Olympians and World champions headline the nearly 40 trampoline and tumbling athletes selected for upcoming domestic and international FIG World Cup competitions, including the U.S.-hosted West Palm Beach World Cup in August.
Eight will represent the U.S. at the 2023 Santarem World Cup July 1-2 in Portugal. The delegation, made up of the same athletes who recently earned five medals at the 2023 Pan American Championships, is comprised of Nicole Ahsinger, Ava Hernando, Cody Gesuelli, Ruben Padilla, Isaac Rowley, Aliaksei Shostak, Jessica Stevens and Sarah Webster. Leah Garafalo, Ryan Maccagnan and Trinity Van Natta were named non-traveling replacement athletes.
Each athlete will compete in individual and synchronized trampoline competition. Qualifications are set for Saturday, July 1 and finals for Sunday, July 2. More information about the Santarem World Cup is available on the event website.
Competition in Portugal continues with the Coimbra World Cup July 7-8, where athletes will compete in individual, synchro and double mini trampoline and tumbling. The 8-person lineup from Santarem will compete in individual and synchro trampoline. Double mini and tumbling also will be contested. Jackie Kent, Dylan Kline, Tomas Minc, Shelby Nobuhara, Padilla, Kira Schwartz, Simon Smith and Rosalie Thongphay are entered in double mini, while Kaden Brown, Miah Bruns, ZaQuae Carter, Kaleb Cave, Dominic Dumas, Nastia Katchalova, Jill Papenhause and Thongphay are set for tumbling. Changa Anderson, Hope Bravo, Maccagnan, BJ Mensah and Aliah Raga are non-traveling replacement athletes.
Competition in Coimbra begins with qualifications on Friday, July 6 followed by finals on Saturday, July 7. Visit coimbragymfest.org for more information.
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has awarded the U.S. a World Cup Series event for the first time since 2020. The West Palm Beach World Cup August 3-5 will again feature the eight trampoline athletes Ahsinger, Hernando, Gesuelli, Padilla, Rowley, Shostak, Stevens, and Webster. Double mini trampoline and tumbling rosters will be announced following the 2023 USA Gymnastics Championships June 22-24 in Tulsa, Okla.
Nearly 250 athletes from 30 countries are expected to compete at the competition in Florida and all information about the event is available at trawestpalm.com.
All participating athletes are listed below by competition site and event.
Santarem World Cup/Coimbra World Cup/West Palm Beach World Cup
Trampoline
Nicole Ahsinger — Lafayette, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express
Ava Hernando — Holmdel, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy
Leah Garafalo — Cream Ridge, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy*
Cody Gesuelli — Huntsville, Ala./Merino Trampoline Gymnastics Academy
Ryan Maccagnan — Colorado Springs, Colo./Stars Gymnastics*
Ruben Padilla — Bluffdale, Utah/Wasatch Trampoline & Tumbling
Isaac Rowley — Allen, Texas/Eagle Gymnastics Academy
Aliaksei Shostak — Lafayette, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express
Jessica Stevens — Ellicott City, Md./Fairland Gymnastics
Trinity Van Natta — Huntsville, Ala./Merino Trampoline Gymnastics Academy*
Sarah Webster — Lafayette, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express
Coimbra World Cup
Trampoline
Nicole Ahsinger — Lafayette, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express
Ava Hernando — Holmdel, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy
Leah Garafalo — Cream Ridge, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy*
Cody Gesuelli — Huntsville, Ala./Merino Trampoline Gymnastics Academy
Ryan Maccagnan — Colorado Springs, Colo./Stars Gymnastics*
Ruben Padilla — Bluffdale, Utah/Wasatch Trampoline & Tumbling
Isaac Rowley — Allen, Texas/Eagle Gymnastics Academy
Aliaksei Shostak — Lafayette, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express
Jessica Stevens — Ellicott City, Md./Fairland Gymnastics
Trinity Van Natta — Huntsville, Ala./Merino Trampoline Gymnastics Academy*
Sarah Webster — Lafayette, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express
Tumbling
Hope Bravo — Frisco, Texas/Eagle Gymnastics Academy*
Kaden Brown — Herriman, Utah/Wasatch Trampoline & Tumbling
Miah Bruns — Jiangxi, China/World Champions Centre
ZaQuae Carter — Harlem, N.Y./Cavu Trampoline and Tumbling
Kaleb Cave — Columbia, Md./Dynamite Gymnastics
Dominic Dumas — Athens, Ala./Air Extreme
Nastia Katchalova — Lakeland, Fla./Elite World Gymnastics
BJ Mensah — New York, N.Y./Cavu Trampoline and Tumbling*
Jill Papenhause — Tremont, Ill./Jump Start Plus
Rosalie Thongphay — San Tan Valley, Ariz./USA Youth Fitness Center
Double Mini Trampoline
Changa Anderson — Washington, D.C./Elite Trampoline Academy*
Jackie Kent — Downers grove, Ill./Element Tumbling and Trampoline
Dylan Kline — Syracuse, Utah/Flipside Tumbling
Ryan Maccagnan — Colorado Springs, Colo./Stars Gymnastics*
Tomas Minc — Chevy Chase, Md./Dynamite Gymnastics
Shelby Nobuhara — Mapleton, Utah/High Altitude
Ruben Padilla — Bluffdale, Utah/Wasatch Trampoline & Tumbling
Aliah Raga — Denton, Md./Dynamite Gymnastics*
Kira Schwartz — La Canada Flintridge, Calif./So Cal TTC
Simon Smith — Springville, Utah/Utah Valley Trampoline & Tumbling
Rosalie Thongphay — San Tan Valley, Ariz./USA Youth Fitness Center
*Denotes non-traveling replacement athlete