The men’s Olympic gymnastics team was set on Saturday night as the field was narrowed down to the five men who will compete for Team U.S.A. Frederick Richard, a 20-year-old from Stoughton, Massachusetts, was the first to officially make the squad as he finished atop the standings after the two-day U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
Richard also finished top-three in three events — first on high bar, second on parallel bars and third on floor exercise — but he’s not only a gymnast. The reigning world all-around bronze medalist has quite the presence on social media.
Using the handle @FrederickFlips, Richard has over 660,000 followers on TikTok and shares fun videos of his training and performances.
@frederickflips It’s been a long process 👌🏾 #olympics #sports #gymnastics #journey
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@frederickflips Get the job done no matter what😤 #training #olympics #gymnastics
Hopefully the videos will continue in Paris, and hopefully we’ll get more of mom and dad.
@frederickflips It’s official👌🏾 Thanks to everydoy for the overwhelming amount of supprt❤️ #olympics #gymnastics #sport #competition #winter