# gymnastics (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover gymnastics. Page: Feed: --- ## How to Build Champions Without Breaking Them With Illinois Coach Josh Nilson _2026-08-18 · PerformHappy with Rebecca Smith_ In this episode of the Perform Happy Podcast, I sit down with Illinois head gymnastics coach Josh Nilson to talk about building champions without breaking them, creating healthy team cultures, and helping young athletes perform at a high level while still loving their sport. Josh shares lessons from his coaching career and explains why being a successful coach is about so much more than winning.… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2254892/episodes/19666352-how-to-build-champions-without-breaking-them-with-illinois-coach-josh-nilson.mp3) ## Doing It for YOU- Chloe Cho on Mental Blocks, Grief, and Trusting Your Voice _2026-08-11 · PerformHappy with Rebecca Smith_ In this episode of the Perform Happy Podcast, I sit down with college gymnast Chloe Cho to talk about mental blocks, grief, trusting your voice, and learning to make gymnastics a choice that belongs to you. Chloe shares her journey through elite gymnastics, the mental challenges she faced, and how losing her dad during her freshman year changed the way she thought about gymnastics and her own… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2254892/episodes/19631306-doing-it-for-you-chloe-cho-on-mental-blocks-grief-and-trusting-your-voice.mp3) ## [Back to Basics EP 238 | 2026 U.S. Gymnastics Championships Preview with Sean Townsend](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gymnasticsville-podcast/id1236969576) _2026-08-06 · GymnasticsVille Podcast_ 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 coach Kevin Mazeika. Today he's the head coach there, with two of his own athletes competing in Phoenix… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/gymnasticsvillepodcast/2026_U.S._Gymnastics_Championships_Preview__Sean_Townsend.mp3?dest-id=518546) ## [Angela Fuller's 27-Year Gymnastics Comeback Will Give You Chills](https://open.spotify.com/show/3EZvLhd543Iw0YlwlkhBds?si=kURxLtagT2S98aqLTYOQkA&utm_source=sms) _2026-08-05 · GymnasticsVille Podcast_ 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 call that sent her back to the sport, what it takes to complete the grueling 14-event Omnithon, and why… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/gymnasticsvillepodcast/Angela_Fullers_27_Year_Gymnastics_Comeback_Will_Give_You_Chills.mp3?dest-id=518546) ## If You’re Struggling with Mental Blocks, Don’t Quit Yet! With Cecilia Cooley _2026-08-04 · PerformHappy with Rebecca Smith_ In this episode of the Perform Happy Podcast, I sit down with college gymnast Cecilia Cooley to talk about mental blocks, rebuilding confidence, overcoming fear, and learning not to give up on yourself when gymnastics starts to feel impossible. Cecilia shares her unconventional journey from starting gymnastics later than most to becoming a college gymnast, captain, and scholarship athlete. She… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2254892/episodes/19599134-if-you-re-struggling-with-mental-blocks-don-t-quit-yet-with-cecilia-cooley.mp3) ## [Back to Basics EP 237 | 2026 U.S. Gymnastics Championships Preview](https://open.spotify.com/show/3EZvLhd543Iw0YlwlkhBds?si=kURxLtagT2S98aqLTYOQkA&utm_source=sms) _2026-08-04 · GymnasticsVille Podcast_ 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 2026 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, August 6-9. In this episode: why Asher Hong, Brody Malone,… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/gymnasticsvillepodcast/2026_Xfinity_U.S.__Gymnastics_Championships_PREVIEW.mp3?dest-id=518546) ## [World Gymnaestrada: Bigger Than the Olympics? (with Hayley Silberg)](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gymnasticsville-podcast/id1236969576) _2026-08-02 · GymnasticsVille Podcast_ 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 CAPTivate Adult Gymnastics, one of Canada's only all-adult gymnastics clubs, with roughly 300 athletes… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/gymnasticsvillepodcast/Hayley_Silberg__The_Gymnastics_Event_BIGGER_Than_the_Olympics_Nearly_Nobody_Knows_About_It.mp3?dest-id=518546) ## When Your Child’s Dreams Become Your Identity- A Conversation for Sport Moms with Monica Packer _2026-07-28 · PerformHappy with Rebecca Smith_ In this episode of the Perform Happy Podcast, I sit down with Monica Packer, a habits and identity coach for moms, to talk about perfectionism, identity, and what it means to support your child's dreams without losing yourself in the process. Many sport moms are doing everything they can to help their children succeed. But sometimes, without realizing it, we begin to tie our worth to our… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2254892/episodes/19564469-when-your-child-s-dreams-become-your-identity-a-conversation-for-sport-moms-with-monica-packer.mp3) ## [Yul Moldauer on His Comeback Season, Returning to