2018 Winter Cup

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2018 Winter Cup
Venue Westgate Las Vegas
Location Las Vegas, Nevada U.S.
DatesFebruary 15—February 17, 2018
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The 2018 Winter Cup was an artistic gymnastics competition held at the Westgate Las Vegas in Las Vegas from February 15 to February 17, 2018.

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Competition

The competition was the first to feature separate junior and senior competitive divisions. The finals session featured the top 28 senior athletes and the top 14 junior athletes. Junior athletes advanced to the finals according to the all-around ranking from the first day of competition. All-around ranking and individual event champions were determined via a combined two-day score. Performances at the Winter Cup helped determine the 12 men who comprised the United States men's national gymnastics team at the 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. [1]

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Junior Men [2]
Individual all-around Asher Hong Bennet HuangKevin Penev
Floor Paul Juda Jeremy BischoffBennet Huang
Pommel horseKevin Penev Asher Hong Lazarus Barnhill
Rings Asher Hong Paul Juda Evan Davis
VaultKevin PenevBennet Huang Paul Juda
Max Andryushchenko
Parallel bars Asher Hong Paul Juda Michael Fletcher
Horizontal barJustin Ah ChowBennet Huang
Ian Gunther
Senior Men
Individual all-around Sam Mikulak Marvin Kimble Akash Modi
Floor Sam Mikulak Shane Wiskus
Akash Modi
Pommel horse Alec Yoder Sam Mikulak Brandon Ngai
Rings Sean Melton Alex Diab Alexander Naddour
Vault Marvin Kimble Kanji Oyama Adrian de los Angeles
Parallel bars Sam Mikulak Akash Modi
Alec Yoder
Horizontal bar Sam Mikulak Grant Breckenridge Robert Neff

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References

  1. "Winter Cup Challenge kicks off tomorrow in Las Vegas". wintercup.com. February 14, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  2. "Mikulak, Hong win Winter Cup Challenge all-around titles". wintercup.com. February 17, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2021.