Monday, october 23nd, 2023.- United States doesn’t stop collecting gold medals This time, it was the turn of gymnast Kayla Dicello, who lived up to her favorite status by winning the gold medal in the women's all-around, scoring a total of 54.699 points in the vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise. In men's gymnastics, the winner was Canadian Felix Dolci, with a total of 82.531 points.

In 3x3 basketball, the United States had to push themselves to the limit to defeat Chile in an exciting match played at the Estadio Español. The American team won the Pan American gold final with a score of 21-15. The North American team also secured the gold medal in the female 3x3 basketball by beating Colombia 21-14.

In dressage, once again, the United States claimed the team's gold medal in the competition held at the Regimiento Granaderos Equestrian School, located about 100 kilometers north of Santiago.

Dressage is one of the disciplines that offers direct quotas for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. Brazil, who finished in second place, and Canada in third, secured their Olympic spots as the United States had already secured a quota in this discipline.

In diving, Mexico continued its tradition. Gabriela Agúndez and Alejandra Orozco confirmed it by scoring 315.42 points and leaving the Canadian pair of Caeli McKay and Kate Miller with the silver medal.

The Olympic swimming pool at the Estadio Nacional was the stage for an exciting day of swimming, with the United States emerging as the top performer. The American quartet made up of Helen Noble, Jacob Foster, Kelly Pash, and Jonathan Kulow won the gold in the 4x100-meter medley relay.

Along with the mixed relay, Josephine Fuller and Adam Chaney won medals in the 100-meter backstroke, Jacob Foster in the 200-meter breaststroke, and Paige Madden in the 800-meter freestyle.

Finally, Colombia celebrated a gold medal in weightlifting with Jhonatan Rivas winning in the 102-kilogram category.

As a result, the medal count is still led by the United States with 83 medals (41 gold, 18 silver, and 24 bronze), followed by Mexico with 32 medals (16 gold, 9 silver, 7 bronze); 3rd Canada with 40 medals (12 gold, 15 silver, 13 bronze); 4th Brazil with 35 medals (7 gold, 13 silver, 15 bronze); 5th Colombia with 18 medals (4 gold, 8 silver, 6 bronze); 6th Cuba with 7 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze); 7th Chile with 15 medals (2 gold, 7 silver, 6 bronze); 8th Venezuela with 8 medals (2 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze); 9th Argentina with 11 medals (1 gold, 5 silver, 5 bronze), and 10th the Dominican Republic with 6 medals (1 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze).

Written by Ernesto Bustos B.; translated by Andrés Castro / Photosport
Photo by Heuler Andrey/Santiago 2023 / Photosport