Brody Malone repeats as U.S. all-around gymnastics champion, leads world team

TAMPA — Brody Malone repeated as U.S. men’s all-around gymnastics champion and will lead the five-man team at this fall’s world championships.

Malone, a Tokyo Olympian, totaled 176.590 points over two nights of competition, distancing two-time world championships medalist Donnell Whittenburg by 5.019 points. It’s the second-largest margin of victory since the perfect 10 was replaced by an open-ended scoring system in 2006.

“It wasn’t all perfect, but I was happy with my performance minus a little bit of a hiccup on high bar,” Malone said on CNBC.

Malone also clinched the first of five spots on the U.S. men’s team for this fall’s world championships.

He’ll be joined by Whittenburg, a 2016 Olympic alternate who had his best U.S. all-around finish since 2015. At 28, he is bidding to become the oldest American to earn a world medal since Blaine Wilson in 2003.

“I’ve had my highs, and I’ve definitely had my lows,” said Whittenburg, who says the last box to check in his career is to make his first Olympic team in 2024.

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