August, 2009, Nastia and USA Gymnastics announced a new competition be held on March 5, 2010 in conjunction with the 2010 American Cup. On podium!
The Nastia Liukin Cup.
At that time it was explained that the meet would be for Level 10 gymnasts. A high profile event for the best gymnasts below the Elite level.
Gymnasts would qualify from these meets, a series of invitationals known as the Nastia Liukin Cup Series:
CGA Parents Club Coaches Spectacular, Covington, Ky., Jan. 15-17
Flip Fest Invitational, Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 15-18
Cereal City Classic, Kalamazoo, Mich., Jan. 22-24
Rock-n-Roll Classic, Broadview Heights, Ohio, Jan. 22-24
Parkettes Invitational, Allentown, Pa., Jan. 29-31
Wisconsin Dells Gymnastics Vacation Classic, Wisconsin Dells, Wis., Jan. 29-31
The Fiesta Bowl Classic, Chandler, Ariz., Feb. 5-7
IGI Chicago Style Meet, Chicago, Ill., Feb. 12-14
WOGA Classic, Frisco, Texas, Feb. 13-14
Buckeye Classic, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 19-21
Circle of Stars, Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 19-21
Excalibur Cup, Virginia Beach, Va., Feb. 19-21
Pikes Peak Cup, Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 19-21
Presidential Classic, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Feb 19-21
The Long Beach Open, Long Beach, Calif., Feb. 26-28
I love the concept. And thank Nastia for helping promote all those gymnastics meets.
So what’s the confusion?
Selected from the first weekend in Covington, Ky were:
Lexie Preissman (Elite)
Amelia Hundley (Elite)
Those girls aren’t Level 10.
Leave a comment if you can explain what’s changed.
UPDATE: The page listing official qualifiers. Thanks sher.
(via Bekah on IG forum)
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