2026 Pan-American Championship (June 15-21) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

[Sasha]

I reckon it's about time that this event got its own thread, especially as Brazil has announced their teams, and it includes Andrade. The other members of the senior team are Gabriela Barbosa, Gabriela Bouças, Julia Soares, Sophia Weisberg and Thais Fidélis.

 

[makam]

Wonder how many events Andrade is planning on...

 

[RedBirdie]

Just vault.

https://www.olympics.com/en/news/rebeca-andrade-first-competitive-appearance-since-paris-2024-pan-am-championships

 

[RedBirdie]

Sophia Diaz, who competed for Michigan, will represent the Dominican Republic.

 

[irichluck21]

Diaz is still competing for Michigan she will be entering her junior year.

Interesting. She should easily qualify to worlds should she hit her NCAA routines and put a same bar release, or she won't and just eat the .5 composition deduction.

 

[RedBirdie]

Sorry, fat fingering on my phone too early in the morning. Must have autocorrected, because I know she still has eligibility! Here's the article announcing the team, which includes that Diaz scored 46.25 and 46.80 during the selection event.

The full team is Sophia Díaz, Yessenia Ferrera, Melissa Fernández, Yamilet Peña, and Analís Pérez. Demi Dash is the alternate.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/republica-define-158510664

 

[irichluck21]

Diaz with an average of 11.631 over her routines. Hmm. Curious what the routines were like. She is capable of a Yurchenko 1.5 so that should easily be a 13 meaning her other scores are in the 10s.

 

[flipwill]

Teams that have been announced so far:

Argentina: https://www.patreon.com/posts/156688844?collection=1804023
Brazil:
Cayman Islands: https://www.patreon.com/posts/159780356?collection=1804023 (only one athlete)
Dominican Republic
El Salvador: https://www.patreon.com/posts/156759445?collection=1804023 (only one athlete)
Guatemala:
Mexico: https://www.patreon.com/posts/159116733?collection=1804023
Peru: https://www.patreon.com/posts/158818073?collection=1804023
Puerto Rico: Karelyn Vega (https://collegegymnews.com/2026/05/29/recruiting-roundup-may-29/)
United States: https://usagym.org/u-s-womens-team-selected-for-2026-pan-american-championships/
Uruguay: https://www.patreon.com/posts/159341013?collection=1804023 (only sending one senior athlete)
Countries that haven't announced their teams: Aruba, Bolivia, Canada (championships just happened so maybe they will soon?), Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama? (have Hillary Heron and Karla Navas been confirmed?), Puerto Rico? (if they're sending more than one athlete, source is unclear), Venezuela

 

[RedBirdie]

This is fantastic, thank you!