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Week 2 of the Nastia Liukin Cup (NLC) Series saw eight more gymnasts qualify to the 2026 Nastia Liukin Cup Presented by Ozone, which will take place March 7 in Henderson, Nevada. The second round of qualifiers are listed below by invitational.

• Tampa Bay Turners Invitational, Bradenton, Fla. – Senior: Imani White (Orlando, Fla./Brandy Johnson’s Global Gymnastics); junior: Deanna Vinski (West Palm Beach, Fla./Team Twisters)
• Coaches Spectacular, Covington, Ky. – Senior: Payton McClain (Mason, Ohio/Queen City Gymnastics); junior: Addison Varga (Pittsburgh, Pa./X-Cel Gymnastics)
• Classic Spectacular, Minneapolis, Minn. – Senior; Ariana Frechette (Savage, Minn./Twin City Twisters); junior: Annie Cole (Milton, Wis./Salto Gymnastics Center)
• Hill’s Maryland Classic, College Park, Md. – Senior: Raeya Linton (Columbia, Md./United Gymnastix); junior: Celine Kwon (Hanover, Pa./Hanover Gymnastics)

White, Frechette and Linton are all multi-year qualifiers to past Nastia Liukin Cups. Week 3 of the Series begins next weekend with the Black Diamond Winter Classic in Utah, Kim Zmeskal’s Texas Prime Meet in Texas, the Chellsie Classic in Wisconsin, and the Jaycie Phelps Midwest Showdown in Indiana.

Tickets are on sale now for the event and American Cup, held together with NLC competition at Lee’s Family Forum in Nevada, just minutes from the heart of Las Vegas.