Charlie Larson Interview

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 a well known university and then switched to 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 and his belovedPower Puff Girls videos.

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