Senior U.S. rhythmic gymnasts are in Brazil for Pan American competition as Parkour athletes head to Western Europe and developmental acrobats convene in Tennessee for national action.

Senior U.S. rhythmic gymnasts are in Brazil for Pan American competition as Parkour athletes head to Western Europe and developmental acrobats convene in Tennessee for national action.

RG Senior Pan American Championships

Just days after the juniors raked in 14 medals from the Pan Am Championships and Tournament, eight senior athletes will compete at the 2026 Senior Pan American Championships June 5-7 in Rio de Janeiro.

Junior World silver medalist Natalie de la Rosa will be joined by two-time U.S. all-around silver medalist and World Championships finalist Megan Chu. The Senior National Group of Goda Balsys, Kristina Lee, Alaini Spata, Aurora Sullivan, Kalina Trayanov and Natalia Ye-Granda will represent the country in group action.

Senior competition in Rio gets started with two days of qualifying beginning Friday and Saturday at 10 a.m. ET with individual competition, followed by group qualifications at 5:30 p.m. ET. Sunday, June 7 will host all finals starting at noon ET. The UPAG PAGU YouTube channel will stream all competition and sporttech.io will host live scoring.

PK Istanbul World Cup

Following a silver medal-winning performance in France last month, Audrey Johnson highlights a four-athlete delegation headed to Turkey for the 2026 Istanbul World Cup June 5-7.

Johnson will go solo in women’s competition while Matthew Hadley, Luke Mizel and Shea Rudolph take on men’s competition.

Qualifying kicks off the World Cup on Friday, June 5 at 6:30 a.m. ET followed by the next round at 3:30 a.m. ET on Saturday. The first finals will first take place Saturday at 9:30 a.m. ET with competition continuing into Sunday beginning at 3:45 a.m. ET. Rawmotion will house all live scoring.

Acro Flip-n-Fun Championships

More than 200 athletes are set to compete this weekend at the USA Gymnastics 2026 Flip-n-Fun Championships June 5-7 in Sevierville, Tennessee.

The Sevierville Convention Center will host the championship for athletes competing in Levels 2-8, with the Championships serving as a conclusion to the acrobatic Development Program season. Athletes qualified to the championships through state and regional competitions.

Fan can visit the event website for all information pertaining to the competition.

U.S. athlete competing internationally this weekend are listed alphabetically below by event.

RG Senior Pan American Championships
Goda Balsys — Northbrook, Ill.
Megan Chu — San Diego, Calif./Pacific Stars Rhythmic Academy
Natalie de la Rosa — Woodland Hills, Calif./Burlo Gymnastics
Kristina Lee — Woodridge, Ill.
Alaini Spata — Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Aurora Sullivan — Los Angeles, Calif.
Kalina Trayanov — Deerfield, Ill.
Natalia Ye-Granda — San Diego, Calif.

PK Istanbul World Cup
Matthew Hadley — Colorado Springs, Colo.
Audrey Johnson — Greenville, S.C.
Luke Mizel — Azusa, Calif.
Shea Rudolph — Boston, Mass.