ST. LOUIS — After nearly a decade as the top American male gymnast, Sam Mikulak said he immediately felt relief on Saturday when he made his third Olympic team.
“Oh my God, I actually did it,” he said later, explaining the joy that washed over him when he heard his name called as one of the gymnasts headed to the Tokyo Games.
A year ago, Mikulak, a six-time national champion in the all-around event, never would have imagined himself joining fellow Americans Brody Malone, Yul Moldauer, Shane Wiskus and Alec Yoder on this year’s Olympic team.
Mikulak, from Newport Coast, Calif.