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GymnasticsVille Podcast features in-depth, unfiltered conversations with the athletes, coaches, and leaders shaping competitive gymnastics.From Olympic comebacks to coaching philosophy, mental training to life after elite competition — if it matters to the gymnastics community, we talk about it.Hosted by Mubarak Simmons, co-founder of GymCrew Talent Management, alongside co-hosts Taqiy Simmons and Kerry Adderly.This isn't highlight reels or quick takes. These are real, long-form conversations about the sport we love — the struggles, the triumphs, the lessons learned, and the stories that don't make it to the competition floor.New episodes monthly.Produced by GymCrew Talent Management.---CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @gymnasticsvilleYouTube: GymnasticsVille PodcastWebsite: gymnasticsville.comEmail: [email protected] COVERED:Olympic gymnastics, NCAA gymnastics, elite competition, coaching, mental training, athlete comebacks, retirement and transition, gymnastics trai

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  1. David Henderson Jr.: From NCAA Champion to Cirque du Soleil and Firefighter

    Four-time NCAA champion David Henderson Jr. went from Oklahoma gymnastics to Disney, Cirque du Soleil, and firefighting. Asked which chapter was the hardest, he didn't hesitate: "By far, by far, gymnastics." On this episode of GymnasticsVille: Back to Basics, host Mubarak Simmons sits down with…

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  2. Emma Nedov: Retired From Gymnastics, Then Made the Olympics at 28

    Emma Nedov retired from gymnastics, came back nine months before the Paris Olympics, and walked into the stadium at 28. In this Back to Basics conversation, the Australian Olympian shares how the comeback really started, what it took to get there, and the community she is building for the next...

  3. Trevor Howard: From Penn State Gymnastics to the World Team to Disney

    Trevor Howard almost quit gymnastics after missing teams by one place, year after year. His mom told him something that changed everything. What followed was a career most gymnasts only dream about. On this episode of Back to Basics, Trevor sits down with Mubarak Simmons to share his full…

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  4. Justin Spring: The Mental Game Is the Only Difference in Gymnastics

    2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist Justin Spring returns to the GymnasticsVille Podcast. Now in his fifth season at Alabama Gymnastics and second as Associate Head Coach, Justin opens up about Alabama's preseason, the challenge of building championship culture in the modern era, what he learned calling...

  5. Felecia Mulkey on Building Baylor A&T, Creating a College Sport, and Winning 14 Straight Titles

    Felecia Mulkey has won every national championship acrobatics & tumbling has ever held. She joins GymnasticsVille to talk about helping create the sport itself, building a dynasty at Baylor, and her mission to open more doors for women in college sports. Felecia Mulkey is a trailblazer. The head...

  6. Tony Beck on Taking Over Penn State Men's Gymnastics

    Tony Beck was named the seventh head coach in the history of Penn State men's gymnastics on May 15, 2026. He replaced Randy Jepson, the man who recruited him, coached him, and mentored him for the better part of two decades. This is his first long-form interview since taking the job. Mubarak...

  7. How Adult Gymnastics Brought Her Back | Mary-Anne "Mez" Monckton

    Two Commonwealth Games silver medals. Three World Championships. A skill in the FIG Code of Points with her name on it. And then Mary-Anne "Mez" Monckton walked away from gymnastics entirely. This week on Back to Basics by GymnasticsVille, Mez joins the show to talk about the full arc: getting...

  8. Back to Basics EP 238 | 2026 U.S. Gymnastics Championships Preview with Sean Townsend

    World Champion Sean Townsend joins GymnasticsVille Host Mubarak Simmons to preview the 2026 U.S. Gymnastics Championships. Townsend won a World title on parallel bars in 2001, the first American man on a Worlds podium in 22 years, and trained alongside Mubarak at Houston Gymnastics Academy under...

  9. Angela Fuller's 27-Year Gymnastics Comeback Will Give You Chills

    She was told her athletic career was over. Nearly three decades later, Angela Fuller walked back into a gym and did something she had only ever done in her dreams. On this episode of Back to Basics, adult gymnast and NAIGC competitor Angela Fuller joins Mubarak Simmons to talk about the wake-up...

  10. Back to Basics EP 237 | 2026 U.S. Gymnastics Championships Preview

    Three reigning champions are missing from the U.S. Championships entry list, and the men's World Championships team gets decided in Phoenix with no selection camp afterward. Host Mubarak Simmons is joined by Justin James, Highland Park ISD Gymnastics Coach, to preview everything happening at the...

