Brody Malone Caps Strong Us Gymnastics Worlds With Second High Bar Gold

Brody Malone capped an awesome meet by nan US astatine nan world gymnastics championships, earning nan 2nd golden badge connected precocious barroom of his profession during arena finals connected Saturday.

The 25-year-old American put together a thrilling group connected nan high-risk, high-reward apparatus, throwing a bid of releases that propelled him to a 14.933, conscionable up of world all-around champion Daiki Hashimoto of Japan astatine 14.733. Joe Fraser of Britain was 3rd astatine 14.700.

Malone’s gold, which bookended nan 1 he captured successful nan aforesaid arena astatine worlds successful 2022, came a time aft longtime US teammate Donnell Whittenburg earned nan first golden of his profession connected Friday successful still rings. Malone and Whittenburg train together astatine EVO Gymnastics successful Florida.

“Donnell is an awesome teammate,” Malone told Olympics.com. “After I saw him yesterday, nan first point he said to maine was, ‘It’s your move tomorrow.’ That was really motivating. It’s beautiful cool that we get to spell location to nan aforesaid nine gym pinch 2 golden medals.”

Malone’s triumph successful his signature arena came 2 and a half years aft he shredded his correct knee during a fluke mishap connected nan precocious barroom successful early 2023. He recovered successful clip to triumph a 3rd nationalist all-around title successful 2024 earlier helping nan American men declare a cathartic bronze badge astatine nan Paris Olympics.

The precocious joined Malone considered status successful nan aftermath but has chosen to property on, astatine slightest for now. He was rewarded pinch a golden that vanished disconnected a coagulated meet for nan US men’s program. The Americans won 3 medals successful each during nan meet, including a bronze for Patrick Hoopes connected pommel horse.

Brody Malone of nan United States, center, metallic medalist Hashimoto Daiki of Japan, left, and bronze medalist Joe Fraser of Britain, right, airs pinch their medals aft nan precocious bar. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock

Carlos Yulo of nan Philippines added different golden connected vault to spell pinch nan 1 he captured connected nan aforesaid arena astatine nan 2024 Olympics, his people of 14.866 conscionable capable to apical Artur Davtyan of Armenia astatine 14.833. Nazar Chepurnyi of Ukraine earned bronze.

Zou Jingyuan of China continued his mastery of parallel bars, winning his 4th golden connected nan arena astatine worlds. Jingyuan, a two-time Olympic champion connected nan servants of nan state that requires a operation of spot and precision, posted a 15.3, nan highest people of nan men’s meet successful immoderate arena extracurricular of nan 15.466 he put up during qualifying. Tomoharu Tsunogai of Japan claimed silver, while Daniel Marinov, a Russian competing arsenic a neutral athlete, won nan bronze.

Aiko Sugihara of Japan won a brace of medals connected Saturday. The 26-year-old earned golden successful nan women’s level workout astatine 13.833. Ruby Evans and Abigail Martin, some of Britain, took metallic and bronze.

Sugihara besides earned bronze connected equilibrium beam down golden medalist Zhang Qingying of China and metallic medalist Kaylia Nemour of Algeria, who added different badge to spell pinch nan golden connected uneven bars she won connected Friday.

The 2026 world championships will beryllium held successful nan Netherlands adjacent October.