Yul Moldauer

Yul 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]

Yul Moldauer
Born (1996-08-26) August 26, 1996
Seoul, South Korea
HometownArvada, Colorado
ResidenceNorman, Oklahoma
Training locationUniversity of Oklahoma
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
Years on national team3
ClubUniversity of Oklahoma
GymSam Viersen Gymnastics Center
College teamOklahoma Sooners
Head coach(es)Mark Williams
Medal record
Men's gymnastics
Representing  United States
World Championships
2017 MontrealFloor Exercise
National Championships
2017 Anaheim All-Around
2017 Anaheim Floor Exercise
2017 Anaheim Parallel Bars
2018 Boston All-Around
2018 Boston Floor Exercise
2018 Boston Vault
2019 Kansas City All-Around
2019 Kansas City Floor Exercise
2019 Kansas City Parallel Bars
2018 Boston Rings
2018 Boston Parallel Bars

Early life and education

Moldauer was born in Seoul, South Korea and was adopted by Peter and Orsa Moldauer before he was one year old.[2][3] He has three siblings, Leah, Sorcha and Sundo. He grew up on a farm in Colorado, and attended Golden High School. He is currently a student at the University of Oklahoma where he majors in finance.[4]

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). In the next few years, he started winning state and regional meets, and eventually won a place on the Junior National Team.[5][6]

Junior career

In 2014, Moldauer won the junior title on the pommel horse at the U.S. National Championships.[7] In 2015, he won the gold medal in the 18-year-old age division at the Junior Olympic National Championships.[8]

In 2016, Moldauer won his first NCAA all-around title.[9][10]

Senior career

2017

Moldauer 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.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13][14]

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 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. 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 Winter Cup Challenge 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.[15]

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