  11. World Gymnaestrada: Bigger Than the Olympics? (with Hayley Silberg)

    By numbers, World Gymnaestrada is the biggest gymnastics event on the planet, bigger than the Olympics, bigger than every sport at the Olympics combined. Most gymnastics fans have never heard of it. On this episode of Back to Basics, Mubarak Simmons sits down with Hayley Silberg, founder of...

  12. Yul Moldauer on His Comeback Season, Returning to Oklahoma, and Why LA 2028 Gives Him Goosebumps

    The Yul Moldauer comeback is no longer a question. It is a season, and it is going well. The 2020 Olympian and two-time World Championships bronze medalist joins GymnasticsVille for his second sit-down of 2026. Since we last spoke, Yul has won silver in the all-around and gold on parallel bars at...

  13. Texas Finally Has D1 Gymnastics: Inside Texas State's Historic Program w/ Justin James

    Texas produces roughly a quarter of the nation's elite gymnasts. Until this year, it had zero Division I women's gymnastics programs. That just changed. On this episode, Texas coach and judge Justin James joins GymnasticsVille to break down Texas State University's historic launch of the first D1...

  14. DeShaun Holden on Gymnastics Comebacks, NIL, and Building a Championship Gym

    Most coaches see gymnastics from one side of the table. DeShaun Holden has seen it from all of them. He competed. He judged. He coached. And now his gym, Top Notch Training, just took home NGA Club of the Year at the 2026 Georgia State Championships. In this episode, Mubarak Simmons and Kerry...

  15. Adult Gymnastics Retreats: Why It's Never Too Late to Get Back in the Gym | Jenny Woudenberg & Hugh Smith

    Most people think gymnastics belongs to kids. Jenny Woudenberg and Hugh Smith are proving otherwise. In Episode 232 of the GymnasticsVille Podcast, we sit down with the co-founders of Adult Gymnastics Retreats to talk about the booming adult gymnastics movement, how they built a business…

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  16. Sophia Campana on the Fire Within Experience Tour, Italy & Gymnastics | GymnasticsVille Podcast

    Sophia Campana joins Mubarak Simmons and Taqiy Simmons on the GymnasticsVille Podcast for one of our most powerful episodes yet. Sophia is an elite gymnast with dual American and Italian citizenship, 2021 Italian National Bars Champion, MTV Italy reality star, bestselling author, and empowerment...

  17. Kevin Mazeika: 3x Olympic Head Coach on Winning Gold, EVO Gymnastics, and Team USA at LA 2028

    Kevin Mazeika — USA Gymnastics Hall of Famer and three-time U.S. Olympic Men's Team Head Coach — sits down for his first-ever long-form podcast interview on GymnasticsVille Podcast Episode 2. Kevin has coached Team USA to back-to-back Olympic medals, including the 2004 Athens silver medal (the...

  18. Yul Moldauer Returns: The Next Chapter

    Olympic gymnast Yul Moldauer sits down for an unfiltered conversation about his comeback journey after 16 months away from the sport. In this episode, Yul discusses: - His emotional return at Rocky Mountain Open - Starting on pommel horse - the most nerve-wracking event - Event-by-event breakdown...

  19. Yul Moldauer European Tour Wrap Up

    Yul Moldauer discusses Arthur Gander Memorial, Swiss Cup, and the Bundesliga League. Yul interview guest 2007 NCAA all-around champion Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons. Yul Moldauer is a US Olympian, World Medalist, and a 7-Time NCAA Champion who trains at 5280 Gymnastics in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

  20. Yul Moldauer - European Tour

    Yul Moldauer discusses World Team Trials, World Championships, & the Bundesliga League. Yul Moldauer is a US Olympian, World Medalist, and a 7-Time NCAA Champion who trains at 5280 Gymnastics in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

  21. Yul Moldauer sits down with former 5280 Gymnastics Teammates Taylor Burkhart and Zak Johnson

    Yul Moldauer discusses the US National team bonus scoring, college gymnastics, and more with his former 5280 Gymnastics teammates Taylor Burkhart (Stanford/US Senior National Team member) and Zak Johnson (Rocky Mountain Pride). Yul Moldauer is a US Olympian, World Medalist, and a 7-Time NCAA...

  22. Welcome to the Yul Moldauer Show

    Yul Moldauer talks about US Gymnastics Championships, US Classics, Bundesliga League, & Pan American Championships. Yul Moldauer is a US Olympian, World Medalist, and a 7-Time NCAA Champion who trains at 5280 Gymnastics in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

  23. Midknight Robin Show - Gymnasts We Will Miss at 2022 Winter Cup Challenge, NCAA WAG Perfect 10 Club

    Midknight Robin discusses top gymnastics we will miss at 2022 Winter Cup Challenge, NCAA Women's Gymnastics perfect 10 club, at the Cottbus Cup.

