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Team USA in 2026 Road to LA 2028


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Follow along with me as our summer athletes compete throughout the year.  Check out my calendar here.

 

Weeks 0-1 (Jan 1-11)

 

These first few days saw USA athletes compete across several sports, and we ended up on the podium a fair amount.

 

Tennis - Taylor Fritz, Christian Harrison, and Coco Gauff helped lead Team USA to a place in the Semifinals of the United Cup in Australia.  (Poland, who beat us, went on to win.)  For the Women in Brisbane, Amanda Anasimova got knocked out in R16, Madison Keys got knocked out in the QF (by Sabalenka), and Jessica Pegula made it to the SF (beaten by Kostyuk).

 

Squash - We only had one competitor in the Men's tournament in Karachi Open--Shahjahan Khan, ranked #66, who didn't make it past the first round.

 

Badminton - Beiwen Zhang made it to R16 in WS in Malaysia.  And a XD team of Presley Smith and Jennie Gai made it to the QF (beaten by a Chinese duo that made it to F).

 

Table Tennis - No luck for Kanak Jha and Lily Zhang in Doha.

 

Fencing - Lots of luck in Fencing.  Hadley Husisian took hold a Bronze in W Épée, and USA took Gold in the team bout.  Elijah Imrek finished in 7th for the men.  In M Sabre, Colin Heathcock got sent home in the QF by eventual runner-up Krisztian Rabb.  In Foil, Alexander Massialas took home individual Gold, and helped lead the men to a Team Silver.  On the Women's side, Lee Kiefer also took home Gold and helped her compatriots walk away with a Bronze.

 

Equestrian - The Global Dressage Festival is underway in Wellington, FL.  There was a North American League World Cup event there on Thursday and Friday.  Christian Simonson (WR #15) won, followed by Geñay Vaughn and Ashley Holzer, all of whom represent USA.

 

 

Coming up in Week 2

 

Tennis - Madison Keys is trying to be a repeat champ in Adelaide.  And Australian Open starts in a week!

 

Squash - Two tournaments in the USA with Timothy Brownell being the #7 seed in Detroit, and Olivia Weaver as the #1 seed in Cleveland.

 

Badminton - In India, can we improve on last week?

 

Swimming - We have a meet in Austin (USA Swimming Pro Series) with a lot of the top dogs.

 

Road Cycling - Chloe Dygert, one of our accomplished Track Cyclists, will be racing in the Road Down Under next weekend.

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Week 2 (Jan 12-18)

 

Tennis - Emma Navarro and Madison Keys made it to the QF of Adelaide.  Desirae Krawczyk and her partner Kichenok from Ukraine made it to the finals, after they had a walkover with their bout vs. #1 seed Hsieh/Ostapenko in QF and then winning their SF bout against Perez/Schuurs.  They lost against the #2 seed Siniakova/Zhang.

 

Also, in the opening round of the Australian Open, Venus Williams lost, but did so as the oldest woman to have competed, as she lost to someone who was born after Venus first played in the Open.  Read more here

 

Squash - Timothy Brownell made it to QF in Detroit, but the Women stole the show in Cleveland.  Marina Stefanoni made it to the QF, getting knocked out by Olivia Weaver.  Weaver then met Sabrina Sobhy in the Finals, with Weaver taking it.  Great job!

 

Badminton - Beiwen Zhang made it to her QF round before losing to the #7 seed.

 

Swimming - Ledecky dominated, of course.  Several French athletes (including Marchand) were there.  Keep your eye on Ryan Erisman and his sister Rylee.  He beat a crowded field with seasoned vets in the 200m Free.

 

 

Coming up Week 3

 

Tennis - Australian Open will be in full swing!  (Pun? Sorry.)

 

Road Cycling - The conclusion of the Road Down Under for the Women, and then it's the Men's turn.  Luke Lamperti will be riding 

 

Badminton - Now off to Indonesia with the team.

 

Equestrian - We have a 5* Dressage event at the end of the week in Wellington.

 

Fencing - We'll have Sabre competitions in Salt Lake City and Épée in Doha.

 

Squash - A big competition (Platinum) in New York.  Let's see if we can have some success!

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