Nile Wilson

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Wilson contributed a score of 86.607 for the England team to win the Team Gold and qualify second for the Individual all-around final, behind teammate Max Whitlock.^[8] Wilson then won a bronze medal in the all-around final with a score of 87.965. He won silver in the Parallel bars final with a score of 15.433 behind Scottish gymnast Daniel Purvis. Wilson took his first individual Commonwealth gold in the Horizontal Bar final with a score of 14.966. His teammate Kristian Thomas took silver.^[9]

Wilson competed at the 2015 Gymnastics World Championships in Glasgow. He placed tenth all around in qualification with 88.365, but did not advance due to the two per country rule.^[10] Wilson competed on three apparatus in the team final: Still Rings (14.933), Parallel Bars (15.033) and Horizontal bar (14.833), contributing to the team silver medal.^[11] Wilson also qualified to the Parallel Bars final, placing 8th with a score of 15.233.^[12]

Wilson competed at the AT&T American Cup on 5 March 2016. He struggled in the competition, receiving execution scores below eight on three apparatuses. He did, however, receive the third highest score on parallel bars, scoring 15.266. He came fifth overall with a score of 84.131.^[13]

On 12 July 2016, Wilson was named to the 2016 Olympic team along with Louis Smith, Max Whitlock, Kristian Thomas and Brinn Bevan. At the 2016 Olympics, Wilson became the first British gymnast to win the bronze medal on the horizontal bar, with a score of 15.466.^[14]

In January 2017, Wilson suffered an injury to his left ankle ligament while training, which required surgery.^[15] He recovered in time to compete in the 2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships where he finished sixth in the all around final.^[16]

In 2018, Wilson was selected to represent England and compete at the Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia. On 5 April, he won a gold medal in the men's artistic team all-around^[17] and qualified in first place for the individual all-around which he went on to win for his second gold medal.^[18] He added a third gold on the horizontal bar,^[19] and won silver on the rings^[20] and on the parallel bars.^[21]

Wilson underwent surgery on his neck in February 2019 to fix a bulging disc that was causing arm pain, and as a result, he missed a number of competitions that year, including the Birmingham World Cup and European Championships.^[22]

On 14 January 2021, Wilson uploaded a video titled "I've Retired from Gymnastics" to his YouTube channel, in which he announced his official retirement from competitive gymnastics.^[23] In the video, he cited health problems caused by gymnastics as the main factor in his retirement.^[24] In September 2022, Wilson gave a TED Talk about mental health impacts on professional athletes.^[25]

Following his retirement from professional gymnastics, Wilson has raised allegations of a culture of abuse within British gymnastics. Whilst speaking with BBC Sport, Wilson stated that he was "without a doubt" abused during his training, was subject to "emotional manipulation", and was forced to "live in fear" of his coaches and the consequences of underperforming. Wilson also informed BBC Sport that he waited until after his retirement to raise these allegations as he feared he would face professional consequences, including deselection from the British Olympic team, if he spoke up whilst continuing to work as a professional gymnast.^[26] In March 2023, he won the fifteenth series of Dancing on Ice with dance partner Olivia Smart.^[4]

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