Taylor Troy Christopulos (born August 24, 2001) is an American

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. He is a member of the

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Early life and education

Christopulos attended

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, before enrolling at the

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to pursue gymnastics. He majored in

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Gymnastics career

2021–2022

Christopulos began competing for the

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team in 2021. During the season, he was named CGA National Rookie of the Week four times, Big Ten Freshman of the Week three times, and Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

2023–2024

During the 2023 NCAA season, he won 13 individual titles, including five on vault, four on floor, three all-around titles, and one parallel bars title. At the 2023 Big Ten Championships, he won a gold medal on vault and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors. During the 2023 NCAA men's gymnastics championship, he won a silver medal in the all-around. Following the season, he was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year. In May 2023, he represented the United States at the 2023 Pan American Championships alongside

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, and Khoi Young. He helped the USA win their second consecutive team title. In August 2023, he competed at the

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where he helped the USA finish fourth as a team. Individually, he finished eighth in the horizontal bar final. During the 2024 NCAA men's gymnastics championship, he won silver on floor exercise, bronze on high bar, and placed fourth on vault and sixth in the all-around.

2025

In February 2025, Christopulos competed at the

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and won bronze in the all-around with a score of 158.400. The next month he competed at the 2025 DTB Pokal Team Challenge and helped the USA win silver as a team. During the 2025 NCAA season, he claimed four individual event titles - two on the high bar and one each on the pommel horse and floor exercise. Following the season, he was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year for the second time in his career, becoming the first Husker in school history to win the award twice. On April 17, 2025, he was named the

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winner. During his career at Nebraska, he won 27 individual titles and was an eight-time All-American. Christopulos was selected to represent the United States at the Pan American Championships alongside Asher Hong,

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, Brandon Dang, Joshua Karnes, and alternate Jun Iwai. While there he helped the United States win gold as a team. Individually, he placed fourth on floor exercise and sixth on rings.

Personal life

Christopulos was born to Troy and Jennifer Christopulos. He has four siblings, Tony, Tess, Tia, and Tana. He married Kayzha Madsen in August 2024.

Competitive history

Awards and honors

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Christopulos, Taylor 2001 births Living people American male artistic gymnasts Sportspeople from Layton, Utah Nebraska Cornhuskers men's gymnasts 21st-century American sportsmen