While USA Gymnastics kicks off its domestic premiere event calendar in Louisville, Kentucky, American men and trampolinists will compete abroad in World Cup competition.

T&T Baku World Cup

Fourteen trampoline and tumbling athletes are set to represent the U.S. at the 2026 Baku World Cup February 21-22 in Azerbaijan.

Reigning World Championships double mini team gold medalists West Fowler, Susan Gill and Kennedi Roberts and World Championships tumbling team gold medalists Xavier Harper and BJ Mensah headline the American Delegation in Baku. They will be joined in trampoline competition by seven-time U.S. medalist Paul Bretscher; 2024 U.S. synchronized trampoline champion Ava DeHanes; three-time World team medalist Cody Gesuelli; 2025 Junior Pan American Games synchro champion Taj Gleistman; 2025 U.S. synchro bronze medalist Logan McCoy; and two-time World team medalist Isaac Rowley.

On the tumbling side, Fowler, Gill, Harper and Mensah will be joined by 2023 World Age Group Competitions 17-21 tumbling bronze medalist ZaQuae Carter, and 2025 World Championships team members Akela Magee and Ashley Matern.

Competition in Azerbaijan will kick off Saturday, February 21 with trampoline action at 1 a.m. ET followed by tumbling qualifications at 5:20 a.m. ET. All finals will be contested Sunday beginning at 3 a.m. ET. All information about the event can be found on the competition website. Live scoring is expected to be available on smartscoring.com.

MAG Cottbus World Cup

Headlined by 2025 World pommel horse bronze medalist Patrick Hoopes, the World Championships team trio of Hoopes, Brandon Dang and Kameron Nelson will be in Europe for the 2026 Cottbus World Cup February 19-22 in Germany.

Hoopes and Dang will both contest pommel horse while Nelson will take on floor exercise, still rings, horizontal bar and vault. All three athletes will compete in qualifications on Thursday beginning at 10:35 a.m. ET, while Nelson will compete solo on high bar and vault Friday again at 10:35 a.m. ET. Saturday and Sunday will see finals starting at 8 a.m. ET each day.

Visit the event website for more information.

All participating athletes are listed below by event.

Baku World Cup

    Trampoline
    Paul Bretscher — Knoxville, Tenn./Merino Trampoline Gymnastics Academy
    Ava DeHanes — Holmdel, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy
    Cody Gesuelli — Middletown, N.J./Merino Trampoline Gymnastics Academy
    Taj Gleistman — Salt Lake City, Utah/Wasatch Trampoline & Tumbling
    Logan McCoy — Highlands, N.J./North Valley Gymnastics
    Kennedi Roberts — North Richland Hills, Texas/Southlake Gymnastics Academy
    Isaac Rowley — Allen, Texas/ Wasatch Trampoline & Tumbling

    Tumbling
    ZaQuae Carter — Harlem, N.Y./CAVU Trampoline and Tumbling
    West Fowler — Gulf Breeze, Fla./Panhandle Perfection Gymnastics
    Susan Gill — Ladera Ranch, Calif./Eagle Gymnastics Academy
    Xaiver Harper — Oak Ridge, Tenn./Premier Athletics Knoxville
    Akela Magee — North Ogden, Utah/Northern Star Bounder
    Ashley Matern — Lindon, Utah/Wasatch Trampoline & Tumbling
    BJ Mensah — New York, N.Y./CAVU Trampoline and Tumbling

Cottbus World Cup

    Brandon Dang — San Jose, Calif./University of Illinois
    Patrick Hoopes — Lehi, Utah/U.S. Air Force Academy
    Kameron Nelson — Columbus, Ohio/EVO Gymnastics