Gymnastics Star Frederick Richard Hits 50M Views on Social Media Collab With Fellow Influencer
Aug 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Frederick Richard of U of Michigan performs a floor exercise during day two of the senior men’s 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
Aug 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Frederick Richard of U of Michigan performs a floor exercise during day two of the senior men’s 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
American gymnast Frederic Richard had become the talk of the town after a recent video appeared on the internet. The 22-year-old had collaborated with Daniel LaBelle.
The two jumped around a house, surrounded by obstacles. In the clip, Richard showed his gymnastics skills and backflips. They shared the clip in a joint post on Instagram earlier this week, and within four days it had amassed around 50 million views. It had 3.3 million likes, with thousands of fans pouring their love into the comments section.
Frederic Richard is widely known on social media for his high-flying stunts and gymnastics skills. The Olympian boasts more than 881K followers on his Instagram alone and often grabs people's attention with his reels.
Last month, another reel that caught the public's attention featured his collaboration with Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood. They had a challenge to jump over boxes of different heights.
It all started when they initially jumped over a 2-ft box, which was increased to 4 ft, and both athletes found it easy to clear the challenge. The competition continued with a 6-ft box.
While most athletes failed the challenge, Underwood and Richard quickly jumped over the boxes. That video amassed more than 6 million views and is among his most popular videos from last month on his Instagram account.
When Frederic Richard Collaborated With IShowSpeed
Frederic Richard had collaborated with YouTube sensation IShowSpeed in 2024. They had a backflip challenge video and shared the clip on Instagram on November 15, 2024.
The challenge included first doing a backflip and then flipping onto the back. IShowSpeed quickly completed both challenges, and they then went with a final backflip into the pit. The video had amassed 52.9 million views, along with around 2.4 million likes.
In 2024, Richard also represented the USA at the Paris Olympics and earned a bronze medal in the team event. He also won two bronze medals at the World Championship in 2023 in the team and all-around events.
Aside from his professional career, he often makes headlines for his active social media presence.
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