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The 2023 World Gymnastics Championships brought the best talents from all corners of the earth to Belgium. These athletes had the ultimate goal of securing the 2024 Paris Olympics quota for themselves and their team. Simone Biles led the charge for Team U.S.A.’s women’s division and scored the highest points. Although the men’s team could not match the gymnastics G.O.A.T.’s dominance on the leaderboard, they made the Paris 2024 team quota with 254.628 points. It was a team effort all around, but one South Korean-born American gymnastic prodigy really stood out.

Kyung-Tae was born in Seoul before Peter Moldauer adopted him and brought him to the United States. He renamed him Yul Moldauer after his favorite actor, Yul Brynner. Now, the 27-year-old represents America in international gymnastics competitions like the World Championships, where he scored the Olympic quota in the Men’s parallel bars. But the talented gymnast was only halfway done, and he followed it up with a remarkable campaign in Switzerland.

Yul Moldauer wins Memorial Arthur Gander

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There was a real dirge of all-around title holders when it comes to men’s gymnastics of the USA. On Wednesday, November 1, Yul Moldauer ended that dirge in Morges, Switzerland, after winning the Memorial Arthur Gander. He scored 57.200 to clinch the Gander all-around title since his last victory in 2021. Standing atop the podium amidst all the fanfare, the gymnast posed for a beautiful victory shot with one hand raised to the sky. He shared the picture alongside many others on Instagram with the caption, “@memorialgandermorges champion!??? Such a beautiful competition and such a huge honor being part of it! So blessed for the memories and friendships over the years from this competition! Next up Swiss Cup in Zurich! ????”.

 

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He had a near miss in 2022 and came second by a small margin. In 2023, Yul Moldauer was riding the high of his spectacular performance at the World Championships and scored the highest points on the vault to extend his lead against the closest runner-up, Kazuma Kaya. He is looking forward to the Swiss Cup scheduled for November 5, where he hopes to share the victor’s stage with Olympic gold medalist Jade Carey. Yul Moldauer’s ultimate goal is to win the gold in Paris 2024 for a noble mission.

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Yul Moldauer’s wish to end gender biases

The world of gymnastics is dominated by women, and most people do not support the men athletes. He desires to use his Olympic triumph to point out the folly of that assumption and bring the men?s team?s reputation at par with the women. He also hopes to make artistic gymnastics occupy the people?s interest as the top sports do. Yul Moldauer also wishes to end the discrimination that the Asian community faces in the country.

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In this regard, he said, “My mission as a person is to make sure that I am a better human than yesterday and to spread joy to everyone no matter their background. I believe that we are all humans and deserve to be treated with love no matter what”. With his track record in the sport improving daily, the world is slowly taking notice of Yul Moldauer and accepting his message of unity.

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