Roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games

Roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 11 to 13.

Roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games
Roller sports pictogram for the games
VenuesExhibition Centre – Hall B (figure)
St. John Paul II Catholic Secondary School (speed)
DatesJuly 11–13
No. of events8 (4 men, 4 women)
Competitors55 from 15 nations
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The speed skating competitions were held at the St. John Paul II Catholic Secondary School.[1][2] Originally the 400 meters oval would be constructed at CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House and meant to be temporary but a last minute venue change to St. John Paul II Catholic Secondary School meant that the high school got to keep the track after the competition.[3]

The figure skating competitions took place at the Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Centre) – Hall B. Due to naming rights the venue was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of eight events (six in speed and two in figure) were contested, with the events being equally split between each gender.[4][5]

Competition schedule edit

 
The St. John Paul II Catholic Secondary School, in Toronto, was the venue for the roller speed skating competitions
 
Exhibition Center Hall B, in Toronto, was the venue for the roller figure skating competitions

The following is the competition schedule for the roller sports competitions:[6]

SP Short program LP Long program ¼ Quarterfinals ½ Semifinals F Final
Figure skating
Event↓/Date → Sat 11 Sun 12
Men's free skating SP LP
Women's free skating SP LP
Speed skating
Event↓/Date → Sun 12 Mon 13
Men's 200 metres time-trial F
Men's 500 metres ¼ ½ F
Men's 10,000 metres points race F
Women's 200 metres time-trial F
Women's 500 metres ¼ ½ F
Women's 10,000 metres points race F

Medal table edit

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Colombia3216
2  Argentina2103
3  Brazil1102
4  Chile1023
  Mexico1023
6  Ecuador0213
  United States0213
8  Canada*0011
Totals (8 entries)88824

Medalists edit

Figure skating edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's free skating
details
Marcel Sturmer
  Brazil
John Burchfield
  United States
Diego Duque
  Colombia
Women's free skating
details
Giselle Soler
  Argentina
Talitha Haas
  Brazil
Marisol Villarroel
  Chile

Speed skating edit

 
Men's 200 metres time-trial medalists
 
Women's 200 metres time-trial medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's 200 metres time-trial
details
Emanuelle Silva
  Chile
Pedro Causil
  Colombia
Jorge Martínez
  Mexico
Men's 500 metres
details
Pedro Causil
  Colombia
Ezequiel Capellano
  Argentina
Jorge Martínez
  Mexico
Men's 10,000 metres points race
details
Mike Paez
  Mexico
Juan Sebastian Paz
  Colombia
Jordan Belchos
  Canada
Women's 200 metres time-trial
details
Hellen Montoya
  Colombia
Ingrid Factos
  Ecuador
María José Moya
  Chile
Women's 500 metres
details
Hellen Montoya
  Colombia
Erin Jackson
  United States
Ingrid Factos
  Ecuador
Women's 10,000 metres points race
details
Maira Arias
  Argentina
Emma Clare Townshend
  Ecuador
Darian O'Neil
  United States

Participating nations edit

A total of 15 nations qualified athletes. The numbers in parentheses represent the number of participants entered.

Qualification edit

A total of 56 skaters qualified to compete at the Games. 20 male and 20 female speed skaters along with eight male and eight female figure skaters qualified. A nation was allowed to enter a maximum of six athletes (two male and two females in speed skating, with a maximum of one athlete per each figure skating event). The host nation (Canada) automatically qualified with a full team.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). www.toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ Thring, Mary Alice (10 October 2014). "Modern Pentathlon, Roller Sport Speed Skating join roster of Pan Am and Parapan American Games events at UTSC". ose.utsc.utoronto.ca/. University of Toronto Scarborough. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. ^ Palamarchuk, Andrew (2015-07-03). "Pan Am roller speed skating venue moved to Scarborough high school". Scarborough Mirror.
  4. ^ "Roller Sports - Figure Skating". www.toronto2015.org/. TO2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Roller Sports - Speed Skating". www.toronto2015.org/. TO2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). www.toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  7. ^ "2014 Pan American Championships Entry". rollersports.ca/. Roller Sports Canada. Retrieved 17 October 2014.