Crimson Tide Signees Set to Compete at 2023 Nastia Liukin Cup
2/23/2023 11:29:00 AM | Gymnastics
Jamison Sears and Chloe LaCoursiere will compete in the prestigious event
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Jamison Sears and and Chloe LaCoursiere, both Crimson Tide 2023 signees, are set to compete in the 2023 Nastia Liukin Cup this Friday, Jan. 24. The contest will be held in Louisville, Ky., and will get underway at 6 p.m. CT.
The Nastia Liukin Cup, founded in 2010 by 2008 Olympic champion Nastia Liukin, features qualifiers from around the country who are chosen to participate in the event following their performances at a series of invitationals known as the Nastia Liukin Cup Series. A total of 40 athletes, 20 juniors and 20 seniors, have qualified for the meet. Sears and LaCoursiere will both be competing in the senior category.
Sears, a three-time qualifier to the event, will be attempting to defend her 2022 title. The Yorktown, Va., native won the all-around last year with a 38.950, also taking home the event title on the balance beam. LaCoursiere has also competed in the event before, finishing runner-up on the uneven bars in 2021.
This year's event is being held in conjunction with the 2023 Winter Cup and Elite Team Cup. The meet will be streamed live on USA Gymnastics' YouTube channel beginning Friday at 6 p.m. CT.
About Jamison Sears
- The daughter of Heather Froneberger and Steve Sears
- Competes for Tami Harrison and Rex Harrison at World Class Gymnastics
- 2022 USA Gymnastics Development Program National Champion on the balance beam and floor exercise
- 2022 Nastia Liukin Cup all-around and balance beam champion
- Competed in the 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships
- 2019 USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Champion on the balance beam and floor exercise and runner-up in the all-around
- Slated to graduate from Tabb High School in May
About Chloe LaCoursiere
- The daughter of Yvette and Terry LaCoursiere
- Competes for Ellie Gerber and Ryan Lipinski at the Coastal Gymnastics Academy
- 2022 USA Gymnastics Developmental National Team Member
- 2022 USA Gymnastics Development Program national champion in the all around, vault and uneven bars as well as taking third on the floor exercise
- 2021 Development Program National Uneven Bar Champion
- 2022 Regional Champion on the uneven bars and floor exercise and runner-up in the all around
- Runner-up on the uneven bars at the 2021 Nastia Liukin Cup
- Slated to graduate from Mount Carmel High School in May
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