Fred Richard Wins Winter Cup
Fred Richard won the all-around title at the Winter Cup, which also set the roster for the 2026 Senior Men's National Team. The competition demonstrated the continued pipeline of elite talent in American gymnastics.
- Fred Richard secured the all-around title with a dominant score of 84.359, winning by more than 4.5 points. - Veteran gymnast and 2024 Olympic Team Trials competitor Yul Moldauer took the all-around silver medal with a score of 79.710, while David Shamah of Stanford University won bronze with a 79.608. - In addition to his all-around victory, Richard also captured the individual title on floor exercise (14.355) and earned bronze medals on pommel horse, still rings, and horizontal bar. - Other individual event titles were claimed by Yul Moldauer on parallel bars (14.955), Parker Thackston on pommel horse (15.325), Christopher Hiser on still rings (14.352), Garrett Schooley on vault (14.135), and Danila Leykin on high bar (14.658). - The event finalized a portion of the 2026 Senior Men's National Team, with athletes like Asher Hong, Brody Malone, and Yul Moldauer being named to the roster alongside Fred Richard. - This marks Richard's first Winter Cup title, adding to a resume that includes a team bronze medal at the 2024 Olympics and an all-around bronze at the 2023 World Championships. - The Winter Cup is the first domestic premier event of the 2026 season, and performances help determine international assignments for competitions like the American Cup.