With National Team berths on the line, USA Gymnastics’ Winter Cup kicks off the 2026 season February 21-22 at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky. As the first domestic premier event of the season, the 2026 Winter Cup will bring exciting changes to a new year of American gymnastics.
Rosters spots on the line
The 2026 Winter Cup is the first national competition of the season for junior and senior men’s and women’s artistic athletes. In the 2026 edition of the event, both the men’s and women’s National Teams will be renamed following competition and the U.S. rosters for this year’s American Cup will be determined. As a highly anticipated preview of the new 2028 Olympic format, American Cup is a mixed-team international with men and women set to compete together March 7 at Lee’s Family Forum in Henderson, Nevada.
Rising stars and veterans
This year in Louisville, the competition will be teeming with new and familiar faces including Olympians, World Championship medalists and U.S. champions. 2024 Olympic women’s team gold medalist Hezly Rivera (Oradell, N.J./WOGA Gymnastics) and Olympic men’s team bronze medalist Frederick Richard (Stoughton, Mass./University of Michigan) headline the event, and they will have plenty of company. The weekend will see the return of Olympians Yul Moldauer (Arvada, Colo./5280 Gymnastics) and Shane Wiskus (Spring Park, Minn./EVO Gymnastics) in men’s competition, with Moldauer accounting for four Winter Cup all-around and seven total titles since 2017.
2025 Winter Cup champion Riley Loos (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Stanford University) will defend his senior all-around title, while the all-around podiums are up for grabs on the women’s side. After winning all-around bronze in 2025, Simone Rose (Sammamish, Wash./Pacific Reign Gymnastics) is among those looking from the crown, as is 2025 U.S. Classic champion Claire Pease (Sunnyvale, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics). Newly minted senior Caroline Moreau (Keller, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics), who won three Junior World Championships medals last November, looks to make an impact in her first major senior competition.
Among those gunning for the women’s junior all-around are 2025 Junior Pan American Games team champions Kylie Smith (Loveland, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics) and Addalye VanGrinsven (Champlin, Minn./Pacific Reign Gymnastics), who also claimed vault gold at that competition; and 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships vault champion and all-around bronze medalist Amia Pugh-Banks (Newport News, Va./World Class Gymnastics).
Among those gunning for the women’s junior all-around are 2025 Junior Pan American Games team champions Kylie Smith (Loveland, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics) and Addalye VanGrinsven (Champlin, Minn./Pacific Reign Gymnastics), who also claimed vault gold at that competition; and 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships vault champion and all-around bronze medalist Amia Pugh-Banks (Newport News, Va./World Class Gymnastics).
Elite Team Cup
Sixty junior men from six regions will convene in Louisville for the annual Elite Team Cup, where team, all-around and apparatus titles will be contested. Region 3 will be aiming for yet another regional title while all athletes will be looking to claim the individual all-around gold medal.
Schedule/How to Watch
The competition schedule for the weekend’s events is listed below. All sessions of Winter Cup, including Elite Team Cup, will stream live on the official USA Gymnastics YouTube Channel. Fans can find complete information about the 2025 Winter Cup and Elite Team Cup, including ticketing, at wintercup.com. Podium training will be streamed on FlipNow.tv, available to subscribers and through pay-per-view.
A complete schedule of events is listed below. All times eastern.
Saturday, February 21
1:30 p.m. — Elite Team Cup
7:15 p.m. — Winter Cup Senior Men
1:30 p.m. — Elite Team Cup
7:15 p.m. — Winter Cup Senior Men
Sunday, February 22
11:45 a.m. — Winter Cup Junior Women
11:45 a.m. — Winter Cup Junior Women
5 p.m. — Winter Cup Senior Women
Rosters
All registered athletes for Winter Cup are listed alphabetically by division below.
