Males Day 1 Outcomes & Highlights | 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships

NEW ORLEANS – Olympic bronze medalist and 2023 U.S. all-around champion Asher Hong (Stanford) has a dominating lead (85.585) over the senior males’s area after day certainly one of competitors on the 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships – greater than 4 factors forward of second – setting himself as much as win his second nationwide title and lock-in a spot on the boys’s Worlds staff on Saturday.

Hong was certainly one of 4 athletes on day one who earned the required minimal problem rating to mechanically lock a spot on the six-man Worlds staff if they win their occasion on Saturday. Along with Hong on vault, the opposite athletes who now decide their very own destiny (as a substitute of leaving it as much as the choice committee) are Kameron Nelson (Ohio State) on flooring, Donnell Whittenburg (EVO) on rings, and Colt Walker (Stanford) on parallel bars.

With such a powerful group of pommel horse specialists, it’s unlikely the U.S. will ship a delegation with out one. Regardless of not one of the prime three specialists – Patrick Hoopes (Air Pressure), Brandon Dang (Illinois), and Stephen Nedoroscik (EVO) – hitting the 6.2 D-score wanted on horse to doubtlessly auto-lock, Hoopes put up an enormous 15.775 (with 0.725 in bonus) to steer the sphere. Dang was proper behind with a 15.468, and Nedoroscik, in his first aggressive routine since successful bronze in Paris, was fifth with a 14.200 after hitting his usually “problematic” Busnari, however leaving out key abilities that damage his D-score.

“I acquired by way of the routine, which is the largest deal to me,” Nedoroscik mentioned after the meet. “I’ve been struggling this final month in coaching… I may need made up the second half of the routine, however hey, we’ll take a [14.200] and 9.100 execution rating… I skipped two abilities and completed the routine, however hey, that’s a success. And it’s my tenth aggressive hit in a row, in order that’s an enormous dub for me.”

The above talked about athletes all lead their respective occasions. Nelson earned 1.051 in bonus for his flooring routine that included a triple pike and triple tuck (15.201). Whittenburg introduced again his namesake ability on rings – a triple pike dismount – and landed it to additionally earn 1.051 in bonus (15.101). Hong stepped off the mat on his Ri Se Gwang vault, however between that and his Kas double, simply leads there.

Within the all-around, Fuzzy Benas (Oklahoma) is second with an 81.105, and Walker is third with an 81.058. Taylor Burkhart (Stanford) rounds out the occasion leaders with a 14.505 on excessive bar, together with 0.305 in bonus.

Unsurprisingly, Squad D – AKA Stanford plus Hoopes – gained the brand new Squad Showdown with a complete rating of 255.203. The Air Pressure gymnast competed alongside Cardinal gymnasts Hong, Walker, Burkhart, Jun Iwai, Kiran Mandava, David Shamah, and Kai Uemura.

Competitors will conclude Saturday – scores are weighed equally throughout each days. (Reminder that the boys are utilizing a bonus system to encourage pushing problem, so scores could also be inflated due to that.) The boys’s Worlds staff heading to Jakarta, Indonesia, in October will likely be introduced after the conclusion of championships.

See our rotation-by-rotation recap of day one beneath. Full outcomes from day one right here. Athletes qualifying to day two of senior males’s competitors are listed right here.

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All-Round:

1. Asher Hong (Stanford) – 85.585
2. Fuzzy Benas (Oklahoma) – 81.105
3. Colt Walker (Stanford) – 81.058

Equipment Leaders:

• Ground: Kameron Nelson (Ohio State) – 15.201*
• Pommel Horse: Patrick Hoopes (Air Pressure) – 15.775
• Rings: Donnell Whittenburg (EVO) – 15.101*
• Vault: Asher Hong (Stanford) – 14.915 common*
• Parallel Bars: Colt Walker (Stanford) – 14.408*
• Excessive Bar: Taylor Burkhart (Stanford) – 14.505

*Means athlete has hit the minimal D-score that, with a win on that occasion, would mechanically lock them onto the Worlds staff.

