Pacific Rim Championships

The bi-annual Pacific Rim Championships (formerly Pacific Alliance Championships so damn, we can't really abbreviate it as easily now) are underway with all teams arriving in San Jose and an opening ceremony being held. The competition proper kicks off tomorrow afternoon (USA time) with the first men's subdivision being held.

View photos of the event here and follow progress of the comp here. Naturally, being a USAG-powered site, we probably won't get a lot of international gymnasts featured (you can *just* see an Aussie tracksuit in the corner of one of the Chinese dragon photos) but it's better than nothing. International Gymnast will be starting live coverage of the event soon so they'll be a little more balanced.

I look forward to Dasha, Lauren and Phil (among others) being featured on the broadcast. Here's hoping the Aussie women can better their silver-medal placing from 2006, and in my honest opinion, Dasha could place upwards of 3rd in the all-around if she does all her big skills; I hope we get to see that double-layout!