Nickname
The Hulk (gymnastike.org, 15 Jun 2012)
Hobbies
Driving fast cars, motorcycles. (modernluxury.com, 27 Apr 2012; usagym.org, 16 Aug 2015)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Business Management - University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Spoken languages
English
Club
US Olympic Training Center [USOTC], Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Coach
Andriy Stepanchenko [club]; Tom Meadows [club]; Kevin Mazeika [national], USA (usagym.org, 16 Aug 2015; teamusa.org, 14 Aug 2015)
Sporting relatives
His brother Nick was a gymnast and gymnastics coach. (usagym.org, 16 Aug 2015)
Injuries
He dislocated and tore the ulnar collateral ligament of his thumb in 2013. The injury required surgery and he missed most of 2013. (gymcastic.com, 22 Feb 2014)
He suffered an accident while training on high bar in 2004. His grip locked while training on the high bar, resulting in the shattering and splintering of the ulna and radius of his right arm. The injury required five surgeries. (modernluxury.com, 27 Apr 2012; gymcastic.com, 22 Feb 2014)
Start sporting career
He took up gymnastics in 1991. (usagym.org, 16 Aug 2015)
Reason for taking up the sport
His father and siblings were gymnasts. When he started doing back flips off the couch in his family's home, his mother knew he was on the same path. (modernluxury.com, 27 Apr 2012)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal in the team event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (usagym.org, 16 Aug 2015)
Additional information
General
FLIP FEST
He worked as a coach at Flip Fest, a summer gymnastics camp run by Olympic gymnasts John Macready and John Roethlisberger. (Facebook profile, 13 May 2015)
TEAM HILTON
He is a member of Team Hilton, a programme created by USA Gymnastics and global hospitality company Hilton Worldwide that provides financial support to male gymnasts to help offset their training and living expenses while they pursue their Olympic ambitions. (usagym.org, 16 Aug 2015)
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