The seventh annual Nastia Liukin Cup Series kicked off this past weekend with the Atlanta Crown Invitational, Twistars Let Us Take You to Rio Invitational and Legacy Elite Winter Classic, where the first four athletes earned their spots to the 2016 Nastia Liukin Cup.

The seventh Nastia Liukin Cup Series kicks off this weekend with three invitationals, the Atlanta Crown Invitational, Twistars Let Us Take You to Rio Invitational and Legacy Elite Winter Classic. The invitational meets in the Series determine the gymnasts who will compete in the Nastia Liukin Cup at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on March 4, 2016.

USA Gymnastics announced today the schedule for the 2016 Nastia Liukin Cup Series, which kicks off January 8, 2016. The invitational meets in the Series will determine the gymnasts who will compete in the Nastia Liukin Cup inside the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on March 4, 2016.

Maddie Karr’s last trip to the Nastia Liukin Cup ended with a 15th-place finish. But the Stillwater, Minn., native proved that she was up to the challenge of not only qualifying for the 2015 competition, but winning.

By Alec Stephens Confidence can be what separates a good performance from a great one. Trepidation in one’s movements can be the difference in the 0.6 points that separated Kiya Johnson from the rest of the juniors in the 2015 Nastia Liukin Cup on March 6. After leading in the all-around after three events, Johnson […]

Maddie Karr of Champlin, Minn./Twin City Twisters and Kiya Johnson of Desoto, Texas/Texas Dreams, won the senior and junior all-around titles at the 2015 Nastia Liukin Cup at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.