25/09/2026
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The family issue is following them all the way to Japan.
Filipino gymnastics stars Carlos Yulo and his younger brother Eldrew Yulo are representing the Philippines in Nagoya, Japan, but some online comments have focused less on their performances and more on the Yulo family’s highly publicized dispute.
Some comments online claim that people are waiting for Carlos to lose so that he might “remember his mother.”
The reaction traces back to the family dispute that became public in 2024. Carlos, a two-time Olympic champion, raised questions about how his mother, Angelica Yulo, had handled some of his financial incentives and bank transactions. Angelica denied wrongdoing and later publicly apologized as their disagreement continued to draw widespread attention.
Now the issue has resurfaced online while Carlos and 18-year-old Eldrew compete internationally for their country.
Despite falls on vault and high bar during Monday’s competition, Carlos qualified first for the floor final and also advanced to the vault and parallel bars finals.
Eldrew had a strong showing of his own, finishing ahead of his older brother in the all-around standings and qualifying for the floor and high bar finals.
“At the end of the day I still did what's the best that I could do,” Carlos said after competing.
Whatever disagreements exist within the Yulo family are ultimately theirs to resolve. Hoping for an athlete to fail does not settle a family conflict — especially when both brothers are competing under the Philippine flag.
On Thursday, September 24, Carlos and Eldrew are scheduled to compete together in the floor final in Nagoya, giving the brothers another opportunity to put the attention back where it began: gymnastics.
