2024 Winter Cup
| 2024 Winter Cup | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Freedom Hall |
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky U.S. |
| Dates | February 23–25, 2024 |
The 2024 Winter Cup, known officially as the Kentucky Winter Classic, was an artistic gymnastics competition held at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, on February 23–25, 2024.[1] As in recent years, the competition included men's and women's gymnastics.
Background
The event was held in Louisville, which had hosted the previous Winter Cup.[2]
Three-time Olympic champion Gabby Douglas, who had last competed eight years earlier at the 2016 Olympic Games, announced she would make her competitive comeback at the 2024 Winter Cup;[3] she later withdrew after testing positive for COVID-19.[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).[5]
Friday, February 23:
- Winter Cup – Senior Men – Day 1, 1:30 p.m.
- Winter Cup – Junior Women, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 24:
- Winter Cup – Senior Women, 1:00 p.m.
- Elite Team Cup; Junior Men Competition Day 1, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 25:
- Nastia Liukin Cup, 12:00 p.m.
- Winter Cup – Senior and Junior Men – Day 2, 5:30 p.m.
Medalists
National team and international assignments
Due to winning a team medal at the 2023 World Championships, all six members were automatically named to the men's national team: Asher Hong, Paul Juda, Yul Moldauer, Fred Richard, Colt Walker, and Khoi Young. Following the conclusion of the competition, the following individuals were also named to the national team: Fuzzy Benas, Jeremy Bischoff, Cameron Bock, Taylor Burkhart, Patrick Hoopes, Josh Karnes, Riley Loos, Brody Malone, Stephen Nedoroscik, Curran Phillips, Donnell Whittenburg, and Shane Wiskus. Additionally Landon Blixt retained his spot on the senior development team and Kai Uemura was added as well.[11]
Additionally USA Gymnastics also announced upcoming international assignments. Hoopes, Nedoroscik, Katelyn Jong, and Reese Esponda were selected to compete at the Baku World Cup; Lavi Crain, Addy Fulcher, Claire Pease, and Tyler Turner were selected to compete at International Gymnix; Bock, Loos, Moldauer, Phillips, and Wiskus were selected to compete at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge; Uemura, Benas, Nola Matthews, Addison Fatta, and Dulcy Caylor were selected to compete at the DTB Pokal Mixed Cup; and Nedoroscik and Phillips were selected to compete at the Doha World Cup.[12]
Participants
Men
- Javier Alfonso (Michigan)
- Michael Artlip (Penn State)
- Fuzzy Benas (Oklahoma)
- Jeremy Bischoff (Stanford)
- Jaden Blank (Army)
- Landen Blixt (Michigan)
- Cameron Bock (Michigan)
- Crew Bold (Michigan)
- Garrett Braunton (Air Force)
Brandon Briones (Stanford)- Taylor Burkhart (Stanford)
- Solen Chiodi (Mini-Hops Gymnastics)
- J.R. Chou (Stanford)
- Taylor Christopulos (Nebraska)
- Caden Clinton (Cypress Academy)
- Matt Cormier (Penn State)
- Tate Costa (Illinois)
- Brandon Dang (Illinois)
- Alex Diab (EVO Gymnastics)
- Isaiah Drake (Navy)
- Colin Flores (Oklahoma)
- Jack Freeman (Oklahoma)
- Ian Gunther (Stanford)
- Dallas Hale (Cypress Academy)
- Patrick Hoopes (Air Force)
- Evan Hymanson (Stanford)
- Paul Juda (Michigan)
- Joshua Karnes (Penn State)
- Jordan Kovach (Premier Gymnastics)
- Toby Liang (Nebraska)
- Riley Loos (Stanford)
- Brody Malone (EVO Gymnastics)
- Connor McCool (Illinois)
- Yul Moldauer (5280 Gymnastics)
- Stephen Nedoroscik (EVO Gymnastics)
- Kameron Nelson (Ohio State)
- Noah Newfeld (California)
- Brandon Nguyen (Stanford)
- Austin Padgett (Pride Gymnastics)
- Vahe Petrosyan (Illinois)
- Curran Phillips (EVO Gymnastics)
- Rithik Puri (Michigan)
Fred Richard (Michigan)- Ian Sandoval (EVO Gymnastics)
- Blake Sun (Stanford)
- Kai Uemura (Lakeshore Academy)
- Donnell Whittenburg (Salto)
- Shane Wiskus (EVO Gymnastics)
- Ignacio Yockers (Oklahoma)
Women
- Skye Blakely (WOGA)
