Mikulak Takes Home Team, Individual Gold at Pan Am Games

July 14, 2015

• Results: Team | Qualifying | All-Around
• Pan American Games Site | Men's Gymnastics Schedule

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Former Wolverine gymnast Sam Mikulak (2011-14), under the guidance of current U-M head coach Kurt Golder, took home a team gold medal for the United States for the first time since 1995 at the 2015 Pan Am Games on Saturday (July 11). Mikulak, who led Team USA in the all-around during team competition (89.850), then captured the individual all-around gold medal Monday (July 13), becoming the first U.S. gymnast to take home Pan Am gold since 1987.

In the all-around finals, Mikulak marked an 89.650, which was just .050 ahead of Cuba's Manrique Larduet's 89.600 total. Jossimar Calvo Moreno of Colombia took the bronze with an 89.400 total.

Mikulak began on floor, where he marked a 14.850 and had a small hiccup on pommel horse before scoring a 14.250 after recovering. He regained momentum in the third rotation on still rings, where he nearly stuck his double-double dismount and scored 15.000 to take the lead for good.

On vault, he marked a 14.950 from his Kasamatsu one-and-a-half and followed with an electric 15.800 that featured a front flip directly into a Moy with a Stutz to a double front finish. He then closed the historic day with a 14.800 on high bar.

Team finals on Saturday saw Team USA tally a 267.750 for its first gold in the competition since 1995, while Brazil took second with a 264.050 in front of a 259.300 from Columbia. Mikulak also qualified for individual event finals on floor exercise, pommel horse, parallel bars and high bar. The finals for both floor and pommel horse commence on Tuesday (July 14) at 1:30 p.m., while high bar and parallel bar finals take place Wednesday (July 15) beginning at 2:40 p.m.

Additionally, current Wolverine and rising junior Tristian Perez-Rivera represented Puerto Rico, which took seventh as a team with a 246.950. Competing on five events, his best tally came on vault, where he marked a 14.65 in his lone day of competition.

TEAM FINALS & QUALIFICATIONS

Floor Exercise 2. Sam Mikulak             15.00014. Tristian Perez-Rivera   13.900 Pommel Horse 3. Sam Mikulak             14.85025. Tristian Perez-Rivera   12.350 Still Rings11. Sam Mikulak             14.750 Vault-- Sam Mikulak              14.900-- Tristian Perez-Rivera    14.650 Parallel Bars 3. Sam Mikulak             15.55033. Tristian Perez-Rivera   13.250 High Bar 4. Sam Mikulak             15.10017. Tristian Perez-Rivera   14.105 All-Around  2. Sam Mikulak             89.85031. Tristian Perez-Rivera   68.300 -- Did not attempt qualifying vault

ALL-AROUND FINALS

Floor ExerciseSam Mikulak         14.850 Pommel HorseSam Mikulak         14.250 Still RingsSam Mikulak         15.000 VaultSam Mikulak         14.950 Parallel BarsSam Mikulak         15.800 High BarSam Mikulak         14.800 All-Around Sam Mikulak         89.650 (1)

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