According to Asher’s mom, Karen Hong, Asher has been scaling door frames since 2007, at the time Asher was just 3 years old. “He had a lot of energy when he was a kid.” Karen Hong said.

Hong’s vault, following two stuck vaults from teammates Paul Juda and Brody Malone, propelled the United States into medal position a third of the way through the Olympic team gymnastics final.

Asher Hong of the United States competes on the vault during men’s gymnastics qualifying at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris. Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer In ...

Asher Hong runs toward the vault during Tuesday's podium training day for this week's U.S. Gymnastics Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.

SAN JOSE — One day after 19-year-old Stanford sophomore Asher Hong finished Day 1 of the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on the top of the leaderboard, his coach was still thinking about how much ...

Asher Hong of the United States works on the pommel horse as teammate Paul Juda cheers him on during gymnastics podium training ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Paris.

A year ago, Asher Hong felt alone. On the competition floor anyway. The gymnastics prodigy spent the 2022 U.S. Championships competing for his home club back in Texas. He managed a solid third-place ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A year ago, Asher Hong felt alone. On the competition floor anyway. The gymnastics prodigy spent the 2022 US Championships competing for his home club back in Texas.

Asher Hong won his first men's national gymnastics title, posting a two-day total of 170.930 to edge college teammate Khoi Young and Fred Richard.

Asher Hong reacts after competing in the floor exercise during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) ...

Asher Hong won his first men’s national gymnastics title, posting a two-day total of 170.930 to edge college teammate Khoi Young, who hails from Bowie.