TRENDS & INSIGHTS
The Return Of Shane Wiskus + NCAA Week 3 & Elite News
Stanford reclaimed the top spot in the NCAA, Heavy Hitters Asher Hong and Fred Richard were back in the line up, and Shane Wiskus has returned! For those new here, I’m…
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HONG Asher
HOW TO SAY IT
HAWNG · ASH-er
Stress in capitals · /ˈæʃɚ hɔːŋ/
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- 2 appearances
- OLYMPIC GAMES
- 1 Games
- AGE
- 22
- HOMETOWN
- Tomball, TX
- UNIVERSITY
- Stanford (Senior)
- TRAINING CLUB
- Stanford
SIGNATURE APPARATUS
Still Rings (SR)Vault (VT)Parallel Bars (PB)Floor Exercise (FX)
BROADCAST QUICK SHEET · HOUSE STYLE
HONG Asher
- 2 World Championships competed in · 1 Olympic Games
- 2026: NCAA Team Champion with Stanford — NCAA Championships
- 2024: Team Bronze (15.300 Ri Se Gwang vault in TF) — Paris Olympic Games
- 2023: Team Bronze & U.S. All-Around National Champion — Antwerp Worlds / U.S. Championships
- 2022: All-Around Finalist (6th at age 18) — Liverpool World Championships
- One of the few men in the world competing the Ri Se Gwang vault (6.0 D-score).
- Youngest of three gymnastics brothers; brother Xander also competes collegiately.
- Studies human biology and computer science coursework at Stanford.
COMPETITIVE RESUME
CAREER HISTORY
WORLDS
2 World Championships competed inFIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships
2026
NCAA Team Champion with StanfordNCAA Championships
2024
Team Bronze (15.300 Ri Se Gwang vault in TF)Paris Olympic Games
2023
Team Bronze & U.S. All-Around National ChampionAntwerp Worlds / U.S. Championships
2022
All-Around Finalist (6th at age 18)Liverpool World Championships
PERSONAL & BROADCAST NOTES
OFF THE MAT
One of the few men in the world competing the Ri Se Gwang vault (6.0 D-score).
Youngest of three gymnastics brothers; brother Xander also competes collegiately.
Studies human biology and computer science coursework at Stanford.
BY THE NUMBERS
2026 NCAA Week 1 Recap + Winter Cup Qualifiers Preview
Jake Jarman became the second British man to win the World Floor Title, Hong Yanming joins a long list of Chinese superstars to win the pommel horse title, and Donnell…
BY THE NUMBERS
2025 World Gymnastics Championships MAG Floor, Pommel Horse, & Still Rings Event Finals
Jake Jarman became the second British man to win the World Floor Title, Hong Yanming joins a long list of Chinese superstars to win the pommel horse title, and Donnell…
TRENDS & INSIGHTS
The U.S. World Gymnastics Team Has Been Chosen + 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships Recap
Asher Hong is once again the U.S. National Champion, the World’s Team has been announced, and there were LOTS of fan questions about the team selection. For those new here,…
TRENDS & INSIGHTS
2025 Xfinity National Gymnastics Championships Day 1 Recap
Asher Hong is leading the all-around in a major way, four out of the six eligible athletes hit the necessary benchmarks for worlds auto-qualifications, and some surprising…
TRENDS & INSIGHTS
2024 NCAA Championships Recap & the Doha World Cup with guest host Christian Marsh
Episode 29: Host, Kensley Behel, and guest host, Christian Marsh dive into the 2024 NCAA Championships where Stanford won their 5th consecutive team title and Khoi Young was…
NCAATRENDS & INSIGHTS
2027 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Recruitment Round-up: Week 1
Top Junior Gymnasts Start Recruiting Visits
ELITETRENDS & INSIGHTS
LIVE BLOG: 2026 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships Day 1
Photo: Matt West for Neutral Deductions After 5: 1. Fred Richard - 70.726 2. Danila Leykin - 70.373 3. Shane Wiskus - 69.657 Ummm. I do not understand Shane's E score on high bar. Expect…
ELITETRENDS & INSIGHTS
Fred Richard Wins 2026 America Cup
And Secures Spot on the Senior National Team
NCAATRENDS & INSIGHTS
Men's Gymnastics Schedule: 2026 Cottbus World Cup; Winter Cup, and NCAA Week 7
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