How a tumbler went from T&T World Championships to artistic national champion in just a few tumultuous years.
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INTERVIEW
Four-time Trampoline and Tumbling National Team Member, 2025 NCAA National Champion, and master of a cheeky mid-floor routine side-eye, Charlie Larson joins us on the show. Larson began his career in trampoline and tumbling, earning a spot on the U.S. National Team four-times and competing as part of the United States’ 2021 World Championship team, which placed fourth. He started his collegiate career at a well-known university and then switched to the University of Minnesota, then transferred to Michigan for the 2024-2025 season, where his floor routine helped Michigan clinch its first National title in over a decade. He talks about his famous triple-double, being at the infamous Karolyi Ranch for T&T training camp, having a legit acro-series on beam, training INSANE tumbling passes on floor, and his beloved Power Puff Girls videos.
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