2020 American Cup

The 2020 American Cup was part of the World Cup circuit in artistic gymnastics. It was the only All-Around World Cup help in 2020 as the others were canceled due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. This was the final edition of the American Cup competition.

2020 American Cup
VenueFiserv Forum
LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
DatesMarch 7, 2020
Competitors24 from 14 nations
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
← 2019

Background

The American Cup was originally to be the first of four All-Around World Cups to be used as a way for countries to qualify an additional Olympic berth for the 2020 Olympic Games. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the remaining World Cups in Birmingham, Stuttgart, and Tokyo were originally postponed until 2021 after the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] However, in 2021 the World Cups were officially canceled and the Olympic berths were awarded to the top three countries from qualification during the 2019 World Championships. For men's artistic gymnastics this was Russia, China, and Japan; for women's it was the United States, China, and Russia.[2]

Participants

The top 12 teams from the 2019 World Championships were allowed to send a competitor. For women's artistic gymnastics, the Netherlands and Belgium opted not to send a competitor so 13th and 14th placed teams, Australia and Ukraine, were able to. The athletes from Russia withdrew last minute; therefore replacement athletes were not able to be selected.[3]

NOCWomen (WAG)Men (MAG)
 United StatesMorgan HurdSam Mikulak
 United States
Wildcard
Kayla DiCelloShane Wiskus
 AustraliaGeorgia Godwin
 BrazilDiogo Soares
 CanadaEllie BlackRené Cournoyer
 ChinaZhang JinHu Xuwei
 FranceLorette Charpy
 GermanySarah VossAndreas Toba
 Great BritainJennifer GadirovaJames Hall
 ItalyGiorgia Villa
 JapanHitomi HatakedaDaiki Hashimoto
 SpainAlba PetiscoNéstor Abad
 SwitzerlandPablo Brägger
 Chinese TaipeiLee Chih-kai
 UkraineDiana VarinskaOleg Verniaiev
 RussiaLilia AkhaimovaNikita Nagornyy

Results

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Women

RankGymnast Total
 Morgan Hurd (USA)14.33314.10013.73313.66655.832
 Kayla DiCello (USA)14.53313.73313.46613.40055.132
 Hitomi Hatakeda (JPN)13.60013.86613.40012.93353.799
4  Jennifer Gadirova (GBR)14.56611.36613.93313.70053.565
5  Ellie Black (CAN)13.73313.80013.16612.60053.299
6  Georgia Godwin (AUS)13.66613.10013.23311.70051.699
7  Giorgia Villa (ITA)14.30012.76612.53311.93351.532
8  Lorette Charpy (FRA)13.43313.50012.73311.26650.932
9  Zhang Jin (CHN)14.13310.33314.13312.03350.632
10  Diana Varinska (UKR)13.50011.10013.13312.70050.433
11  Sarah Voss (GER)12.33313.46612.93311.60050.332
12  Alba Petisco (ESP)13.40011.83312.43311.43349.099

Men

RankGymnast Total
 Sam Mikulak (USA)14.33313.80014.10014.40014.66614.03385.332
 Oleg Verniaiev (UKR)12.76614.53314.13314.80013.96612.86683.064
 James Hall (GBR)13.96614.00014.13314.30014.20012.40082.999
4  Shane Wiskus (USA)14.03313.43313.86614.36613.36613.73382.797
5  Daiki Hashimoto (JPN)13.66613.40013.90013.50014.06614.22582.757
6  Pablo Brägger (SUI)13.96612.93313.56613.93313.90014.14182.439
7  Diogo Soares (BRA)13.63313.10013.23313.96613.76613.60081.298
8  Lee Chih-kai (TPE)13.16613.94113.06613.20013.90013.33380.606
9  Néstor Abad (ESP)13.36612.70013.76613.88313.03313.83380.581
10  René Cournoyer (CAN)13.63311.73313.20014.03313.46612.23378.298
11  Hu Xuwei (CHN)13.70012.06613.73312.30011.90014.00077.699
12  Andreas Toba (GER)11.76613.26613.63313.76613.56611.13377.130

Nastia Liukin Cup

The Nastia Liukin Cup
VenueFiserv Forum
LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
DatesMarch 6, 2020
Competitors36
← 2019
2021 →

The 11th annual Nastia Liukin Cup was held in conjunction with the 2020 American Cup. Since its inception in 2010,[5][6] the competition has always been held on the Friday night before the American Cup, in the same arena.

Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Senior
All-aroundHaleigh BryantJacey VoreAndrea Li
Junior
All-aroundKiley RorichAlexia MouyengaRachel Wilkening

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Notable competitors

Former elite gymnasts and 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy competitors[8] Olivia Dunne and Gabby Perea competed at the 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup.

References