Paul Juda
Full namePaul Wojciech Juda
Country represented United States
Born (2001-07-07) July 7, 2001
Deerfield, Illinois, USA
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
Years on national team2020–present (USA)
College teamMichigan
(2020–present)
Head coach(es)Yuan Xiao
Assistant coach(es)Jordan Gaarenstroom & Juha Tanskanen
Medal record
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 AntwerpTeam
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rio de Janeiro All-around
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 0 2 0
Total 0 2 0
Representing the Michigan Wolverines
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 NormanAll-Around
Gold medal – first place2022 NormanVault
Silver medal – second place2021 Minneapolis Pommel horse
Silver medal – second place2022 NormanHorizontal Bar
Bronze medal – third place2021 Minneapolis Team
Bronze medal – third place2022 NormanTeam

Paul Wojciech Juda (born July 7, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the 2023 World Championships. He is currently competing for the Michigan Wolverines in NCAA gymnastics and is a member of the U.S. men's national team.

Personal life

Juda was born in Deerfield, Illinois to Ewa Bacher and Jozef Juda. He attended Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois.[1]

Gymnastics career

Junior

2016–17

Juda competed at the 2016 Junior Olympic National Championships, where he won gold on floor exercise, and silver on parallel bars and high bar.[2] In May 2017, he competed at the 2017 Junior Olympic National Championships where he won gold in the all-around. In August 2017, he competed at the 2017 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships in the junior division, where he won a silver medal in the all-around and on still rings and parallel bars.[3]

2018–19

He competed at the 2018 Winter Cup in the junior division, where he won gold on floor exercise and silver on still rings and parallel bars. In August 2018, he competed at the 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships at the junior division, where he won gold on still rings, sixth on pommel horse, and sixth on floor exercise.[4] In August 2019, he competed at the 2019 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, where he won bronze on horizontal bar, and compiled a score of 159.850 to place 13th.[5] Following his performance at the competition, he was named to the United States men's national junior gymnastics team.[6]

Senior

2020

In February 2020, he competed at the 2020 Winter Cup, where he won bronze on horizontal bars, tied for fifth on floor exercise, and eighth in all-around (81.650).[7] Following his outstanding performance at the Winter Cup, he was named to the United States men's national gymnastics team. At just 19 years old, he became the national team's youngest member.[8][9]

In November 2020, he competed at the 2020 Friendship and Solidarity Competition where he won a gold medal with Team Solidarity.[10] On individual events, he scored a 14.40 on vault, a 13.80 on floor exercise, a 13.40 on pommel horse, a 13.00 on still rings, a 13.20 on parallel bars and an 11.50 on high bar. The event served as Juda's first senior-level international competition.[11]

Juda began competing for the Michigan Wolverines men's gymnastics team in 2020. During a season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week once, Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice and CGA Gymnast of the Week and CGA Gymnast Freshman of the Week once.[12] He recorded a 15.000 on high bar for his season high, the third-highest score in the NCAA. He captured eight individual event titles, including three on high bar, and earned CGA All-America honors on high bar after leading the nation with an average score of 14.083. He finished the season ranked No. 6 in the NCAA in the all-around with an average of 79.750.[13] Following the season, he was named Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year.[14]

2021

In February 2021, he competed at the 2021 Winter Cup, where he finished fourth on parallel bars with a score of 13.900, and sixth in the all-around with a score of 79.850.[15][16]

During the 2021 NCAA season, he captured 13 event titles and was the top-ranked all-around gymnast in the country, with a national qualifying average of 86.167. He was also ranked No. 1 nationally on high bar (14.367), No. 1 in the Big Ten on parallel bars (14.617), and second in the league on floor exercise (14.533), still rings (14.300) and pommel horse (14.250). He helped Michigan advance to the 2021 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championship, where he won silver on pommel horse and helped the team win bronze.[17] Following the season, he was named Big Ten Conference Gymnast of the Year and CGA National MVP.[18][19]

In June 2021, he competed at the 2021 Pan American Gymnastics Championships, where he won silver in the all-around with a score of 83.000.[20][21][22] As a result, he qualified to compete at the Olympic Trials.[23]

2022

In March 2022, he competed at the Cairo World Cup, where he won silver on the floor exercise and horizontal bar.[24]

During the 2022 NCAA season, he won 11 event titles, was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week twice. He led the conference on parallel bars (14.080 average, 14.800 high score) and high bar (14.258 average, 14.500 high score). His season-best all-around score of 86.100 was the top score of any Big Ten all-arounder. Following the season he was again named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year, joining Sam Mikulak as the only Michigan gymnast to win the award multiple times.[25] During the 2022 Big Ten Tournament Championship, he won the all-around competition with a cumulative score of 85.350.[26] He won a title on high bar, scoring a 14.500. The high bar win by Juda was the 15th in program history and the first since Sam Mikulak in 2013. He was also named Big Ten Gymnast of the Championships.[27]

During the 2022 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championship, Juda won the all-around with an 85.298, and vault individual titles, and helped Michigan place third in the team competition with a season-best 414.490. He also placed second on high bar, fourth on parallel bars and eighth on both floor exercise and still rings. He tied Mikulak's modern-era school record of six All-America honors.[28]

2023

Juda missed the 2023 season due to injury. On April 13, 2023, he was named the Nissen-Emery Award winner.[29]

