During the final, he competed with the highest difficulty score in the field, but mistakes on the landings caused him to finish in fourth place.

[15] Ryu began the 2022 season with a fifth-place finish on the floor exercise at the Doha World Cup.

[23] He then represented South Korea at the 2021 Summer World University Games, which were held in 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and he helped the team win the bronze medal.

[24] Individually, he finished seventh in the all-around,[25] fifth on the parallel bars, and won the bronze medal on the floor exercise.

[27][28] Ryu registered for the 2024 FIG World Cup series to earn an individual berth for the 2024 Olympic Games, despite not being fully recovered from his injury.

[29] Then at the Cottbus World Cup, he won the bronze medal behind Harry Hepworth and Artem Dolgopyat.

[30] Although he only finished fifth in Baku, he mathematically secured an Olympic berth prior to the final event in Doha.