Khoi Young Explained

Khoi Young
Full Name:Khoi Alexander Young
Country:United States
Birth Date:31 December 2002
Birth Place:Bowie, Maryland, U.S.
Height:5 ft 4 in
Weight:118 lbs
Discipline:MAG
Natlteam:2022–present
Gym:Sportsplex Gymnastics
Collegeteam:Stanford Cardinal
Headcoach:Thom Glielmi
Show-Medals:yes

Khoi Alexander Young (born December 31, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. He has been a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team since 2022 and was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2023 World Championships. He currently competes in collegiate gymnastics for Stanford. He is the 2023 Pan American champion on pommel horse. In June 2024, he was named an alternate to the U.S. men's team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life and education

Young was born in Bowie, Maryland, on December 31, 2002, to Kevin and Lucille Young. He has two siblings.[1]

He attended Bowie High School before enrolling at Stanford University to pursue gymnastics.

Gymnastics career

2019

Young competed at the 2019 Winter Cup where he placed 7th in the all-around but won gold on floor exercise and silver on vault.[2] In May Young was selected at the alternate for the inaugural Junior World Championships.[3]

In August Young competed at the U.S. National Championships in the 15-16 age division where he finished 5th in the all-around. He won gold on pommel horse, silver on floor exercise, and bronze on parallel bars.[4]

2020–2021

In early 2020 Young competed at the RD761 Gymnastics Invitational where he helped Team USA win silver behind Japan.[5] Individually Young won silver in the all-around behind Motomu Yoshida and picked up three additional medals during event finals. He next competed at the Winter Cup where he finished 18th in the all-around.[6] The remainder of the competitive season was canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Young returned to competition at the 2021 Winter Cup where he finished third on vault and fifth on pommel horse.[7] At the 2021 National Championships Young placed 22nd in the all-around.[8]

2022

Young began competing for the Stanford Cardinal in the 2021–2022 season. He competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where he placed second in the all-around behind Vitaliy Guimaraes.[9] [10] During event finals he won gold on pommel horse and silver on vault behind Asher Hong. As a result Young was selected to represent the USA at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart alongside Guimaraes, Hong, Brody Malone, and Yul Moldauer.[11] At the NCAA Championship Young helped Stanford defend their national title. Additionally he placed second on vault behind Paul Juda.[12]

In late July Young competed at the U.S. Classic where he placed fourth in the all-around.[13]

2023

Young was selected to represent the United States at the Pan American Championships alongside Yul Moldauer, Curran Phillips, Shane Wiskus, and Taylor Christopulos. On the first day of competition, Young helped the USA qualify for the team final. Individually he won gold on pommel horse. On the final day of competition Young helped the USA win their second consecutive team title.[14] In August Young competed at the Core Hydration Classic. He won silver in the all-around and on pommel horse and vault and placed third on floor exercise.[15]

Young later competed at the Xfinity National Championships where he placed second in the all-around behind Asher Hong.[16] The following day he was named to the team to compete at the upcoming World Championships alongside Hong, Fred Richard, Yul Moldauer, Paul Juda, and alternate Colt Walker.[17]

At the World Championships, Young helped the USA qualify to the team final in second place. Individually he qualified to the pommel horse and vault finals. During the team final he contributed scores on pommel horse, vault, and horizontal bar toward the USA's third-place finish. In doing so, he helped the USA win their first team medal in nine years.[18] During event finals Young won silver on both pommel horse (behind Rhys McClenaghan) and vault (behind Jake Jarman). In doing so Young became the first American male since Paul Hamm in 2003 to win three medals at a single world championships and the first American male since Kurt Thomas and Bart Conner in 1979 to win multiple individual apparatus medals at a single world championships.[19]

2024

Young competed at the NCAA Championships in mid-April where he helped Stanford win their fifth consecutive team title. Individually Young won the all-around ahead of Fred Richard and Fuzzy Benas.[20] At the 2024 National Championships Young finished third in the all-around behind Brody Malone and Richard.[21]

In June, Young competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials, where he placed 15th in the all-around (151.200),[22] 8th on floor (27.950), 14th on pommel horse (25.900), 16th on rings (13.000), 8th on parallel bars (28.950), and 15th on high bar (25.350).[23] On June 29, he was named as an alternate to the U.S. Olympic Team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[24]

