INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (July 3, 2025) – The U.S. acrobatic program announced Thursday the athletes selected for the 2025 The World Games August 8-10 in Chengdu, China, and the 2025 Acrobatic Pan American Championships November 12-16 in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
After winning U.S. all-around titles in Providence, the women’s pair of Maya Lissenkova and Katie Borcherding, and the women’s group of Olivia Green, Rebecca Greenberg and Caylei Caldwell will represent the country at the 2025 The World Games in China.
The women’s duo of Mo Arthur and Ariana Katsov were selected as non-traveling replacement athletes. The World Games serve as the equivalent of the Olympic Games for disciplines and events not contested at the Olympics.
Information about this year’s The World Games can be found on the event website.
More than 50 junior and senior acrobatic athletes were selected to compete at the 2025 Pan American Championships in Puerto Rico.
Reigning U.S. and World Cup Series champions Yaroslav and Vsevolod Ossolodkov headline the seniors set to compete, along with Green, Greenberg and Caldwell; Arthur and Katsov; U.S. women’s pair combined champions Willow Noble and Sydney Padios; and U.S. mixed pair silver medalists Gabriella Moore and Martin Seredich. Lissenkova and Borcherding will be non-traveling replacement athletes.
All four U.S. 13-19 all-around champions were named to the Pan Am Championships team, including the men’s pair of Radomir Ossolodkov and Neko Sullivan, the women’s pair of Sophia Robertson and Isabella Brookins, the mixed pair of Annabelle Chew and Tyler Berg, and the women’s group of Juli Williams, Carmelle Djoumgoue and Aubrie Cunningham. The women’s group of Roni Azerrad, Layla DeVaul and Ayden Rawls-Blodgett, who won all-around bronze at the 2025 Flanders International Acro Cup, also were selected to compete.
In 12-18 competition, six pairs and groups will represent the U.S. in Puerto Rico. As the top two in the U.S all-around, both Alina Rizvanova and Violet Froste, and Elise Maher and Gracie Deters were chosen to compete. They will be joined by U.S. men’s pair champions Vlad Studwell and Michael Fabila; U.S. mixed pair silver medalists Finley Lester and Carson Thibeault; U.S. women’s group bronze medalists Olivia Irreno, Danica Weinstein and Keira Ackley; and fourth-place finishers Leesy Sarria, Gia Calo and Dakota Martin.
The 2025 U.S 11-16 champions of mixed pair Nicholas Elbaz and Arianna Khuu; women’s group Alexia Irreno, Zoe DeShields and Miah Collazo; and men’s group Dean Miller, Caleb Hoffmann, Noah Alvarado and Joshua Hoffmann headline the 11-16 roster. The U.S. silver medalists of women’s pair Anna Chick and Natalie Penn, and Ella Azerrad, Kyra Veiga and Berlin Morgan will also compete and well as the women’s pair of Kelly Gillum and Cecilia Hiemcke. The women’s group of Maya Luna, Skye Luker and Isabella Lannet were named non-traveling replacement athletes.
Complete information about the 2025 Acrobatic Pan American Championships is available on the competition website.
Participating athletes are listed below by event and division.
