Nastia Liukin Cup Series Recap: Week 1

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This year’s Nastia Liukin Cup Series will be comprised of 22 meets. Each meet will qualify one senior gymnast (aged 16 or older) and one junior gymnast (aged 15 or younger) to the 16th annual Nastia Liukin Cup in Louisville, Kentucky, being held on February 25.

The series started this week with the Alamo Classic and the Brestyan’s Invitational.

Alamo Classic

Winner (senior division): Kamila Pawlak 

Winner (junior division): Jordyn Johnson 

Oklahoma signee and number-one rated recruit in the class of 2025, Kamila Pawlak has punched her ticket to the championship for the fourth year in a row. She had an excellent day, earning a 39.075 in the all-around, the exact score gained by the winner of last year’s Nastia Liukin Cup, Kailin Chio. Her strong performance saw her place first on three events, including a huge score of 9.975 on bars.

Jordyn Johnson, in the class of 2026, qualified in the junior division with a very respectable 38.175. She beat out World Champion Center’s Brooke Reingold by a tenth, with her best performance coming on floor for a 9.700. Make sure to look out for her impressive split leg double layout. Johnson qualified to last year’s NLC, placing fourth with a 37.800

Kamila Pawlak

Scores: VT: 9.850 | UB: 9.975 | BB: 9.475 | FX: 9.775 | AA:…

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