NBC Sports presents live gymnastics coverage of the 2021 Winter Cup and Nastia Liukin Cup from Indianapolis this weekend on NBC and NBCSN.
This year, the USA Gymnastics Winter Cup features an expanded field that will include both men’s and women’s junior and senior artistic gymnasts. Senior men will compete live tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, while senior women compete this Saturday live at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
The Nastia Liukin Cup, which airs tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, is an annual event featuring 36 pre-elite and level 10 (the highest level of the USA Gymnastics developmental program) gymnasts who qualify through the Nastia Liukin Cup Series, which includes many of the country’s top invitational events held throughout January and February.
COMMENTATORS
Play-by-play: Terry Gannon
Analyst: Tim Daggett, two-time Olympic medalist
Analyst: Nastia Liukin, five-time Olympic medalist and 2008 Olympic all-around champion
HOW TO WATCH – FRIDAY, FEB. 26 & SATURDAY, FEB. 27
TV – NBC, NBCSN
Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App
Date Event Time (ET) Network/Streaming
Fri., Feb. 26 Nastia Liukin Cup 2:30 p.m. NBCSN
Fri., Feb. 26 Winter Cup 7:30 p.m. NBCSN
Sat., Feb. 27 Winter Cup 12:30 p.m. NBC
TOP GYMNASTS EXPECTED TO COMPETE IN THE 2021 WINTER CUP:
Senior women:
Suni Lee: Three-time medalist at the 2019 World Championships, including gold in the team event
Laurie Hernandez: 2016 Olympic gold medalist in the team event and silver medalist on balance beam; competing for the first time since Rio Games
Jade Carey: Four-time world medalist who has mathematically secured an individual spot at the Tokyo Games
Senior men:
Yul Moldauer: 2017 U.S. all-around champion and 2017 world bronze medalist on floor
Shane Wiskus: 2019 world team member, 2019 U.S. vault champion
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