Olympians, world medalists headline field for 2022 U.S. Classic

By Patricia Duffy | July 28, 2022
Yul Moldauer at the 2022 Winter Cup.
Yul Moldauer at the 2022 Winter Cup. (© Amy Sanderson)

For the first time since its inception, USA Gymnastics’ 2022 U.S. Classic will feature men’s divisions, with Olympic stars set to join women’s world medalists at the Maverick Center in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, from July 28-31.

Reigning world all-around silver medalist Leanne Wong (GAGE) headlines the senior women’s field. First-year senior Katelyn Jong (Metroplex) will also be in attendance.

The junior women’s field is stacked with up-and-coming stars, including 2021 U.S. junior all-around and uneven bars silver medalist Madray Johnson (WOGA).

In the inaugural men’s competition, Olympians Brody Malone (Stanford), Yul Moldauer (5280) and Shane Wiskus (USOPTC) will be challenged by 2022 Winter Cup pommel horse champion and all-around silver medalist Khoi Young (Stanford), 2022 NCAA all-around champion Paul Juda (Michigan) and rising star Fred Richard (Massachusetts Elite), who recently claimed four titles, including the all-around, at the 2022 Junior Pan American Championships in Brazil.

Reigning world pommel horse champion Stephen Nedoroscik (Penn State) is slated to compete for the first time since last fall’s world championships.

As the penultimate domestic event of the year, the U.S. Classic is also the final opportunity for athletes to qualify for the 2022 U.S. Gymnastics Championships set to take place in Tampa, Fla., in August.

When and how to watch

Kicking off the weekend in Utah will be the Hopes Championships, which feature the next generation of female gymnasts and serves as the culmination of the Hope season. That event will take place Thursday, July 28 at 8:50 p.m. ET.

The U.S. Classic begins Friday, July 29, with junior women’s competition being split into two divisions on Friday at 9 p.m. ET and Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET.

The senior women will compete on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.

Sunday is all about the guys, with a combined junior and senior men’s session taking place at 2:30 p.m. ET, followed by an all-senior session at 8:30 p.m. ET.

The full streaming schedule is listed below.

DATETIME (ET)EVENTWATCH
Wednesday, July 27NoonHopes Championships Podium TrainingYouTube
Thursday, July 28NoonJunior Women Session 1 Podium TrainingYouTube
Thursday, July 288:50 p.m.Hopes ChampionshipsFlipNow
Friday, July 2910:20 a.m.Junior Women Session 2 Podium TrainingYouTube
Friday, July 29NoonJunior & Senior Men Podium TrainingYouTube
Friday, July 294:30 p.m.Senior Women Podium TrainingYouTube
Friday, July 299 p.m.Junior Women Session 1FlipNow
Saturday, July 302:30 p.m.Junior Women Session 2CNBC
Saturday, July 307 p.m.Senior WomenCNBC
Sunday, July 312:30 p.m.Junior & Senior Men Combined Session 1CNBC
Sunday, July 318:30 p.m.Senior Men’s Session 2FlipNow

2022 U.S. Classic entry list

BOLD athletes have already qualified to the 2022 U.S. Championships.

Women

California

Jazmyn Jimenez, Santa Clarita, Calif./Gymnastics Olympica USA, junior

Nola Matthews, Gilroy, Calif./Airborne Gymnastics Training Center, senior

Levi Jung-Ruivivar, Woodland Hills, Calif./Twin City Twisters, senior

Tiana Sumanasekera, Pleasanton, Calif./West Valley Gymnastics School, junior Scratched

Tyler Turner, San Jose, Calif./Airborne Gymnastics Training Center, junior

Florida

Charlotte Booth, Clermont, Fla./Brandy Johnson’s Global Gymnastics, senior

Georgia

Christina Shelton, Marietta, Ga./Top Notch Training Center, junior

Iowa

Christiane Popovich, West Des Moines, Iowa/Midwest Gymnastics Center, junior

Kansas

Amelia Disidore, Overland Park, Kan./Great American Gymnastics Express, senior

Leanne Wong, Overland Park, Kan./Great American Gymnastics Express, senior

Louisiana

Ella Kate Parker, West Monroe, La./Cincinnati Gymnastics, junior – Scratched

Maryland

Kayla DiCello, Boyds, Md./Hill’s Gymnastics, senior Scratched

Audrey Snyder, Annapolis, Md./First State Gymnastics, junior

Sydney Snyder, Annapolis, Md./First State Gymnastics, junior

Minnesota

Ciena Alipio, Maplewood, Minn./Midwest Gymnastics Center, senior

Missouri

Eveylynn Lowe, Blue Springs, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express, junior

