Asher Hong overcame an uncharacteristic fall on the floor exercise to take the lead after the opening round of the U.S. men’s gymnastics championships Thursday night. Hong, a 19-year-old sophomore at Stanford, posted a total of 85.615 points, just ahead of 2017 national champion and 2020 Olympian Yul Moldauer at 85.548. Fred Richard, a sophomore…
The U.S. men s gymnastics program is fighting a war on multiple fronts as it tries to return to relevance. The American men haven t won a major international team medal since
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The sound stunned Fred Richard. The energy too. Walking into the arena for the men’s gymnastics competition at the World University Games in Chengu, China, earlier this month, the 19-year-old Richard wasn’t prepared for what he saw. “It’s filled with people filled to the brink,” said Richard, a sophomore at […]
Hong, a three-time NCAA All-American during his freshman season while helping lead Stanford to a national championship, is still looking for his first individual national championship.