Taylor Christopulos
{{Short description|American gymnast (born 2001)}}
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| country = United States
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|08|24}}
| birth_place = Layton, Utah, U.S.
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| discipline = MAG
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| natlteam = 2023–present
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| collegeteam = Nebraska Cornhuskers
| headcoach = Chuck Chmelka
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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 to pursue gymnastics. He majored in agribusiness.{{cite web |url=https://huskers.com/sports/mens-gymnastics/roster/player/taylor-christopulos |title=Taylor Christopulos |website=huskers.com |access-date=May 5, 2025}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://huskers.com/news/2021/03/29/christopulos-earns-nebraskas-first-big-ten-freshman-of-the-year-honor |title=Christopulos Earns Nebraska’s First Big Ten Freshman of the Year Honor |website=huskers.com |date=March 29, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2025}}
=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.{{cite web |url=https://bigten.org/mgym/article/bltbec9eecb0cf0104c/ |title=2023 Big Ten Men’s Gymnastics Individual Honors Announced |website=BigTen.org |date=June 22, 2023 |access-date=May 5, 2025}}
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 their second consecutive team title.{{cite web |url=https://usagym.org/u-s-claims-mens-and-womens-team-titles-at-pan-american-championships/ |title=U.S. claims men's and women's team titles at Pan American Championships |work=USA Gymnastics |date=May 28, 2023 |access-date=May 5, 2025}}
In August 2023, he competed at the World University Games where he helped the USA finish fourth as a team.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/u-s-mens-team-lands-fourth-at-the-fisu-world-university-games-in-china/ |title=U.S. men’s team lands fourth at the FISU World University Games in China |work=USA Gymnastics |date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=May 5, 2025}} Individually, he finished eighth in the horizontal bar final.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/the-2023-world-university-games-conclude-in-chengdu/ |title=The 2023 World University Games conclude in Chengdu |work=USA Gymnastics |date=August 5, 2023 |access-date=May 5, 2025}}
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 2025 Winter Cup and won bronze in the all-around with a score of 158.400.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/loos-clinches-all-around-floor-and-rings-titles-2025-senior-mens-national-team-presented-by-xfinity-named-at-winter-cup/ |title=Loos clinches all-around, floor and rings titles; 2025 Senior Men’s National Team Presented by Xfinity named at Winter Cup |work=USA Gymnastics |date=February 23, 2025 |access-date=May 5, 2025}} The next month he competed at the 2025 DTB Pokal Team Challenge and helped the USA win silver as a team.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/weekend-recap-mag-wag-dtb-pokal-team-challenge-and-mixed-cup-rg-thiais-grand-prix-friendship-cup/ |title=Weekend Recap: MAG/WAG DTB Pokal Team Challenge and Mixed Cup, RG Thiais Grand Prix, Friendship Cup |work=USA Gymnastics |date=March 31, 2025 |access-date=May 5, 2025}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://bigten.org/mgym/article/blta52a6e42866ecb58/ |title=Big Ten Announces 2025 Men’s Gymnastics Awards |website=BigTen.org |date=April 2, 2025 |access-date=May 5, 2025}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2025/04/18/nebraska-gymnast-taylor-christopulos-wins-nissen-emery-award/ |title=Nebraska Gymnast Taylor Christopulos Wins Nissen-Emery Award |website=ksnblocal4 |date=April 17, 2025 |access-date=May 5, 2025}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/u-s-mens-program-announces-roster-for-2025-senior-pan-american-championships-world-university-games/|title=U.S. men’s program announces roster for 2025 Senior Pan American Championships, World University Games|date=May 7, 2025|work=USA Gymnastics}} He won gold in the team.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/u-s-sweeps-team-titles-at-senior-pan-am-championships/ |title=U.S. sweeps team titles at Senior Pan Am Championships |work=USA Gymnastics |date=June 14, 2025 |access-date=June 14, 2025}}
Personal life
Competitive history
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| width=7% class=unsortable| Year
! width=37% class=unsortable| Event ! width=7% class=unsortable| Team ! width=7% class=unsortable| AA ! width=7% class=unsortable|FX ! width=7% class=unsortable|PH ! width=7% class=unsortable|SR ! width=7% class=unsortable|VT ! width=7% class=unsortable|PB ! width=7% class=unsortable|HB | |||||||||
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| colspan="10" | Junior | |||||||||
| rowspan="1"|2018 | align=left| U.S. National Championships | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| rowspan="1"|2019 | align=left| U.S. National Championships | 6 | |||||||
| colspan="10" | Senior | |||||||||
| rowspan="1" | 2021 | align=left | NCAA Championships | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| rowspan="2" | 2022 | align=left | NCAA Championships | 4 | |||||||
| align=left | U.S. Classic | 8 | ||||||||
| rowspan="4" | 2023 | align=left | Winter Cup | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| align=left | NCAA Championships | 5 | {{silver2}} | 7 | ||||||
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| align=left | Pan American Championships | {{gold1}} | ||||||||
| align=left | World University Games | 4 | 8 | |||||||
| rowspan="2" | 2024 | align=left | Winter Cup | 8 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 18 | ||
| align=left | NCAA Championships | 4 | 6 | {{silver2}} | 4 | {{bronze3}} | ||||
| rowspan="4" | 2025 | align=left | Winter Cup | {{bronze3}} | 13 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 10 | ||
| align=left | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | {{silver2}} | ||||||||
| align=left | NCAA Championships | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | Pan American Championships | {{gold1}} | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Awards and honors
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!Year !Award |
| 2021
| Big Ten Freshman of the Year |
| 2023
| Big Ten Gymnast of the Year |
| 2025
| Big Ten Gymnast of the Year |
| 2025 |
References
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Category:American male artistic gymnasts
Category:Sportspeople from Layton, Utah