Annalisa Milton, Lee’s Summit, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express, junior

Malea Milton, Lee’s Summit, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express, junior

Marissa Neal, Blue Springs, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express, senior

North Carolina

Lauren Little, Mooresville, N.C./Everest Gymnastics, senior

New York

Kieryn Finnell, Pittsford, N.Y./Rochester Gymnastics Academy, junior

Ohio

Izzy Stassi, North Royalton, Ohio/Gym X-Treme, junior

Gabby Van Frayen, Lewis Center, Ohio/Gym X-Treme, junior – Scratched

Carly Weinberg, Westerville, Ohio/Buckeye Gymnastics, junior

Kelise Woolford, Blacklick, Ohio/Buckeye Gymnastics, junior

Oregon

Brooke Pierson, Canby, Ore./WOGA Gymnastics, senior

Pennsylvania

Nicole Desmond, Wind Gap, Pa./First State Gymnastics, junior

Addison Fatta, Wrightsville, Pa./Prestige Gymnastics, senior

Paige Wills, Phoenixville, Pa./Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, junior

South Dakota

Gabby Hardie, Sioux Falls, S.D./Twin City Twisters, junior

Tennessee

Anabelle Dewey, Mount Juliet, Tenn./E.T.C. Gymnastics, junior

Texas

Sage Bradford, Flower Mound, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics, juniorScratched

Payton Chandler, Frisco, Texas/Metroplex Gymnastics, junior

Adriana Consoli, Pearland, Texas/Pearland Elite, seniorScratched

Madray Johnson, Dallas, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics, junior

Katelyn Jong, Allen, Texas/Metroplex Gymnastics, seniorScratched

Avery King, Dallas, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics, junior

Taylor McMahon, Flower Mound, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics, junior

Claire Pease, Sunnyvale, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics, junior

Michelle Pineda, Allen, Texas/Metroplex Gymnastics, junior

Camryn Richardson, Pearland, Texas/Pearland Elite, seniorScratched

Hezly Rivera, Plano, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics, junior

Joscelyn Roberson, Texarkana, Texas/North East Texas Elite Gymnastics, senior

Katelyn Rosen, Boerne, Texas/Twin City Twisters, senior

Lacie Saltzmann, Coppell, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics, junior

Finley Weldon, Fairview, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics, junior

Washington

Norah Christian, Bremerton, Wash./Cascade Elite West, junior

Jayla Hang, Bellevue, Wash./Pacific Reign Gymnastics, junior

Shilese Jones, Auburn, Wash./Ascend Gymnastics Center, senior

Simone Rose, Sammamish, Wash./Pacific Reign Gymnastics, junior

West Virginia

Konnor McClain, Cross Lanes, W.Va./WOGA Gymnastics, seniorScratched

Men

Arizona

Ryan Swatscheno, Mesa, Ariz./Arizona Men’s Gymnastics, senior

California

Zach Green, San Jose, Calif./Stanford Boys Gymnastics, junior

Ryan Jacobsen, Elk Grove, Calif./Elevate Gymnastics Academy, junior

Toma Murakawa, Van Nuys, Calif./Gymnastics Olympica USA, junior

Preston Ngai, Elk Grove, Calif./Elevate Gymnastics Academy, junior

Deano Roberts, Woodside, Calif./Stanford Boys Gymnastics, junior

Jeremy Bischoff, Canyon Country, Calif./Stanford University, senior

Isaiah Drake, Los Angeles, Calif./U.S. Naval Academy, senior

Colin Flores, Mountain House, Calif./West Coast Olympic Gymnastics Academy, senior

Tyler Flores, Mountain House, Calif./West Coast Olympic Gymnastics Academy, senior