Senior Males – Rotation 6

🕐 9:25 PM CT — Kameron Nelson flooring goes 15.201
Two triple backs, a 6.3 D-score, and a bonus of greater than a degree give Kameron Nelson a 15.201 on flooring – simply into the lead on that occasion – and the possibility to auto-lock his spot on the Worlds staff if he repeats that efficiency on Saturday.

🕐 9:23 PM CT — Fred Richard excessive bar
Tonight hasn’t gone Fred’s approach. Let’s see if he can end sturdy… Tak half. Laid-out Tkatchev. Cassina. Piked Kovacs. Straddle Tkatchev. Hop 1/1 to one-armed big. Triple again, under-rotated and stumbles ahead. 13.450.

🕐 9:20 PM CT — Karnes goes for the Cassina-Kolman connection
Josh Karnes has been exhibiting some unimaginable problem on excessive bar in his coaching clips, however falls on his set. Will get again on and hits the back-to-back Cassina to Kolman. Finishes with a laid-out double-double and a hop again.

🕐 9:16 PM CT — Hong goes 6/6 after sturdy rings to finish evening
Ending off sturdy on certainly one of his greatest occasions, Asher Hong hit his set for a 14.818 – one other greater than half a degree in bonus. Not sufficient for the auto spot there, however vault will get him there simply high-quality so long as he hits day one. And actually, with this efficiency, it’s seemingly he’ll get chosen to the staff even when it goes to discretionary. 85.585 all-around with bonus.

Senior Males – Rotation 5

🕐 9:05 PM CT — Rotation 5 Rating Replace

• Fred Richard PB = 12.750
• Josh Karnes PB = 13.550
• Jackson Harrison VT = 13.950

🕐 8:54 PM CT — Hong hits horse
Asher Hong whips by way of his pommel horse set with quick flairs and good type, bringing him to five/5 hit routines to date. 13.400 – clear, nothing fancy. Will get him the rating he must hold rolling.

🕐 8:49 PM CT — Patrick Hoopes continues success on horse with 15.775
Olympic staff alternate Patrick Hoopes continues to be a stronghold for the U.S. on horse, constructing his case to make his first Worlds staff. Him and Brandon Dang have been so constant for the U.S. this 12 months, each bringing residence worldwide medals, however Hoopes beats Dang day one by three-tenths. His 6.0 isn’t sufficient to auto-qualify to the Worlds staff if he wins on Saturday, however he’ll be a favourite to be chosen even when he doesn’t punch his personal ticket. Greater than seven-tenths in bonus and a 9.050 E-score.

Senior Males – Rotation 4

🕐 8:32 PM CT — Burkhart follows Hong with a 14.505
Laid-out double-double, hop ahead. Entrance double full to entrance double tuck, caught. 2.5 to entrance format to the aspect. Nice flairs sequence. Tucked double-double, small hop. He’s PUMPED after that. Additionally acquired roughly three-tenths in bonus.

🕐 8:31 PM CT — Asher Hong sticks on flooring for a giant 14.808
Asher Hong is the brand new chief on flooring after an enormous set that included a caught dismount and practically half a degree in bonus.

🕐 8:26 PM CT — Donnell Whittenburg lands namesake ability
Donnell Whittenburg goes by way of his set on rings. Nearly buckles on a handstand earlier than the primary occasion: The Whittenburg aka his namesake ability – a triple pike. Places it to his ft however barely under-rotated and stumbles ahead. 14.683 – only a tenth shy of the wanted D-score to auto-qualify to Worlds if he wins. Wants a 5.9, however did a 5.8 tonight… scratch that – D-score has been raised to a 6.0 after inquiry, which implies if he wins on Saturday, he’ll auto-qualify for the Worlds staff.

🕐 8:22 PM CT — Richard hits clear vault to maintain evening going
Fred Richard earned a 14.050 for his Kas 1.5 after only a hop ahead (9.250 E-score). Charlie Larson additionally hit a fantastic double-twisting Yurchenko – not a standard vault in males’s inventive. 13.800 with a 9.4 E-score!

