The United States has always been a threat to all other competitors in the international gymnastics arena. Only the top-tier athletes have been part of the elite team, and they have helped unfurl the star-spangled banner innumerable times on foreign soil. So far, the women’s team has led the charge while the men have been languishing in their glory days. However, now they have resurged into prominence as one male gymnast carries the baton for the whole team.

Yul Moldauer was not born on American soil but owes his life to the country. Born in Seoul, he was adopted by American citizen Peter Moldauer and brought to the land of opportunities. He trained in the country and is now paying his debts with one remarkable performance after another in international competitions. Now, the 27-year-old is girded to pay it back in full at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Yul Moldauer trains for Olympic glory

Yul Moldauer posted an Instagram story from Stuttgart, Germany, where he shared the frame with Hoerr Carlo. The German gymnast lost the Swiss Cup to the American ace, but there was no bitterness between them. Both smiled for the camera and looked happy after sweating it out in the gym. Yul Moldauer captioned the iconic picture, “Back in the lab,” and tagged his European counterpart. This was merely two days after his impeccable performance in Switzerland alongside fellow Olympian Jade Carey. They sealed the deal for America with two beautiful exercises and earned the championship title. The pair scored a total of 29.050 in the final round to beat out the strong contenders from Japan.

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Their Japanese rivals, Chiaki Hatakeda and Kazuma Kaya, scored 28.325 and won the second-place trophy. Jade Carey and Yul Moldauer captured an early advantage in the first round, which carried them through to Round 2. Again, they prevailed and sailed through to the finals without any difficulty. The pair representing the United States had to score the highest points in all three rotations of the final round. First, they tackled the vault and parallel bars, then the floor and horizontal bars, and finally, the uneven bars and floor. Moldauer is a veteran winner of the Swiss Cup after two consecutive victories, but his earlier feat at the World Gymnastics Championships was the first of its kind.

Yul Moldauer broke the medal curse for the Team USA men’s division

Yul Moldauer joined the world team in Antwerp, Belgium, to end the nine-year-long medal curse. Team USA’s men’s team had not medalled for nine years straight until Yul Moldauer came along. Despite the team boasting of legendary gymnasts such as Asher Hong, Moldauer was the only one who had the guts to achieve the unthinkable. He added the parallel bars bronze medal to the overall tally and gave his team a huge lift.

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The American gymnastics icon has been steadily growing his repertoire of skills. This brought him victory at the Arthur Memorial Gander as well. Now, he wants to add the elusive Olympic gold to his trophy cabinet and is leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of it.

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