After an exciting day of BMX racing during qualifiers at the Paris Olympics, 4 out of 5 Americans made it to the semis! The United States was one of only three countries to send a full five-member team to France and so far their chances of making the finals is good. But it won’t be easy.

On the women’s side, the United States had two Americans qualify for the semifinals. Alise Willoughby and Daleny Vaughn both advanced to Friday’s semifinals. Unfortunately Felicia Stancil di not make it out. Alise was on fire during all her qualifying motos coming in 1st each time. Daleny was looking real strong out there hanging behind Alise. But she got passed right at the finish line a few times.

On the men’s side, Cameron Wood and Kamren Larsen moved on to the semifinals. Both riders were riding amazing and led the pack on a few motos. Kameren Larsen was getting amazing starts and held on to the hole shot position but got past at the very end of the last straight.

The Semifinals will start with the men’s semifinals at 2 pm(est) on Friday August 2nd, with the women to follow. Medal races are scheduled to start at 3:35 pm(est) it’s gonna be some exciting racing going down for sure!.

FASTEST TIMES:

Here are the top 3 track times from each of the men’s first qualifying rounds. Unfortunately as of this post there weren’t any times listed for the women. But check out the official Olympic website for all the info and the rest of the men’s times.

MEN: Round 1, MOTO 1

1	1	FRA	DAUDET Joris	1	31.692	1
2	3	FRA	ANDRE Sylvain	6	31.979	2
3	233	USA	LARSEN Kamren	2	32.016	3

MEN: Round 1, MOTO 2

1	100	FRA	MAHIEU Romain	1	31.472	1
2	70	COL	CARMONA GARCIA Mateo	4	32.389	2
3	257	ITA	BERTAGNOLI Pietro	6	32.730	3

MEN: Round 1, MOTO 3

1	12	USA	WOOD Cameron	3	32.207	1
2	278	COL	RAMIREZ YEPES Carlos Alberto	1	32.248	2
3	149	SUI	BUTTI Cedric	2	32.394	3

SEMI FINAL LINE UP:

Yo this line is crazy!! I’m kinda tight that they put both American riders in the same moto. At least they separated the American women. These semis are gonna be nuts!

Men’s semi-final 1

• Sylvain André (FRA)
• Kamren Larsen (USA)
• Mateo Carmona García (COL)
• Joris Daudet (FRA)
• Cameron Wood (USA)
• Pietro Bertagnoli (ITA)
• Rico Bearman (NZL)
• Jaymio Brink (NED)

Men’s semi-final 2

• Romain Mahieu (FRA)
• Izaac Kennedy (AUS)
• Diego Alejandro Arboleda Ospina (COL)
• Cedric Butti (SUI)
• Alfredo José Campo (ECU)
• Kye Whyte (GBR)
• Simon Marquart (SUI)
• Mauricio Molina Vergara (CHI)

Women’s semi-final 1

• Saya Sakakibara (AUS)
• Alise Willoughby (USA)
• Manon Veenstra (NED)
• Laura Smulders (NED)
• Axelle Etienne (FRA)
• Nadine Aeberhard (SUI)
• Mariana Pajón (COL)
• Malene Kejlstrup (DEN)

Women’s semi-final 2

• Beth Shriever (GBR)
• Molly Simpson (CAN)
• Lauren Reynolds (AUS)
• Merel Smulders (NED)
• Daleny Vaughn (USA)
• Zoë Claessens (SUI)
• Hatakeyama Sae (JPN)
• Gabriela Bolle (COL)