See the opening action of the 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Ka

See the opening action of the 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships where competition got underway Thursday, August 8, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. Sam Mikulak vaulted himself into the air and came tumbling down, and as he did, the oohs and ahhs had already started. A smile washed over Mikulak’s face. The gymnast acknowledged the ecstatic Sprint Center crowd with a salute. His 15.350 score in the parallel bars spoke for itself. With the performance, Mikulak vaulted himself into the top spot on the first day of the U.S. Gymnastics national championships men’s field. Story: