Curran Phillips
Phillips in 2019
Personal information
Full nameCurran Michael Phillips
Country represented United States
Born (2000-07-08) July 8, 2000
Naperville, Illinois, USA
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior elite
Years on national team2018–19, 2022–Present (USA)
ClubEVO Gymnastics
College teamStanford Cardinal (2019–22)
Former coach(es)Thom Glielmi
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoParallel bars
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 MedellínTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 MedellínHorizontal bar
Representing the Stanford Cardinal
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 ChampaignTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 MinneapolisTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 NormanTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 NormanParallel bars
Bronze medal – third place2021 MinneapolisVault

Curran Michael Phillips (born July 8, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and is the 2023 Pan American champion on horizontal bar and 2023 Pan American Games champion on parallel bars. He previously competed in collegiate gymnastics for Stanford.

Personal life

Phillips was born in Naperville, Illinois on July 8, 2000, to Debbie and Mike Phillips. He has one sister. In 2018 he graduated from Naperville North High School.

Gymnastics career

2018–21

In January 2018 Phillips competed at the Elite Team Cup where his team finished seventh. In August he competed at the U.S. National Championships in the junior 17-18 division. He placed fifth in the all-around but co-won the title on parallel bars.[1] He was named as an alternate for the Pan American Championships team.[2]

Phillips began competing for the Stanford Cardinal gymnastics team in 2019. At the NCAA National Championships he helped Stanford win the team title.[3]

The 2020 NCAA season was cut short due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

At the 2021 NCAA Championships Phillips helped Stanford defend their team title. Individually he won bronze on vault.[5]

2022

At the 2022 Winter Cup Phillips competed on three events. He finished first on parallel bars, second on horizontal bar behind Jack Freeman, and sixth on vault.[6] He was named to the senior national team for the first time and was selected to compete at the DTB Pokal Mixed Cup in Stuttgart alongside Colt Walker, Riley Loos, Katelyn Jong, Karis German, and Levi Jung-Ruivivar.[7] He competed on vault and horizontal bar, helping the USA qualify to the championship round. In the final round he posted a 15.050 on the parallel bars to help the USA win.[8] At the NCAA Championship Phillips helped Stanford defend their national title. Additionally he placed first on parallel bars, winning his first individual national title.[9] Phillips was named CGA Specialist of the Year.[10]

In August Phillips competed at the U.S. National Championships where he won his first senior elite level national title on the parallel bars.[11]

2023

Phillips competed at the 2023 Winter Cup where he placed first on both parallel bars and horizontal bar. In March he competed at the Baku World Cup, qualifying to both the parallel bars and horizontal bar finals in first and second respectively. During event finals he placed fifth on both.

Phillips was selected to represent the United States at the Pan American Championships alongside Yul Moldauer, Shane Wiskus, Khoi Young, and Taylor Christopulos. On the first day of competition Phillips helped the USA qualify for the team final. Individually he won gold on the horizontal bar, earning him his first international title. On the final day of competition Phillips helped the USA win their second consecutive team title.[12]

In August Phillips competed at the Core Hydration Classic where he placed first on parallel bars, fifth on vault, and nineteenth on horizontal bar.[13] Phillips next competed at the Xfinity National Championships where he placed second on parallel bars behind Moldauer and seventh on horizontal bar.[14] The following day he was named as an alternate for the team to compete at the Pan American Games taking place in late October.[15] In early October Shane Wiskus withdrew from the Pan American Games team due to injury and Phillips was selected as his replacement.[16]

At the Pan American Games Phillips helped the United States win team gold. Individually he qualified to the parallel bars final in first despite falling on the apparatus.[17] During the event final Phillips performed cleanly and scored 15.400, earning the gold medal.[18]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2018Elite Team Cup7
National Qualifier6
U.S. National Championships5913851st place, gold medalist(s)7
2019NCAA Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2432
2021NCAA Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022Winter Cup61st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
DTB Pokal Mixed Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
MPSF Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)52nd place, silver medalist(s)
NCAA Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)33
Koper Challenge Cup7
U.S. National Championships111st place, gold medalist(s)21
2023Winter Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Baku World Cup55
Pan American Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. Classic51st place, gold medalist(s)19
U.S. National Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)7
Pan American Games1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "Briones takes 17-18 division crown, with a trio finishing first for 15-16 division at 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 18, 2018. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ "USA Gymnastics names 2018-19 U.S. Men's National Team, World Championships Team squad, Senior Pan American Championships Team". USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2018. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Cheers From Champaign". Stanford Cardinal. April 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA. March 13, 2020. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Watch Brody Malone secure the all-around title at the 2021 NCAA men's gymnastics championship". National Collegiate Athletic Association. April 17, 2021. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Guimaraes takes men's senior all-around title at 2022 Winter Cup Presented by OZONE and TURN; five gymnasts automatically qualify to National Team". USA Gymnastics. February 26, 2022. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ "U.S. men announce lineups for upcoming FIG Apparatus World Cup in Egypt, DTB Pokal Team Challenge and Mixed Cup in Germany". USA Gymnastics. March 8, 2022. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  8. ↑ "2022 DTB Pokal Mixed Cup Results". The Gymternet. March 21, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Stanford three-peats, wins 2022 men's college gymnastics championship". National Collegiate Athletic Association. April 16, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Malone Wins Nissen-Emery, Phillips Named Specialist of Year". Pac-12 Conference. April 14, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Malone repeats as all-around champion at 2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 21, 2022.
  12. ↑ "U.S. claims men's and women's team titles at Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. May 28, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Hong brothers crowned as junior and senior men's all-around champions at Core Hydration Classic". USA Gymnastics. August 6, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Hong rallies for U.S. men's title at Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 27, 2023.
  15. ↑ "U.S. Senior Men's teams named for 2023 Artistic World Championships, Pan American Games". USA Gymnastics. August 27, 2023.
  16. ↑ @USAGym (October 7, 2023). "Pan American Games Update: due to injury, Shane Wiskus will no longer compete in Santiago, he will be replaced by Curran Phillips" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ↑ "U.S. men take team gold to kick off 2023 Pan American Games". USA Gymnastics. October 21, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Americans collect four more medals as Pan American Games artistic competition concludes". USA Gymnastics. October 25, 2023.
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