Team USA Gymnastics didn’t just show up in Panama; they showed out. After two straight days of clean routines, stacked scores, and jaw-dropping performances at the 2025 Senior Pan American Championships, the Americans have already swept the men’s and women’s team golds, locked in all-around medals, and now they’re heading into the final day on June 15 with seven more chances to shine. If you’re wondering who runs the Pan Ams right now… yeah, it’s the red, white, and blue.
Let’s talk stars because Jayla Hang didn’t come to play. She crushed the women’s all-around with a 55.300 and made it look easy. Right behind her, Hezly Rivera snatched the bronze and made it clear she’s got serious podium energy heading into finals. And it doesn’t stop there, with Gabrielle Hardie, Dulcy Caylor, and Tiana Sumanasekera all in the mix, Team USA has someone in every single women’s event final: vault, bars, beam, and floor. That’s domination in every direction.
On the men’s gymnastics side, Joshua Karnes is on a different level. After winning all-around silver, he turned around and qualified for all six apparatus finals. Yes, six. That’s the floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, and high bar, and he’s in them all. Add in Brandon Dang and Taylor Christopulos, and the U.S. men are not just showing depth, they’re showing medal potential across the board. That meant by the end of Day 1, the U.S. already had three medals on the board — and momentum on their side.
Then came Saturday. Team finals. And Team USA? Flawless. The U.S. men’s team, featuring Taylor Christopulos, Brandon Dang, Asher Hong, Junnosuke Iwai, and Joshua Karnes, scored a dominant 238.800, leaving Canada (233.500) and Argentina (226.000) chasing. They posted the highest combined scores on every apparatus except high bar, where Canada edged ahead. But otherwise? It was red-white-and-blue all the way.
In the afternoon session, the U.S. women’s team: Hezly Rivera, Jayla Hang, Dulcy Caylor, Gabrielle Hardie, and Tiana Sumanasekera, absolutely ran the table, posting top scores on every single event to finish with 164.765, over 13 points ahead of silver medalists Canada. Brazil came third.
So, yes, Jayla Hang qualified for all four apparatus finals, making her a strong favorite for multiple golds. Joshua Karnes stands out on the men’s side, qualifying for all six apparatus finals and taking all-around silver, giving him a shot at several individual titles, especially on parallel bars and pommel horse. Hezly Rivera, with the highest beam score in qualifications, is a top contender for beam gold and a floor medal. Brandon Dang, the reigning World Cup and Winter Cup champion on pommel horse, is heavily favored in that event. Meanwhile, Tiana Sumanasekera, a 2023 Pan Am beam and all-around champion, remains a strong medal threat on beam and floor. So, who’s headed to the finals of gymnastics? 7 More Chances to Medal..
Team USA gymnastics team eyes seven more medals to cap off Pan Am domination
So here’s the vibe going into finals on June 15: seven finals, seven medal shots, and a stacked roster of American gymnasts ready to shine under pressure. Team USA isn’t just present in the apparatus finals; they’re making a full-court press. On the women’s side, Jayla Hang leads the pack, qualifying for all four events, vault, bars, beam, and floor, after already grabbing all-around gold and anchoring the team to the top. Hang’s résumé includes a silver at Junior Worlds, Pacific Rim AA gold, and a history of dominating junior events. She’s joined by Hezly Rivera, who’s in for beam and floor after a standout Winter Cup (beam gold, floor bronze) and her 2024 Olympic team gold. Dulcy Caylor, Gabrielle Hardie, and Tiana Sumanasekera round out the women’s lineup, all solid contenders with Pan Am and national-level medals to back them.
Over on the men’s side, Joshua Karnes is doing the near-impossible, competing in all six apparatus finals. He’s coming off an all-around silver at these Pan Ams, a 6th-place finish at the 2023 World University Games, and is a consistent powerhouse for Penn State. Next we have Brandon Dang, the real pommel horse expert who is really an untouchable pommel horse worker this year and has golds at Winter Cup and Baku World Cup. To complete the mix is Taylor Christopulos, who is a multiple apparatus monster and two-time Big Ten Gymnast of the Year, and who has made finals on the floor and the pommels after a solid NCAA and Pan Ams performance.
So if you thought the first 48 hours were golden, just wait for the finale. Seven finals. Seven podium chances. One last chance to show the Americas gymnastics who runs the floor. So yeah, Team USA is heading into Sunday locked, loaded, and full of momentum. They’ve already secured five medals (three gold, one silver, one bronze), swept the team titles, and now have seven more shots at the podium. Let’s just say… the anthem playlist probably needs to be cued up again.
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