# 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 on 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 where he 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 him 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 announced his retirement from gymnastics competition in July 2024 via Instagram following the 2024 United States Olympic trials.

## Competitive history

| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
| 2018 | Elite Team Cup | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 2018 | National Qualifier | | 6 | | | | | | |
| 2018 | U.S. National Championships | | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 5 | | 7 |
| 2019 | NCAA Championships | | | | | | 24 | 32 | |
| 2021 | NCAA Championships | | | | | | | | |
| 2022 | Winter Cup | | | | | | 6 | | |
| 2022 | DTB Pokal Mixed Cup | | | | | | | | |
| 2022 | MPSF Championships | | | | | | 5 | | |
| 2022 | NCAA Championships | | | | | | 6 | | 33 |
| 2022 | Koper Challenge Cup | | | | | | | 7 | |
| 2022 | U.S. National Championships | | | | | | 11 | | 21 |
| 2023 | Winter Cup | | | | | | | | |
| 2023 | Baku World Cup | | | | | | | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | Pan American Championships | | | | | | | | |
| 2023 | U.S. Classic | | | | | | 5 | | 19 |
| 2023 | U.S. National Championships | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | Winter Cup | | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | U.S. National Championships | | | WD | | | WD | WD | WD |
| 2024 | Olympic Trials | | | 16 | | | | | 9 |