Overview
- Whitlock revealed the U-turn in The Times and later told the BBC's The One Show he is "officially back" for a three-year push to Los Angeles.
- He missed the podium in Paris 2024, finishing fourth on pommel horse after winning gold on the apparatus in 2016 and 2021.
- He will be 35 at the next Olympics and remains Britain's most decorated male gymnast with three golds and six Olympic medals.
- He says his motivation has surged and he is back in the gym learning new skills to construct bigger routines after a year out.
- He flags a tough selection fight against younger talents such as world champion Jake Jarman, with the British Championships and Commonwealth Games set to test his progress, and notes he recently picked up an injury.