38 Facts About Shane Wiskus

Shane Michael Wiskus was born on October 1,1998 and is an American artistic gymnast who is a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.

Shane Wiskus represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics and was named as an alternative for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

In 2002, Shane Wiskus's mother signed him up for gymnastics classes to develop his coordination and motor skills.

Shane Wiskus began competing three years later at age seven.

Shane Wiskus attended Mound Westonka High School before enrolling at the University of Minnesota to pursue gymnastics.

Shane Wiskus competed at his first elite level National Championships in 2014 and finished 11th in the all-around and fourth on the floor exercise.

At the 2015 National Championships Shane Wiskus placed second in the all-around behind Davis Grooms.

Shane Wiskus was later selected to represent the USA at the Olympic Hopes Cup in Liberec.

In early 2016 Shane Wiskus competed at the RD761 International Junior Team Cup where he helped his team finish third.

At the 2016 National Championships Shane Wiskus won his first national all-around title.

Shane Wiskus won gold on four apparatuses and silver on the pommel horse and rings.

Shane Wiskus competed at the 2017 Winter Cup and finished 11th in the all-around.

Shane Wiskus next competed at the University of Calgary International Cup where he helped the USA finish second behind China.

At the 2017 US National Championships Shane Wiskus finished 13th in the all-around.

In 2018 Shane Wiskus began competing with the Minnesota Golden Gophers and was named the 2018 Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year.

At the 2018 NCAA National Championships Shane Wiskus helped Minnesota finish second as a team and individually he won silver in the all-around behind Yul Moldauer.

At the US National Championships Shane Wiskus placed 19th in the all-around.

Shane Wiskus competed at the Winter Cup Challenge and placed 27th in the all-around.

At the NCAA National Championships Shane Wiskus placed second in the all-around behind Brody Malone.

Shane Wiskus won his first NCAA title on the parallel bars and placed sixth on vault and ninth on horizontal bar.

At the 2019 US National Championships Shane Wiskus finished fourth in the all-around but won the national title on vault.

Shane Wiskus competed at the World Team selection trials where he placed third in the all-around behind Sam Mikulak and Akash Modi.

Shane Wiskus was added to team alongside Mikulak, Modi, Yul Moldauer, and Trevor Howard.

At the World Championships Shane Wiskus helped team USA finish fourth.

Shane Wiskus competed at the 2020 Winter Cup and placed second in the all-around and on the horizontal bar.

Shane Wiskus next competed at the American Cup where he placed fourth behind compatriot Sam Mikulak, Ukrainian Oleg Verniaiev, and James Hall of Great Britain.

Shane Wiskus returned to competition at the 2021 Winter Cup where he placed fourth in the all-around but won gold on floor exercise.

Shane Wiskus was awarded the 2021 Nissen Emery Award, the highest honor in college men's gymnastics for a senior gymnast.

Shane Wiskus ended his collegiate career as a two-time Big Ten Conference Gymnast of the Year and the 2020 College Gymnastics Association Most Valuable Player.

At the 2021 US National Championships Shane Wiskus placed ninth in the all-around after falling off the horizontal bar three times on night two of the competition.

Shane Wiskus was selected to compete at the upcoming Olympic Trials.

At the Olympic Trials Shane Wiskus finished third in the all-around and was named to the team to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games alongside Brody Malone, Yul Moldauer, and Sam Mikulak.

At the Olympic Games qualification, Shane Wiskus finished 21st in the all-around; however, he did not advance to the finals due to two-per-country limitations as Malone and Mikulak placed higher.

Shane Wiskus was scheduled to compete at the 2022 Winter Cup but had to withdraw due to a knee injury.

Shane Wiskus was selected to represent the United States at the Pan American Championships alongside Yul Moldauer, Curran Phillips, Khoi Young, and Taylor Christopulos.

Shane Wiskus next competed at the Xfinity National Championships where he placed eighth in the all-around.

Shane Wiskus later withdrew from the team due to injury and was replaced by Curran Phillips.

Shane Wiskus is the subject of the documentary film Losing Grip.