2014 Senior Pan Am Championship Guide

The 2014 Senior Pan American Gymnastics Championships, to be held August 30 through September 1 for the women at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Canada, brings together the top gymnasts from the American continents for an “international celebration of gymnastics.”

The competition is the Pan American Gymnastics Union (PAGU) qualifier for the 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games. It will determine which countries and gymnasts will compete at the 2015 Pan Am Games, to be held in Toronto from July 10 through July 26 next year. Athletes from 22 countries will contend in the women’s competition.

The Gymternet’s Complete Coverage Guide has everything you’ll need to follow along – including who’s competing, when it’s going down, and where to watch.

When are the Senior Pan American Championships?

The women’s artistic gymnastics events will be held with from Saturday August 30 through Monday September 1. The first day of competition will act as the team and all-around final in addition to the qualification to event finals. Event finals will be held on August 31 and September 1.

Saturday August 30	10:00 am	Subdivision 1
Qual/Team/AA Final	12:45 pm	Subdivision 2
	3:30 pm	Subdivision 3
	6:15 pm	Subdivision 4
Sunday August 31	3:00 pm	Vault Final
	4:20 pm	Uneven Bars Final
Monday September 1	3:00 pm	Balance Beam Final
	4:20 pm	Floor Exercise Final

All times listed are EST. For qualification start list information, please see below.

Who Will Be There?

The women’s artistic gymnastics field is comprised of 93 athletes from 22 different nations. In addition to our previously reported full list of competitors, we now have the complete qualification start lists below.

	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor
Subdivision 1	Chile	United States	Argentina	Mix Group A
Subdivision 2	Peru	Puerto Rico	Venezuela	Mix Group C
Subdivision 3	Cuba	Canada	Mexico	Mix Group D
Subdivision 4	Mix Group B	Colombia	Brazil	Panama

The mixed group assignments are below. The number of athletes competing for each nation is in parentheses.

Mixed Group A: Bermuda (3), Ecuador (2)
Mixed Group B: Trinidad & Tobago (3), El Salvador (2)
Mixed Group C: Bolivia (2), Guatemala (1), Cayman Islands (1), Bahamas (1)
Mixed Group D: Dominican Republic (2), Honduras (1), Uruguay (1)

How Can I Watch?

Gymnastics Canada and SportsCanada.TV are hosting a live stream of all events, including every qualification subdivision as well as award ceremonies. Links for all webcasts are currently available on the SportsCanada website and will go live once the event is set to begin. The website features a full schedule alongside broadcast times.

In the Toronto area and want to see the action live and in person? Find tickets on Ticketmaster for all days of competition.

Article by Lauren Hopkins