JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Brody Malone capped an impressive meet by the U.S. at the world gymnastics championships, earning the second gold medal on high bar of his career during event finals on Saturday.

The 25-year-old American put together a thrilling set on the high-risk, high-reward apparatus, throwing a series of releases that propelled him to a 14.933, just ahead of world all-around champion Daiki Hashimoto of Japan at 14.733. Joe Fraser of Britain was third at 14.700.

Malone’s gold, which bookended the one he captured in the same event at worlds in 2022, came a day after longtime U.S. teammate Donnell Whittenburg earned the first gold of his career on Friday in still rings. Malone and Whittenburg train together at EVO Gymnastics in Florida.

“Donnell is an awesome teammate,” Ma

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