Yul Moldauer

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Yul Moldauer
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Moldauer in 2021
Personal information
Full nameYul Kyung-Tae Moldauer
Country representedUnited States United States
Born (1996-08-26) August 26, 1996 (age 25)
Seoul, South Korea
HometownArvada, Colorado
ResidenceDenver, Colorado
Training locationUniversity of Oklahoma
Height1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
Years on national team2015–present (USA)
Gym5280 Gymnastics
College teamOklahoma Sooners (2016–19)
Head coach(es)Vladimir Artemev
Assistant coach(es)Alexander Artemev
Irina Artemev
Former coach(es)Mark Williams (OU)
Medal record
Men's gymnastics
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Montreal Floor Exercise
FIG World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Newark All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2018 Chicago All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2019 Greensboro All-Around
Representing Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg
NCAA Championships
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Team 3 1 0
All-Around 2 1 0
Floor Exercise 2 0 1
Pommel Horse 0 1 1
Rings 1 2 0
Vault 1 0 0
Parallel Bars 1 1 1
Horizontal Bar 0 0 1
Total 10 6 4

Yul Kyung-Tae Moldauer (born August 26, 1996) is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2017 U.S. national all-around champion and the 2017 World bronze medalist on floor exercise.[1] He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Early life and education[]

Moldauer was born in Seoul, South Korea on August 16, 1996 and named Kyung-Tae.[3] Before he was a year old, Peter Moldauer adopted him and named him Yul after the actor Yul Brynner.[3][4][5] Because his biological mother was chemically dependent, his adoptive father was told he might not develop into a "productive adult."[3]

Moldauer has three siblings, Leah, Sorcha and Sundo. He grew up on a farm in Colorado and attended Golden High School.

At age seven, Moldauer joined a local gym offering a free tryout, and at age ten, he joined 5280 Gymnastics, where he was coached by the Artemev family (Vladimir, Irina, and Alexander Artemev).[3] In the next few years, he started winning state and regional meets, and eventually won a place on the Junior National Team.[6][7] He was a member of the gymnastics team at the University of Oklahoma where he graduated in May 2020 with a degree in communications.[8]

Moldauer has received two awards. In 2018, USA Gymnastics named him the 2018 Male Athlete of the Year.[3] In April 2019, he was presented with the Nissen Emery Award, an annual prize given to the top male gymnast in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[3]

Junior career[]

In 2014, Moldauer won the junior title on the pommel horse at the U.S. National Championships.[9] In 2015, he won the gold medal in the 18-year-old age division at the Junior Olympic National Championships.[10]

In 2016, Moldauer won his first NCAA all-around title.[11][12]

Senior career[]

2017[]

Moldauer competed at the 2017 Winter Cup where he won gold in the all-around, rings and parallel bars, and silver on floor and vault. He competed at his first top level international competition in March at the 2017 American Cup in Newark, New Jersey, where he placed first ahead of Olympic gold and silver medalist Oleg Vernyayev.[13] Later that year, he became the NCAA champion on the floor exercise and rings, and placed second in the all-around and on parallel bars. In August, Moldauer won the all-around national title at the 2017 U.S. National Championships in Anaheim, California, and tied for the gold medal with Eddie Penev on floor exercise.[14]

Moldauer made his first World Championship appearance at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal, Canada. He won the bronze medal in the floor exercise final and placed 7th in the all-around final.[15][16]

2018[]

Moldauer won his second consecutive American Cup all-around title in March at the 2018 American Cup ahead of more accomplished gymnasts including Kenzō Shirai of Japan, the 2017 World all-around bronze medalist, thanks to Moldauer achieving a top three score on every apparatus. In August at the 2018 U.S. National Championships, he won the silver medal in the all-around behind Sam Mikulak.

In October, Moldauer competed at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. He and the U.S. team finished fourth in the team competition. He went on to place 12th in the all-around final and fourth in the floor exercise final.

2019[]

Moldauer competed at the 2019 Winter Cup in Las Vegas, finishing first in the all-around. Moldauer won his third consecutive American Cup all-around title in March at the 2019 American Cup, just 0.001 of a point ahead of fellow American Sam Mikulak.

Moldauer suffered from right elbow pain and did not compete for six weeks.[3]

In August at the 2019 U.S. National Championships, he again won the silver medal in the all-around behind Sam Mikulak. Additionally, he won silver medals on floor exercise and parallel bars.