  24. At The Bucket with Gio | Matt Wenske On His Own Terms

    Rio Rossoni interviews National Champion Oklahoma gymnast Matt Wenske. Wenske discusses his career in gymnastics, his recruitment to Oklahoma, and his experience at the 2021Olympic Trials.

  25. At The Bucket with Gio, Midknight Robin is Back

    Gio interviews Midknight Robin to discuss tops news in the gymnastics world. GymCrew Talent Management, Tokyo Olympics, Yul Moldauer, Simone Biles, Professional Gymnastics.

  26. Ruben Padilla Rise in Trampoline

    At The Bucket with Gio. Ruben Padilla 3-time world medalist, talks about his rise in Trampoline.

  27. Gage Dyer and Matt Wenske Discuss First U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Team Trials

    At The Bucket with Gio interviews Gage Dyer and Matt Wenske about the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Dyer and Wenske have just finished up their senior years at the University of Oklahoma. Wenke will be competing in the all-around. Gage will be competing on floor and vault.

  28. At The Bucket with Gio - Uche Eke Interview

    At The Bucket with Gio interviews Uche Eke. Eke is Nigeria's first African games gold medalist in gymnastics. He also just became the first Nigerian to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics at the African Championships recently held in Cairo, Egypt.

  29. Paul Juda peaking at the right time for Olympic Trials

    GymnasticsVille's Gio Prossoni interviews University of Michigan gymnast Paul Juda. On Friday June 4 Juda finished second in the all-around at the 2021 Senior Pan American Championships. His all-around placement claimed the final +1 spot for the Tokyo Olympic Games available for the U.S. men's...

  30. Kanji Oyama Retires and Reflects on his Gymnastics journey

    Giovanni Prossoni interviews Kanji Oyama about his gymnastics career. Kanji Oyama, who trains at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic training center in Colorado Springs retired from gymnastics one week prior to the U.S. Gymnastics Championships.

  31. Stephen Nedoroscik Posts Day 1 Top Score at US Gymnastics Championships

    GymnasticsVille Gio Prossoni interviews Olympic hopeful. Stephen Nedoroscik. Nedoroscik posts top score on pommel horse on Day 1 at U.S. Gymnastics Championships with a 15.1

  32. Yul Moldauer Previews U.S. Championships

    GymnasticsVille Gio Prossoni interviews Yul Moldauer

  33. Allan Bower Ready for US Championships

    GymnasticsVille Gio Prossoni interviews Team USA's Allan Bower. They discuss life, gymnastics, and more.

  34. Jerit Pogue | Galveston Island Winter Beach Blast Invitational

    The wait is finally over, well at least in about two weeks it will be. The senior elite men's gymnastics season will kick off on Saturday January 16th at 7:30 pm cst in Texas at the Galveston Island Winter Beach Classic. This event will be the first in time since last February that the best...

  35. New Years Eve 2020 Top Gymnastics Moments

    The Best Gymnastics moments of 2020 ranked by Midknight Robin. So what are some of the most notable moments in one of the most unpredictable, disrupted year in gymnastics history? As gyms shut down when Covid-19 hit around mid-March, the new normal continues to refine itself with the ongoing...

  36. Christian Marsh on William & Mary dropping Men's Gymnastics

    Gio Prossoni talked with William & Mary gymnast Christian Marsh on WM dropping men's gymnastics. William & Mary to drop seven varsity sports after the 2020-21 academic year comes to an end. Men's and women's gymnastics, men's and women's swimming, men's indoor and outdoor track and field, and...

  37. Sam Zakutney Gymnastics Canada National All-Around Champion

    Sam Zakutney won gold in all-around, vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar, and finished second on floor exercise at the 2019 Canadian Championships. Hear what Zakutney, a 2-time World Team member, has to say about his career at Penn State and competing internationally for Canada.

  38. The Last Dance, Who had Jordan's competitiveness in Gymnastics

    "The Last Dance" follows the Bulls' 1997-98 season from start to finish, while also covering the rest of the chapters in Jordan's remarkable career. The 10-part docuseries follows the Jordan timeline from when he was an emerging star on his high school team to becoming a worldwide marketing force...

  39. Stephen Nedoroscik Nissen-Emery Award Winner Interview

    Penn State's Stephen Nedoroscik received the highest honor in college men's gymnastics was announced by the College Gymnastics Association (CGA) as the Nissen-Emery Award winner. He is the seventh gymnast in program history and the first specialist from any school to win the award.