- Ly Bui (GAGE)
- Dulcy Caylor (WCC)
Jordan Chiles (WCC)- Chloe Cho (Gymnastics Olympica)
- Norah Christian (Cascade Elite West)
- Nicole Desmond (WCC)
- Kayla DiCello (Hill's Gymnastics)
Gabby Douglas (WOGA)- Tatum Drusch (Flips Gymnastics LLC)
- Reese Esponda (Roots Gymnastics)
- Addison Fatta (Prestige)
- Jayla Hang (Pacific Reign)
- Madray Johnson (WOGA)
- Katelyn Jong (Metroplex)
- Sunisa Lee (Midwest Gymnastics)
- Myli Lew (San Mateo Gymnastics)
- Kaliya Lincoln (WOGA)
- Evey Lowe (GAGE)
- Nola Matthews (Airborne)
Zoe Miller (WCC)- Annalisa Milton (GAGE)
- Malea Milton (GAGE)
- Zoey Molomo (Metroplex)
- Marissa Neal (GAGE)
- Brooke Pierson (WCC)
- Michelle Pineda (Metroplex)
- Hezly Rivera (WOGA)
- Simone Rose (Pacific Reign)
- Lacie Saltzmann (Texas Dreams)
- Audrey Snyder (First State)
- Ashlee Sullivan (Metroplex)
- Tiana Sumanasekera (WCC)
- Trinity Thomas (University of Florida)
- Maliha Tressel (Twin City Twisters)
- Camie Westerman (Hill's Gymnastics)
- CaMarah Williams (EDGE Gymnastics)
- Kelise Woolford (Buckeye Gymnastics)
- Lexi Zeiss (Twin City Twisters)
- Alicia Zhou (Love Gymnastics)
Nastia Liukin Cup
| 2024 Nastia Liukin Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Freedom Hall | ||||||
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||
| Dates | February 25, 2024 | ||||||
| Competitors | 44 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The 15th annual Nastia Liukin Cup was held in conjunction with the 2024 Winter Cup.[15]
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior[16] | |||
| All-around | Elle Mueller | Avery Neff | Ella Murphy |
| Junior | |||
| All-around | Ella Kate Parker | Ella Fine | Morgan Reihl |
References
- ^ Bregman, Scott (February 1, 2024). "Race for U.S. women's gymnastics squad heats up with team announcement 150 days away". International Olympic Committee.
- ^ "Winter Cup, Nastia Liukin Cup and Elite Team Cup to return to Louisville in 2024". USA Gymnastics. August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Olympic all-around champion Gabby Douglas will make competitive return at Winter Cup later this month". International Olympic Committee. February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Gabby Douglas Postpones Return to Gymnastics After Testing Positive for COVID: 'I'm Crushed'". People. February 23, 2024.
- ^ "Tickets now on sale for 2024 Winter Cup". USA Gymnastics. January 12, 2024.
- ^ "DiCello wins women's senior all-around crown at 2024 Winter Cup". USA Gymnastics. February 24, 2024.
- ^ "Pease wins junior all-around title; Wiskus leads senior men after Day 1". USA Gymnastics. February 23, 2024.
- ^ "Moldauer surges on Day 2 to take senior men's Winter Cup gold; Senior National Team is renamed". USA Gymnastics. February 25, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Iwai claims all-around gold; Region 3 wins team title at USA Gymnastics Elite Team Cup". USA Gymnastics. February 24, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Winter Cup - Finals - Event Results - Men / JR / Junior" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. February 25, 2024.
- ^ @USAGym (February 25, 2024). "We proudly introduce the 2024 Men's Senior National Team presented by @Xfinity!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "U.S. men's and women's artistic programs announce spring international assignments". USA Gymnastics. February 27, 2024.
- ^ @USAGym (February 2, 2024). "Get ready, Louisville! Here's who you can expect to see competing in the #WinterCup Senior Men's Competition!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Winter Cup entries set to wow Louisville crowd". USA Gymnastics. February 9, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Nastia Liukin Cup Series starts up Friday". USA Gymnastics. January 3, 2024.
- ^ "Mueller takes senior Nastia Liukin Cup gold; Parker wins junior title". USA Gymnastics. February 25, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.