Curran Phillips

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

Early life and education

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. He enrolled at Stanford University to pursue gymnastics.

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.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22405|title=Briones takes 17-18 division crown, with a trio finishing first for 15-16 division at 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships|date=August 18, 2018|work=USA Gymnastics|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118093207/https://www.usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22405|url-status=live}} He was named as an alternate for the Pan American Championships team.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22414|title=USA Gymnastics names 2018-19 U.S. Men's National Team, World Championships Team squad, Senior Pan American Championships Team|work=USA Gymnastics|date=August 19, 2018|access-date=April 19, 2022|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810191959/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22414|url-status=dead}}

Phillips began competing for the Stanford Cardinal gymnastics team in 2019. At the NCAA National Championships he helped Stanford win the team title.{{cite web|url=https://gostanford.com/news/2019/4/20/mens-gymnastics-ncaa-champions.aspx|title=Cheers From Champaign|work=Stanford Cardinal|date=April 20, 2019}}

The 2020 NCAA season was cut short due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships-due-coronavirus-concerns|title=NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns|work=NCAA|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=February 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216090116/https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships-due-coronavirus-concerns|url-status=live}}

At the 2021 NCAA Championships, Phillips helped Stanford defend their team title. Individually, he won bronze on vault.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/video/gymnastics-men/2021-04-17/brody-malone-all-around-title-2021-ncaa-mens-gymnastics-championship|title=Watch Brody Malone secure the all-around title at the 2021 NCAA men's gymnastics championship|date=April 17, 2021|work=National Collegiate Athletic Association|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=August 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818041412/https://www.ncaa.com/video/gymnastics-men/2021-04-17/brody-malone-all-around-title-2021-ncaa-mens-gymnastics-championship|url-status=live}}

=2022=

At the 2022 Winter Cup, Phillips competed in three events. He finished first on parallel bars, second on horizontal bar behind Jack Freeman, and sixth on vault.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27042|title=Guimaraes takes men's senior all-around title at 2022 Winter Cup Presented by OZONE and TURN; five gymnasts automatically qualify to National Team|date=February 26, 2022|work=USA Gymnastics|access-date=March 18, 2022|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035333/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27042|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27099|title=U.S. men announce lineups for upcoming FIG Apparatus World Cup in Egypt, DTB Pokal Team Challenge and Mixed Cup in Germany|date=March 8, 2022|work=USA Gymnastics|access-date=March 18, 2022|archive-date=March 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308221036/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27099|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2022/03/21/2022-dtb-pokal-mixed-cup-results/|title=2022 DTB Pokal Mixed Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=March 21, 2022}} At the NCAA Championship Phillips helped Stanford defend their national title. Additionally, he placed first on parallel bars, winning his first individual national title.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/gymnastics-men/nc/stanford-three-peats-wins-2022-mens-college-gymnastics-championship|title=Stanford three-peats, wins 2022 men's college gymnastics championship|date=April 16, 2022|work=National Collegiate Athletic Association}} Phillips was named CGA Specialist of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://pac-12.com/article/2022/04/14/malone-wins-nissen-emery-phillips-named-specialist-year|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527124409/https://pac-12.com/article/2022/04/14/malone-wins-nissen-emery-phillips-named-specialist-year|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 27, 2022|title=Malone Wins Nissen-Emery, Phillips Named Specialist of Year|date=April 14, 2022|work=Pac-12 Conference}}

In August, Phillips competed at the U.S. National Championships and won his first senior elite-level national title on the parallel bars.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27791|title=Malone repeats as all-around champion at 2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships|date=August 21, 2022|work=USA Gymnastics}}

=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 for both the parallel bars and horizontal bar finals in first and second, respectively. During event finals, he placed fifth in 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 his first international title. On the final day of competition, Phillips helped the USA win their second consecutive team title.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/u-s-claims-mens-and-womens-team-titles-at-pan-american-championships/|title=U.S. claims men’s and women’s team titles at Pan American Championships|date=May 28, 2023|work=USA Gymnastics}}

In August, Phillips competed at the Core Hydration Classic where he placed first on parallel bars, fifth on vault, and nineteenth on horizontal bar.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/hong-brothers-crowned-as-junior-and-senior-mens-all-around-champions-at-core-hydration-classic/|title=Hong brothers crowned as junior and senior men’s all-around champions at Core Hydration Classic|date=August 6, 2023|work=USA Gymnastics}} Phillips next competed at the Xfinity National Championships where he placed second on parallel bars behind Moldauer and seventh on horizontal bar.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/hong-rallies-for-u-s-mens-title-at-xfinity-u-s-gymnastics-championships/|title=Hong rallies for U.S. men’s title at Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships|work=USA Gymnastics|date=August 27, 2023}} The following day he was named as an alternate for the team to compete at the Pan American Games taking place in late October.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/u-s-senior-mens-teams-named-for-2023-artistic-world-championships-pan-american-games/|title=U.S. Senior Men’s teams named for 2023 Artistic World Championships, Pan American Games|work=USA Gymnastics|date=August 27, 2023}} In early October Shane Wiskus withdrew from the Pan American Games team due to injury and Phillips was selected as his replacement.{{cite tweet|number=1710723937578156527|user=USAGym|title=Pan American Games Update: due to injury, Shane Wiskus will no longer compete in Santiago, he will be replaced by Curran Phillips.|date=October 7, 2023}}

