2025 CGA World Championships Recap
Sixteen CGA affiliated athletes took to the mats at the 2025 World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 19th-25th. These athletes produced thrilling and historic performances throughout the week, highlighting the impact that NCAA men’s gymnastics provides for the international gymnastics ecosystem.
Clay Mason Stephens, AUS (Illinois ‘22)
Floor: 33rd scoring (13.066)
Parallel Bars: 89th scoring (11.3)
Eddie Penev, BUL (Stanford ‘13)
Floor: 32nd scoring (13.1)
Vault: 48th scoring a combined (12.683) average
Kevin Penev, BUL (Michigan ‘22)
Floor: Finished as third reserve placing 11th with a (13.666) just two tenths away from qualifying for the final.
Pommel Horse: 52nd scoring (12.566)
Vault: 123th scoring a combined (13.783) average
Vitaliy Guimaraes, BRA (Oklahoma ‘23)
Pommel Horse: 40th scoring (13.133)
Parallel Bars: 74th scoring (11.833)
Aidan Li, CAN (California ‘25)
Pommel Horse: Qualified into the pommel horse event final in 5th place scoring (14.4) in qualification. Li made history as the first gymnast from Canada to make a World Championships pommel horse event final. In the event final Li finished 8th after falling and scored (12.366)
Sam Zakutney, CAN (Penn State ‘20)
Parallel Bars: 60th scoring (12.2)
High Bar: 49th scoring (12.533)
Akseli Karsikas, FIN (Penn State ‘27)
All-Around: Qualified for the final in the 18th spot scoring (76.865) and ended in 20th in the final scoring (76.598). It’s an exciting time for the Finnish national team as two athletes qualified for the all-around final - a great start to the 2028 Olympic cycle.
Floor: 14th scoring (13.566)
Pommel Horse: 49th scoring (12.6)
Rings: 35th scoring (12.833)
Vault: Scored (13.433) only competed one vault so no placement attributed
Parallel Bars: 81st scoring (11.6)
High bar: 60th scoring (12.366)
Theodor Roald Gadderud, NOR (California ‘26)
Floor: 22nd scoring (13.366)
Rings: 41st scoring (12.6)
Vault: 21st scoring a combined (13.533) average
High Bar: 64th scoring (12.2)
Mikhail Koudinov, NZL (Ohio State ‘13)
Parallel Bars: 88th scoring (11.3)
High Bar: 21st scoring (13.466)
Misha has competed at various international competitions over two decades. He attended his first World Championships at age 16th in 2007.
Francisco Velez Belendez, PUR (Oklahoma ‘28)
Rings: 39th scoring (12.7)
Luke James, RSA (Nebraska ‘26)
Floor: 84th scoring (11.9)
Vault: 33rd scoring a combined (13.25)
Brandon Dang, USA (Illinois ‘27)
Pommel Horse: 21st scoring (13.9)
Asher Hong, USA (Stanford ‘26)
Asher was well prepared heading into the competition, unfortunately he sustained an ankle injury on floor while warming up for qualifications and withdrew from the competition.
Patrick Hoopes, USA (Air Force ‘25)
Pommel Horse: Qualified into the final in the 3rd spot scoring (14.566) with a world leading 6.0 start value. In the finals Hoopes secured the bronze medal, one of three American medals, scoring a consistent (14.566).
Brody Malone, USA (Stanford ‘23)
Rings: 14th scoring (13.766)
Parallel Bars: 22nd scoring (13.633)
High Bar: Qualified in the 6th spot scoring (14.166) after failing to receive credit for his first element. Malone came back in the final to reclaim his world title over 2021 Olympic high bar champion, Daiki Hashimoto, scoring (14.933) to close out an historic World Championships for the American men.
Kameron Nelson, USA (Ohio State ‘25)
Floor: Qualified in the 3rd spot scoring (14.3) as the first gymnast in the world to compete two triple backs in international competition. In the final, Nelson finished 4th scoring 14.133. He competed the highest difficulty routine since this code of points has been in effect.
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