INDIANAPOLIS, December 21, 2021 – USA Gymnastics today announced U.S. team selections for the 2022 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships and Acrobatic Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions following the conclusion of the two-day U.S. Acrobatic World Team Trials in Indianapolis. The 2022 World Championships will be held March 10-13 at the Milli Gimnastika Arenasi in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event will be preceded by the World Age Group Competitions March 3-6.

Members of the World Championships and World Age Group teams are listed below by division.

Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships

Men’s Pair

  • Angel Felix, Moreno Valley, Calif., and Braiden McDougall, Riverside, Calif., both from Realis Gymnastics Academy

Women’s Pair

  • Katie Borcherding of Pacific, Mo., and Cierra McKown of Riverside, Calif., both from Realis Gymnastics Academy

Men’s Group

  • Ethan Chang, Sam Lacy and Cade Shields of Columbia, Md., and Dorian White of Castro Valley, Calif., all from Emilia’s Acro Gymnastics and Cheer

Women’s Group

  • Victoria Blante of Hayward, Calif., Eily Corbett of Danville, Calif., and Cassidy Cu of Castro Valley, Calif., all from WestCoast Training Center
  • Isabel Chang of Columbia, Md., Sydney Martin of Glenwood, Md., and Maria Wooden of Derwood, Md., all from Emilia’s Acro Gymnastics and Cheer

Acrobatic Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions

13-19 Age Group

    Mixed Pair

    • Jaylen Ivey of San Jose, Calif., and Amaya Rogers of Campbell, Calif., both from WestCoast Training Center

    Women’s Pair

    • Mo Arthur of Rolla, Mo., and Ariana Katsov of Owensville, Mo., both from Mid America Acro Tumbling
    • Willow Rose Noble and Sydney Padios both of Moreno Valley, Calif./Realis Gymnastics Academy

    Women’s Group

    • Gia Calo and Sarah Wilson of Annapolis, Md., and Grace Wright of Harwood, Md., all from International Elite

12-18 Age Group

    Men’s Pair

    • Davis Leavitt of Las Vegas, Nev., and Vlad Studwell of Henderson, Nev., both from AGC Las Vegas

    Mixed Pair

    • Andrew Castro of Riverside, Calif., and Savannah Stagno of Yucaipa, Calif., both from Realis Gymnastics Academy
    • Trent Stoker of Spring Branch, Texas, and Bethany Strawn of Laguna Hills, Calif., both from Acrobatic Gymnastics of San Antonio

    Women’s Pair

    • Mia Alvarez of Riverside, Calif., and Ava Cabana of Grand Terrace, Calif., both from Realis Gymnastics Academy
    • Allyson Stone and Ayla Vargas, both of San Antonio, Texas/Acrobatic Gymnastics of San Antonio
    • Sydney Dorais and Molly Fox, both of San Diego, Calif./So Cal TTC*

    Women’s Group

    • Olivia Green of Silver Spring, Md., Evie Plummer of San Antonio, Texas, and Aranel Prevost of Garrett Park, Md., all from Xtreme Acro
    • Catherine Lacy of Columbia, Md., Abigail Novoseletskiy of Baltimore, Md., and Cecelia Shadrick of Ellicott City, Md., all from Emilia’s Acro Gymnastics and Cheer
    • Hannah Davis, Sofia Martinez and Gabriella Vathy, all of San Antonio, Texas/Acrobatic Gymnastics of San Antonio*

*Denotes alternates