Competitive history

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Khoi Young USAG profile. USA Gymnastics. March 18, 2022. March 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220301174518/https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=421689. live.
  2. Web site: Mikulak wins five event medals, Walker takes junior all-around title at 2019 Winter Cup Challenge. February 17, 2019. USA Gymnastics. February 23, 2022. February 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220213123621/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=23300. live.
  3. Web site: USA Gymnastics names U.S. Men's Teams for 2019 Junior World Championships, Pan American Games. May 25, 2019. USA Gymnastics. March 18, 2022. November 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201107231138/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=23916. live.
  4. Web site: Mikulak notches super six at U.S. Championships. August 10, 2019. USA Gymnastics. February 23, 2022. January 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220107010010/https://www.usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=24372. live.
  5. Web site: USA wins team, all-around silver at 2020 RD761 Junior International Team Cup. USA Gymnastics. January 17, 2020. March 18, 2022. January 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117113440/https://www.usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25099. live.
  6. Web site: Mikulak Wins Senior All-Around Title 2020 Winter Cup Challenge. USA Gymnastics. February 21, 2020. February 23, 2022. January 19, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119012521/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25243. live.
  7. Web site: Cameron Bock takes 2021 Winter Cup men's all-around title, six athletes named to Men's National Team. February 26, 2021. USA Gymnastics. February 23, 2022. January 14, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220114113443/https://www.usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25917. live.
  8. Web site: Malone takes senior all-around crown at 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships. June 5, 2021. USA Gymnastics. March 18, 2022. January 19, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119002955/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26264. live.
  9. Web site: Guimaraes takes men's senior all-around title at 2022 Winter Cup Presented by OZONE and TURN; five gymnasts automatically qualify to National Team. February 26, 2022. USA Gymnastics. March 18, 2022. February 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035333/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27042. live.
  10. Web site: Winter Cup success: Three Cardinal gymnasts named to U.S. Senior National Team. February 27, 2022. The Stanford Daily. March 18, 2022. March 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220302184034/https://stanforddaily.com/2022/02/27/winter-cup-success-three-cardinal-gymnasts-named-to-u-s-senior-national-team/. live.
  11. Web site: U.S. men announce lineups for upcoming FIG Apparatus World Cup in Egypt, DTB Pokal Team Challenge and Mixed Cup in Germany. March 8, 2022. USA Gymnastics. March 18, 2022. March 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220308221036/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27099. live.
  12. Web site: Stanford three-peats, wins 2022 men's college gymnastics championship. April 16, 2022. National Collegiate Athletic Association. April 19, 2022. April 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220418130809/https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/gymnastics-men/nc/stanford-three-peats-wins-2022-mens-college-gymnastics-championship. live.
  13. Web site: Malone cruises to all-around title as men take over U.S. Classic. USA Gymnastics. July 31, 2022. August 5, 2022. August 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220805122155/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27736. live.
  14. Web site: U.S. claims men's and women's team titles at Pan American Championships. May 28, 2023. USA Gymnastics. August 4, 2023. August 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230810124003/https://usagym.org/u-s-claims-mens-and-womens-team-titles-at-pan-american-championships/. live.
  15. Web site: Hong brothers crowned as junior and senior men's all-around champions at Core Hydration Classic. August 6, 2023. USA Gymnastics. August 11, 2023. August 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230811165302/https://usagym.org/hong-brothers-crowned-as-junior-and-senior-mens-all-around-champions-at-core-hydration-classic/. live.
  16. Web site: Hong rallies for U.S. men's title at Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships. USA Gymnastics. August 27, 2023. August 28, 2023. August 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230828132956/https://usagym.org/hong-rallies-for-u-s-mens-title-at-xfinity-u-s-gymnastics-championships/. live.
  17. Web site: U.S. Senior Men's teams named for 2023 Artistic World Championships, Pan American Games. USA Gymnastics. August 27, 2023. August 28, 2023. August 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230828132955/https://usagym.org/u-s-senior-mens-teams-named-for-2023-artistic-world-championships-pan-american-games/. live.
  18. Web site: U.S. men claim team bronze at World Championships. USA Gymnastics. October 3, 2023. October 6, 2023. October 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231011000420/https://usagym.org/u-s-men-claim-team-bronze-at-world-championships/. live.
  19. Web site: Team USA Superlatives – 2023 FIG Artistic World Championships. October 8, 2023. USA Gymnastics. June 30, 2024. December 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231203112144/https://usagym.org/team-usa-superlatives-2023-fig-artistic-world-championships/. live.
  20. Web site: The Dynasty Continues. April 20, 2024. Stanford Cardinal. June 30, 2024. May 27, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240527013159/https://gostanford.com/news/2024/4/20/mens-gymnastics-the-dynasty-continues.aspx. live.
  21. Web site: Malone takes third career all-around title; Senior Men’s National Team named at Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships. June 2, 2024. USA Gymnastics. June 30, 2024. June 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240602191317/https://usagym.org/malone-takes-third-career-all-around-title-senior-mens-national-team-named-at-xfinity-u-s-gymnastics-championships/. live.
  22. Web site: 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials - Men Day 2 . 2024-06-29 . USA Gymnastics.
  23. Web site: 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials - Men Day 2 . June 29, 2024 . USA Gymnastics.
  24. Web site: June 29, 2024 . Frederick Richard, Brody Malone and more named to men's U.S. Olympic gymnastics team . June 29, 2024 . NBC News.

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