Roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games

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Roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games
Roller-sports-picto.png
Roller sports pictogram for the games
Venues Exhibition 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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Roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto will be held from July 11 to 13.

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The speed skating competitions will be 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 will take 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) will be contested, with the events being equally split between each gender. [4] [5]

Competition schedule

The St. John Paul II Catholic Secondary School, in Toronto, was the venue for the roller speed skating competitions TO2015 Pan Am Roller Speed Skating venue.JPG
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 TO2015 Artistic skating.jpg
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]

SPShort programLPLong program¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsFFinal
Figure skating
Event↓/Date →Sat 11Sun 12
Men's free skating SPLP
Women's free skating SPLP
Speed skating
Event↓/Date →Sun 12Mon 13
Men's 200 metres time-trial F
Men's 500 metres ¼½F
Men's 10,000 metres points race F
Women's 200 metres time-trial F
Women's 500 metres ¼½F
Women's 10,000 metres points race F

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 3216
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2103
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1102
4Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1023
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1023
6Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 0213
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0213
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada*0011
Totals (8 entries)88824

Medalists

Figure skating

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's free skating
details
Marcel Sturmer
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
John Burchfield
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Diego Duque
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Women's free skating
details
Giselle Soler
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Talitha Haas
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Marisol Villarroel
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

Speed skating

Men's 200 metres time-trial medalists TO2015 Speed Skating Men's 200 metres time-trial medalist.JPG
Men's 200 metres time-trial medalists
Women's 200 metres time-trial medalists TO2015 Speed Skating Women's 200 metres time-trial medalist.JPG
Women's 200 metres time-trial medalists
EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's 200 metres time-trial
details
Emanuelle Silva
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Pedro Causil
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Jorge Martínez
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Men's 500 metres
details
Pedro Causil
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Ezequiel Capellano
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Jorge Martínez
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Men's 10,000 metres points race
details
Mike Paez
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Juan Sebastian Paz
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Jordan Belchos
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Women's 200 metres time-trial
details
Hellen Montoya
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Ingrid Factos
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
María José Moya
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Women's 500 metres
details
Hellen Montoya
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Erin Jackson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Ingrid Factos
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Women's 10,000 metres points race
details
Maira Arias
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Emma Clare Townshend
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Darian O'Neil
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Participating nations

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

Qualification

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]

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References

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