Oklahoma, and Why LA 2028 Gives Him Goosebumps](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gymnasticsville-podcast/id1236969576) _2026-07-24 · GymnasticsVille Podcast_ 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 Winter Cup, competed at the American Cup, and taken parallel bars gold at the Pan American… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/gymnasticsvillepodcast/Not_World_Class_Its_Olympic_Class__Yul_Moldauer_on_His_Oklahoma_Return__Comeback_Season.mp3?dest-id=518546) ## When Anxiety Hits on the Biggest Stage… How Ella Zirbes Found Joy Again _2026-07-21 · PerformHappy with Rebecca Smith_ This episode of the Perform Happy Podcast is a reminder that even the athletes who look the most confident can struggle with anxiety, pressure, and self-doubt. I sit down with University of Utah gymnast Ella Zirbes to talk about finding joy in gymnastics again after anxiety took away the fun of competing on some of the biggest stages of her career. Ella shares how the pressure to be perfect left… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2254892/episodes/19526746-when-anxiety-hits-on-the-biggest-stage-how-ella-zirbes-found-joy-again.mp3) ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/erybesN1PouF) _2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [Texas Finally Has D1 Gymnastics: Inside Texas State's Historic Program w/ Justin James](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gymnasticsville-podcast/id1236969576) _2026-07-17 · GymnasticsVille Podcast_ 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 women's gymnastics program in state history. Justin is the Head Girls Gymnastics Coach at Highland… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/gymnasticsvillepodcast/Texas_Finally_Has_D1_Gymnastics__Inside_Texas_States_Historic_Program_w_Coach_Justin_James.mp3?dest-id=518546) ## How to Perform Scared, Trust Yourself, and Deliver Under Pressure with Abigayle Martin _2026-07-14 · PerformHappy with Rebecca Smith_ In this episode of the Perform Happy Podcast, I sit down with NCAA gymnast Abigayle Martin to talk about performing scared, overcoming mental blocks, trusting yourself under pressure, and finding what helps you compete with confidence. Abby shares how a mental block at 10 years old shaped the athlete she is today and why learning to work with fear, instead of waiting for it to disappear, changed… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2254892/episodes/19493886-how-to-perform-scared-trust-yourself-and-deliver-under-pressure-with-abigayle-martin.mp3) ## [DeShaun Holden on Gymnastics Comebacks, NIL, and Building a Championship Gym](https://open.spotify.com/show/3EZvLhd543Iw0YlwlkhBds?si=5tV64WPTSu6ck52q-iUkjw&utm_source=copy-link) _2026-07-10 · GymnasticsVille Podcast_ 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 Adderly sit down with DeShaun Holden, owner and head coach of Top Notch Training Gym in Georgia, for a… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/gymnasticsvillepodcast/Deshuan_Podcast_Full_Edit.mp3?dest-id=518546) ## Tough Coaching or Trauma - A Hard Conversation Every Gymnastics Family Needs to Hear with Alyssa Olin _2026-07-07 · PerformHappy with Rebecca Smith_ In this episode of the Perform Happy Podcast, I sit down with Alyssa Olin, former Division I gymnast and licensed clinical social worker, to have an honest conversation about the difference between tough coaching and trauma in youth sports. We explore how harmful coaching practices can become normalized, the lasting impact they have on an athlete’s mental health, and why every child deserves to… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2254892/episodes/19458777-tough-coaching-or-trauma-a-hard-conversation-every-gymnastics-family-needs-to-hear-with-alyssa-olin.mp3) ## The Difference Between Sore, Scared, and Injured with Dr. Jenny Borda _2026-06-30 · PerformHappy with Rebecca Smith_ In this episode of the Perform Happy Podcast, I sit down with gymnastics physical therapist Dr. Jenny Borda to talk about one of the hardest things for gymnasts, parents, and coaches to navigate: knowing the difference between being sore, being scared, and being injured. I see this come up all the time with athletes who are unsure when they should speak up about pain. They worry their coach will… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2254892/episodes/19425761-the-difference-between-sore-scared-and-injured-with-dr-jenny-borda.mp3) ## [Adult Gymnastics Retreats: Why It's Never Too Late to Get Back in the Gym | Jenny Woudenberg & Hugh Smith](https://gymnasticsville.com/adult-gymnastics-retreats-is-here-and-jenny-woudenberg-and-hugh-smith-are-leading-it/) _2026-06-26 · GymnasticsVille Podcast_ 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 combining gymnastics, wellness, and adventure travel, and why it's never too late to step back into the gym.… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/gymnasticsvillepodcast/Adult_Gymnastics_Retreats_Why_Its_Never_Too_Late_to_Get_Back_in_the_Gym_-_GymnasticsVille_192k.mp3?dest-id=518546) ## Never Let Someone Else Decide Your Dream with Gabby Roberts _2026-06-23 · PerformHappy with Rebecca Smith_ In this episode of the Perform Happy Podcast, I sit down with former professional dancer and former Rockette Gabby Roberts to talk about chasing big dreams, overcoming rejection, building confidence, and learning how to never let someone else decide what is possible for you. Gabby shares her journey of being told she didn’t fit the image of a professional dancer, facing rejection from her college… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2254892/episodes/19390456-never-let-someone-else-decide-your-dream-with-gabby-roberts.mp3) ## From Elite Gymnast to Mom- What I’d Do Differently (and What Still Matters) Jacqueline Barbera _2026-06-16 · PerformHappy with Rebecca Smith_ In this episode of the Perform Happy Podcast, I sit down with former D1 gymnast, Parkettes alum, psych nurse, and mom of two gymnasts Jacqueline Barbera to talk about her journey through elite gymnastics, the lessons she learned, and how she would approach the sport differently today. Jacqueline shares what it was like growing up in a high-level gymnastics environment, moving across the country to… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2254892/episodes/19357048-from-elite-gymnast-to-mom-what-i-d-do-differently-and-what-still-matters-jacqueline-barbera.mp3) ## [Sophia Campana on the Fire Within Experience Tour, Italy & Gymnastics | GymnasticsVille Podcast](https://gymnasticsville.com/sophia-campana-on-the-fire-within-experience-tour-life-after-elite-gymnastics-and-why-fun-belongs-in-the-gym/) _2026-05-06 · 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 coach with nearly one million followers on both Instagram and YouTube. This summer she is taking her… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/gymnasticsvillepodcast/SophiaCampana-GymnasticsVille-Podcast.mp3?dest-id=518546) ## [Nationals Bound- NCAA Regionals Recap](https://r5gyminsiderpodcast.libsyn.com/nationals-bound-ncaa-regionals-recap) _2026-04-09 · College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider_ Chio was Supercalperfectly docious 3x (if you watched you know) but 3 Alums were also perfect during Regional Weekend, some surprising excitement in Corvallis. Welcome back Gym Dogs, some NCAA history made, Kaia is like a line-up yo-yo, 3 Individual alums headed to Forth Worth and there was a worm on the beam that and more let's Rap [Listen](https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/r5gyminsiderpodcast/CS_Reg_audio.mp3?dest-id=692155) ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FFvUHEBwMkIh) _2026-04-09 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [A Stick and A Step- Conference Championships Weekend](https://r5gyminsiderpodcast.libsyn.com/a-stick-and-a-step-conference-championships-weekend) _2026-03-26 · College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider_ It came down to fingers at MAC's, perfect on beam for an alum in the SEC, Did I call the MAC Freshman of the Year, and did NIU make a line-up mistake this season that might have been a Regional Qualifier, MOC a SU is a conference Champ, and they HYPE Man is all that with pounds of sweat oh and PSU for Pit Crew of the year. It's Championship season and it's off to a HOT start let's rap on Week 12! [Listen](https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/r5gyminsiderpodcast/CS_Week_12audio.mp3?dest-id=692155) ## [Kevin Mazeika: 3x Olympic Head Coach on Winning Gold, EVO Gymnastics, and Team USA at LA 2028](https://gymnasticsvillepodcast.libsyn.com/kevin-mazeika-3x-olympic-head-coach-on-winning-gold-evo-gymnastics-and-team-usa-at-la-2028) _2026-03-23 · GymnasticsVille Podcast_ 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 first non-boycotted Olympic team medal since 1932) and the 2008 Beijing bronze. Today he leads EVO… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/gymnasticsvillepodcast/Kevin_Mazeika__3x_Olympic_Head_Coach_on_Winning_Gold_EVO_Gymnastics_and_Team_USA_at_LA_2028_mr0zARS9H4Y.mp3?dest-id=518546) ## [10 to the End](https://r5gyminsiderpodcast.libsyn.com/10-to-the-end) _2026-03-19 · College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider_ It was the weekend of Lasts, a 10 on senior night for an alum, last home meet for a program legend coach, Silent at CMU. We had some long reach out and grab that bar moments this week, last time Westwood oh and maybe the judges wont notice if we just keeping steppin through week 11, let's rap [Listen](https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/r5gyminsiderpodcast/CS_Week11_Audio.mp3?dest-id=692155) ## [The Church and Celly](https://r5gyminsiderpodcast.libsyn.com/the-church-and-celly) _2026-03-12 · College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider_ We went to church this week and bailed right after, breaking house records in Arkansas with Chick Fil a, Kim's crying it's that time again,a first 10 in a long while and then one perfect 10 and 9 