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Week 6 of the Nastia Liukin Cup Series saw six more gymnasts qualify to the 2026 Nastia Liukin Cup Presented by Ozone (NLC), set for March 7 in Henderson, Nevada. Qualifiers from the penultimate weekend of the Series are listed below by invitational.

• Excalibur Cup, Virginia Beach, Va. – Senior: Ella Fine (Thomasville, N.C./High Point Gymnastics Academy); junior: Amaris Torian (Hillsborough, N.C./Southeastern Gymnastics Center)
• Charity Choice Invitational, Tacoma, Wash. – Senior: Josie Lynch (Yarrow Point, Wash./Gymnastics East); junior: Aisena Allen (Sparks, Nev./Flips USA Gymnastics)
• Fiesta Bowl Invitational, Chandler, Ariz. – Senior: Oaklie Deputy (South Jordan, Utah/Olympus Gymnastics); junior: Tenley Wade (Stewartsville, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express)

Deputy and Fine have each qualified to multiple past Nastia Liukin Cups. Week 7 will see the final set of invitationals in the Series this weekend. Two athletes will qualify from the Kentucky Winter Classic in Louisville, Kentucky, which runs in conjunction with USA Gymnastics’ Winter Cup February 21-22; while two will come from the WOGA Classic in Texas.

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.