The American Cup is an elite senior level international gymnastics competition that is held in the United States. It was an individual competition from 1976 to 2020 and resumed in 2026 in a mixed team format. It is usually held in February or March of each year.
History In 2011, it became part of the International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series. With the exception of 2005 (when the competition was also part of the FIG World Cup series), it has been exclusively an all-around competition. Past champions include Olympic all-around champions Nadia Comăneci, Mary Lou Retton, Vitaly Scherbo, Paul Hamm, Carly Patterson, Nastia Liukin, Gabby Douglas, and Simone Biles.
The most recent individually contested American Cup took place on March 7, 2020, in Milwaukee. After a six year hiatus, the American Cup returned in 2026 as a mixed team event with teams from eight countries. The inaugural mixed team format was won by China.
Past women's medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1976 New York, NY 1977 New York, NY 1978 New York, NY 1979 New York, NY 1980 New York, NY 1981 Fort Worth, TX none awarded 1982 New York, NY none awarded 1983 New York, NY 1984 New York, NY 1985 Indianapolis, IN 1986 Fairfax, VA 1987 Fairfax, Va 1988 Fairfax, VA 1989 Fairfax, VA 1990 Fairfax, VA 1991 Orlando, FL 1992 Orlando, FL 1993 Orlando, FL 1994 Orlando, FL 1995 Seattle, WA 1996 Fort Worth, TX 1997 Fort Worth, TX 1998 Fort Worth, TX 1999 St. Petersburg, FL 2000 Orlando, FL 2001 Orlando, FL 2002 Orlando, FL 2003 Fairfax, VA 2004 New York, NY 2005 Uniondale, NY VT:UB:BB:FX: VT:UB:BB: none awarded FX: VT:UB:BB:FX: 2006 Philadelphia, PA 2007 Jacksonville, FL 2008 New York, NY 2009 Chicago, Il 2010 Worcester, MA 2011 Jacksonville, FL 2012 New York, NY 2013 Worcester, MA 2014 Greensboro, NC 2015 Arlington, TX 2016 Newark, NJ 2017 Newark, NJ 2018 Chicago, IL 2019 Greensboro, NC 2020 Milwaukee, WI
Past men's medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1976 New York, NY none awarded 1977 New York, NY 1978 New York, NY 1979 New York, NY 1980 New York, NY 1981 Fort Worth, TX 1982 New York, NY 1983 New York, NY 1984 New York, NY 1985 Indianapolis, IN 1986 Fairfax, VA 1987 Fairfax, VA 1988 Fairfax, VA 1989 Fairfax, VA 1990 Fairfax, VA 1991 Orlando, FL 1992 Orlando, FL 1993 Orlando, FL 1994 Orlando, FL 1995 Seattle, WA 1996 Fort Worth, TX 1997 Fort Worth, TX 1998 Fort Worth, TX 1999 St. Petersburg, FL 2000 Orlando, FL 2001 Orlando, FL 2002 Orlando, FL 2003 Fairfax, VA 2004 New York, NY 2005 Uniondale, NY FX:PH:SR:VT:PB:HB:FX:PH:SR:VT:PB:HB:FX: PH:SR:VT:PB:HB: 2006 Philadelphia, PA 2007 Jacksonville, FL 2008 New York, NY 2009 Chicago, Il 2010 Worcester, MA 2011 Jacksonville, FL 2012 New York, NY 2013 Worcester, MA 2014 Greensboro, NC 2015 Arlington, TX 2016 Newark, NJ 2017 Newark, NJ 2018 Chicago, Il 2019 Greensboro, NC 2020 Milwaukee, WI
Past mixed team medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2026 Henderson, NV Ke QinqinTian ZhuofanZhang QingyingLi HongyanXie ChenyiZhang Yangyu Charleigh BullockClaire PeaseHezly RiveraAsher HongDanila LeykinYul Moldauer Rina KishiHaruka NakamuraDaiki HashimotoTomoharu Tsunogai
Sponsorships Since 1978, the American Cup has been sponsored by various companies, and the event is typically named for the sponsoring company. AT&T cancelled its sponsorship of the competition prior to the 2018 event due to the ongoing sex abuse scandal at USA Gymnastics.
Year Sponsor Event name 1978–1979 Dial Dial American Cup 1982–1996 McDonald's McDonald's American Cup 1997–2004 Visa Visa American Cup2005T.J. MaxxAmerican Cup2006–2010Tyson FoodsTyson American Cup 2011–2017 AT&T AT&T American Cup
Nastia Liukin Cup
Since 2010, the American Cup weekend has also seen the inclusion of an event open exclusively to Level 10 Junior Olympic female athletes, the Nastia Liukin Cup, named after Nastia Liukin.
See also U.S. Classic USA Gymnastics Championships
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