Fresh off a bronze-medal performance at the Thiais Grand Prix, Alexandra Kautzman (Simi Valley, Calif./California Rhythms) heads from France to Uzbekistan this weekend, along with six fellow Senior National Team members who will compete at the 2023 Tashkent World Cup April 14-16.
Kautzman and Jaelyn Chin (Aventura, Fla./Bessonova’s school) are set to represent the U.S. in individual competition, while the Senior National Group of Maria Bolkhovitinova (Northfield, Ill.), Sasha Ilyina (Lake Zurich, Ill.), Isabella Ivanova (Kirkland, Wash.), Nicole Khoma (Northbrook, Ill.) and Emily Wilson (Brooklyn, N.Y.), will see group action.
Individual hoop and ball qualifications start competition Friday, April 14 at 2:30 a.m. ET with USA in Group B at 4:15 a.m. ET, followed by five hoops qualifications at 9 a.m. ET. Saturday’s schedule begins with Group B participating in individual clubs and ribbon qualifications at 2:30 a.m. ET. Groups will take the floor at 9 a.m. ET for three ribbons and two balls qualifications followed by all-around awards at 10 a.m. ET. All finals are slated for Sunday, April 16 beginning at 3 a.m. ET.
For more information on the Tashkent World Cup, visit the event page on the official FIG website.