FRISCO, Texas, February 24, 2022 – The fields are set for the 2022 Elite Team Cup Presented by TURN and 13th-annual Nastia Liukin Cup, which are being held this weekend at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, in conjunction with the 2022 Winter Cup Presented by OZONE and TURN. Tickets for these events, which feature some of the top up-and-coming gymnasts in the country, are on sale now.

Nastia Liukin Cup
The Nastia Liukin Cup is slated to lead off a full weekend of top-tier national competition Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET. The event will air live on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA and will feature 20 junior and 20 senior USA Gymnastics Women’s Development Program athletes who qualified to compete through their performances at a series of invitationals held across the U.S. over the last eight weeks.

More than a third of the qualifiers have competed in previous iterations of the Nastia Liukin Cup, including juniors Lillian Jennejohn (Provo, Utah/Bold Gymnastics, 2021), Kamila Pawlak (Melissa, Texas/Metroplex Gymnastics, 2021) and Bailey Stroud (New Palestine, Ind./Jaycie Phelps Athletic Center, 2021), and seniors Nina Ballou (Boca Raton, Fla./American Twisters, 2021), Mackenzie Estep (Auburn, Wash./Ascend Gymnastics, 2019, 2021), Gwen Fink (Fort Mill, S.C./Southeastern, 2020), Selena Harris (Henderson, Nev./Gymcats Gymnastics, 2020), CJ Keuneke (Denver, Colo./Active Athletics, 2019, 2021), Avery Neff (South Jordan, Utah/Olympus, 2021), Morgan Price (Coppell, Texas/Texas Dreams, 2021), Jamison Sears (Yorktown, Va./World Class Gymnastics, 2019), Nikki Smith (West Bloomfield, Mich./EuroStars, 2020, 2021), Faith Torrez (Bristol, Wis./Legacy Elite, 2018, 2019) and Bryce Wilson (Pearland, Texas/Pearland Elite, 2021).

The event was founded in 2010 by 2008 Olympic all-around champion and 14-time Olympic and World medalist Nastia Liukin, and participating gymnasts have the opportunity to connect with Liukin during the pre-event festivities. Numerous current and former U.S. Senior National Team members competed in the Nastia Liukin Cup as Level 10 gymnasts, including Olympic medalists Gabby Douglas (2010) and MyKayla Skinner (2010, 2011) and 2017 World all-around champion Morgan Hurd (2014).

Elite Team Cup
The annual Elite Team Cup Presented by TURN – a team competition that pits regional teams of six men’s Junior Elite gymnasts against one another on the national stage – will kick off Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET. Reigning champions Region 3 will look to continue a dominant streak that has seen them take top honors in each of the last six years, while Region 1, which has secured the runner up position in three of the last four competitions, will try to play the role of spoiler. After finishing second in 2020 and missing the competition in 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic, gymnasts from Region 6 hope to re-establish themselves as title contenders, and perennial powerhouse, Region 8, will look to improve on third-place finishes in 2019 and 2021.

The Winter Cup junior all-around champion will be determined by individual scores Saturday. Meanwhile, top performers on each apparatus will earn the opportunity to compete for junior event titles Sunday alongside their Winter Cup senior division counterparts.

The Elite Team Cup will stream live on FlipNow Powered by USA Gymnastics Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET. Sunday’s Winter Cup Men’s Day 2 competition will also air on FlipNow beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Fifteen Elite Team Cup veterans are listed among the provisional competitors submitted for each region, including 2021 Junior Pan American Games all-around champion Vahe Petrosyan (Van Nuys, Calif./Gymnastics Olympica USA, Region 1, 2021), 2021 Elite Team Cup all-around runner up Kai Uemura (Chicago, Ill./Lakeshore Academy, Region 5, 2020, 2021), and two-time ETC champion Caden Clinton (Cypress, Texas/Cypress Academy of Gymnastics, Region 3, 2020, 2021). The Region 8 squad is banking on experience, returning six team members: Maxim Bereznev (Woodstock, Ga./Roswell Gymnastics, 2021), Jaden Blank (Lakewood Ranch, Fla./EVO Gymnastics, 2021), Alexandru Nitache (Knoxville, Tenn./GymTek Academy, 2021), Garrett Schooley (Sarasota, Fla./EVO Gymnastics, 2021), Nicholas Tarca (Knoxville, Tenn./GymTek Academy, 2020) and Danilo Viciana (Danilo Viciana, Marietta, Ga./Cartersville Twisters, 2021). Other returning gymnasts include Sebastian Kane (Mercer Island, Wash./Metropolitan Gymnastics, 2020) and Jonah Soltz (Tacoma, Wash./Metropolitan Gymnastics, 2021) of Region 2, Tai Gopaul (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Lakeshore Academy, 2021) of Region 5, and Justin Ciccone (Rochester, N.Y./Bright Raven Gymnastics, 2021), Will Fleck (Fairfax Station, Va./Apollo Gymnastics, 2021) and Kristian Grahovski (Penfield, N.Y./Rochester Gymnastics Academy, 2021) of Region 7. While six gymnasts per region will compete Saturday, each region was allowed to travel with up to eight athletes.

