MOLDAUER Yul

General
MOVE FROM KOREA
Born prematurely to a chemically dependent mother in the Republic of Korea, he was adopted at a young age by a couple from the United States of America. His adoptive parents Peter and Orsa were told at the time that he may not develop into a productive adult, and they had to sign a medical form stating they understood. Although he could be a difficult baby, screaming often and squirming our of his parents' arms when they tried to hold him, they found his behaviour changed completely when he started gymnastics. "He needed a place to put that intensity. And that's what gymnastics provided," Peter said. (oklahoman.com, 05 Apr 2019)

NEW NAME
He was named Kyung-Tae by his birth mother, but his adoptive parents began calling him Yul when he arrived in the United States of America. Moldauer had very little hair when he was a baby, so they decided to name him after bald actor Yul Brynner. (oklahoman.com, 05 Apr 2019)