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 Gymnastics in Sarasota, Florida, where Brody Malone and Donnell Whittenburg both won gold at the 2025 World Championships in Jakarta. For hosts Mubarak Simmons and Taqiy Simmons, this conversation is personal. Both trained under Kevin at Houston Gymnastics Academy from 1999 to 2004. This is the interview they have been waiting 20 years to have. WHAT WE COVER: - How Brody Malone and Donnell Whittenburg won World Championship gold at EVO Gymnastics - The strategy behind Brody's high bar final and the Winkler decision - Coaching Team USA three weeks after September 11, 2001 - What made the 2004 Athens team the best in a gener

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 - Cross-training secrets: Running, swimming, working at a mason jar factory - Taking full responsibility for his whereabouts violation - The Peach Half Healy - getting a skill named after him - Future goals: Winter Cup, National Team, 2028 Olympics This is more than an interview. This is his story, unfiltered. Guest: Yul Moldauer Instagram: @yulmoldauer Full show notes, transcript, and timestamps: https://gymnasticsville.com/yul-moldauer-episode-1/ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction & Transparency Note 1:03 - Rocky Mountain Open: Stepping Back Into Competition 1:46 - Getting Emotional Before the Meet 2:47 - Starting on Pommel H

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.

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.

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 Champion who trains at 5280 Gymnastics in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

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. 

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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 program. Team USA will now be able to send 5 gymnasts to compete in Tokyo. Juda discusses the closing of his home gym, how the pandemic has affected many gyms trying to stay afloat. Also talks about his recruiting experience and his time at the University of Michigan.

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.

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

GymnasticsVille Gio Prossoni interviews Yul Moldauer

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

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 gymnasts in the world will compete to kickoff the 2021 Olympic year.  The line-up is stacked with world team members from the United States, Canada, Jamaica, Nigeria, and Columbia. In addition to multiple national champions and world cup medalists.  On today’s show, GymnasticsVille’s Midknight Robin and Kerry Adderly interview Beach Blast Director, Jerit Pogue.

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 pandemic. Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons and Kerry Adderly joins today’s New Years Eve show to discuss 2020. 

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 volleyball.