The World Games, August 8-10
– Maya Lissenkova — Las Vegas, Nev./AGC Las Vegas, Katie Borcherding — Eureka, Mo./Incentive – AGT
– Olivia Green — Silver Spring, Md./Xtreme Acro, Rebecca Greenberg — North Potomac, Md./Xtreme Acro, Caylei Caldwell — Villa Ridge, Mo./Xtreme Acro
– Mo Arthur — Rolla, Mo./Mid America Acro Tumbling, Ariana Katsov — Owensville, Mo./Mid America Acro Tumbling*
Pan American Championships, November 12-16
Senior
– Mo Arthur — Rolla, Mo./Mid America Acro Tumbling, Ariana Katsov — Owensville, Mo./Mid America Acro Tumbling
– Sydney Padios — Moreno Valley, Calif./Incentive – AGT, Willow Noble — Moreno Valley, Calif./Incentive – AGT
– Yaroslav Ossolodkov — Beaumont, Calif./Incentive – AGT, Vsevolod Ossolodkov — Beaumont, Calif./Incentive – AGT
– Gabriella Moore — Sacramento, Calif./Capital Acrobatics, Martin Seredich — Roseville, Calif./ Capital Acrobatics
– Olivia Green — Silver Spring, Md./Xtreme Acro, Rebecca Greenberg — North Potomac, Md./Xtreme Acro, Caylei Caldwell — Villa Ridge, Mo./Xtreme Acro
– Maya Lissenkova — Las Vegas, Nev./AGC Las Vegas, Katie Borcherding — Eureka, Mo./Incentive – AGT*
13-19
– Sophia Robertson — Riverside, Calif./Realis Gymnastics Academy, Isabella Brookins — Sacramento, Calif./Realis Gymnastics Academy/Rodina Elite
– Radomir Ossolodkov — Beaumont, Calif./Incentive – AGT, Neko Sullivan — Perris,Calif./Incentive – AGT
– Annabelle Chew — Chandler, Ariz./Aspire Kids Sports Center, Tyler Berg — Phoenix, Ariz./Aspire Kids Sports Center
– Juli Williams — Columbia, Md./Emilia’s Acro Gymnastics and Cheer, Carmelle Djoumgoue — Jessup, Md./Emilia’s Acro Gymnastics and Cheer, Aubrie Cunningham — Ellicott City, Md./Emilia’s Acro Gymnastics and Cheer
– Roni Azerrad — Rockville, Md./Xtreme Acro, Layla DeVaul — Rockville, Md./Xtreme Acro, Ayden Rawls-Blodgett — Columbia, Md./Xtreme Acro
12-18
– Elise Maher — Eureka, Mo./Show Me Acro, Gracie Deters — Catawissa, Mo./Show Me Acro
– Alina Rizvanova — Sacramento, Calif./Rodina Elite Gymnastics Academy, Violet Froste — Sacramento, Calif./Rodina Elite Gymnastics Academy
– Vlad Studwell — Henderson, Nev./AGC Las Vegas, Michael Fabila — Las Vegas, Nev./AGC Las Vegas
– Finley Lester — Laurel, Md./Emilia’s Acro Gymnastics and Cheer, Carson Thibeault — Laurel, Md./Emilia’s Acro Gymnastics and Cheer
– Leesy Sarria — Gambrills, Md./International Elite, Gia Calo — Annapolis, Md./International Elite, Dakota Martin — Upper Marlboro, Md./International Elite
– Olivia Irreno — Potomac, Md./Xtreme Acro, Danica Weinstein — Potomac, Md./Xtreme Acro, Keira Ackley — Gaithersburg, Md./Xtreme Acro
11-16
– Anna Chick — Elkton, Md./First State Gymnastics, Natalie Penn — Halethorpe, Md./First State Gymnastics
– Kelly Gillum — Poway, Calif./So Cal TTC, Cecilia Hiemcke — Escondido, Calif./So Cal TTC
– Ella Azerrad — Rockville, Md./Xtreme Acro, Kyra Veiga — Brookeville, Md./Xtreme Acro, Berlin Morgan — Derwood, Md./Xtreme Acro
– Alexia Irreno — Potomac, Md./Xtreme Acro, Zoe DeShields — Rockville, Md./Xtreme Acro, Miah Collazo — Great Falls, Va./Xtreme Acro
– Maya Luna — Las Vegas, Nev./AGC Las Vegas, Skye Luker — Las Vegas, Nev./AGC Las Vegas, Isabella Lannet — Las Vegas, Nev./AGC Las Vegas*
– Nicholas Elbaz — Las Vegas, Nev./AGC Las Vegas, Arianna Khuu — Henderson, Nev./AGC Las Vegas
– Dean Miller — Highland, Calif./Incentive – AGT, Caleb Hoffmann — Fontana, Calif./Incentive – AGT, Noah Alvarado — San Jacinto, Calif./Incentive – AGT, Joshua Hoffmann — Fontana, Calif./Incentive – AGT
*Denotes non-traveling replacement athlete