Roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games explained

Event:Roller sports
Games:2015
Venues:Exhibition Centre – Hall B (figure)
St. John Paul II Catholic Secondary School (speed)
Dates:July 11–13
Competitors:55
Nations:15
Num Events:8 (4 men, 4 women)
Prev:2011
Next:2019

Roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto will be held from July 11 to 13.

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 following is the competition schedule for the roller sports competitions:[6]

SPLP¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsFFinal
Figure skating
Event↓/Date → Sat 11 Sun 12
SP LP
SPLP
Speed skating
Event↓/Date → Sun 12 Mon 13
F
¼ ½ F
F
F
¼ ½ F
F

Medalists

Figure skating

Men's free skating

Speed skating

Men's 200 metres time-trial
Men's 500 metres
Men's 10,000 metres points race
Women's 200 metres time-trial
Women's 500 metres

Participating nations

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

Qualification

See main article: Roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games – 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Competition Schedule . 18 August 2014 . www.toronto2015.org . . 7 September 2014.
  2. Web site: Modern Pentathlon, Roller Sport Speed Skating join roster of Pan Am and Parapan American Games events at UTSC . Thring . Mary Alice . 10 October 2014 . ose.utsc.utoronto.ca/ . . 18 October 2014.
  3. Web site: Andrew . Palamarchuk . Pan Am roller speed skating venue moved to Scarborough high school . 2015-07-03 . Scarborough Mirror.
  4. Web site: Roller Sports - Figure Skating . www.toronto2015.org/ . . 17 October 2014.
  5. Web site: Roller Sports - Speed Skating . www.toronto2015.org/ . . 17 October 2014.
  6. Web site: Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide . 20 April 2015 . www.toronto2015.org . . 26 April 2015.
  7. Web site: 2014 Pan American Championships Entry . rollersports.ca/ . Roller Sports Canada . 17 October 2014.