Riley Austin Loos (born October 6, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the gold medal-winning team at both the
2018
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and
2022 Pan American Championships. He is a member of the
United States men's national gymnastics team
The United States men's artistic gymnastics team represents the United States in FIG international competitions.
History
The first national team roster was established in 1998. The team has competed at the Olympic Games 21 times, winning six med ...
and currently competing in collegiate gymnastics for Stanford.
Personal life
Loos was born in
Folsom, California
Folsom is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is commonly known for Folsom State Prison, the song "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash, as well as for Folsom Lake. The population was 80,454 at the 2020 census.
Folsom is pa ...
on October 6, 2000, to Greg and Stephanie Loos. He has two sisters.
Gymnastics career
2018
In January 2018 Loos competed at the RD761 International Junior Team Cup where he helped USA finish third in the team competition. Individually he finished seventh in the all-around and won silver on floor exercise and bronze on vault. In August Loos competed at the
U.S. National Championships in the junior 17-18 division. He placed second in the all-around behind
Brandon Briones
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Personal life
Briones was born in Park Ridge, Il ...
. Loos was selected to represent the United States at the
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alongside
Cameron Bock,
Spencer Goodell,
Kanji Oyama
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, and
Genki Suzuki
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. Loos helped the United States win gold as a team.
2019
Loos competed at the
2019 Winter Cup
The 2019 Winter Cup was an artistic gymnastics competition held at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas from February 15 to February 17, 2019.
Competition
The competition featured both junior and senior competitive divisions. The fin ...
where he placed 16th in the all-around but won bronze on floor exercise behind
Sam Mikulak
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and Jacob Moore. In August Loos competed at the
U.S. National Championships where he finished 10th in the all-around and fourth on floor exercise.
2020–21
In early 2020 Loos competed at the Winter Cup where he finished 18th in the all-around. He also started competing for the
Stanford Cardinal
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in collegiate gymnastics; however the NCAA season was cut short due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Loos returned to competition at the
2021 Winter Cup
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where he finished second in the all-around behind
Cameron Bock. He next competed at the
2021 NCAA Championships where he helped Stanford defend their team title. Individually he won bronze on rings.
Loos was selected to compete at the
2021 Pan American Championships; he helped the team win the silver medal behind Brazil and individually he finished fourth in the all-around. Due to competing at the Pan American Championships, Loos was invited to compete at the upcoming
Olympic Trials
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.
Loos finished ninth in the all-around at the Olympic Trials and was not added to the team. In September Loos was selected to compete at the
Koper Challenge Cup. While there he finished fourth on floor exercise and rings and eighth on vault.
2022
Loos placed eighth in the all-around at the
2022 Winter Cup
The 2022 Winter Cup was an artistic gymnastics competition held at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco. Like the previous year it included both men's and women's artistic gymnastics.
Competition schedule
The competition featured senior and j ...
. He was selected to compete at the DTB Pokal Mixed Cup in
Stuttgart
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alongside
Colt Walker
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,
Curran Phillips
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,
Katelyn Jong
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Early life
Jong was born to Simon and Yoomin Jong in 2006 in ...
,
Karis German
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, and
Levi Jung-Ruivivar
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. He competed on floor exercise and high bar, helping the USA win. At the
NCAA Championship
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Loos helped Stanford defend their national title. Additionally he placed first on rings, winning his first individual national title.
In June Loos was selected to represent the United States at the
Pan American Championships A Pan American Championship is a top level international sports competition between athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs in the Americas. Typically these championships are recurring, the most ...
alongside
Brody Malone
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,
Yul Moldauer
Yul Kyung-Tae 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. He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
...
,
Colt Walker
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, and
Shane Wiskus
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. On the first day of competition Loos competed on floor exercise, rings, vault, and horizontal bar to help qualify the United States in first place to the team final. Individually he won silver on floor exercise behind Moldauer and bronze on rings behind Brazilians
Arthur Zanetti
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and
Caio Souza
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The , o ...
. During the team final Loos competed on floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, and horizontal bar to help the USA win gold ahead of the
reigning team champion Brazil.
In late July Loos competed at the
U.S. Classic
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where he placed seventh in the all-around but recorded the third highest vault and rings scores.
Eponymous skills
Competitive history
References
External links
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2000 births
Living people
People from El Dorado Hills, California
American male artistic gymnasts
Stanford Cardinal men's gymnasts
21st-century American people