2018 American Cup

The 2018 American Cup was part of the World Cup circuit in artistic gymnastics.

2018 American Cup
VenueSears Centre Arena
LocationHoffman Estates, Illinois, U.S.
DatesMarch 3, 2018
Competitors18 from 11 nations
Medalists
gold medal United States Morgan Hurd
United States Yul Moldauer
silver medal Japan Mai Murakami
United Kingdom James Hall
bronze medal United States Maile O'Keefe
Ukraine Petro Pakhniuk

Participants
NOCWomen (WAG)Men (MAG)
 United StatesMorgan HurdYul Moldauer
 United States
Wildcard		Maile O'KeefeAllan Bower
 BrazilFabiane BritoFrancisco Barretto Júnior
 CanadaBrooklyn Moors—
 ChinaMao YiSun Wei
 FranceLorette Charpy—
 GermanyElisabeth SeitzPhilipp Herder
 United KingdomKelly SimmJames Hall
 JapanMai MurakamiKenzo Shirai
 Spain—Néstor Abad
 Ukraine—Petro Pakhnyuk

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Results

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Women
Rank Gymnast Total
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Morgan Hurd (USA) 14.56614.20013.80014.03356.599
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Mai Murakami (JPN) 14.60013.40013.60014.03355.633
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Maile O'Keefe (USA) 14.60013.23313.06613.46654.365
4  Lorette Charpy (FRA) 13.40013.83312.86612.86652.965
5  Kelly Simm (GBR) 13.83312.96612.63312.46651.898
6  Elisabeth Seitz (GER) 13.60014.20011.60012.46651.866
7  Brooklyn Moors (CAN) 12.43312.16611.46613.43349.498
8  Fabiane Brito (BRA) 14.233–––DNF
9  Mao Yi (CHN) 12.900–––DNF

Men
RankGymnastTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Yul Moldauer (USA) 14.66614.06614.33314.73314.50013.66685.964
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  James Hall (GBR) 13.76614.16614.03314.33313.13313.86683.297
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Petro Pakhniuk (UKR) 13.06613.06613.80014.7661493313.43383.064
4  Philipp Herder (GER) 13.76613.10013.43314.40014.16613.10081.965
5  Allan Bower (USA) 13.33313.96613.40014.53313.76612.86681.864
6  Kenzo Shirai (JPN) 14.96611.10013.70015.06614.50012.16681.498
7  Sun Wei (CHN) 14.43313.73314.13314.73312.60011.30080.932
8  Francisco Barretto Júnior (BRA) 12.70013.46613.30013.66613.50012.20078.832
9  Néstor Abad (ESP) 13.43311.60013.73314.20013.13312.33378.432

Nastia Liukin Cup
Main article: Nastia Liukin Cup
The Nastia Liukin Cup
VenueSears Centre Arena
LocationHoffman Estates, Illinois, U.S.
DatesMarch 2, 2018
Competitors36

The 9th annual Nastia Liukin Cup was held in conjunction with the 2018 American Cup. Since its inception in 2010,[3][4] the competition has always been held on the Friday night before the American Cup, in the same arena.

Medal winners
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Senior
All-around Haleigh Bryant Andrea Li Raegan Walker
Junior
All-around Tory Vetter Jacey Vore Faith Torrez

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Notable competitors

Senior winner Haleigh Bryant would go on to win the 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup.[6] Additionally she was the 2021 NCAA champion on vault.[7] Senior competitor Natalie Wojcik would go on to win the balance beam title at the 2019 NCAA Championships.[8] Junior bronze medalist Faith Torrez, alongside fellow juniors Olivia Greaves and Kailin Chio, would go on to make the USA national team.

References
  1. "Bower, O'Keefe added to American Cup roster". USA Gymnastics. February 6, 2018.
  2. "Hurd, Moldauer win American Cup titles". USA Gymnastics. March 3, 2018.
  3. "Priessman wins inaugural Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup". USA Gymnastics.
  4. Turner, Amanda. "Nastia Liukin Cup to Launch in 2010".
  5. "Bryant, Vetter win 2018 Nastia Liukin Cup". USA Gymnastics. March 2, 2018.
  6. "Bryant, Rorich win titles at 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup". USA Gymnastics. March 7, 2020. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  7. "LSU gym suffers heartbreaking, frustrating loss in NCAA Semifinals". The Daily Reveille. April 19, 2021.
  8. Just, Amie (April 20, 2019). "Michigan's Natalie Wojcik wins national beam title". mlive.com.
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