Here are USA's female players and their top challengers:
-48kg: USA will be represented by Maria Celia Laborde. Her main challenger is Mary Dee Vargas Ley (CHI).
-52kg: USA will be represented by Malia Soberano. The top players in this category are Larrisa Pimenta (BRA) and Evelyn Beaton (CAN)
-57kg: USA will be represented by Mariah Holguin. The top prospect here is Shirlen Nascimento (BRA)
-63kg: USA will be represented by Karlee Carrouth and Emily Daniela Jaspe. There are many top contenders here, including Rafaela Silva (BRA), Catherine Beuchemin-Pinard (CAN), Jessica Klimkait (CAN), Prisca Awiti Alcaraz (MEX) and Maylin Del Toro Carvajal (CUB).
-70kg: USA will be represented by Melissa Myers. The top prospect here is Luana Carvalho (BRA).
-78kg: The USA has no one competing in this category.
+78kg: USA will be represented by Gusmary Garcia Savigne. The top player here is Beatriz Souza (BRA).
Blog posts
Japan wins 2 golds on Day 2 of the men's event.
2026 Qingdao GP: Day 1 Women's
Gold for the host nation and Japan. Also a surprise gold for Turkmenistan.
2026 Ulaanbaatar GS: Day 3 Women's
One for UAE and one for Japan on Day 3 of the women's competition.