Just weeks after battling a frustrating setback that had many questioning his readiness, Asher Hong stormed into the Xfinity Championship with one burning goal: Claiming gold. But his path was far from smooth. Still recovering from the illness that sidelined him at the Pan American Championships, Hong’s campaign nearly ended in disaster when his high bar routine went awry, putting his entire championship run on the brink.

Asher Hong was performing his high-bar routine when his hands slipped, causing him to fall to the ground and devastating his performance. Speaking to Inside Gym, Hong admitted that he made a mistake in the routine, and when he slipped, it felt like a flash-bang experience for him. “Oh yeah, it was like, “Ahh, I got hit by a flash grenade,” to be honest — in Call of Duty

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