Brody Malone has become an expert on many things over the last 15 months while recovering from a knee injury that threatened to derail his chances of returning to the Olympics.
FORT WORTH, Texas — The 23-year-old gymnast is well-versed in all of them following an arduous rehab that tested him in ways he never imagined.
The 23-year-old wrapped up his third national title on Saturday night, posting an all-around score of 172.300 that pushed him two points clear of Fred Richard. The former rodeo rider from northwest Georgia shredded his knee at a meet in Germany in March 2023. It took three surgeries to repair the damage, the final one coming last summer.
Save for a pair of sizable braces he switches back and forth from to stabilize the knee and near constant stretching between rotations, it’s hard to tell Malone spent a significant portion of 2023 on crutches. Richard, 20, and third-place finisher Khoi Young, 21, are part of an American group looking to make an impact in Paris.
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