Senior Males – Rotation 3

🕐 8:15 PM CT — Rotation 3 Rating Replace

• Taylor Burkhart hits an enormous 14.505 on excessive bar to leap into the lead on that occasion and within the all-around for now. Nonetheless, that 5.8 D-score doesn’t get near the auto-lock quantity.
• Colt Walker additionally hit a 13.400 on excessive bar along with his clear routine.

🕐 8:10 PM CT — Stephen Nedoroscik hits first aggressive routine since Paris, together with Busnari
Stephen hits the Busnari. Remainder of the routine is sweet, but it surely’s a little bit of a hodgepodge – even when doesn’t appear to know what he simply did after. Shrugs as the group applauses. 14.200 with a 5.1 D-score and 9.1 E-score. That’s fourth proper now. He would wish to hit a 6.2 on Saturday and win to make the Worlds staff mechanically. Based mostly off how Brandon Dang and Patrick Hoopes have carried out to date this 12 months, it’s unlikely he could be picked by the choice committee if it goes to discretionary.

🕐 8:06 PM CT — Asher Hong hits upgrades on excessive bar
Hits the Cassina and piked Kovacs – simply wants to wash them up. Tak full is approach over. Tak half a lot better. Laid-out double-double, nearly caught, small hop ahead.

Senior Males – Rotation 2

🕐 7:50 PM CT — Rotation 2 Rating Replace

• The Stanford parallel bars rotation is powerful. Highlights:
  • Asher Hong = 14.100
  • Taylor Burkhart = 13.800
  • Colt Walker = 14.408 (hits the minimal D-score wanted that if he wins parallel bars, he’ll mechanically make the Worlds staff)
• Danila Leykin (EVO) FX = 13.800
• Kelton Christiansen (Oklahoma) HB = 13.400

🕐 7:38 PM CT — Fred Richard debuts the most recent iteration of latest uniform, hits pommel horse
The newest iteration of Fred Richard’s revolutionary males’s uniform is rather more cohesive, together with the leggings beneath his shorts, that are about an inch shorter than the uniform he debuted at Winter Cup. He hits pommel horse on his method to a 12.750 after a 0.3 impartial deduction for the non-conforming uniform.

🕐 7:32 PM CT — Jackson Harrison brings their inventive aptitude to flooring
Laid-out double-double, small hop. Entrance double pike, small hop again. 1.5 to entrance full, caught. A lot aptitude of their routine. 2.5 to entrance format, small hop ahead. Presents a shocking scale. Double pike, STUCK for the bonus. Excellent routine from Jackson! A 14.150 ties Charlie Larson for the highest rating to date! That’s with a 9.050 E-score.

Senior Males – Rotation 1

🕐 7:21 PM CT — Rotation 1 Rating Replace

• Brandon Dang earns a 15.468 on pommel horse with a 5.9 D-score and eight.950 E-score.
• Donnell Whittenburg will get the group hyped with a 13.000 on excessive bar after a virtually caught touchdown on his triple pike dismount.
• Fred Richard hits a 13.752 on flooring with a tenth out of bounds deduction.

🕐 7:15 PM CT — Brody Malone falls 3 times on excessive bar
Winkler was wonky and falls. Tak full and goes the improper approach. Tak half and likewise goes again the improper approach. Liukin and misses the catch with a tough fall. Will get again on and tries it once more… and falls once more. Cassina. Kolman. These releases had been tough to look at – seemed like he may fall once more and type was missing. Hop 1/1. Laid-out double-double is caught. The truth that he completed that sturdy is unimaginable. 11.250. 5.3 D-score, however clearly he’s pushing for greater.

🕐 7:10 PM CT — Asher Hong off the mat on Ri Se Gwang
Asher Hong throws the Ri Se Gwang for his first vault, getting a ton of distance and over a degree in bonus however stumbling off the mat – nonetheless scores a 15.059. With a clear Kas double (14.771), he earns a 14.915 common. He wins on Saturday, he’ll be going to Worlds mechanically.

🕐 7:03 PM CT — Charlie Larson goes large on flooring to open the meet with a 14.150
Double entrance to aspect, hop again. Double-twisting double format, small hop. Whip double format, small hop. Entrance double full to entrance format. Wonderful scale earlier than Full-twisting double format, mainly caught. And a leap to have fun after his salute!