Cooper Kim came out as gay earlier this year.
Now he has won international gold for Team USA.

The 20-year-old Stanford gymnast made his World Challenge Cup debut in Paris over the weekend.
After finishing fifth in qualifying, Kim delivered a stunning horizontal-bar routine in the final.
He scored 14.533 to win gold — ahead of 2024 Olympian and defending World Challenge Cup champion Carlo Macchini.
Kim also recorded top-six finishes in floor exercise and vault.
It is the latest high point in a remarkable 2026.
He became an NCAA champion, won high-bar gold at the U.S. Championships, earned a place on the U.S. senior national team and was named an alternate for the World Championships.

Earlier this year, Kim told Outsports that coming out helped him stop holding himself back.
“I really wanted to tap into my authentic self and show off my true gymnastics and my true personality in the gym.”
That is exactly what this year has looked like.
Cooper Kim is not just winning. He is competing as himself.
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