  40. USA Gymnastics 2020 Top-Tier Events Canceled, Jeffrey Brown Reacts

    USA Gymnastics cancels 2020 events, which included U.S. Classic and the national championships because of the coronavirus pandemic. Hear what Midknight Robin, Kerry Adderly, and Jeffrey Brown have to say.

  41. Master Gymnastics | Which Event is the Hardest?

    Gymnastics is one of the most difficult sports to master. There are six events in men's gymnastics. Hear what Midknight Robin, Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons, and Kerry Adderly have to say about which event is the hardest to master.

  42. Nicole Langevin Precision Choreography

    GymnasticsVille interviews Nicole Langevin, owner of Precision Choreography. Midknight Robin and Kerry Adderly discuss the current state of gymnastics, women's college gymnastics postseason awards, ways to improve the marketability to men's gymnastics.

  43. Gymnastics Ultimate Pommel Horse Line-Ups

    GymnasticsVille Ultimate Line-Up debate series. Midknight Robin versus Penn State Men's Gymnastics assistant coach Tony Beck. They discuss the best pommel horse line-ups of all-time. Kerry Adderly is the moderator for today's show.

  44. Gymnastics Ultimate Floor Line-Ups

    GymnasticsVille Ultimate Line-Up debate series. Midknight Robin versus film director Hisonni Johnson. They discuss the best floor line-ups of all-time. Kerry Adderly and Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons are the moderators for today's show.

  45. Magnitude 10.0 Gymnastics moving forward after Tornado

    GymnasticsVille interviews Heather Hammond program manager from Magnitude 10.0 Gymnastics located in Nashville, Tennessee. The gym was destroyed by a tornado on Tuesday March 3, 2020. The gym is owned and operating by Maggie Nelson. She brings 20 years of gymnastics experience as both a coach &...

  46. Coronavirus | Gymnastics around the world is postponed

    As the Coronavirus pandemic spreads across the globe it has postponed the sports world dramatically. The International Gymnastics Federation, NCAA, and USA Gymnastics have either canceled or postponed events due to COVID-19. Midknight Robin, Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons, and Kerry Adderly discuss the...

  47. Exclusive Interview Stephen Nedoroscik Melbourne World Cup Gymnastics Gold Medalist

    GymnasticsVille correspondent Gio Prossoni interviews Stephen Nedoroscik, Penn State head coach Randy Jepson, and assistant coach Tony Beck. Midknight Robin talks about this weekend's American Cup predictions and the tri-meet with Michigan, Penn State, at Illinois.

  48. Stephen Nedoroscik Wins Gold at Melbourne World Cup

    Stephen Nedroscik captures the gold medal on pommel horse with a sensational routine during event finals at the Melbourne World Cup. Midknight Robin and Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons breakdown the competition highlights and Winter Cup Challenge.

  49. Winter Cup Debacle, USA Gymnastics Snubbs 3-Time American Cup Champion Yul Moldauer

    The best gymnasts in the nation competed this past weekend at the Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas. This is first national qualifying meet during this Olympic year. USA Gymnastics had an error with the senior all-around awards. Midknight Robin discusses this and more on today's show.

  50. Mike Burns, Minnesota Gymnastics Head Coach Previews "Flashback Friday" 10.0 Meet

    Minnesota gymnastics head coach Mike Burns joins today's show to talk about his program hosting "Flashback Friday" 10.0 Meet today. The Gophers will host the Washington Huskies tonight with the meet operating on a 10.0 scoring system. Burns, who is also the President of the CGA discussed the...

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GymnasticsVille Podcast features in-depth, unfiltered conversations with the athletes, coaches, and leaders shaping competitive gymnastics.From Olympic comebacks to coaching philosophy, mental training to life after elite competition — if it matters to the gymnastics community, we talk about it.Hosted by Mubarak Simmons, co-founder of GymCrew Talent Management, alongside co-hosts Taqiy Simmons and Kerry Adderly.This isn't highlight reels or quick takes. These are real, long-form conversations about the sport we love — the struggles, the triumphs, the lessons learned, and the stories that don't make it to the competition floor.New episodes monthly.Produced by GymCrew Talent Management.---CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @gymnasticsvilleYouTube: GymnasticsVille PodcastWebsite: gymnasticsville.comEmail: [email protected] COVERED:Olympic gymnastics, NCAA gymnastics, elite competition, coaching, mental training, athlete comebacks, retirement and transition, gymnastics trai

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GymnasticsVille Podcast has 100 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on November 4, 2026.

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GymnasticsVille Podcast features in-depth, unfiltered conversations with the athletes, coaches, and leaders shaping competitive gymnastics.From Olympic comebacks to coaching philosophy, mental training to life after elite competition — if it matters to the gymnastics community, we talk about...

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