Richard, 22, Paris Olympics team bronze medalist and 2023 world all-around bronze medalist was the runner up at the event in 2024 and 2025, and is chasing first U.S. all-around title. Yul Moldauer, the 2017 all-around champion and 2020 Tokyo Olympian is on sixth place with 81.773 after a fall on pommel horse early in the competition. 2025 pommel horse world bronze medalist, Patrick Hoopes posted the highest score of the competition on day one and leads that event with 15.641. Pommel horse world champion and Paris Olympics bronze medalist Stephen Nedoroscik delivered a solid routine on pommel horse as well to rank behind Hoopes with 14.958. The U.S. Championships continue tomorrow with the first day of the women’s competition.