Women
Senior
Isabella Anzola — Statham, Ga./WOGA Gymnastics
Charleigh Bullock — Spotsylvania, Va./Capital Gymnastics National Training Center
Ally Damelio — San Mateo, Calif./San Mateo Gymnastics
Reese Esponda — The Woodlands, Texas/World Champions Centre
Addy Fulcher — Gastonia, N.C./Georgia Elite Gymnastics
Gabrielle Hardie — Sioux Falls, S.D./Twin City Twisters
Greta Krob — Tipton, Iowa/IGN
Annalisa Milton — Lee’s Summit, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express
Caroline Moreau — Keller, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics
Claire Pease — Sunnyvale, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
Lila Richardson — Russellville, Ark./Metroplex Gymnastics
Hezly Rivera — Oradell, N.J./WOGA Gymnastics
Alessia Rosa — Gaithersburg, Md./Hill’s Gymnastics
Simone Rose — Sammamish, Wash./Pacific Reign Gymnastics
Kaylee Sath — Blue Springs, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express
Izzy Stassi — Delaware, Ohio/Gym X-Treme
Junior
Espy Chang — Kirkland, Wash./Pacific Reign Gymnastics
Aulya Daniels — Lawrence, Kan./Great American Gymnastics Express
Sofie Davtyan — Frisco, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
Chrysette Diggs — McKinney, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
Eva Doherty — Virginia Beach, Va./World Class Gymnastics
Sadie Drake — Sammamish, Wash./Advantage Gymnastics Academy
Madelyn Eagle — Mansfield, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
Carla Fronc — Des Plaines, Ill./Palmer’s Gymnastics
Avery Haines — Bowie, Md./First State Gymnastics
Brooklyn Klauser — Prosper, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
Anslee McCauley — Marietta, Ga./Georgia All-Star Gymnastics
Jaysha McClendon — Scottsdale, Ariz./Carters Gymnastics Academy
Amariah Moore — Wilmington, Del./ First State Gymnastics
Amia Pugh-Banks — Newport News, Va./World Class Gymnastics
Alexis Reiner — Harrisburg, S.D./All American Gymnastics Academy
Jazzy Saravia — Brick, N.J./First State Gymnastics
Kylie Smith — Loveland, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics
Ansley Stevens — Liberty Township, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics
Sage Stiggers — Garland, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
Cassandra Tan — Poulsbo, Wash./Pacific Reign Gymnastics
Addalye VanGrinsven — Champlin, Minn./Pacific Reign Gymnastics
Audrey VanGrinsven — Champlin, Minn./Pacific Reign Gymnastics
Sydney Williams — Frisco, Texas/Metroplex Gymnastics
Men
Senior
Drake Andrews — Columbus, Ohio/Ohio State University
Fuzzy Benas — Richmond, Texas/University of Oklahoma
Sasha Bogonosiuk — Buffalo Grove, Ill./University of Oklahoma
Crew Bold — Delray Beach, Fla./University of Michigan
Arun Chhetri — Culver City, Calif./Stanford University
Taylor Christopulos — Layton, Utah/University of Nebraska
Tate Costa — Narragansett, R.I./University of Illinois
Lincoln Dubin — Bellefonte, Pa./EVO Gymnastics
Carson Eshleman — Monroe, Mich./University of Michigan
Kristian Grahovski — Penfield, N.Y./Ohio State University
Zach Green — San Jose, Calif./Stanford University
Jackson Harrison — Bradenton, Fla./EVO Gymnastics
Christopher Hiser — Longmeadow, Mass./University of Nebraska
Jun Iwai — Lewisville, Texas/Stanford University
Maksim Kan — Muskego, Wis./Salto Gymnastics Center
Joshua Karnes — Erie, Pa./ EVO Gymnastics
Cooper Kim — Grand Ledge, Mich./Stanford University
Charlie Larson — White Bear Lake, Minn./University of Michigan
Danila Leykin — Sarasota, Fla./EVO Gymnastics
Riley Loos — El Dorado Hills, Calif./Stanford University
Kiran Mandava — Cypress, Texas/Stanford University
Aaronson Mansberger — Carmel, Ind./University of Michigan
Yul Moldauer — Arvada, Colo./5280 Gymnastics
Preston Ngai — Elk Grove, Calif./University of Illinois
Alex Nitache — Knoxville, Tenn./University of Nebraska
Max Odden — Scottsdale, Ariz./University of Nebraska
Jesse-Lee Pakele — Honolulu, Hawaii/Ohio State University
Kaleb Palacio — Bacliff, Texas/Springfield College
David Ramirez — Nipomo, Calif./Ohio State University
Ori Reilly — Windermere, Fla./Gymnastics USA
Frederick Richard — Stoughton, Mass./University of Michigan
Nathan Roman — Poway, Calif./University of Oklahoma
Anthony Ruscheinsky — Summit, Wis./Salto Gymnastics Center
Garrett Schooley — Sarasota, Fla./University of Illinois
David Shamah — McKinney, Texas/Stanford University
Hunter Simpson — Palmetto, Fla./EVO Gymnastics
Landon Simpson — Bellefonte, Pa./Penn State University
Brian Solomon — Lynnfield, Mass./U.S. Naval Academy
Parker Thackston — Surf City, N.J./Ohio State University
Kai Uemura — Chicago, Ill./Stanford University
Shane Wiskus — Spring Park, Minn./EVO Gymnastics
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