Frederick Richard is taking his fight to make gymnastics ‘cool' to a new front: His uniform The charismatic 21-year-old Olympic bronze medalist switched out the stirrup pants for shorts with ...

Olympic medalist Frederick Richard is aiming to change men's gymnastics with a fresh uniform Frederick Richard competes on the pommel horse at the Winter Cup in Louisville, Ky., on Friday.

While the uniform didn’t stop him from pressing on, he believes he might be the exception, not the rule. Countless young boys dabble in multiple sports growing up, gymnastics included.

Yet asked if the statement he is trying to make — that it’s time for men’s gymnastics to modernize its uniforms — is worth the risk to his potential placement during a given meet, he didn ...