LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Gymnastic fans in Kentucky get ready. USA Gymnastics is coming to the Louisville Exposition Center on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 for a trio of competitions including the Winter Cup, the Liukin Cup and the Elite Team Cup. 

What You Need To Know

  • USA Gymnastics is coming to the Louisville Exposition Center on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023

  • The competition includes the Winter Cup, the Liukin Cup and the Elite Team Cup

  • The results help determine who will head to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

A diverse gathering will compete. Everyone from men’s and women’s junior and senior gymnasts, including past Olympians, World medalists and Olympic hopefuls, will be in the mix. The results of the tournament will also have an impact beyond this contest.

The Winter Cup plays a role in deciding who will go to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, since performances will affect selection for multiple international assignments in 2023. For juniors, the competition will also help determine who will represent the U.S. at the Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships March 29-April 2 in Antalya, Turkey.

“Louisville looks forward to hosting USA Gymnastics’ Winter Cup and welcoming the athletes, their families, officials and spectators to our community,” said Greg Fante, Vice President of Sports Development of the Louisville Sports Commission. “This event enables us to grow our relationship with USA Gymnastics and is a great opportunity for Louisvillians to support Olympic-caliber athletes in one of gymnastics’ most exciting and popular disciplines.”

Senior men’s Day 1, which will determine the all-around champion, will lead off competition on Friday, Feb. 24. After that is the 14th-annual Nastia Liukin Cup, a national event featuring junior and senior women’s Level 10 gymnasts who qualify through a series of invitationals.

Junior men enter the fray Saturday evening in a regional team shootout known as the Elite Team Cup. Sunday evening, junior and senior men will share the floor with apparatus titles up for grabs in both divisions. Senior women will take the stage Saturday afternoon, and junior women will kick off Sunday’s competition slate.

Tickets for the 2023 Winter Cup, Elite Team Cup and Nastia Liukin Cup will go on sale in the coming weeks. You can register online to be notified when they become available. More information, including past results, visit WinterCup.com.

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