Taolu
In 1993, the United States of America Wushu Kungfu Federation was founded under Anthony Goh and began implementing a formal team trials competition process every two years select the members of the US Wushu team. [12] The first team trials was organized ahead of the 1993 World Wushu Championships. [13] Athletes were ranked based on their combined score of an open-hand and weapon event. From 1993-1995, the US Wushu Team roster consisted of eight individuals not equally split between genders, and with a system of primary and reserve members. In 1997, the team became evenly split with four male and female athletes. In 1999, the system of A and B teams were created. Between 1999 and 2001, the USAWKF underwent a political schism. [14] The team managed by Anthony Goh was ruled by the IWUF to be the legitimate US Wushu Team, and so that delegation represented the United States at the 2001 World Wushu Championships. In 2003, the multi-team system was expanded to include a C team. With the 2004 Pan American Wushu Championships, the USAWKF began to only send members of the B and C teams to the championships.
In 2005 due to a change in IWUF regulations, the capacities of individual teams were expanded eight to ten members (5 male and female). In addition, the IWUF 2005 taolu rules were used, but only group A or B difficulty techniques were scored (C or D group difficulty techniques or connections were scored the same as B group). [15] Starting with the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament, members of the US Wushu Team would begin competing in major international multi-sport competitions. In 2009, the US Wushu Team selection criteria was changed so that athletes must place in the top-three of one of the five categories: changquan, daoshu+gunshu, jianshu+qiangshu, nanquan (+nangun for male, +nandao for female), and taijiquan+taijijian. At the 2009 World Wushu Championships, Alfred Hsing won the United States' first gold medal in taolu. [16] [17] Then at the 2013 World Games, Colvin Wang won the gold medal in men's changquan. [18] In 2015, IWUF regulations changed again and the A team was reduced from ten to eight members, thus the B and C teams were expanded from ten to twelve members each. [19] In addition, athletes were no longer ranked by their respective events, but by combined score of one open-hand and one weapon event.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several international wushu competitions were cancelled or postponed. Ahead of the 2022 Pan American Wushu Championships, a supplemental team trials was held to select a team of fourteen individuals to compete at the championships. The same year, the United States hosted the 2022 World Games where Brian Wang and Mia Tian won gold medals in men's jianshu/qiangshu and women's daoshu/gunshu respectively. [20] In 2023, the first regular team trials in four years was organized. In 2025, the selection criteria was changed once again to ranking based on the five categories similar to 2009.
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