheng

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USA wins 11 medals in Havana

The United States won the team title, went one-two in the individual all-around and claimed all four event gold

medals at the 2009 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Havana, Cuba, the Americas’ rhythmic gymnastics qualifier for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games. Also during finals, the USA gymnasts earned two individual silver medals, along with a group silver and bronze, taking the total medal count for the USA to six gold, four silver and one bronze. The team included 2009 U.S. junior all-around champion Rebecca Sereda of Staten Island, N.Y./Isadora Rhythmics, Polina Kozitskiy of Fountainville, Pa./Philadelphia Rhythmic Academy; Alexis Page of New York City/Aviator Sports and Recreation; and Megan Kincaid of Los Angeles/California Rhythms. The USA won the team title with a total score of 224.650. Canada finished second with 212.80, and Mexico took third with 207.850. Sereda, 13, won the all-around with a total score of 90.350. Her individual event scores were: rope, 22.650; hoop, 22.70; clubs, 21.900; and ball, 23.100. Kozitskiy, 13, earned the silver medal with a total score of 89.550. Her event scores were: rope, 22.550; hoop, 21.350; clubs, 23.850; and ball, 21.800. Page, 12, just missed a U.S. sweep, finishing in fourth at 87.300. Her individual scores were:

rope, 21.400; hoop, 21.200; clubs, 22.850; and ball, 21.850. The junior group of Alexandria Acree, Camille Guidry, Alexa Horn and Kaylee Ward, all of whom are from Jacksonville’s World Rhythmics, finished in fourth. Canada won the group title. Sereda and Kozitskiy went one-two in the rope and hoop event finals. In rope, Sereda received the top score of 23.700, followed by Kozitskiy at 23.350. Canada’s Maria Kitharska rounded out the top three at 21.700. For hoop, Sereda and Kozitskiy posted a 23.400 and 23.100, respectively, for the top two spots. Canada’s Kaitlyn James was third at 22.300. For ball, Sereda’s 23.800 was a full point ahead of silver-medalist Kitharska. Canada’s Isha Sanchez was third at 22.100. Kozitskiy easily won the clubs title with her 23.450. Brazil’s Emanuelle Lima and Kitharska were a distant second and third at 21.950 and 21.600, respectively. The USA’s Page was fifth in both ball and clubs, in addition to helping the USA secure the team gold medal. The junior group won the silver medal in hoop (20.550) and the bronze (17.300) in ribbon. Canada won both group event finals. Competing at the Pan-American Junior Championships were Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States and Venezuela.

1. USA 224.6502. Canada 212.803. Mexico 207.850


rhythmic Team results

PolinaKozitskiy

MeganKincaid

Junior Group

Photo by James Glader

Photo by Diane Bidermann

1. USA 224.6502. Canada 212.803. Mexico 207.850


rhythmic Team results


all-around final standings1. Rebecca Sereda, USA, 90.350 2. Polina Kozitskiy, USA, 89.550 3. Maria Kitharska, Canada, 88.000 4. Alexis Page, USA, 87.300

group Final standings1. Canada, 41.7302. Brazil, 38.5003. Cuba 37.5334. USA, 36.9305. Mexico, 35.1306. Chile, 32.060

Final eventsrope1. Rebecca Sereda, USA, 23.700 2. Polina Kozitskiy, USA, 23.350 3. Maria Kitharska, Canada, 21.700

hoop1. Rebecca Sereda, USA, 23.400 2. Polina Kozitskiy, USA, 23.100 3. Kaitlyn James, Canada, 22.300

ball1. Rebecca Sereda, USA, 23.800 2. Maria Kitharska, Canada, 22.800 3. Isha Sanchez, Canada, 22.100 Other U.S. finish5. Alexis Page, USA, 21.800

Clubs1. Polina Kozitskiy, USA, 23.450 2. Emanuelle Lima, Brazil, 21.950 3. Maria Kitharska, Canada, 21.600 Other U.S. finish5. Alexis Page, USA, 20.100

group event Finalshoop1. Canada, 21.500 2. USA, 20.550 3. Brazil, 20.150

ribbon1. Canada, 19.850 2. Cuba, 19.100 3. USA, 17.300


rhythmic events

Rebecca Sereda

PolinaKozitskiy

MeganKincaid

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AlexisPage

Junior Group




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