Rising Star Malone Headlines Men’s Olympic Gymnastics Team

Brody Malone lands after competing on the pommel horse during the men's U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials, in St. Louis, on June 26, 2021. Jeff Roberson/AP Photo

ST. LOUIS—Brody Malone tried to block it all out. The stakes. The scores. The noise. His ears wouldn’t cooperate.

So yeah, Malone knew exactly where he was in the standings at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Saturday. In the lead. In control. And comfortable.