Competitors
Participating Nastia Liukin Cup athletes are listed below alphabetically by division, while Elite Team Cup gymnasts are listed alphabetically by region. Only six athletes per region will compete in Saturday’s Elite Team Cup.

Nastia Liukin Cup

Seniors
Nailah Adams, Missouri City, Texas/Pearland Elite
Nina Ballou, Boca Raton, Fla./American Twisters
Jaydah Battle, Hampton, Va./World Class
Mackenzie Estep, Auburn, Wash./Ascend Gymnastics
Gwen Fink, Fort Mill, S.C./Southeastern
Selena Harris, Henderson, Nev./Gymcats Gymnastics
CJ Keuneke, Denver, Colo./Active Athletics
Lucie Kirchner, Carmel, Ind./Jaycie Phelps Athletic Center
Abby Martin, Bacliff, Texas/Pearland Elite
Avery Neff, South Jordan, Utah/Olympus
Lily Pederson, White Bear Lake, Minn./Flips
Molly Peterson, Woodbury, Minn./Flips
Morgan Price, Coppell, Texas/Texas Dreams
Hannah Scheible, Kimball, Mich./All Amerian Flames
Jamison Sears, Yorktown, Va./World Class Gymnastics
Kelsey Slade, Vail, Ariz./Arizona Dynamics
Nikki Smith, West Bloomfield, Mich./EuroStars
Faith Torrez, Bristol, Wis./Legacy Elite
Makayla Tucker, Fishers, Ind./Deveau’s
Bryce Wilson, Pearland, Texas/Pearland Elite

Juniors
Ariana Barksdale, Morrisville, N.C./Sonshine
Isabel Biro, Cincinnati, Ohio/Queen City
Simone Brown, York, S.C./First in Flight
Jasmine Cawley, Clermont, Fla./Brandy Johnson’s Global Gymnastics
Kennedy Cochran, Chandler, Ariz./Gold Medal
Clancy Conley, Carol Stream, Ill./Legacy Elite
Presley Duke, Yukon, Okla./Dynamo
Jayla Hang, Bellevue, Wash./Ascend Gymnastics Center
Gabbie Hardie, Sioux Falls, S.D./Twin City Twisters
Ava Jackson, Riverton, Utah/Olympus
Lillian Jennejohn, Provo, Utah/Bold Gymnastics – Utah
Greta Krob, Tipton, Iowa/Iowa Gym Nest
Kamila Pawlak, Melissa, Texas/Metroplex Gymnastics
Jocelyn Sasson, McChord AFB, Wash./Ascend Gymnastics Center (replacement)
Bailey Stroud, New Palestine, Ind./Jaycie Phelps Athletic Center
Carly Weinberg, Westerville, Ohio/Buckeye Gymnastics
Elyse Wenner, Breinigsville, Pa./Stallone
Imani White, Orlando, Fla./Brandy Johnson’s Global Gymnastics
CaMarah Williams, Gladstone, Mo./EDGE Gymnastics – Riverside
Halle Wittenberg, Kingwood, Texas/World Champions Centre

Qualified but unable to compete due to injury

• Allison Cucci, Rochester, N.Y./Twin City Twisters
• Brynn Torry, Yorktown, Va./World Class Gymnastics

Elite Team Cup

Region 1 – Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada
Ryan Barela, Peoria, Ariz./North Valley Gymnastics
Colin Flores, Mountain House, Calif./West Coast Olympic Gymnastics Academy
Tyler Flores, Mountain House, Calif./West Coast Olympic Gymnastics Academy
Zach Green, San Jose, Calif./Stanford Boys Gymnastics
Eric Hoe, Phoenix, Ariz./North Valley Gymnastics
Maxwell Odden, Scottsdale, Ariz./North Valley Gymnastics
Vahe Petrosyan, Van Nuys, Calif./Gymnastics Olympica USA
Nathan Roman, Poway, Calif./Agility

