America?s supremacy in the gymnastic world has never been this widespread. With athletes like Sunisa Lee on the verge of making a return and Simone Biles earning every national and international accolades possible, Team U.S.A.?s future looks promising. Now, the men?s division has caught up to their female counterparts and sent flutters of hope throughout the nation.

Team U.S.A.’s gymnastics team traveled to Santiago, Chile, to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games. Each of these Olympic hopefuls wanted to register impressive performances before making their way to Paris next year. Among them was American artistic gymnast Curran Phillips. The corn-bred athlete from Illinois helped America’s flag soar high in South America and shared a heartwarming message of hope.

Curran Phillips’ Inspirational post after the Pan American Games 2023 victory

The 23-year-old member of the U.S. men’s national artistic gymnastics team earned a monumental victory at the 2023 Pan American Games. On October 25, Phillips was the first athlete to secure a medal in Santiago. He was able to transmute his silver from the Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships to a gold medal with a stupendous performance. Yesterday, he shared a few highlights from his time on the podium with a caption unlike any other.

Alongside the Instagram photos of him proudly holding his gold medal, Phillips wrote, “Thank you, Santiago. These people are amazing. I’m so proud of Team U.S.A. and the growth of this year. It’s only the beginning. 1 Chronicles 29:11 ‘Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty'”.

Phillips looked glad in the pictures as he beamed with joy and gratitude, standing beside his team. He had helped Team U.S.A. win the team gold but was reluctant to take sole credit for it. The athlete acknowledged the collective effort and growth of the team and expressed his belief that greater successes await them in the future.

He has proven his mettle at the Pan American Games this season. The former Stanford Cardinal standout also won two gold at the Pan American Championships in Medellin. He hopes to pull his team to the top at the upcoming World Championships and Olympic Games, but his gymnastics career is fast drawing to a close.

Balancing gymnastics with medical ambitions

The devout Christian wants to help as many people as he can. He believes a medical profession will allow him to serve God through the patients. Therefore, he is equally committed to attaining his medical degree as he is to his Olympic aspirations. The E.V.O. gymnastics superstar revealed in a Gymnastics Now interview, “I’ve always had a passion for medicine, and I’ve always known I wanted to help people”. Medical studies require total dedication, which could mean that the gymnastics world could lose its rising star very soon.

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However, for now, Curran Phillips is determined to pursue his gymnastic goals. One of those goals is to help his team take the gold in the World Championships and the Olympics. With that ambition to trigger him, Phillips is training the Yurchenko double pike that Simone Biles has perfected over the years. Team U.S.A. has found an absolute star in him, and it would be a great loss if he should leave the sport.

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