2026 Winter Cup
| 2026 Winter Cup | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Kentucky International Convention Center |
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Dates | February 21–22, 2026 |
The 2026 Winter Cup was an artistic gymnastics competition held at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky, on February 21–22, 2026.[1] As in recent years, the competition included men's and women's gymnastics.[2]
Background
The event was held in Louisville, which hosted the 2023, 2024, and 2025 Winter Cup.[1][3] Previously the Nastia Liukin Cup had been held in conjunction with the Winter Cup but this year it was held alongside the American Cup.[4]
Competition schedule
The competition had senior and junior competitions for both women's and men's disciplines. The competition schedule was (all times in eastern).[2]
Saturday, February 21:
- Elite Team Cup – 1:30 p.m.
- Winter Cup – Senior Men – 7 p.m.
Sunday, February 22:
- Winter Cup – Junior Women – 12 p.m.
- Winter Cup – Senior Women – 5:30 p.m.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Women[5][6] | |||
| Individual all-around | Hezly Rivera | Charleigh Bullock | Claire Pease |
| Vault | Claire Pease | Izzy Stassi | Not awarded |
| Uneven bars | Charleigh Bullock | Hezly Rivera | Greta Krob |
| Balance beam | Hezly Rivera | Claire Pease | Charleigh Bullock |
| Floor | Hezly Rivera | Reese Esponda | Simone Rose |
| Junior Women[7][8] | |||
| Individual all-around | Kylie Smith | Amia Pugh-Banks | Addalye VanGrinsven |
| Vault | Amia Pugh-Banks Addalye VanGrinsven |
Not awarded | Kylie Smith |
| Uneven bars | Kylie Smith | Sydney Williams | Aulya Daniels |
| Balance beam | Audrey VanGrinsven | Sofie Davtyan | Espy Chang |
| Floor | Kylie Smith | Espy Chang Addalye VanGrinsven |
Not awarded |
| Senior Men[9][10] | |||
| Individual all-around | Fred Richard | Yul Moldauer | David Shamah |
| Floor | Fred Richard | Charlie Larson | Riley Loos |
| Pommel horse | Parker Thackston | Preston Ngai | Fred Richard |
| Rings | Christopher Hiser | Yul Moldauer | Fred Richard |
| Vault | Garrett Schooley | Sasha Bogonosiuk | Jackson Harrison |
| Parallel bars | Yul Moldauer | David Shamah | Joshua Karnes |
| Horizontal bar | Danila Leykin | Crew Bold | Fred Richard |
National team and international assignments
The United States delegation for the 2026 American Cup was decided at the conclusion of this competition;[11] the selection committees chose Asher Hong, Danila Leykin, Yul Moldauer, Charleigh Bullock, Hezly Rivera, and Claire Pease.
Following the conclusion of the competition, the following individuals were also named to the men's national team: Crew Bold, Taylor Burkhart, Brandon Dang, Asher Hong, Patrick Hoopes, Josh Karnes, Danila Leykin, Riley Loos, Brody Malone, Yul Moldauer, Kameron Nelson, Dante Reive, Frederick Richard, David Shamah, Parker Thackston, and Donnell Whittenburg. Additionally Sasha Bogonosiuk, Jun Iwai, Preston Ngai, and Nathan Roman retained their spots on the senior development team.[12]
The following individuals were named to the senior women's national team: Skye Blakely, Charleigh Bullock, Dulcy Caylor, Reese Esponda, Jayla Hang, Gabrielle Hardie, Greta Krob, Caroline Moreau, Claire Pease, Hezly Rivera, Joscelyn Roberson, Simone Rose, and Leanne Wong.[5]
The following individuals were named to the junior women's national team: Espy Chang, Aulya Daniels, Avery Haines, Amariah Moore, Amia Pugh-Banks, Kylie Smith, Cassandra Tan, Addalye VanGrinsven, Audrey VanGrinsven, and Sydney Williams.[7]
Participants
Men
- Drake Andrews
- Fuzzy Benas
- Sasha Bogonosiuk
- Crew Bold
- Arun Chhetri
- Taylor Christopulos
- Tate Costa
- Lincoln Dubin
- Carson Eshleman
- Kristian Grahovski
- Zach Green
- Jackson Harrison
- Christopher Hiser
- Jun Iwai
- Maksim Kan
- Joshua Karnes
- Cooper Kim
- Charlie Larson
- Danila Leykin
- Riley Loos
- Kiran Mandava
- Aaronson Mansberger
- Yul Moldauer
- Preston Ngai
- Alex Nitache
- Max Odden
- Jesse-Lee Pakele
- Kaleb Palacio
- David Ramirez
- Ori Reilly
- Fred Richard
- Nathan Roman
- Anthony Ruscheinsky
- Garrett Schooley
- David Shamah
- Hunter Simpson
- Landon Simpson
- Brian Solomon
- Parker Thackston
- Kai Uemura
- Shane Wiskus
Women
Senior
- Isabella Anzola
- Charleigh Bullock
- Ally Damelio
- Reese Esponda
- Addy Fulcher
- Gabrielle Hardie
- Greta Krob
- Annalisa Milton
- Caroline Moreau
- Claire Pease
- Lila Richardson
- Hezly Rivera
- Alessia Rosa
- Simone Rose
- Kaylee Sath
- Izzy Stassi
Junior
- Arjun Raghoenath
- Espy Chang
- Auyla Daniels
- Sofie Davtyan
- Chrysette Diggs
- Eva Doherty
- Sadie Drake
- Madelyn Eagle
- Carlos Fronc
- Avery Haines
- Brooklyn Klauser
- Anslee McCauley
- Jaysha McClendon
- Amariah Moore
- Amia Pugh-Banks
- Alexis Reiner
- Jazzy Saravia
- Kylie Smith
- Ansley Stevens
- Sage Stiggers
- Cassandra Tan
- Addalye VanGrinsven
- Audrey VanGrinsven
- Sydney Williams
References
- ^ a b "Winter Cup, Elite Team Cup return to Louisville in 2026". USA Gymnastics. October 7, 2025.
- ^ a b "Tickets for 2026 Winter Cup now on sale". USA Gymnastics. January 2, 2026.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics Winter Cup 2026". Downtown Louisville Partnership. July 24, 2024.
- ^ "American Cup returns in 2026 with mixed team competition". USA Gymnastics. November 17, 2025.
- ^ a b "Rivera takes senior women's all-around title, National Team reordered to conclude 2026 Winter Cup". USA Gymnastics. February 22, 2026.
- ^ "2026 Winter Cup - Senior Women - Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. February 22, 2026.
- ^ a b "Smith takes all-around, Junior Women's National Team Presented by Xfinity named at Winter Cup". USA Gymnastics. February 22, 2026.
- ^ "2026 Winter Cup - Junior Women - Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. February 22, 2026.
- ^ "Richard wins all-around title; 2026 Senior Men's National Team Presented by Xfinity set at Winter Cup". USA Gymnastics. February 21, 2026.
- ^ "2026 Winter Cup - Men - Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. February 21, 2026.
- ^ "Olympians and World champions set to take stage at 2026 American Cup". USA Gymnastics. January 30, 2026.
- ^ "Full 2026 Senior Men's National Team Presented by Xfinity determined; men's international assignments announced following Winter Cup". USA Gymnastics. February 22, 2026.
- ^ @USAGym (February 3, 2026). "❄️ See you in Louisville! ❄️" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).