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2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships Pre-Competition Interviews

Hear from Patty Hoopes, Brody Malone, Kam Nelson, Frederick Richard, and Donnell Whittenburg

BY KENSLEY BEHEL · AUGUST 1, 2025 · ELITE

2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships Pre-Competition Interviews

Frederick Richard, University of Michigan

Frederick Richard on:

  • his takeaways from training in China and Japan,
  • designing a new uniform for championships
  • his planned routines
  • and changing management after the Olympics.

Brody Malone, EVO Gymnastics

Brody Malone on:

  • Life after winning an Olympic medal
  • His high bar difficulty (hint: it matches the highest in the world)
  • Why he’s not competing all-around this year, and much more!

Donnell Whittenburg, EVO Gymnastics

Donnell Whittenburg on:

  • Changing Gyms
  • Competing his own named skill
  • His motivation to keep going, and more!

Patrick Hoopes, Air Force World Class Athlete Program

Patrick Hoopes on:

  • How he became so consistent on pommel horse
  • Submitting a new skill to the FIG
  • Being accepted to the Air Force World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), and more!

Kameron Nelson, Ohio State University

Kam Nelson on:

  • How he began competing a routine with two triple backs
  • His plans to compete the hardest floor routine in the world
  • Why he’s dropping down to four events, and more!

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