“I feel so replenished,” he said as the year kicked off. Having taken a break after Olympic glory, everyone was excited to see Carlos Yulo return. After 10 long months away from the sport he calls his passion, Carlos Yulo stepped back onto the mat and straight onto the podium. At the 2025 Asian Gymnastics Championships in Jecheon, South Korea, the two-time Olympic gold medalist reminded the world exactly who he is. Competing for the first time since his golden triumph at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Yulo won gold in floor exercise and bronze in all-around, vault, and parallel bars. But the medals were only part of the story.

In a heartfelt Instagram post, Yulo let fans into the silence of the past 10 months. “A lot can happen in that kind of silence, so does growth,” he wrote. “All I prayed for coming into this competition is just to be healthy, steady and get through it safely… but God gave me so much more than I ever wished for.” This wasn’t just a return. This was redemption, reflection, and revival wrapped into one quiet but powerful comeback. What hit hardest, though, was Yulo’s gratitude.

“This comeback is personal, it’s only by grace,” he said, thanking his coaches, Coach Aldrin, Coach Nedal, and Ma’am Bethel, and all those who stood by him during the toughest stretch of his career. “The journey wasn’t easy; mentally and physically. I’m really thankful to my coaches: Coach Aldrin, Coach Nedal and Ma’am Bethel, to my teammates, and everyone who’s been in my corner—thank you so much. Your support carried me 🇵🇭💪🏻
To everyone who’s supported me through the quiet season, to God be all the glory. We’re back! ” he shared. From a coaching split to personal and emotional battles, Carlos Yulo had to rebuild from within. But with patience, faith, and the “right people around,” everything just like his routines found its rhythm again.

With this emotional return, the 25-year-old has his eyes set on October’s World Championships in Jakarta, but the ultimate goal? Los Angeles 2028. “We’re back,” Carlos Yulo declared, closing his message with a humble nod to those who believed in him through the quiet. And if this performance was any hint, he’s not just back, he’s better. But where was he for the last 10 months?

What really happened to Carlos Yulo after Paris 2024?

Still trying to picture a quiet season for Carlos Yulo? Hard to believe, given the résumé he’s already stacked at just 25. The Manila‑born dynamo burst onto the scene by nabbing the Philippines’ first‑ever world title on floor at the 2019 Worlds in Stuttgart, then piled on SEA Games, Asian titles, and more World Cup bling, cementing his status as the country’s most decorated gymnast in history.  Fast‑forward to Paris 2024 and cue the fireworks. Yulo stuck every landing, sweeping Olympic gold in floor exercise and vault, the first Filipino (and only the second Southeast Asian) to win two golds in a single Games.

The double triumph triggered a national gift‑fest that ranged from a condo and cash bonuses to a lifetime supply of ramen, mac‑and‑cheese, and even free colonoscopies. Then, radio silence. After that “mic‑drop” Olympics, Yulo vanished from competition for 10 months to heal a tired body, recalibrate after a coaching shake‑up, and steady some off‑mat family turbulence.

After lighting up Paris 2024 with double Olympic gold, Carlos Yulo hit pause—not because he was done, but because he needed to breathe. The grind had taken its toll: physically exhausted, emotionally drained, and fresh off a coaching split with longtime mentor Munehiro Kugimiya, Yulo stepped away from the spotlight to regroup under new coach Aldrin Castañeda. Add in personal struggles, including a public family dispute, and it was clear—this break wasn’t a setback, it was survival. By March 2025, the silence finally lifted. The Gymnastics Association of the Philippines confirmed his return to training, with SEA Games, World Cups, and the Jakarta Worlds on deck. Looks like the quiet season is officially over—and the roar is only getting louder