on to represent the USA at the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam where he helped the team to a 4th place finish, and 6th place finish in the high bar final. After the world championships, he had to have surgeries on his ankles and wrist. In 2011, he was chosen to be a member of the team Hilton HHonors, a group of male gymnasts sponsored by Hilton Worldwide. He competed in the USA national championships where he won a silver medal on high bar and bronze on parallel bars. He was chosen to be an alternate for the team representing USA at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo where they won the first men's team world medal for the USA, since 2003. In February 2012, he competed at the Winter Cup, where he won bronze on horizontal bar. In March 12, had an outstanding performance at the Pacific Rim championships, in Everett, Washington, where he led the team to a gold. He went on to win 3 more individual golds as well. At the Visa championships, he showed some inconsistency in his routines, but great potential with difficult moves on high bar and vault. He went on to compete in the Olympic trials where his combined scores placed him in joint 4th place with Jake Dalton. At the announcement of the men's Olympic team on July 1, he was named as an alternate to the 2012 Summer Olympics team. In 2014, Brooks won the Winter Cup Challenge all-around competition and was named to the U.S. gymnastics men's senior national team. Later in the year, he was recovering from a hand injury and did not compete in the P&G Championships. 2016 Rio Olympics On June 25, 2016, Brooks was named to the five-man United States men's gymnastics Olympic team. He represented the United States in August 2016, in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, alongside team members Jake Dalton, Sam Mikulak, Alex Naddour, and Danell Leyva. Brooks finished in second in the all-around at the U.S. Olympic trials in St. Louis. On August 4, 2016, it was reported by the Houston Chronicle, that Brooks had been named captain of the US men's Olympic gymnastics team. In Rio, Brooks finished 14th in the individual men’s all around competition. Personal life Brooks's father, Larry, was also a gymnast which is how he got involved with the sport.