Water skiing at the 2015 Pan American Games
Water skiing competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto will be held from July 20 to 23 at the Ontario Place West Channel.[1] The competition was split into two disciplines, water skiing and wakeboarding. Men and women will contest the water skiing events (four each in total) and the wakeboard board competition is only open to men. Therefore, there will be a total of nine medal events in the sport.[2]
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 Water skiing and wakeboarding pictogram for the games | |
| Venues | Ontario Place West Channel |
| Dates | July 20–23, 2015 |
| Competitors | 39 from 12 nations |
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| Jump | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
| Tricks | men | women |
| Overall | men | women |
| Wakeboard | men | |
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the water skiing competitions:[3]
| P | Preliminaries | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's jump | P | F | ||
| Men's slalom | P | F | ||
| Men's tricks | P | F | ||
| Men's overall | F | |||
| Men's wakeboard | ½ | F | ||
| Women's jump | P | F | ||
| Women's slalom | P | F | ||
| Women's tricks | P | F | ||
| Women's overall | F |
Medal table
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada* | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |  United States | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Chile | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 |  Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 nations) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Medalists
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jump |
Ryan Dodd Canada |
Rodrigo Miranda Chile |
Felipe Miranda Chile |
| Slalom |
Nate Smith United States |
Jason McClintock Canada |
Javier Julio Argentina |
| Tricks |
Adam Pickos United States |
Jaret Llewellyn Canada |
Javier Julio Argentina |
| Overall |
Felipe Miranda Chile |
Jaret Llewellyn Canada |
Javier Julio Argentina |
| Wakeboard |
Rusty Malinoski Canada |
Daniel Powers United States |
Juan Mendez Venezuela |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jump |
Regina Jaquess United States |
Whitney McClintock Canada |
Fernanda Naser Chile |
| Slalom |
Whitney McClintock Canada |
Regina Jaquess United States |
Erika Lang United States |
| Tricks |
Natalia Cuglievan Peru |
Whitney McClintock Canada |
Erika Lang United States |
| Overall |
Whitney McClintock Canada |
Regina Jaquess United States |
Carolina Chapoy Mexico |
Participating nations
A total of 12 countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Qualification
A total of 40 athletes will qualify to compete at the games. The top 8 nations (including the host nation, Canada) at the 2014 Pan American Championship, will each receive four athlete quotas in water skiing. A further 8 spots are made available for wakeboard qualifiers. A nation may enter a maximum of three athletes in each gender in the water skiing competition.[4][5]
References
- "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- "Ontario Place West Channel". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- "Canada Names Athletes Headed to Colombia for Pan Am Championships". waterski-wakeboard.ca/. Water Ski Wakeboard Canada. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- "Sport Technical Manual Water skiing". scribd.com. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
