The Nastia Liukin Cup (formerly the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup from 2010–11) is an annual

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competition held in the United States and hosted by Olympic gymnast

Nastia Liukin Anastasia "Nastia" Liukin (; russian: Анастасия Валерьевна Люкина ; born October 30, 1989) is a Russian-born American former artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic All-Around champion, a five-time Olympic medalist, ...

History

In August 2009,

USA Gymnastics United States of America Gymnastics (USA Gymnastics or USAG) is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. Established in 1963 as the U.S. Gymnastics Federation (USGF), USA Gymnastics is responsible for selecting and train ...

announced that they had partnered with

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champion

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. The inaugural Nastia Liukin Cup was held in 2010 and had 36 participants. 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

Notable former competitors

Olympians

Gabby Douglas Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas (born December 31, 1995) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympic all around champion and the 2015 World all-around silver medalist. She was a member of the gold-winning teams at both the 2 ...

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and 2016 Olympic Champion; 4th in 2010 *

MyKayla Skinner MyKayla Brooke Skinner Harmer (born December 9, 1996) is an American former artistic gymnast. She was the 2020 Olympic vault silver medalist and was an alternate for the 2016 Olympic team. Skinner competed at the 2014 World Championships wher ...

– 2020 Olympic silver medalist on vault, 2016 Olympic alternate; 7th in 2010, 5th in 2011

World Champions

Morgan Hurd Morgan Elizabeth Hurd (born July 18, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast and a five-time member of the United States women's national team (2016–21). She is the 2017 World all-around champion and balance beam silver medalist and the 2018 ...

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(all-around) and 2018 World Champion (team); 14th in 2014 *

Ashton Locklear Ashton Taylor Locklear (born January 13, 1998) is a retired American artistic gymnast from North Carolina. She was a member of the gold medal-winning United States team at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and is a two-time nati ...

– 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

Haleigh Bryant Haleigh Alexandra Bryant (born December 20, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast currently competing for Louisiana State University in the NCAA. She is the 2021 NCAA Champion on vault. Early life Bryant was born in Atlanta in 2001 to Terry an ...

– 2021 NCAA Champion (vault); 1st in 2018 and 2020 * Georgia Dabritz – 2015 NCAA Champion (uneven bars); 10th in 2011 *

Nia Dennis Nia Camille Dennis (born February 23, 1999) is a retired American collegiate artistic gymnast. She was a member of the USA National Team from 2012–16. She is the 2014 Pacific Rim team champion and junior all-around and vault silver medalist. ...

– 2014 Pac Rim Champion, 2018 NCAA Champion (team); 5th in 2012 *

Ashleigh Gnat Ashleigh Marie Gnat (born November 13, 1994, in Altamonte Springs, Florida) is an American collegiate gymnast. She has competed for the Louisiana State University gymnastics team since 2014. Gnat coached as an assistant coach at Penn State in 2 ...

– 2017 NCAA Champion (floor); 21st in 2010, 22nd in 2012 *

Felicia Hano Felicia Yukiye Hano (born August 7, 1998) is a retired American artistic gymnast and trampolinist. She was a U.S. National team member in 2014, and was a member of the UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics team. Career In her career as a trampolinis ...

– 2018 NCAA Champion (team); 25th in 2013 *

Alex McMurtry Alexandra Claire McMurtry (born December 8, 1996) is an American former artistic gymnast. She is the 2013 Nastia Liukin Cup champion and the 2017 NCAA Champion. She competed in NCAA gymnastics for the Florida Gators and was the 10th person ...

– 4x NCAA Champion, 2017 NCAA All-Around Champion; 1st in 2013, 2nd in 2012 * Anastasia Webb – 4x NCAA Champion; 2021 NCAA All-Around Champion; 9th in 2017 *

Natalie Wojcik Natalie Wojcik (born October 14, 1999) is an American artistic gymnast. She currently competes for the Michigan Wolverines women's gymnastics team, and is a four-time All-American. Early and personal life Wojcik was born in Abington, Pennsylv ...

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(beam) and 2021 NCAA Champion (team); 4th in 2016, 2017, 2018

Other

Sloane Blakely Sloane Blakely (born December 23, 2002) is an American collegiate artistic gymnast and was a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team. She is currently competing for the Florida Gators in NCAA gymnastics. She is the older si ...

– Former

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member (2019); 13th in 2021 * Kailin Chio – 2021 Junior Pan American (team) and Pan American Games Champion (team, floor); 15th in 2018 *

Kaitlin De Guzman Kaitlin De Guzman (born ) is a Filipino-American female artistic gymnast. She competed at international competitions for the Philippines including the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, where she won the gold in uneven bars. She also co ...

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Champion (uneven bars) ; 16th in 2014, 11th in 2015 *

Olivia Dunne Olivia Paige "Livvy" Dunne (born October 1, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast and social media personality. A former USA national team member and a current member of the LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team, she is the highest-valued women's ...

– Former

member (2017); 11th in 2020 *

Emily Gaskins Emily Paige Gaskins (born May 23, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. An elite gymnast since 2013, Gaskins was a member of the U.S. Junior National team for three years until 2016. She also made the Senior National Team in 2016. Biography ...

– Former

member (2013–15); 19th in 2013 * Olivia Greaves –

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Champion (team); 10th in 2018 *

Amelia Hundley Amelia Magdalena Hundley (born January 21, 1998) is a former American artistic gymnast. She won a gold, silver, and bronze medal at the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She also won team gold medals competing for the United ...

– 2014 Pan American and

2015 Pan American Games Fifteen or 15 may refer to: *15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 *one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015 Music * Fifteen (band), a punk rock band Albums * ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005 * ''15'' (Ani Lorak al ...

Champion; 2nd in 2011 *

McKenna Kelley McKenna Lane Kelley (born April 15, 1997 in Houston, Texas) is a retired American artistic gymnast. Early life McKenna Kelley was born on April 15, 1997 in Houston, Texas. She is the second of four children of Olympic gold medal gymnast Mary L ...

– 3x NCAA silver medalist (team); 1st in 2014 * Lilly Lippeatt – Former

member (2019–21); 7th in 2017 *

Gabby Perea Gabrielle "Gabby" Perea (born January 1, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. An elite gymnast since 2013, she was named to the National Team in March 2016; she received her inaugural international assignment at that time also, at the 2016 L'In ...

– Former

member (2016–19); 6th in 2020 *

Lexie Priessman Alexis Amber "Lexie" Priessman (born January 23, 1997) is a former American artistic gymnast. She has represented the U.S. in various international competitions and was a National Team member from 2010 through to 2013. Personal life She was born ...

– 2012 Pac Rim Champion; 2010 NLC Champion *

Emily Schild Emily Jane Schild (born August 19, 1998, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American artistic gymnast. She has been a member of the U.S. National team since 2015 and made her international debut at the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy. At the 2015 Pan-Ameri ...

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Champion; 19th in 2013 * Alyona Shchennikova – Former

member (2017–19); 17th in 2014 * Faith Torrez – Former

member (2020–21); 3rd in 2018, 7th in 2019 and 2022

References

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External links

Official website
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