Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images Nastia Liukin competes in the 2008 American Cup at Madison Square Garden.
Thirty-six of the top Junior Olympic gymnasts will be showcased during the 11th-annual Nastia Liukin Cup in Milwaukee on Friday night.
The event starts at 8 p.m. ET and will be televised live on the Olympic Channel. If you don’t have cable or don’t have that channel, you can watch the 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup live on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire Stick or other streaming device via one of the following live-TV streaming services:
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FuboTV
The Olympic Channel is one of the 95-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which is largely tailored towards sports and comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch a live stream of the 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which will allow you to watch the event on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
FuboTV also includes NBC Sports Network, which will have delayed coverage of the Nastia Liukin Cup on March 8 at 5 p.m. ET.
AT&T TV Now
AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) offers six different channel bundles. The Olympic Channel is included in the “Max,” “Xtra” and “Ultimate” bundles, and the “Max” package comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for AT&T TV Now, you can watch a live stream of the 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup on your computer via the AT&T TV Now website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other compatible streaming device via the AT&T TV app.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV Now — no matter what channel package you choose — comes with included cloud DVR.
The “Max” bundle also includes NBC Sports Network, which will have delayed coverage of the Nastia Liukin Cup on March 8 at 5 p.m. ET.
Sling TV
Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” + “Sports Extra” bundle comes with 59 total channels, including the Olympic Channel. It costs $30 total for the first month ($40 per month after that), which makes Sling the cheapest streaming service with the Olympic Channel if you plan on keeping it long term:
Or, as part of a special deal that Sling is currently offering, you can get a free Amazon Fire TV Stick if you prepay for two months:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 10 hours of cloud DVR.
“Sling Blue” also includes NBC Sports Network, which will have delayed coverage of the Nastia Liukin Cup on March 8 at 5 p.m. ET.
Hulu With Live TV
The Olympic Channel is included in Hulu With Live TV, which comes with 60-plus live TV channels and Hulu’s extensive on-demand library of TV shows and movies:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch a live stream of the 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
Hulu With Live TV also includes NBC Sports Network, which will have delayed coverage of the Nastia Liukin Cup on March 8 at 5 p.m. ET.
2020 Nastia Liukin Cup Preview
The 11th-annual Nastia Liukin Cup featuring 36 of the United States’ top Junior Olympic gymnasts takes place on Friday at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The 2008 Olympic all-around gold-medalist Nastia Liukin and USA Gymnastics teamed up in 2009 to create the Nastia Liukin Cup, which held its inaugural edition in 2010 in Worcester, Mass.
Liukin tied the U.S. gymnastics record for most medals won in one Olympic Games at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with five. She also took home nine World Championship medals during her illustrious career.
The Nastia Liukin Series, which featured a series of 18 of the country’s top gymnastics invitationals, was held to determine the qualifiers for the Nastia Liukin Cup. In total, 18 junior and 18 senior gymnasts advanced to Friday’s competition in Milwaukee.
Senior gymnasts have to be 16 years of age or older, while junior gymnasts are required to be 15 or younger. The age determination date is of December 31, 2020.
Click here for the full list of qualifiers.
The gymnasts who qualified for the Cup will get the chance to meet Nastia Liukin along with an opportunity to attend and be recognized at Saturday’s American Cup event, which features the world’s top gymnasts in action. Along with those opportunities, the gymnasts will also receive a Nastia Liukin-designed leotard and a warm-up from GK Elite.
The 2019 winners of the Nastia Liukin Cup, which was held in Greensboro, N.C., were Makarri Doggette (Senior All-Around Champion) and Gabrielle Gladieux (Junior All-Around Champion).
According to the Nastia Liukin Cup website, all proceeds from the event go into the Nastia Liukin Fund, a charitable fund within the National Gymnastics Foundation.
The Nastia Liukin Cup is held the night before the prestigious American Cup, which will hold even more significance this year.
For the first time, the American Cup will be a part of the qualification process for the Olympics, which get underway this July in Tokyo. The American Cup is a part of the International Gymnastics Federation’s four-event all-around World Cup series. At the end of the series, the top three countries in the men’s and women’s standings will earn one additional quota spot for the 2020 Olympics.
The American Cup features some of the world’s top men and women gymnasts. Two-time Olympian Sam Mikulak and two-time world champion Morgan Hurd headline the field. Coverage will begin on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC and will continue later in the afternoon at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN.