Riley Loos
{{Short description|American gymnast}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}
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| caption = Loos in 2022
| full_name = Riley Austin Loos
| country = United States
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|10|06}}
| birth_place = Folsom, California, U.S.
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| height = 5 ft 5 in
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| discipline = MAG
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| natlteam = 2021–present
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| collegeteam = Stanford Cardinal
| headcoach = Thom Glielmi
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| eponymousskills = Loos (Pommel horse)
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| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's artistic gymnastics}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Lima|Team}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Rio de Janeiro|Team}}
{{MedalSilver|2021 Rio de Janeiro|Team}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Rio de Janeiro|Floor}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Rio de Janeiro|Rings}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIG World Cup}}
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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 and 2022 Pan American Championships. He has been a United States men's national gymnastics team member and competed in collegiate gymnastics for Stanford.
Early life and education
Loos was born in Folsom, California on October 6, 2000, to Greg and Stephanie Loos. He has two sisters.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=405664|title=Riley Loos USAG profile|work=USA Gymnastics|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=December 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219130210/https://www.usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=405664|url-status=live}} He attended Oak Ridge High School and later enrolled at Stanford University to pursue gymnastics.{{Cite news |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Deirdre |date=March 29, 2024 |title='Dying to Ask: The Road to Paris' podcast full episode: Gymnast Riley Loos tumbles toward Paris with Stanford accountability |url=https://www.kcra.com/article/dying-to-ask-the-road-to-paris-podcast-gymnast-riley-loos/60025184 |website=kcra.com |access-date=December 2, 2024}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=21218|title=U.S. wins team bronze at 2018 RD761 Junior International Team Cup|work=USA Gymnastics|date=January 22, 2018|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=August 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812151023/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=21218|url-status=live}} 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.{{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}} Loos was selected to represent the United States at the Pan American Championships alongside Cameron Bock, Spencer Goodell, Kanji Oyama, and Genki Suzuki.{{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=February 23, 2022|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810191959/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22414|url-status=live}} Loos helped the United States win gold as a team.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22576|title=U.S. men win team title at 2018 Senior Pan Am Championships|date=September 16, 2018|work=USA Gymnastics|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=August 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814215118/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22576|url-status=live}}
=2019=
Loos competed at the 2019 Winter Cup where he placed 16th in the all-around but won bronze on floor exercise behind Sam Mikulak and Jacob Moore.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=23300|title=Mikulak wins five event medals, Walker takes junior all-around title at 2019 Winter Cup Challenge|date=February 17, 2019|work=USA Gymnastics|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=February 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213123621/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=23300|url-status=live}} In August Loos competed at the U.S. National Championships where he finished 10th in the all-around and fourth on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=24372|date=August 10, 2019|title=Mikulak notches super six at U.S. Championships|work=USA Gymnastics|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=January 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107010010/https://www.usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=24372|url-status=live}}
=2020–21=
In early 2020 Loos competed at the Winter Cup and finished 18th in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25243|title=Mikulak Wins Senior All-Around Title 2020 Winter Cup Challenge|work=USA Gymnastics|date=February 21, 2020|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119012521/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25243|url-status=live}} He also started competing for the Stanford Cardinal in collegiate gymnastics; however the 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}}
Loos returned to competition at the 2021 Winter Cup where he finished second in the all-around behind Cameron Bock.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25917|title=Cameron Bock takes 2021 Winter Cup men's all-around title, six athletes named to Men's National Team|date=February 26, 2021|work=USA Gymnastics|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114113443/https://www.usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25917|url-status=live}} He next competed at the 2021 NCAA Championships where he helped Stanford defend their team title. Individually he won bronze on rings.{{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}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26283|title=USA Gymnastics names eight additional athletes to Men's Junior and Senior National Teams, introduces inaugural Senior Development Team lineup|work=USA Gymnastics|date=June 8, 2021|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119002943/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26283|url-status=live}}
Loos finished ninth in the all-around at the Olympic Trials and was not added to the team.{{Cite web|date=June 26, 2021|title=Sam Mikulak, Yul Moldauer, Brody Malone highlight U.S. Olympic men's gymnastics team|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/06/26/us-olympic-mens-gymnastics-team/|access-date=June 27, 2021|website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US|archive-date=June 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626233008/https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/06/26/us-olympic-mens-gymnastics-team/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url= https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26371|date= June 26, 2021|work= USA Gymnastics|title= USA Gymnastics announces men's Olympic team roster for artistic gymnastics|access-date= February 23, 2022|archive-date= January 6, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220106152204/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26371|url-status= live}} In September Loos was selected to compete at the Koper Challenge Cup.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26550|date=September 2, 2021|work=USA Gymnastics|title=Loos to represent U.S. at 2021 Koper World Challenge Cup in Slovenia|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114113335/https://www.usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26550|url-status=live}} While there he finished fourth on floor exercise and rings and eighth on vault.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26566|title=Loos posts top-four finishes on floor exercise and still rings at 2021 Koper World Challenge Cup|date=September 5, 2021|work=USA Gymnastics|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114113328/https://www.usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26566|url-status=live}}