Region 2 – Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Kyle Jordan, Oregon City, Ore./OMEGA Gymnastics
Sebastian Kane, Mercer Island, Wash./Metropolitan Gymnastics
Jackson Maughan, Mercer Island, Wash./Emerald City Gymnastics Academy
Zach Murray, Washougal, Wash./OMEGA Gymnastics
Jonah Soltz, Tacoma, Wash./Metropolitan Gymnastics
Gustavin Suess, Portland, Ore./OMEGA Gymnastics
Luke Tully, Portland, Ore./Westside Dance and Gymnastics Academy
Jax Washburn, Lake Oswego, Ore./OMEGA Gymnastics

Region 3 – Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas
Caden Clinton, Cypress, Texas/Cypress Academy of Gymnastics
Alex Deubler, Frisco, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
Mason Heath, Katy, Texas/Cypress Academy of Gymnastics
Cash Johnston, Houston, Texas/Houston Gymnastics Association
Kiran Mandava, Cypress, Texas/Cypress Academy of Gymnastics
Richard Mays, Sugarland, Texas/EnRich Gymnastics
Chase Mondi, Lawrence, Kan./Emeral City Gymnastics
David Shamah, McKinney, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics

Region 4 – Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Solen Chiodi, Marquette, Mich./Mini-Hops Gymnastics
Mark Fu, Minnetonka, Minn./Mini-Hops Gymnastics
Cameron Klimmek, Ramsey, Minn./Mini-Hops Gymnastics
Michael Nguyen, Fort Dodge, Iowa/Chow’s Gymnastics
Jude Norris, Carlisle, Iowa/Chow’s Gymnastics
Saahil Tumuluri, Brookfield, Wis./Salto Gymnastics
Matthew Underhill, Oconomowoc, Wis./Salto Gymnastics
John Wear, Omaha, Neb./Cahoy’s Gymnastics

Region 5 – Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio
Sasha Bogonosiuk, Buffalo Grove, Ill./Gymkhana Gymanstics
Tai Gopaul, Buffalo Grove, Ill./Lakeshore Academy
Cooper Kim, Grand Ledge, Mich./Capital City Flips
Diego Leautaud, Bartlett, Ill./Gymkhana Gymnastics
Robert Noll, Jr., Richmond Township, Mich./Michigan Elite Gymnastics Academy
Max Olinger, Lake Forest, Ill./Lakeshore Academy
Kai Uemura, Chicago, Ill./Lakeshore Academy
Nathan York, Plainfield, Ill./Premier Gymnastics Academy West

Region 6 – Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Owen Carney, Sterling, Mass./Sterling Academy of Gymnastics
Tate Costa, Narragansett, R.I./Aim High Academy
Jacob Harmon, Hooksett, N.H./Impact Gymnastics Academy
Jake Islam, Suffield, Conn./Daggett Gymnastics
Samuel Kaplan, Fairhaven, Mass./Aim High Academy
Divier Ramos, Methuen, Mass./Interstate Gymnastics
Brian Solomon, Lynnfield, Mass./Interstate Gymnastics
Michelangelo Villani, Shrewsbury, Mass./New England Academy of Gymnastics

Region 7 – Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Robert Alessio, Belleville, N.J./Meadowlands Gymnastics
Hasan Aydogdu, Carlstadt, N.J./Meadowlands Gymnastics
Justin Ciccone, Rochester, N.Y./Bright Raven Gymnastics
Will Fleck, Fairfax Station, Va./Apollo Gymnastics
Kristian Grahovski, Penfield, N.Y./Rochester Gymnastics Academy
Adam Lakomy, Roselle Park, N.J./Sunburst Gymnastics
Trent Peazant, Fairfax Station, Va./Apollo Gymnastics
Pierce Wolfgang, Bryn Mawr, Pa./Montgomery County Sports Performance Center

Region 8 – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Maxim Bereznev, Woodstock, Ga./Roswell Gymnastics
Jaden Blank, Lakewood Ranch, Fla./EVO Gymnastics
Chase Davenport-Mills, Johns Creek, Ga./Roswell Gymnastics
Alex Karadzhov, St. Petersburg, Fla./EVO Gymnastics
Alexandru Nitache, Knoxville, Tenn./GymTek Academy
Garrett Schooley, Sarasota, Fla./EVO Gymnastics
Nicholas Tarca, Knoxville, Tenn./GymTek Academy
Danilo Viciana, Marietta, Ga./Cartersville Twisters

Region 9 – Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
Nartey Brady, Los Ranchos, N.M./Gold Cup Gymnastics
Kelton Christiansen, Arvada, Colo./5280 Gymnastics
Asher Cohen, Lakewood, Colo./5280 Gymnastics
Emmit Glover, Saratoga Springs, Utah/All American Gymnastics
Ty Jordan, Morrison, Colo./5280 Gymnastics
Ricken Matsuzawa, Provo, Utah/All American Gymnastics
Gavin Zborowski, Arvada, Colo./5280 Gymnastics