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USA Gymnastics’ Pride, Shawn Johnson

Sasha Manuel — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 21:21:56 +0000

Meet Shawn Johnson of the USA Gymnastics Team, who also happens to be an Olympic hopeful.

Johnson is a 15 year-old gymnast who trains under coaches Liang Qiao (Chow) and Liwen Zhuang (Li) in West Des Moines, Iowa at Chow’s Gymnastics.

Shawn Johnson’s Gymnastics Career and Achievements

Comfortably tucked under her belt are her wins during the 2007 American Cup (all around champion), 2007 Pan American Games (all around champion), and the 2007 National Championships. Of course, she adds her latest win during the recently concluded 2007 World Championships held in Stuttgart, Germany.

Memorable moments in Shawn’s gymnastics career have been Level 9 balance beam champion, Level 10 Iowa’s Gymnast of the year, Level 10 balance beam champion and making the J.O. National team, and qualifying to Junior International Elite status on her first attempt. (Source)

Clearly, this is one young woman everyone should keep an eye on this coming 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Hat tip to Charlene of Weary Parent and Sports Girls Play for the heads up!

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USA Gymnastics’ Pride, Shawn Johnson

Light the Torch on the XV PanAm Games

Sasha Manuel — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:29:13 +0000

Here’s a quick look on the discussions here at Light the Torch on the recently concluded 2007 Pan American Games held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

XV Pan American Games Rio 2007

Rio 2007 Pan American Games Medals Chart

Check out the Rio 2007 Pan American Games Medals

Rundown of the Sports Disciplines @ Rio 2007

Happy reading!

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Light the Torch on the XV PanAm Games

Rundown of the Sports Disciplines @ Rio 2007

Sasha Manuel — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:55:16 +0000

Just to give you guys an idea — esp if you’re relatively new to this world sporting event — on the kinds of sports/disciplines/events that are played during the 2007 Pan American Games, which is held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Archery	Artistic Gymnastics	Athletics	Badminton
Baseball	Basketball	Beach Volleyball	Bowling
Boxing	Canoe Flatwater	Cycling BMX	Cycling Mountain Bike
Cycling Road	Cycling Track	Diving	Equestrian
Fencing	Field Hockey	Football	Futsal
Handball	Judo	Karate	Modern Pentathlon

Rhythmic Gymnastics	Roller Skating – Artistic	Roller Skating – Speed	Rowing
Sailing	Shooting	Softball	Squash
Swimming	Synchronized Swimming	Table Tennis	Taekwondo
Tennis	Trampoline Gymnastics	Triathlon	Volleyball
Water Polo	Water Ski	Weightlifting	Wrestling

This list reminds me of the kinds of events played during the Commonwealth Games, probably because of the sport, Squash. There certainly is a variation in the events. I like the fact that they held competitions over Futsal, Canoe in Flatwater, Beach Volleyball, Water Polo, Trampoline Gymnastics, and even Rollerskating with events in Artistic and Speed!

Definitely tapped into more specific sports that you don’t get in other international competitions. It helped put the spotlight on athletes excelling in them. Coolness.

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Rundown of the Sports Disciplines @ Rio 2007

Check out the Rio 2007 Pan American Games Medals

Sasha Manuel — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:50:34 +0000

Here’s a glimpse on how the medals for Rio 2007 Pan American Games look like.

From left to right: Bronze medal (bronze frente), Gold medal (ouro frente), and Silver medal (prata frente).

I reckon the shape plays a major role in how they wanted to brand their Games this year. It certainly looks different, yeah? What do you think?

I guess it doesn’t really matter how it looks like (or does it?) since bringing home a medal signifies excellence in your sport. Congratulations to all the winners!

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Check out the Rio 2007 Pan American Games Medals

Rio 2007 Pan American Games Medals Chart

Sasha Manuel — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:25:51 +0000

The PanAm Games is just about ready to wrap up but before they do, here’s a quick look on the Medals Chart for the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Top 10 Countries are:

USA – 80 Gold (188 medals in total)
Cuba – 38 Gold (94 medals in total)
Brazil – 36 Gold (121 medals in total)
Canada – 27 Gold (105 medals in total)
Colombia – 12 Gold (39 medals in total)
Mexico – 11 Gold (39 medals in total)
Venezuela – 9 Gold (58 medals in total)
Argentina – 9 Gold (47 medals in total)
Chile – 5 Gold (17 medals in total)
Dominican Republic – 4 Gold (19 medals in total)

You can check the rest of the participating countries’ standing after the fold.

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Rio 2007 Pan American Games Medals Chart

XV Pan American Games Rio 2007

Sasha Manuel — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:22:44 +0000

It’s going to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 15 July 2007. Their Torch Relay is even underway.

According to articles I’ve come across, the US are sending American Triathletes to the Pan American Games.

The 2007 Pan Ams team is as follows (U.S finish places appear below):

Women
Julie Swail (Irvine, Calif.) – 1st at Honolulu; 3rd at Des Moines
Sarah Haskins (St. Louis, Mo. / Colorado Springs, Colo.) – 2nd at Honolulu; 2nd at Des Moines
Sara McLarty (Deland, Fla. / Colorado Springs, Colo.) – 4th at Honolulu; 3rd at Des Moines
Alternate: Margaret Shapiro (Annandale, Va.)

Men
Andy Potts (Princeton, N.J. / Colorado Springs, Colo.) – 1st at Honolulu; 4th at Des Moines
Jarrod Shoemaker (Sudbury, Mass.) – 3rd at Honolulu; 1st at Des Moines
Brian Fleischmann (Jacksonville, Fla. / Colorado Springs, Colo.) – 2nd at Honolulu; 6th at Des Moines
Alternate: Joe Umphenour (Bellevue, Wash. / Colorado Springs, Colo.)

You can read the press release on these sites:

Inside Triathlon
Runner’s and Triathlete’s Web News

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XV Pan American Games Rio 2007