=2022=
Loos placed eighth in the all-around at the 2022 Winter Cup.{{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 selected to compete at the DTB Pokal Mixed Cup in Stuttgart alongside Colt Walker, Curran Phillips, 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 floor exercise and horizontal bar, helping 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 Loos helped Stanford defend their national title. Additionally, he placed first on rings, 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}}
In June Loos was selected to represent the United States at the Pan American Championships alongside Brody Malone, Yul Moldauer, Colt Walker, and Shane Wiskus.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27507|title=Three Olympians will lead U.S. men at Pan American Championships July 15–17|date=June 7, 2022|work=USA Gymnastics}} 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 and Caio Souza.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27668|title=U.S. seniors earn 14 medals, including five gold, on second day of Pan American Championships|work=USA Gymnastics|date=July 15, 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27689|title=U.S. senior men win team title, women capture silver as Pan American Championships end|work=USA Gymnastics|date=July 17, 2022}}
In late July Loos competed at the U.S. Classic where he placed seventh in the all-around but recorded the third-highest vault and rings scores.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27736|title=Malone cruises to all-around title as men take over U.S. Classic|work=USA Gymnastics|date=July 31, 2022}}
=2023 to present=
Loos competed at the 2023 Winter Cup and placed sixth in the all-around and second on rings. In March he competed at the Baku World Cup, winning bronze on floor exercise behind Milad Karimi and Illia Kovtun. In August Loos competed at the Core Hydration Classic where he placed fifth in the all-around.{{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}}
Loos was injured in 2024, but was still able to compete at the 2024 National Championships.{{Cite web |url=https://gymnastics-now.com/riley-loos-wins-2025-winter-cup-mere-months-after-considering-retirement/ |title=Riley Loos wins 2025 Winter Cup mere months after considering retirement |last=Duffy |first=Patricia |date=February 23, 2025 |website=gymnastics-now.com |access-date=February 24, 2025}} He failed to make the team and considered retirement. Later, he was an injury replacement on the 2024 Gold Over America Tour for Donnell Whittenburg which caused him to reconsider retirement. At the 2025 Winter Cup, he was the all-around champion and won individual event titles on the floor and still rings.{{Cite magazine |last=Crumlish |first=John |date=February 23, 2025 |title=Ashlee Sullivan and Riley Loos are senior all-around winners at Winter Cup |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/ashlee-sullivan-and-riley-loos-are-senior-all-around-winners-at-winter-cup/ |magazine=International Gymnast Magazine |access-date=February 25, 2025}}
Eponymous skills
Loos has one named element on the pommel horse.{{Cite web |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/pdf/mag_named_elements.pdf |title=Table of Named Elements Men's Artistic Gymnastics |date=December 2023 |website=gymnastics.sport |access-date=August 13, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_1.1%20-%20MAG%20CoP%202025-2028.pdf |title=Men's Artistic Gymnastics Code of Points 2025–2028 |date=July 3, 2024 |website=gymnastics.sport |access-date=August 13, 2024}}
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| Pommel horse
| Loos | Reverse Stockli with hop backwards through handstand on another end. | align=center|D, 0.4 | Performed at the 2021 World Challenge Cup in Koper{{Cite web |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=3403 |title=Five new elements named for their creators in Men's Gymnastics in 2021 |date=December 14, 2021 |website=gymnastics.sport |access-date=May 22, 2024}} |
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Competitive history
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| rowspan="4" | 2018 | align=left | RD761 International Junior Team Cup | {{bronze3}} | 7 | {{silver2}} | {{bronze3}} | ||||
| align=left | Winter Cup | 14 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 14 | ||
| align=left | U.S. National Championships | {{silver2}} | {{silver2}} | {{gold1}} | {{bronze3}} | {{bronze3}} | 6 | 4 | ||
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| align=left | Pan American Championships | {{gold1}} | ||||||||
| rowspan="3" | 2019 | align=left | Winter Cup | 16 | {{bronze3}} | 10 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 12 | |
| align=left | Calgary International Cup | {{gold1}} | 6 | {{gold1}} | ||||||
| align=left | U.S. National Championships | 10 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 9 | ||
| rowspan="1" | 2020 | align=left | Winter Cup | 18 | |||||||
| rowspan="5" | 2021 | align=left | Winter Cup | {{silver2}} | |||||||
| align=left | NCAA Championships | {{gold1}} | 4 | {{bronze3}} | 6 | |||||
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| align=left | Pan American Championships | {{silver2}} | 4 | |||||||
| align=left | Olympic Trials | 9 | 11 | 14 | 6 | {{silver2}} | 14 | 9 | ||
| align=left | Koper Challenge Cup | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| rowspan="8" | 2022 | align=left | Winter Cup | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| align=left | DTB Pokal Mixed Cup | {{gold1}} | ||||||||
| align=left | MPSF Championships | {{gold1}} | 4 | |||||||
| align=left | NCAA Championships | {{gold1}} | 5 | {{gold1}} | ||||||
| align=left | Koper Challenge Cup | {{silver2}} | {{silver2}} | |||||||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | Pan American Championships | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | {{bronze3}} | ||||||
| align=left | U.S. Classic | 7 | 11 | 17 | {{bronze3}} | {{bronze3}} | 12 | 27 | ||
| align=left | U.S. National Championships | 10 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 20 | ||
| rowspan="6" | 2023 | align=left | Winter Cup | 6 | 8 | 11 | {{silver2}} | 8 | 5 | ||
| align=left | Baku World Cup | {{bronze3}} | 8 | |||||||
| align=left | MPSF Championships | {{gold1}} | 4 | 5 | 11 | |||||
| align=left | NCAA Championships | {{gold1}} | 16 | 10 | ||||||
| align=left | U.S. Classic | 5 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 6 | ||
| align=left | U.S. National Championships | 10 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 17 | |||
| rowspan="4" | 2024 | align=left | Winter Cup | {{bronze3}} | 5 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 7 | ||
| align=left | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | {{gold1}} | ||||||||
| align=left | DTB Pokal Mixed Cup | {{gold1}} | ||||||||
| align=left | U.S. National Championships | 13 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 12 | |||
| rowspan="3" | 2025 | align=left | Winter Cup | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | 14 | {{gold1}} | 12 | 4 | ||
| align=left | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | {{silver2}} | {{silver2}} | |||||||
| align=left | DTB Pokal Mixed Cup | {{gold1}} |
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