Taylor Christopulos

Taylor Troy Christopulos (born August 24, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.

Early life and education Christopulos attended Layton High School in Layton, Utah, before enrolling at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to pursue gymnastics. He majored in agribusiness.

Gymnastics career 2021–2022 Christopulos began competing for the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's gymnastics 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.

In May 2023, he represented the United States at the 2023 Pan American Championships alongside Yul Moldauer, Shane Wiskus, Curran Phillips, and Khoi Young. He helped the USA win its second consecutive team title.

In August 2023, he competed at the World University Games 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. 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 Nissen-Emery Award 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, Taylor Burkhart, 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 Year Event Team AAFXPHSRVTPBHB Junior2018 U.S. National Championships 4 52019 U.S. National Championships 6 Senior 2021 NCAA Championships 4 5 2022 NCAA Championships 4 U.S. Classic 8 2023 Winter Cup 5 6 NCAA Championships 5 7 Pan American Championships World University Games 4 8 2024 Winter Cup 8 17 10 14 14 18 NCAA Championships 4 6 4 2025 Winter Cup 13 6 5 13 10 DTB Pokal Team Challenge NCAA Championships 4 5 8 Pan American Championships 5 4 6 U.S. National Championships 17 26 12 27 22 12 2026 Winter Cup 6 22 12 19 11 16

Awards and honors YearAward 2021 Big Ten Freshman of the Year 2023 Big Ten Gymnast of the Year 2025 Big Ten Gymnast of the Year 2025 Nissen-Emery Award