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USA Water Ski is pleased to announce the selection of the 2014 U.S. Pan American Olympic Festival Team. The team, which was chosen based on world rankings and availability, will represent the United States at the 2014 Pan American Olympic Festival, The Pan American Olympic Festival is a first-year water ski and wakeboard event being hosted by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). Events include men's and women's slalom, tricks, jumping and overall, as well as men's and women's wakeboarding.Athletes selected to the U.S. team were: Andrew Adkison (Chipley, Fla.), men's wakeboarding; Makayla Haw (Rio Linda, Calif.), women's slalom, tricks, jumping and overall; Erika Lang (Gilbert, Ariz.), women's slalom, tricks, jumping and overall; Raimi Merritt (Orlando, Fla.), women's wakeboarding); and Nate Smith (McCordsville, Ind.), men's slalom. Lori Krueger (Martindale, Texas) will serve as the team leader.
The 2014 Pan American Olympic Festival will include 23 sports – all of which will be included in the XVII Pan American Games in Toronto in July 2015 – and an estimated 3,000 athletes. According to PASO, the objective is to provide elite athletes an opportunity to participate in a high level competition of their specific sport with the objective of improving their preparation for the XVII Pan American Games.
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