Juda returned to competition in August at the Core Hydration Classic. He placed third in the all-around behind Asher Hong and Khoi Young. Additionally he placed third on vault and horizontal bar.[30] He next competed at the Xfinity National Championships where he placed sixth in the all-around but won the national title on floor exercise.[31] The following day he was named to the team to compete at the upcoming World Championships alongside Asher Hong, Khoi Young, Yul Moldauer, Fred Richard, and alternate Colt Walker.[32]

At the World Championships Juda helped the USA qualify to the team final in second place. Individually he qualified to the vault and horizontal bar finals. During the team final he contributed scores on rings, vault, and horizontal bar toward the USA's third place finish. In doing so, he helped the USA win their first team medal in nine years.[33]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Junior
2016J.O. National Championships (JE14)51st place, gold medalist(s)241152nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017J.O. National Championships (JE15)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)73rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)101st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)4192nd place, silver medalist(s)112nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018U.S. National Championships16661st place, gold medalist(s)242521
Winter Cup41st place, gold medalist(s)142nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)11
Senior
2019U.S. National Championships1214161216143rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2020Winter Cup81227153rd place, bronze medalist(s)174
Friendship & Solidarity Meet1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021Winter Cup61214819412
NCAA Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)6232nd place, silver medalist(s)19113140
Pan American Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olympic Trials867913610
2022Cairo World Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)462nd place, silver medalist(s)
NCAA Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)81781st place, gold medalist(s)42nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023U.S. Classic3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1218103rd place, bronze medalist(s)123rd place, bronze medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships61st place, gold medalist(s)710236
World Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)55

References

  1. ↑ "Paul Juda". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ Kerr, Jon J. (September 14, 2016). "Stevenson student Paul Juda earns high marks as elite gymnast". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Men's field for 2017 P&G Championships features mixture of veterans, newcomers". usagym.org. August 3, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ "USA's best gymnasts are heading to Boston's TD Garden for the 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". usagym.org. August 14, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  5. ↑ Kemps, Scott (July 8, 2019). "Trio of Wolverines Qualifies for U.S. Championships". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  6. ↑ Kemps, Scott (August 12, 2019). "Mikulak Wins Sixth US All-Around Title, Juda Named to Junior National Team". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  7. ↑ Kemps, Scott (February 21, 2020). "Bock, Juda Advance to Winter Cup Challenge Finals". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  8. ↑ Kemps, Scott (February 23, 2020). "Juda, Mikulak Earn National Team Spot as Winter Cup Concludes". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  9. ↑ Kagal, Abbas (October 12, 2021). "How Paul Juda continued to perfect his craft during COVID-19". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Six U.S. athletes participate in Friendship and Solidarity friendly competition in Tokyo". usagym.org. November 9, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  11. ↑ Kemps, Scott (November 9, 2020). "Juda Competes in Friendship and Solidarity Event". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  12. ↑ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  13. ↑ Kemps, Scott (May 14, 2020). "Juda, Golder, Lasker Earn Big Ten Gymnastics Honors". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Michigan and Minnesota Earn Men's Gymnastics Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 14, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  15. ↑ Kemps, Scott (February 24, 2021). "Bock, Juda to Compete in Winter Cup Challenge". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  16. ↑ Kemps, Scott (February 26, 2021). "Bock Captures All-Around Title at Winter Cup Challenge". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  17. ↑ Kemps, Scott (April 17, 2021). "U-M Earns 13 All-America Citations, Third-Place Team Finish at NCAA Finals". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  18. ↑ Kemps, Scott (March 29, 2021). "Juda Named Big Ten Conference Gymnast of the Year". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  19. ↑ Kemps, Scott (April 15, 2021). "Awards and Honors: Juda CGA MVP, U-M Coaches Earn Regional Nod". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  20. ↑ Kemps, Scott (May 19, 2021). "Bock, Juda Named to 2021 Senior Pan-Am Championships Team". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  21. ↑ Kemps, Scott (June 6, 2021). "Juda Earns Runner-Up All-Around Finish at Pan-Am Championships". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Juda finishes second all-around at 2021 Senior Pan American Championships, earns additional quota spot for U.S. men at Tokyo Olympic Games". usagym.org. June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  23. ↑ Kemps, Scott (June 22, 2021). "Bock, Juda Set to Compete at US Olympic Trials". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Juda adds a silver medal on horizontal bar on final day of Cairo World Cup". usagym.org. March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  25. ↑ Kemps, Scott (March 28, 2022). "Juda Repeats as Big Ten Gymnast of the Year". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  26. ↑ Kemps, Scott (April 1, 2022). "Wolverines Secure Big Ten Team Championship, Juda Takes All-Around Glory". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  27. ↑ Kemps, Scott (April 2, 2022). "Wolverine Trio Takes Big Ten Individual Titles, Xiao Named Big Ten Coach of the Year". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  28. ↑ Kemps, Scott (April 19, 2022). "Juda Captures All-Around and Vault NCAA Titles, Leads Michigan to Third Place". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  29. ↑ Kemps, Scott (April 13, 2023). "Juda Earns Nissen-Emery Award; Wolverines Take Home CGA Awards". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  30. ↑ "Hong brothers crowned as junior and senior men's all-around champions at Core Hydration Classic". USA Gymnastics. August 6, 2023.
  31. ↑ "Hong rallies for U.S. men's title at Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 27, 2023.
  32. ↑ "U.S. Senior Men's teams named for 2023 Artistic World Championships, Pan American Games". USA Gymnastics. August 27, 2023.
  33. ↑ "U.S. men claim team bronze at World Championships". USA Gymnastics. October 3, 2023.
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