The first of three Archery World Cup stages this year is in Shanghai starting on Wednesday and running until Sunday. The US has 16 athletes competing and with 10 events to contest it will be a busy few days. The action beings on Wednesday when the qualification rounds will take place and the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals of the mixed team matches wrap up the day.

The US team in Shanghai is full of experienced competitors. In the men’s recurve the US has Brady Ellison (quarterfinals at world championships), Zach Garrett, Sean McLaughlin, and Jacob Wukie. On the women’s recurve side Khatuna Lorig was the top finisher at the world championships in the round of 16 and she is joined here by Mackenzie Brown, Ariel Gibilaro, and La Nola Pritchard. The best US finisher from those world championships was Crystal Gauvin, the runner-up in the women’s compound, and here in Shanghai the team also contains Dahlia Crook, Lexi Keller, and Danielle Reynolds. Finally in the men’s compound the US will feature Steve Anderson, Braden Gellenthien, Alex Wifler, and Reo Wilde.

In the mixed team events the US qualified for the elimination rounds in both events in the world championships but only advanced, and to the quarterfinals at that, in the compound event. We shall see how they do (assuming they qualify) tomorrow.