Career
Padilla became as a senior national team member in 2018 and competed at his first world championships in St. Petersburg, Russia at the 2018 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships where he won a silver medal in the men's double-mini event. [1]
In 2019, he won a bronze medal in the men's individual event at the 2019 Pan American Games. [2] He then went on to complete a hat trick when he again won the men's double-mini silver medal alongside a silver double-mini team medal, and an all-around team silver medal at the 2019 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships. [3]
In 2021, he competed in the 2021 Pan American Gymnastics Championships in Brazil and won gold medals in the 17-21 age group and the senior-level synchronized (with partner Cody Gesuelli) trampoline competitions and was a member of the first-place U.S. gymnastics team. [4]
He competed in the men's double-mini trampoline event at the 2022 World Games, and finished fourth. Then, at the 2022 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships, he won a gold medal in men's double-mini, a silver medal in the all-around team, and a bronze medal in the double-mini team event. [5]
Padilla defended his double-mini title at the 2023 Trampoline World Championships in Birmingham, England and once again won gold in individual men's double-mini, alongside a silver medal in synchronized trampoline with partner Aliaksei Shostak, and a double-mini team gold. [6] [7] [8]
In 2024, he won triple gold at the USAG championships held in Minneapolis, MN, winning men's individual trampoline, men's synchronized trampoline with partner Aliaksei Shostak, and the men's double-mini competition. Additionally, he was named as the alternate to the Olympic Games for men's trampoline. [9]
In 2025, Padilla had a strong World Cup season, winning the Double-Mini events in Riccione (ITA) [10] and Coimbra (POR), where he also broke the DMT difficulty world record [11] , placing third in Individual and Synchro with Ryan Maccagnan in Varna (BUL) [12] , and winning Individual and Synchro with Maccagnan in Antibes (FRA) [13] . He competed in the double-mini event at the 2025 World Games, and finished fifth [14] . Later that year, he successfully defended his double-mini title at the World Championships in Pamplona, claiming the world double-mini title for the third consecutive time [15] , as well as winning gold in the double-mini team event [16] .
World Cup results
| World Cup |
|---|
| Year | Place | Medal | Event |
|---|
| 2023 | Coimbra, Portugal |  Gold | Synchro |
| 2023 | Coimbra, Portugal | Gold | Double Mini |
| 2024 | Palm Beach, FL, USA |  Silver | Double Mini |
| 2024 | Coimbra, Portugal | Silver | Synchro |
| 2025 | Riccione, Italy | Gold | Double Mini |
| 2025 | Coimbra, Portugal | Gold | Double Mini |
| 2025 | Varna, Bulgaria |  Bronze | Individual |
| 2025 | Varna, Bulgaria | Bronze | Synchro |
| 2025 | Antibes, France | Gold | Individual |
| 2025 | Antibes, France | Gold | Synchro |
Padilla competed a triple pike, quad back tuck to set a double-mini world difficulty record of 13.9 en route to winning gold at the 2025 World Cup held in Coimbra.
Personal
Padilla was born in Oakley, California; his parents are Nelia and Jerry Padilla. He started his gymnastics career at the age of 5 when his mother enrolled him in artistic gymnastics classes in a bid to stop him from jumping on the furniture at home. [4] Since 2017, he has trained at Wasatch Trampoline and Tumbling in Draper, UT, where he also works as a coach. [6]
He was named the 2020 Double-Mini Athlete of the Year by USA Gymnastics and was again honored with that award in 2024. [6] [9]
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