The 2024 Winter Cup, known officially as the Kentucky Winter Classic, was an artistic gymnastics competition held at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, on February 23–25, 2024.[1] As in recent years, the competition included men's and women's gymnastics.
Three-time Olympic champion Gabby Douglas, who had last competed eight years earlier at the 2016 Olympic Games, announced she would make her competitive comeback at the 2024 Winter Cup;[3] she later withdrew after testing positive for COVID-19.[4]
Competition schedule
The competition had senior and junior competitions for both women's and men's disciplines. The competition schedule was (all times in eastern).[5]
Friday, February 23:
Winter Cup – Senior Men – Day 1, 1:30 p.m.
Winter Cup – Junior Women, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 24:
Winter Cup – Senior Women, 1:00 p.m.
Elite Team Cup; Junior Men Competition Day 1, 6:30 p.m.
Additionally USA Gymnastics also announced upcoming international assignments. Hoopes, Nedoroscik, Katelyn Jong, and Reese Esponda were selected to compete at the Baku World Cup; Lavi Crain, Addy Fulcher, Claire Pease, and Tyler Turner were selected to compete at International Gymnix; Bock, Loos, Moldauer, Phillips, and Wiskus were selected to compete at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge; Uemura, Benas, Nola Matthews, Addison Fatta, and Dulcy Caylor were selected to compete at the DTB Pokal Mixed Cup; and Nedoroscik and Phillips were selected to compete at the Doha World Cup.[12]