Troy Lipis, Valencia, Calif./Gymnastics World, senior

Riley Loos, Folsom, Calif./Stanford University, senior

Izaiha Mlay, Fremont, Calif./West Coast Olympic Gymnastics Academy, senior

Jared Noyman, Palo Alto, Calif./Stanford Boys Gymnastics, senior

Caleb Rickard, Chino Hills, Calif./University of California – Berkeley, senior

Noah Sano, Porter Ranch, Calif./University of California – Berkeley, senior

Blake Sun, Palo Alto, Calif./Stanford University, senior

Colorado

Taylor Burkhart, Morrison, Colo./Stanford University, senior

Yul Moldauer, Arvada, Colo./5280 Gymnastics, senior

Logan Myers, Morrison, Colo./University of Illinois, senior

Florida

Dylan Shepard, Casselberry, Fla./Gymnastics USA, junior

Javier Alfonso, Miami, Fla./University of Michigan, senior

Georgia

Justin Ah Chow, Atlanta, Ga./Ohio State University, senior

Brody Malone, Aragon, Ga./Stanford University, senior

Kameron Nelson, Evans, Ga./Ohio State University, senior

Illinois

David Grossman, Buffalo Grove, Ill./Libertyville Gymnastics Academy, junior

Evan Reichert, Oswego, Ill./Premier Gymnastics Academy West, junior

Zachary Cipra, DeKalb, Ill./Northern Illinois University, senior

Paul Juda, Deerfield, Ill./University of Michigan, senior

Curran Phillips, Naperville, Ill./Stanford University, senior – Scratched

Rithik Puri, Chicago, Ill./University of Michigan, senior

Massachusetts

Brian Solomon, Lynnfield, Mass./Interstate Gymnastics, juniorScratched

Matt Cormier, Milton, Mass./Penn State University, senior

Ian Lasic-Ellis, Dover, Mass./Stanford University, senior

Stephen Nedoroscik, Worcester, Mass./Penn State University, senior

Fred Richard, Stoughton, Mass./Massachusetts Elite Gymnastics Academy, senior

Ian Skirkey, Pepperell, Mass./University of Illinois, senior

Maryland

Khoi Young, Bowie, Md./Stanford University, senior

Michigan

Landen Blixt, Fowlerville, Mich./University of Michigan, senior

Cameron Bock, Ann Arbor, Mich./University of Michigan, senior

Logan Teal, Lenox, Mich./Troy Gymnastics, senior

Minnesota

Shane Wiskus, Minneapolis, Minn./U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center, senior

Missouri

Connor McCool, Chesterfield, Mo./University of Illinois, senior

Nebraska

Samuel Phillips, Lincoln, Neb./University of Nebraska, senior

New Jersey

Evan Hymanson, Morganville, N.J./Stanford Boys Gymnastics, senior

New York

Eddie Penev, Penfield, N.Y./U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center, seniorScratched

Oklahoma

Austin Padgett, Broken Arrow, Okla./Pride Gymnastics Academy, senior

Pennsylvania

Michael Jaroh, State College, Pa./Penn State University, senior

Joshua Karnes, Erie, Pa./Penn State University, senior

Rhode Island

Tate Costa, Narragansett, R.I./University of Illinois, seniorScratched

Aidan Cuy, Warwick, R.I./William and Mary, senior

South Carolina

Zach English, Duncan, S.C./Palmetto Gymnastics Academy, seniorScratched

Tennessee

Favian Valdez, Knoxville, Tenn./GymTek Academy, senior

Texas

Cash Johnston, Houston, Texas/Houston Gymnastics Associates, junior

Michael Artlip, Bellaire, Texas/Penn State University, senior

Daniel Simmons, Cypress, Texas/University of Oklahoma, senior

Erich Upton, Richmond, Texas/U.S. Air Force Academy, senior

Colin Van Wicklen, Spring, Texas/University of Oklahoma, senior

Colt Walker, Cedar Park, Texas/Stanford University, senior

Oliver Zavel, Lakeway, Texas/U.S. Air Force Academy, seniorScratched

Utah

Gus McGowen, Farmington, Utah/USA Gymnastics World, junior

Taylor Christopulos, Layton, Utah/University of Nebraska, senior

Patrick Hoopes, Lehi, Utah/U.S. Air Force Academy, senior

Virginia

Will Fleck, Fairfax Station, Va./Penn State University, senior

Caleb Melton, Woodbridge, Va./Penn State University, senior

Wisconsin

Donnell Whittenburg, Milwaukee, Wis./Salto Gymnastics Center, senior