Nastia Liukin Cup Explained

The Nastia Liukin Cup (formerly the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup from 2010–11) is an annual artistic gymnastics competition held in the United States and hosted by Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin.^[1]

History

In August 2009, USA Gymnastics announced that they had partnered with 2008 Olympic champion Nastia Liukin to create a competitive opportunity for the country's top Junior Olympic gymnasts that is intended to serve as a debut for pre-elite competitors on the national stage.^{[2] [3]} The inaugural Nastia Liukin Cup was held in 2010 and had 36 participants.^[4] Eligible to compete are Level 10 female gymnasts in both the junior and senior fields. Gymnasts will be chosen to participate from a series of invitationals known as the Nastia Liukin Cup Series. Prior to 2014, junior and senior gymnasts competed in the same field.

Champions

Year	Location	Senior Champion	Junior Champion	Ref
2010			rowspan=4	^[5]
2011		Grace Williams	^[6]
2012		Charity Jones	^[7]
2013			^[8]
2014			Rachael Flam Lauren Ramirez	^[9]
2015			Maddie Karr	^[10]
		Rachael Lukacs	Andrea Li	^[11]
2017		Kai Rivers	Carly Bauman	^[12]
			Tory Vetter	^[13]
		Makarri Doggette	Gabrielle Gladieux	^[14]
			Kiley Rorich	^[15]
		Leah Smith	Alicia Zhou	^[16]
		Jamison Sears	Kamila Pawlak	^[17]
		Kailin Chio Avery Neff	Addy Fulcher
		Elle Mueller	Ella Kate Parker	^[18]

Notable former competitors

Olympians

• Gabby Douglas – 2012 and 2016 Olympic Champion; 4th in 2010
• MyKayla Skinner – 2020 Olympic silver medalist on vault, 2016 Olympic alternate; 7th in 2010, 5th in 2011

World Champions

• Morgan Hurd – 2017 (all-around) and 2018 World Champion (team); 14th in 2014
• Ashton Locklear – 2016 Olympic alternate and 2014 World Champion (team); 7th in 2013
• Maggie Nichols - 2015 World Champion (team), 8x NCAA Champion; 20th in 2011
• Kayla Williams – 2009 World Champion (vault); 4th in 2011

NCAA Champions

• Sierra Brooks – 2021 NCAA Champion (team); 4th in 2019
• Haleigh Bryant – 3x NCAA Champion (2024 team & all-around, 2021 vault); 1st in 2018 and 2020
• Georgia Dabritz – 2015 NCAA Champion (uneven bars); 10th in 2011
• Nia Dennis – 2014 Pac Rim Champion, 2018 NCAA Champion (team); 5th in 2012
• Olivia Dunne – 2024 NCAA Champion (team); 11th in 2020
• Ashleigh Gnat – 2017 NCAA Champion (floor); 21st in 2010, 22nd in 2012
• Felicia Hano – 2018 NCAA Champion (team); 25th in 2013
• Kiya Johnson – 2024 NCAA Champion (team); 1st in 2015
• Alex McMurtry – 4x NCAA Champion, 2017 NCAA All-Around Champion; 1st in 2013, 2nd in 2012
• Alyona Shchennikova – 2024 NCAA Champion (team); 17th in 2014
• Faith Torrez – 2x NCAA Champion (2023 team, 2024 beam); 3rd in 2018, 7th in 2019 and 2022
• Anastasia Webb – 4x NCAA Champion; 2021 NCAA All-Around Champion; 9th in 2017
• Natalie Wojcik – 2x NCAA Champion (2019 beam, 2021 team); 4th in 2016, 2017, 2018

Other

• Sloane Blakely – Former national team member (2019), 2x NCAA silver medalist; 13th in 2021
• Kailin Chio – 2021 Junior Pan American (team) and Pan American Games Champion (team, floor); 15th in 2018
• Kaitlin De Guzman – 2017 Southeast Asian Games Champion (uneven bars) ; 16th in 2014, 11th in 2015
• Emily Gaskins – Former national team member (2013–15); 19th in 2013
• Olivia Greaves – Former national team member (2018–22); 10th in 2018
• Amelia Hundley – 2014 Pan American and 2015 Pan American Games Champion; 2nd in 2011
• McKenna Kelley – 3x NCAA silver medalist (team); 1st in 2014
• Lilly Lippeatt – Former national team member (2019–21); 7th in 2017
• Gabby Perea – Former national team member (2016–19); 6th in 2020
• Lexie Priessman – 2012 Pac Rim Champion, 3x NCAA silver medalist; 2010 NLC Champion
• Emily Schild – 2015 Pan American Games Champion; 19th in 2013

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Amrmour . Nancy . Nastia Liukin's new meet to partner with Supergirl . USA Today . 2012-05-27 . 2010-01-19.
2. Web site: USA Gymnastics – Nastia Liukin Cup . USA Gymnastics . 2014-01-05.
3. Web site: Liukin partners with USA Gymnastics to create Nastia Liukin Cup. August 11, 2009. USA Gymnastics.
4. Web site: Field is set for the inaugural Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup. March 2, 2010. USA Gymnastics.
5. Web site: Priessman wins inaugural Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup. USA Gymnastics. March 5, 2010.
6. Web site: Grace Williams wins 2011 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup. USA Gymnastics. March 4, 2011.
7. Web site: Jones captures the 2012 Nastia Liukin Cup. USA Gymnastics. March 2, 2012.
8. Web site: McMurtry wins Nastia Liukin Cup in third attempt. March 1, 2013. USA Gymnastics.
9. Web site: Both senior, junior divisions have all-around co-champions at 2014 Nastia Liukin Cup. February 28, 2014. USA Gymnastics.
10. Web site: Karr, Johnson capture all-around titles at Nastia Liukin Cup. March 7, 2015. USA Gymnastics.
11. Web site: Lukacs, Li win 2016 Nastia Liukin Cup titles. March 3, 2016. USA Gymnastics.
12. Web site: Rivers, Bauman win 2017 Nastia Liukin Cup. March 3, 2017. USA Gymnastics.
13. Web site: Bryant, Vetter win 2018 Nastia Liukin Cup. March 2, 2018. USA Gymnastics.
14. Web site: Doggette, Gladieux win titles at 2019 Nastia Liukin Cup. USA Gymnastics. March 1, 2019.
15. Web site: Bryant, Rorich win titles at 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup. March 7, 2020. USA Gymnastics.
16. Web site: Smith, Zhou take 2021 Nastia Liukin Cup senior and junior titles. February 26, 2021. USA Gymnastics.
17. Web site: Sears, Pawlak lead way at 2022 Nastia Liukin Cup. February 25, 2022. USA Gymnastics.
18. Web site: Mueller takes senior Nastia Liukin Cup gold; Parker wins junior title . February 25, 2024 . February 25, 2024. USA Gymnastics.