Per a Press Release From USA Gymnastics

HENDERSON, Nevada (February 13, 2026) – The Philippines is locked in as the eighth and final country set to compete, while the Brazilian and Chinese delegations updated their rosters for the 2026 American Cup March 7 at Lee’s Family Forum in suburban Las Vegas. 

Slotting into the eight-country lineup is the Philippines. Led by 2025 World Championships team member Haylee Garcia, the roster includes former Brigham Young University gymnast Chiara Andrew; Llya Escoses, who was slated to compete at the 2025 Senior Asian Championships in Jecheon, South Korea; six-time NCAA medalist Zachary Nunez; and 2025 Junior Asian Championships team member Evan Aliwalas. 

 In other roster updates, 2025 Senior South American Championship parallel bars silver medalist Diogo Paes will join Vitaliy Guimaraes and Diogo Soares on Team Brazil’s men’s lineup. China has revised their entries, with men Li Hongyan, Xie Chenyi and Zhang Yangyu, and women Ke Qinqin, Tian Zhuofan and Zhang Qingying.

 With the addition of the Philippines, only the U.S roster remains to be announced for the 2026 American Cup. Athletes will be selected for the competition following the 2026 Winter Cup February 21-22 in Louisville, Kentucky. Visit americancup.com for more information about American Cup.

 The complete list of currently registered athletes is listed alphabetically below by country, subject to changes and additions. Athletes with Olympic and World Championship connections are indicated by symbol. All surnames are written in uppercase letters.

 Brazil

Men

Vitaliy GUIMARAES — Dallas, Texas^

Diogo PAES — Brazil

Diogo SOARES — Piracicaba, Brazil*^

Women

Gabriela BOUÇAS — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ana Luiza LIMA — Telêmaco Borba, Brazil

Sophia WEISBERG — Araras, Brazil^

 

China

Men

LI Hongyan — Sichuan, China

XIE Chenyi — Anhui, China

ZHANG Yangyu — Guangdong, China

 Women 

KE Qinqin — Dongguan, China 

TIAN Zhuofan — Hunan, China

ZHANG Qingying — Zhejiang, China^

 

Great Britain

Men

Oakley BANKS — Maidstone, England

Sam MOSTOWFI — Haywards Heath, England

Sol SCOTT — Huntingdon, England

 Women

Abigail MARTIN — Paignton, England*^

Emily ROPER — Ipswich, England

Ruby STACEY — Tavistock, England^

 

Japan

Men

HASHIMOTO Daiki— Chiba, Japan*^

TSUNOGAI Tomoharu— Aichi, Japan^

 Women 

KISHI Rina — Toda, Japan*^

NAKAMURA Haruka — Osaka, Japan*^

 

Mexico 

Men

Rodrigo GOMEZ— San Diego, California^

Isaac NUÑEZ— Ensenada, Mexico^

Mario ROJAS— Mexicali, Mexico^

 Women

Natalia ESCALERA— Ensenada, Mexico*^

Mariangela FLORES— Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico^

Paulina GUERRA— Monterrey, Mexico^

 

Philippines

Men

Evan ALIWALAS — Toronto, Canada

Zachary NUNEZ — Houston, Texas

Women

Chiara ANDREW — Chino Valley, Arizona

Llya ESCOSES — Pasay City, Philippines

Haylee GARCIA — Makati City, Philippines^

 

Spain

Men

Joel PLATA — Barcelona, Spain*^

Nicolau MIR — Palma de Mallorca, Spain*^

Women

Marina ESCUDERO — Barcelona, Spain^

Alba PETISCO — Barcelona, Spain*^

 

*Denotes Olympian

^Denotes FIG World Championships team member