Curran Phillips

Curran Michael Phillips (born July 8, 2000) is an American former artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and was the 2023 Pan American champion on the horizontal bar and 2023 Pan American Games champion on parallel bars. He competed in collegiate gymnastics for Stanford.

Early life and education Phillips was born in Naperville, Illinois on July 8, 2000, to Debbie and Mike Phillips. He has one sister. In 2018, he graduated from Naperville North High School. He enrolled at Stanford University to pursue gymnastics.

Gymnastics career 2018–21 In January 2018, Phillips competed at the Elite Team Cup where his team finished seventh. In August, he competed at the U.S. National Championships in the junior 17-18 division. He placed fifth in the all-around but co-won the title on parallel bars. He was named as an alternate for the Pan American Championships team.

Phillips began competing for the Stanford Cardinal gymnastics team in 2019. At the NCAA National Championships he helped Stanford win the team title.

The 2020 NCAA season was cut short due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

At the 2021 NCAA Championships, Phillips helped Stanford defend their team title. Individually, he won bronze on vault.

2022 At the 2022 Winter Cup, Phillips competed in three events. He finished first on parallel bars, second on horizontal bar behind Jack Freeman, and sixth on vault. He was named to the senior national team for the first time and was selected to compete at the DTB Pokal Mixed Cup in Stuttgart alongside Colt Walker, Riley Loos, Katelyn Jong, Karis German, and Levi Jung-Ruivivar. He competed on vault and horizontal bar, helping the USA qualify to the championship round. In the final round, he posted a 15.050 on the parallel bars to help the USA win. At the NCAA Championship Phillips helped Stanford defend their national title. Additionally, he placed first on parallel bars, winning his first individual national title. Phillips was named CGA Specialist of the Year.

In August, Phillips competed at the U.S. National Championships and won his first senior elite-level national title on the parallel bars.

2023 Phillips competed at the 2023 Winter Cup where he placed first on both parallel bars and horizontal bar. In March, he competed at the Baku World Cup, qualifying for both the parallel bars and horizontal bar finals in first and second, respectively. During event finals, he placed fifth in both.

Phillips was selected to represent the United States at the Pan American Championships alongside Yul Moldauer, Shane Wiskus, Khoi Young, and Taylor Christopulos. On the first day of competition, Phillips helped the USA qualify for the team final. Individually, he won gold on the horizontal bar, earning his first international title. On the final day of competition, Phillips helped the USA win their second consecutive team title.

In August, Phillips competed at the Core Hydration Classic where he placed first on parallel bars, fifth on vault, and nineteenth on horizontal bar. Phillips next competed at the Xfinity National Championships where he placed second on parallel bars behind Moldauer and seventh on horizontal bar. The following day he was named as an alternate for the team to compete at the Pan American Games taking place in late October. In early October Shane Wiskus withdrew from the Pan American Games team due to injury and Phillips was selected as his replacement.

At the Pan American Games, Phillips helped the United States win team gold. Individually, he qualified for the parallel bars final in first despite falling on the apparatus. During the event final, Phillips performed cleanly and scored 15.400, earning the gold medal.

2024 Phillips competed at the 2024 Winter Cup where he won apparatus titles on both parallel bars and horizontal bar. He competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge alongside Cameron Bock, Riley Loos, Yul Moldauer, and Shane Wiskus; they won gold as a team. Individually, Phillips won gold on parallel bars.

Phillips next competed at the 2024 U.S. National Championships, which was a qualifying event for the 2024 Olympic trials. On day one of the competition he suffered a thumb injury and withdrew from the competition but submitted a petition to compete at the Olympic trials; his petition was accepted. At the Olympic trials Phillips scored a 15.600 and 15.650 on the parallel bars to win the event title outright; despite this he was not named to the Olympic team.

Phillips announced his retirement from gymnastics competition in July 2024 via Instagram following the Olympic trials.

Competitive history Year Event Team AAFXPHSRVTPBHB 2018 Elite Team Cup 7 National Qualifier 6 U.S. National Championships 5 9 13 8 5 7 2019 NCAA Championships 24 32 2021 NCAA Championships 2022 Winter Cup 6 DTB Pokal Mixed Cup MPSF Championships 5 NCAA Championships 6 33 Koper Challenge Cup 7 U.S. National Championships 11 21 2023 Winter Cup Baku World Cup 5 5 Pan American Championships U.S. Classic 5 19 U.S. National Championships 7 Pan American Games 2024 Winter Cup DTB Pokal Team Challenge U.S. National Championships Olympic Trials 16 9