2020[]

Moldauer competed at the 2020 Winter Cup in Las Vegas, finishing first on vault, third on parallel bars, fourth on pommel horse and fifth all-around. Due to his results at the Winter Cup Challenge, he was named to the 2020 senior men's team.[17]

2021[]

Moldauer finished first on parallel bars, third all-around, third on floor, fourth on pommel horse and fifth on still rings at the 2021 Winter Cup Challenge in Indianapolis, Indiana. At 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth, Texas he finished first on parallel bars, second all-around and third on floor and still rings.[18] Moldauer was named to the 2021 Olympic team alongside Brody Malone, Sam Mikulak, and Shane Wiskus.[19] He secured his spot on the team by finishing second in the all-around and finishing in top three on at least three apparatuses at the 2021 Olympic Trials in St. Louis, Missouri.[2]

In November Moldauer competed at the Arthur Gander Memorial. He won the four-event all-around, beating Nikita Nagornyy in the tie-breaker.[20]

Competitive history[]

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2015 Winter Cup 17 14 17 22 20 16 29
U.S. National Championships 12 14 6 24 23 6 18
2016 Winter Cup 5 7 14 4 9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 27
NCAA Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships 5 5 8 7 13 12 15
Olympic Trials 5 5 6 8 5 7 14
2017 Winter Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 12
American Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
NCAA Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Guimaraes International 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 5 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 13
World Championships N/A 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018 Winter Cup 7
American Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
NCAA Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 11
World team trials 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 4 12 4
2019 Winter Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4
American Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
NCAA Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 9 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10
World team trials 5
World Championships 4 16
2020 Winter Cup 5 11 4 5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 15
Friendship & Solidarity Meet 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021 Winter Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 5 16 1st place, gold medalist(s) 12
U.S. National Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 14 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 1st place, gold medalist(s) 14
Olympic Trials 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 1st place, gold medalist(s) 13
Olympic Games 5 6
World Team Trials 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships N/A 4 5
Arthur Gander Memorial 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[]

  1. ^ "USA Gymnastics | Yul Moldauer". usagym.org. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  2. ^ a b "Sam Mikulak, Yul Moldauer, Brody Malone highlight U.S. Olympic men's gymnastics team". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. 2021-06-26. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Artistic Gymnastics MOLDAUER Yul". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  4. ^ Zaccardi, Nick (August 18, 2017). "Who will make U.S. men's gymnastics team for worlds?". NBC Sports.
  5. ^ "Yul Moldauer". International Gymnast: 33. April 2017.
  6. ^ "StickItMedia Exclusive Interview: Yul Moldauer". StickItMedia. July 27, 2010.
  7. ^ Meyer, John (July 18, 2011). "It's health first now for Olympic medalist Artemev". The Denver Post.
  8. ^ "Yul Moldauer". Sooner Sports.
  9. ^ Normile, Dwight (August 24, 2014). "Watts, Burke Win U.S. Junior Men's Titles". International Gymnast Magazine.
  10. ^ "Level 10 champions crowned at Men's Junior Olympic Championships". Gymnastic News Network.
  11. ^ Kersey, Jason (April 22, 2016). "OU men's gymnastics: For Sooners' Yul Moldauer, team's success brings individual success". News OK.
  12. ^ "Men's gymnastics: Oklahoma repeats as national champions". NCAA. April 17, 2016.
  13. ^ "2017 AT&T American Cup" (PDF). March 3, 2017.
  14. ^ Ponsi, Lou (August 19, 2017). "Yul Moldauer takes all-around title at the P&G Gymnastics Championships". Orange County Register.
  15. ^ "OU junior Yul Moldauer takes bronze in floor exercise at World Championships". Tulsa World. October 7, 2017.
  16. ^ "Moldauer finishes seventh in all-around". Sooner Sports. October 5, 2017.
  17. ^ "Mikulak wins four event medals, Benas claims Junior All-Around Title at 2020 Winter Cup Challenge". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  18. ^ "USA Gymnastics | Yul Moldauer". usagym.org. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  19. ^ "USA Gymnastics announces men's Olympic team roster for artistic gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. June 26, 2021.
  20. ^ "Angelina Melnikova continues golden 2021 with victory in Morges". International Olympic Committee. November 4, 2021.

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