Two more gymnasts punch tickets to 2023 Nastia Liukin Cup
INDIANAPOLIS (January 16, 2023) – Two gymnasts – one junior and one senior – secured their spots for next month’s Nastia Liukin Cup during Week 2 of the ongoing Cup Series. In all, 20 junior and 20 senior athletes will vie for their division’s all-around title February 24 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky.
Junior Kyra DiCello (Boyds, Md./Hill’s Gymnastics) and senior Julianne Huff (Hoover, Ala./JamJev Gymnastics) qualified over the weekend based on their performances at Hill’s Maryland Classic in Landover, Md. Qualifications will continue next week with the Sand Dollar/Whitlow Invitational January 20-23 in Kissimmee, Fla., with the Series set to conclude February 20.
In its 14th year, the Nastia Liukin Cup features many of the top USAG women’s Level 10 gymnasts in the country. The event was founded in 2010 by Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin.