Rhythmic seniors will take up the torch in Paraguay at the 2025 Senior Pan American Championships May 30-June 1 in Asuncion after a successful junior run last weekend.
Rin Keys, Megan Chu and the Senior National Group of Goda Balsys, Anabella Hantov, Greta Pavilonyte, Anastasia Slipets, Alaini Spata and Natalia Ye-Granda will contest individual and group titles at the championships in Paraguay, which also serve as a qualifying competition for the 2025 Rhythmic World Championships August 20-24 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Competition begins with two days of qualifications starting at 9:30 a.m. ET Friday and Saturday, with all-around and individual team championships to be crowned Saturday evening. All apparatus finals will take place Sunday, June 1 beginning at 9 a.m. ET.
The Senior Pan American Championships are expected to stream live on the UPAG PAGU YouTube channel. Live scoring information will become available soon.
After winning silver in Amsterdam earlier this month, Shea Rudolph will lead the U.S. delegation of six at the 2025 Montpellier World Cup May 30-June 1 in France.
Rudolph will be joined by Jacob Jeweler, Johnny Brown and Roland Hannigan, who will compete in speed, in men’s competition, while Brittany Durant and Jemini Powell compete for the women.
Women’s speed and men’s freestyle qualifying kicks off competition Friday at 7 a.m. ET. Saturday’s slate begins at 6 a.m. ET with women’s freestyle and men’s speed qualifications, followed by the men’s freestyle and women’s speed finals at noon ET. The women’s freestyle and men’s speed finals conclude the competition with action starting Sunday, June 1 at 9:15 a.m. ET.
Live scoring is expected on live.rawmotion.com.
Nearly 50 U.S. acrobatic athletes will compete at the 2025 Burgas World Cup and International Acro Cup May 30-June 1 in Bulgaria.
At the World Cup, the three duos will compete in women’s pairs: Ariana Katsov and Mo Arthur; Maya Lissenkova and Katherine Borcherding; and Sydney Padios and Willow Noble. Yaroslav and Vsevolod Ossolodkov compete as a men’s pair and Olivia Green, Rebecca Greenberg and Caylei Caldwell as a women’s group.
The International Acro Cup will see American seniors and juniors in the 13-19 and 12-18 age groups vie for medals. The seniors will be represented by mixed pairs Hailee Wong and Andrew Castro, and Gabriella Moore and Martin Seredich, and by the women’s group of Avery Puleo, Emelia Eddy and Elize Slade.
The 13-19 division will feature women’s pair Sophia Robertson and Isabella Brookins; mixed pair Annabelle Chew and Tyler Berg; men’s pair Radomir Ossolodkov and Neko Sullivan; and the three women’s groups: Fiona O’Brien, Gabriella Zsakany and Juliet Hanks; Roni Azerrad, Layla Devaul and Ayden Rawls-Blodgett; and Juli Williams, Carmelle Djoumgoue and Aubrie Cunningham.
In the 12-18 age group, the U.S will send women’s pair Elise Maher and Gracie Deters; mixed pair Finley Lester and Carson Thibeault; men’s pair Vlad Studwell and Michael Fabila; and the three women’s groups: Leesy Sarria, Gia Calo and Dakota Martin; Brooklyn St. Clair, Ayana Williams and Maya Bledzki; and Siella Jane Gibson, Kirra Jijon and Katrin Georgieva.
World Cup competition begins Friday, May 30 with two days of qualifying starting at 9:30 a.m. Et each day. Finals are set for Sunday, June 1 beginning again at 9:30 a.m. ET. Acro Cup competition will start with qualifications Friday, May 30 at 1:30 a.m. ET followed by day 2 of qualifying Saturday at 2:30 a.m. ET. Sunday will see all finals beginning at 1:30 a.m. ET.
More information about each of the events can be found on Acro Companion. The Burgas International Acro Cup is expected to stream live on the event website.
All participating athletes are listed alphabetically below by event.
RG Senior Pan American Championships
Goda Balsys — Northbrook, Ill.
Megan Chu — San Diego, Calif./Pacific Stars Rhythmic Academy
Annabella Hantov — Northfield, Ill.
Rin Keys — Porter Ranch, Calif./Burlo Gymnastics
Greta Pavilonyte — Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Anastasia Slipets — Wyckoff, N.J.
Alaini Spata — Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Natalia Ye-Granda — San Diego, Calif.
PK Montpellier World Cup
Brittany Durant — Walnut Creek, Calif.
Roland Hannigan — Greenville, S.C.
Jemini Powell — Grayson, Ga.
Shea Rudolph — Boston, Mass.
Jacob Jeweler — Chicago, Ill.
Johnny Brown — Evans, Ga.
Acro Burgas World Cup
Mo Arthur — Rolla, Mo./Mid America Acro Tumbling
Katie Borcherding — Eureka, Mo./Incentive – AGT
Caylei Caldwell — Villa Ridge, Mo./Xtreme Acro
Olivia Green — Silver Spring, Md./Xtreme Acro
Rebecca Greenberg — North Potomac, Md./Xtreme Acro
Ariana Katsov — Owensville, Mo./Mid America Acro Tumbling
Maya Lissenkova — Las Vegas, Nev./AGC Las Vegas
Willow Noble — Moreno Valley, Calif./Incentive – AGT
Yaroslav Ossolodkov — Beaumont, Calif./Incentive – AGT
Vsevolod Ossolodkov — Beaumont, Calif./Incentive – AGT
Sydney Padios — Moreno Valley, Calif./Incentive – AGT
Acro Burgas International Acro Cup
Roni Azerrad — Rockville, Md./Xtreme Acro
Tyler Berg — Phoenix, Ariz./Aspire Kids Sports Center
Maya Bledzki — Elkridge, Md./Emilia’s Acro Gymnastics and Cheer
Isabella Brookins — Sacramento, Calif./Realis Gymnastics Academy/Rodina Elite
Gia Calo — Annapolis, Md./International Elite
Andrew Castro — Riverside, Calif./Realis Gymnastics Academy
Annabelle Chew — Chandler, Ariz./Aspire Kids Sports Center
Aubrie Cunningham — Ellicott City, Md./Emilia’s Acro Gymnastics and Cheer
Gracie Deters — Catawissa, Mo./Show Me Acro
Layla DeVaul — Rockville, Md./Xtreme Acro
Carmelle Djoumgoue — Jessup, Md./Emilia’s Acro Gymnastics and Cheer
Emelia Eddy — Temple Hills, Md./International Elite
Michael Fabila — Las Vegas, Nev./AGC Las Vegas
Katrin Georgieva — Las Vegas, Nev./AGC Las Vegas
Siella Jane Gibson — Las Vegas, Nev./AGC Las Vegas
Juliet Hanks — Huntingtown, Md./International Elite
Kirra Jijon — Las Vegas, Nev./AGC Las Vegas
Finley Lester — Laurel, Md./Emilia’s Acro Gymnastics and Cheer
Elise Maher — Eureka, Mo./Show Me Acro
Dakota Martin — Upper Marlboro, Md./International Elite
Gabriella Moore — Sacramento, Calif./Capital Acrobatics
Radomir Ossolodkov — Beaumont, Calif./Incentive – AGT
Fiona O’Brien — Greenbelt, Md./International Elite
Avery Puleo — Arnold, Md./International Elite
Ayden Rawls-Blodgett — Columbia, Md./Xtreme Acro
Sophia Robertson — Riverside, Calif./Realis Gymnastics Academy
Martin Seredich — Roseville, Calif./ Capital Acrobatics
Elize Slade — Upper Marlboro, Md./International Elite
Leesy Sarria — Gambrills, Md./International Elite
Vlad Studwell — Henderson, Nev./AGC Las Vegas
Neko Sullivan — Perris, Calif./Incentive – AGT
Brooklyn St. Clair — Columbia, Md./Emilia’s Acro Gymnastics and Cheer
Carson Thibeault — Laurel, Md./Emilia’s Acro Gymnastics and Cheer
Ayana Williams — Columbia, Md./Emilia’s Acro Gymnastics and Cheer
Juli Williams — Columbia, Md./Emilia’s Acro Gymnastics and Cheer
Hailee Wong — Colton, Calif./Realis Gymnastics Academy
Gabby Zsakany — Odenton, Md./International Elite