BATTLE OF THE BEST !
The Pacific Rim Championships are a sneak preview of the Olympic showdown ! Over the past 20 years , Pacific Rim countries have won the team competition at the Olympics a staggering 10 out of 12 times ( men ’ s & women ’ s combined ).
JUNIORS & SENIORS COMPETING TOGETHER !
The Pacific Rim Championships encourages each country to include both Seniors & Juniors ( gymnasts who are not age eligible for the Olympics ) on the team . This means that in non-Olympic years , the Juniors get an early chance to see how they stack up against the best in the world . During Olympic years , countries tend to put fewer Juniors on the team , as they want to test out possible Olympic teams .
FUN FACT !
In 2010 , John Orozco competed as a Junior and had the highest All-Around score of the entire competition !
COMPETITION FORMAT
Each country can bring a team of six gymnasts . Five of those gymnasts compete on each event , with the top four scores making up the team total . Unlike most 6-5-4 format competitions , the sixth gymnast can compete for a score on that event , in hopes of qualifying to individual All Around or Event Finals , but that sixth gymnasts score cannot be used to make up that team ’ s score . While combining for the team score , Juniors & Seniors compete separately for All-Around & individual event titles .
The flags of the Pacific Alliance of National Gymnastics Federation ( PANGF ) Australia , Canada , Chile , China , Columbia , Costa Rica , Hong Kong , Indonesia , Japan , Korea , Malaysia , Mexico , New Zealand , Panama , Peru , Philippines , Russia , Singapore , Taipei , Thailand and the United States .
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