2026 Winter Cup Weekend: Field, schedule, how to watch

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The 2026 Winter Cup is set for February 21-22 at the Kentucky International Convention Center.

Winter Cup marks the beginning of the U.S. elite season. Despite many athletes being on a post-Olympic hiatus or busy with college gymnastics season, there are still high stakes in Louisville. Winter Cup is a qualifying event for the 2026 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships and the Men’s Senior National Team will be named after the competition. International assignments, including American Cup, will also be decided following the meet.

One key difference this year is the Nastia Liukin Cup will no longer be held during Winter Cup weekend. Instead, it will be held the afternoon of March 7th, in conjunction with American Cup.

Keep reading for everything you need to know about the 2026 Winter Cup weekend, including the schedule, how to watch, the full field, and an event preview.

2026 Winter Cup Schedule & How to Watch

All times are Eastern. Subject to change.

Previewing the weekend: What to expect from Winter Cup and Elite Team Cup

See the latest start lists here.

Even without Nastia Cup, this Winter Cup weekend will be loaded with exciting competition. There are plenty of up-and-coming names competing in Louisville, and then there are the veteran comebacks to watch.

On the men’s side, Olympians Fred Richard (Michigan), Yul Moldauer (5280), and Shane Wiskus (EVO) headline the field. Richard missed out on making the world team last fall, and is coming off a whirlwind few weeks where he flew across the Atlantic for a quick trip to the 2026 Winter Olympics. Meanwhile, Moldauer (suspension) and Wiskus (shoulder) make their returns after missing the 2025 season entirely. Other names to watch in the all-around include 2025 Winter Cup champion Riley Loos (Stanford), who was injured shortly after his win last year, and NCAA standouts Sasha Bognosiuk (Oklahoma), David Shamah (Stanford), Drake Andrews (Ohio State), and Cooper Kim (Stanford), to name a few. Then there’s a slew of standouts across events, like Charlie Larson (Michigan) and Jackson Harrison (EVO) on floor, Crew Bold (Michigan) and Joshua Karnes (EVO) on high bar, and more.

This could be a case of long-term strongholds showing they’re still at the top of the pack, or it may be an opportunity for rising stars to make some noise early in the season.

If you’re wondering where the U.S. men’s 2025 world team members are, Brandon Dang (Illinois), Patrick Hoopes (Air Force), and Kameron Nelson (EVO) are at the Cottbus World Cup. That trio, as well as their fellow team members Asher Hong, Brody Malone, and Donnell Whittenburg, automatically retain their national team spots.

Note: The men’s competition at Winter Cup moves to a one-day format this year after being a two-day meet in the past. The women’s divisions at Winter Cup have been one-day meets since those divisions were added to the meet.

On the women’s side, Olympic gold medalist Hezly Rivera (WOGA) headlines a small but talented group. Rivera and teammate Claire Pease (WOGA) return to competition after having to withdraw from contention for the 2025 world team — both due to rolled ankles. Rivera is the reigning U.S. all-around champion, and Pease made waves last summer after winning the U.S. Classic. Others who will look to make an early-season statement include Simone Rose (Pacific Reign), floor innovator Reese Esponda (World Champions Centre), and a two particularly interesting first-year seniors: five-time 2025 Junior Pan Am Games champion Charleigh Bullock (Capital) and 2025 U.S. junior all-around and floor champion Caroline Moreau (Texas Dreams).

The junior women’s field features a big roster with tons of potential, including Espy Chang (Pacific Reign), Aulya Daniels (GAGE), Avery Haines (First State), Amia Pugh-Banks (World Class), Kylie Smith (Cincinnati), and Addalye VanGrinsven (Pacific Reign), to name a few.

As for Elite Team Cup, Region 3 is looking for its third-straight title. Since 2017, Region 3 has won seven of the nine Elite Team Cup titles, save for 2022 and 2023, when Region 1 reigned supreme.

Field for 2026 Winter Cup and Elite Team Cup

Subject to change. See the latest field here.

2026 Winter Cup Field

Senior Men

Drake Andrews
Fuzzy Benas
Sasha Bogonosiuk
Crew Bold
Arun Chhetri
Taylor Christopulos
Tate Costa
Lincoln Dubin
Carson Eshleman
Kristian Grahovski
Zach Green
Jackson Harrison
Christopher Hiser
Jun Iwai
Maksim Kan
Joshua Karnes
Cooper Kim
Charlie Larson
Danila Leykin
Riley Loos
Kiran Mandava
Aaronson Mansberger
Yul Moldauer
Preston Ngai
Alexandru Nitache
Max Odden
Jesse-Lee Pakele
Kaleb Palacio
David Ramirez
Ori Reilly
Frederick Richard
Nathan Roman
Anthony Ruscheinsky
Garrett Schooley
David Shamah
Hunter Simpson
Landon Simpson
Brian Solomon
Parker Thackston
Kai Uemura
Shane Wiskus

Senior Women

Isabella Anzola
Charleigh Bullock
Ally Damelio
Reese Esponda
Addy Fulcher
Greta Krob
Annalisa Milton
Caroline Moreau
Claire Pease
Lila Richardson
Hezly Rivera
Alessia Rosa
Simone Rose
Kaylee Sath
Izzy Stassi

Junior Women

Espy Chang
Aulya Daniels
Sofie Davtyan
Chrysette Diggs
Eva Doherty
Sadie Drake
Madelyn Eagle
Carla Fronc
Avery Haines
Brooklyn Klauser
Anslee McCauley
Jaysha McClendon
Amariah Moore
Amia Pugh-Banks
Alexis Reiner
Jazzy Saravia
Kylie Smith
Ansley Stevens
Sage Stiggers
Cassandra Tan
Addalye VanGrinsven
Audrey VanGrinsven
Sydney Williams

2026 Elite Team Cup Field

Region 1 (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah)

Avery Becktold
Dylan Briones
Kiran Chhetri
Yotam Gabay
Troy Holman
Nixon Miles
Xavier Neumann
Justin Park
Andy Razmadze
Abe Stewart

Region 2 (Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming)

Asher Corbett
Elias Edwards
Cooper Gunderson
Aden Haury
Jacob Kinney
Miles Li
Cole Miller
Cooper Mohatt
Dean Murray
J J Pacquing

Region 3 (Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)

Andres Aranda
Hunter Egan
Broderick Guild
Jesse Hanny
Joshua Hanny
Mason Heath
Jacob McHorse
Ryan Mills
Hunter Reingold
Cal Sanchez

Region 4 (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia)

Elijah Connor
Chane Cumbermack
Cole Fallbacher
Jason George
Jason Hao
Jovan Jimeno
Jakson Kurecki
Zaiden Kyte
Zac Myers
London Norris

Region 5 (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Wisconsin)

Peyton Boerner
Elijah Gutierrez
Vandan Haake
Connor Haydysch
Max Lozinak
Bo McCrea
Simon McEwen
Daniel San Juanico
Levi VanBeynen
Jackson Wilson

Region 6 (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont)