2024 Winter Cup
VenueFreedom Hall
LocationLouisville, Kentucky U.S.
DatesFebruary 23–25, 2024
← 2023

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] but 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:

Saturday, February 24:

Sunday, February 25:

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Senior Women[6]
Individual all-around Kayla DiCello Skye Blakely Hezly Rivera
Vault Not awarded
Uneven bars Kayla DiCello Trinity Thomas Katelyn Jong
Balance beam Skye Blakely
Hezly Rivera 		Not awarded Kayla DiCello
Floor Kayla DiCello Kaliya Lincoln Hezly Rivera
Junior Women[7]
Individual all-around Claire Pease Lavi Crain Addy Fulcher
Tyler Turner
Vault Camie Westerman Maliha Tressel Not awarded
Uneven bars Claire Pease Addy Fulcher Caroline Moreau
Balance beam Claire Pease Isabella Anzola Caroline Moreau
Floor Ally Damelio Tyler Turner Lavi Crain
Senior Men[8]
Individual all-around Yul Moldauer Shane Wiskus Riley Loos
Floor Yul Moldauer Joshua Karnes Shane Wiskus
Pommel horse Patrick Hoopes Stephen Nedoroscik Brandon Dang
Rings Alex Diab Donnell Whittenburg Javier Alfonso
Vault Kameron Nelson Michael Artlip Not awarded
Parallel bars Curran Phillips Yul Moldauer Brody Malone
Horizontal bar Curran Phillips Jeremy Bischoff Shane Wiskus
Junior Men[9][10]
Individual all-around Junnosuke Iwai Nathan Roman Kiran Mandava
Floor Kyle Jordan Junnosuke Iwai Sasha Bogonosiuk
Pommel horse Maksim Kan Kiran Mandava Wyatt Reynolds
Rings Adam Lakomy Conor Heary Nathan Roman
Vault David Ramirez Junnosuke Iwai Gage Kile
Parallel bars Nathan Roman Xander Hong Kiran Mandava
Horizontal bar Danila Leykin Kyle Jordan Kiran Mandava

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

[13]

Women

[14]

Nastia Liukin Cup

Main article: Nastia Liukin Cup
2024 Nastia Liukin Cup
VenueFreedom Hall
LocationLouisville, Kentucky, U.S.
DatesFebruary 25, 2024
Competitors44
Medalists
gold medal Elle Mueller (Senior)
Ella Kate Parker (Junior)
silver medal Avery Neff (Senior)
Ella Fine (Junior)
bronze medal Ella Murphy (Senior)
Morgan Reihl (Junior)
← 2023
2025 →

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

  1. ^ Bregman, Scott (February 1, 2024). "Race for U.S. women's gymnastics squad heats up with team announcement 150 days away". International Olympic Committee.
  2. ^ "Winter Cup, Nastia Liukin Cup and Elite Team Cup to return to Louisville in 2024". USA Gymnastics. August 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Olympic all-around champion Gabby Douglas will make competitive return at Winter Cup later this month". International Olympic Committee. February 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Gabby Douglas Postpones Return to Gymnastics After Testing Positive for COVID: 'I'm Crushed'". People. February 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Tickets now on sale for 2024 Winter Cup". USA Gymnastics. January 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "DiCello wins women's senior all-around crown at 2024 Winter Cup". USA Gymnastics. February 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "Pease wins junior all-around title; Wiskus leads senior men after Day 1". USA Gymnastics. February 23, 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Iwai claims all-around gold; Region 3 wins team title at USA Gymnastics Elite Team Cup". USA Gymnastics. February 24, 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 Winter Cup - Finals - Event Results - Men / JR / Junior" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. February 25, 2024.
  11. ^ @USAGym (February 26, 2024). "We proudly introduce the 2024 Men's Senior National Team presented by @Xfinity!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "U.S. men's and women's artistic programs announce spring international assignments". USA Gymnastics. February 27, 2024.
  13. ^ @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.
  14. ^ "Winter Cup entries set to wow Louisville crowd". USA Gymnastics. February 9, 2024.
  15. ^ "2024 Nastia Liukin Cup Series starts up Friday". USA Gymnastics. January 3, 2024.
  16. ^ "Mueller takes senior Nastia Liukin Cup gold; Parker wins junior title". USA Gymnastics. February 25, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
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