At the Pan American Games, Phillips helped the United States win team gold. Individually, he qualified for the parallel bars final in first despite falling on the apparatus.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/u-s-men-take-team-gold-to-kick-off-2023-pan-american-games/|title=U.S. men take team gold to kick off 2023 Pan American Games|work=USA Gymnastics|date=October 21, 2023}} During the event final, Phillips performed cleanly and scored 15.400, earning the gold medal.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/americans-collect-four-more-medals-as-pan-american-games-artistic-competition-concludes/|title=Americans collect four more medals as Pan American Games artistic competition concludes|date=October 25, 2023|work=USA Gymnastics}}

=2024=

Phillips competed at the 2024 Winter Cup where he won apparatus titles on both parallel bars and horizontal bar.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/moldauer-surges-on-day-2-to-take-senior-mens-winter-cup-gold-senior-national-team-is-renamed/|title=Moldauer surges on Day 2 to take senior men’s Winter Cup gold; Senior National Team is renamed|date=February 25, 2024|work=USA Gymnastics}} He competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge alongside Cameron Bock, Riley Loos, Yul Moldauer, and Shane Wiskus; they won gold as a team. Individually, Phillips won gold on parallel bars.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/weekend-recap-mag-wag-dtb-pokal-team-challenge-and-mixed-cup-rg-aphrodite-cup/|title=Weekend Recap: MAG/WAG DTB Pokal Team Challenge and Mixed Cup; RG Aphrodite Cup|date=March 18, 2024|work=USA Gymnastics}}

Phillips next competed at the 2024 U.S. National Championships, which was a qualifying event for the 2024 Olympic trials. On day one of the competition he suffered a thumb injury and withdrew from the competition but submitted a petition to compete at the Olympic trials;{{cite tweet|number=1797044345331204193|user=USAGym|title=Curran Phillips has withdrawn from the second day of competition at #XfinityChamps due to a thumb injury suffered on day one.|date=June 1, 2024}} his petition was accepted.{{cite tweet|number=1798117576184119703|user=SyqueCaesar|title=Curran Phillips was well-prepared for competition, but suffered a thumb injury on vault on day 1|date=June 4, 2024}} At the Olympic trials Phillips scored a 15.600 and 15.650 on the parallel bars to win the event title outright; despite this he was not named to the Olympic team.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/usa-gymnastics-announces-2024-mens-olympic-team/|title=USA Gymnastics announces 2024 Men’s Olympic Team|date=June 29, 2024|work=USA Gymnastics}}

Phillips announced his retirement from gymnastics competition in July 2024 via Instagram following the Olympic trials.{{Cite instagram|postid=C879j6Qumf8|title=What a ride it’s been. I love this sport.|date=July 2, 2024|user=curran922}}

Competitive history

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rowspan="3" \| 2018	align=left \| Elite Team Cup	7
align=left \| National Qualifier		6
align=left \| U.S. National Championships		5	9	13	8	5	{{gold1}}	7
rowspan="1" \| 2019	align=left \| NCAA Championships	{{gold1}}					24	32
rowspan="1" \| 2021	align=left \| NCAA Championships	{{gold1}}					{{bronze3}}
rowspan="6" \| 2022	align=left \| Winter Cup						6	{{gold1}}	{{silver2}}
align=left \| DTB Pokal Mixed Cup	{{gold1}}
align=left \| MPSF Championships	{{gold1}}					5	{{silver2}}
align=left \| NCAA Championships	{{gold1}}					6	{{gold1}}	33
align=left \| Koper Challenge Cup							7
align=left \| U.S. National Championships						11	{{gold1}}	21
rowspan="6" \| 2023	align=left \| Winter Cup							{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| Baku World Cup							5	5
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| Pan American Championships	{{gold1}}							{{gold1}}
align=left \| U.S. Classic						5	{{gold1}}	19
align=left \| U.S. National Championships							{{silver2}}	7
bgcolor=#f0fccf \| align=left \| Pan American Games	{{gold1}}						{{gold1}}
rowspan="4" \| 2024	align=left \| Winter Cup							{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| DTB Pokal Team Challenge	{{gold1}}						{{gold1}}
align=left \| U.S. National Championships			{{abbreviation\|WD\|withdraw}}			{{abbreviation\|WD\|withdraw}}	{{abbreviation\|WD\|withdraw}}	{{abbreviation\|WD\|withdraw}}
align=left \| Olympic Trials			16				{{gold1}}	9