oh so close, Jordan is at it again it was a moment made from bronze, more celes and a D3 9.925 conference champion and the routine was FIRE! As they say at UNC, Keep on Keeping on … so Amen to that lets… [Listen](https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/r5gyminsiderpodcast/CS_Week_10_audio.mp3?dest-id=692155) ## [The MAC PAC](https://r5gyminsiderpodcast.libsyn.com/the-mac-pac) _2026-03-04 · College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider_ Kim's last time in the chair for this season and there was a lot going on boxes jumping in and out, its the Drake Dawson show at NIU and Iowa and OSU had a good fight going on but Iowa has a Tyson, It might be the Choe Show for Illinois but it was a vault clinic at Oregon State, we got dancing, props and a whole production from ISU, Did Sam Peszak make a comeback and compete for CMU, Olympians… [Listen](https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/r5gyminsiderpodcast/CS_Week_9_audio.mp3?dest-id=692155) ## [The IVY League](https://r5gyminsiderpodcast.libsyn.com/the-ivy-league) _2026-02-26 · College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider_ Are you watching the IVY League? Well you should be, and we have an alum who is an IVY Champ in 2026, 1st ever meeting in a dual for these two teams, the text book front double full fronts continues, another bar ninja and bounder on floor that Kim is head over heels about... that and more let's RAP [Listen](https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/r5gyminsiderpodcast/CS_Week_8_audio.1mp3.mp3?dest-id=692155) ## [Left, Right with a Twist](https://r5gyminsiderpodcast.libsyn.com/left-right-with-a-twist) _2026-02-19 · College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider_ Week 7 was heaven when we are talking commentary, we have a lesson in right from left this week, CLEMSON CLEMSON CLEMSON, Kim we have a love for a mount as much as you love the jump over the low bar, a bar routine that was a breath of fresh air at least for me, let's go straight back down with a twist um ok, we have an athlete compete this week that is apparently over 100 years old and we got… [Listen](https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/r5gyminsiderpodcast/CS_Week_7_Audio.mp3?dest-id=692155) ## [Corey and Klein, It's Hype Time!](https://r5gyminsiderpodcast.libsyn.com/corey-and-klein-its-hype-time) _2026-02-12 · College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider_ It's the half way point of the season and the Eagles were out in numbers, I mean could Hype be considered a calorie workout. NIU plays savorer this week, a first official AA performance and she won but we would be out of our mind to not include Klein. We are gonna talk vault and Kim was not in the booth this week but in the commentary she was very present. D3 doing it again this week, if falls are… [Listen](https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/r5gyminsiderpodcast/CS_Week_6_audio1.mp3?dest-id=692155) ## [Yul Moldauer Returns: The Next Chapter](https://gymnasticsville.com/yul-moldauer-episode-1/) _2026-02-08 · GymnasticsVille Podcast_ 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 of his first competition back - Why love for gymnastics is what truly drives his comeback -… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/gymnasticsvillepodcast/Episode-229-Yul-Moldauer.mp3?dest-id=518546) ## [Stop, Drop and Cook](https://r5gyminsiderpodcast.libsyn.com/stop-drop-and-cook) _2026-02-05 · College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider_ Ninja like abilities from 2 Alums this week, and upset... maybe not, The parody in all of gymnastics gets closer every year because D3 is bringing it, some cool skill combos that I have never seen, the post routine antics continue to be lit, Kim wants a commentator team tunnel, and always be awesome strong and beautiful Kims words to live by. Hey we Stopped, Dropped and Diamond Cooked lets rap on… [Listen](https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/r5gyminsiderpodcast/Stop_Drop_and_Cook.mp3?dest-id=692155) ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SDi0IHWUp7yW) _2026-02-05 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [Say My Name](https://r5gyminsiderpodcast.libsyn.com/say-my-name) _2026-01-28 · College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider_ Can we get the names right.... Hey even I struggled this week! We have a new Region 5 alum in the broadcast booth, History made at Western Michigan, doing some jumping jacks behind the scenes at NIU. The stick drill as an XCEL dismount? A hot mic moment we needed, way to much to mention at Utah State but we will, Denver's head coach manifests a good routine oh and did you know the events are… [Listen](https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/r5gyminsiderpodcast/CS_Week_4_Audio.mp3?dest-id=692155) ## [Farewell Sweet Lizzie](https://dvora.substack.com/p/goodbye-sweet-lizzie) _2024-12-31 · Dvora Meyers · Unorthodox Gymnastics_ 2024 has ended with a devastating loss.