American Cup set to return in 2026! NOW Mixed Team (pairs) competition

[irichluck21]

Location: TBD
March 3-9 2026
Unknown if it is only for American gymnasts or if International gymnasts will be invited.

Glad to see its return after 5 years!

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

SCAM!

 

[irichluck21]

Eagerly awaiting the top Soviets to get silver behind the Americans!!

 

[Passion]

2026 USAG Events Calendar

Sep 4, 2025

The return of the American Cup, now as a Mixed Team event, is listed for March 3-9, 2026

https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Women/calendar26.pdf

This new updated calendar has Winter Cup at February 20-22 but the Bid Information for the meet previously had it listed as Feb 27-Mar 1 with the Liukin Cup still attached to it. There was talk on Twitter during Nationals of the Liukin Cup being attached to the new American Cup so I guess we'll see what happens. Maybe Winter Cup can finally break out of that white walled box of a convention hall in...

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[irichluck21]

We have the format now.

So different from Euros.
2 men and 2 women.
2 teams eliminated in round 1, 2 more in round 2, final four in round three.
MAG have the same events as Euros: FX. PB. HB
WAG swapped vault for bars.

The only thing we don't know is if both women and both men compete in each round or if only one will. I hope both get to compete each round, truly makes it a mixed "team" rather than mixed pairs.

 

[rlayt]

So is it up to national governing bodies to choose the teams? I can’t remember what they’ve been doing.

 

[Passion]

On the graphic USAG posted it says 2 men and 2 women compete in each round. I take that to mean all four compete each round.

It doesn't say that teams are only made up of only 2 men and 2 women total though, just that 2 MAG/WAG per team compete each round. That "per team compete" makes me think maybe teams are even bigger? It would be very USAG of them to try to shove as many American athletes into this as they can. Something like 4 women and 4 men per team, 2 of each competing each round.

I wish they had been more specific. On Twitter they just dropped this and wrote "more information on competing countries & U.S. team selection will be available soon!"