Paul Juda became a part of history when he won the Olympic bronze with the US National Team in Paris in 2024. Helping the U.S. men’s team win an Olympic accolade after 16 long years, the 23-year-old received significant fame and exposure. However, despite all the glitz and glamour, Juda has realized the harsh truth of men’s gymnastics. While the athletes are always pretty serious about their sport, the paycheck that comes along makes things really gloomy. 

Sometimes, it is not enough to suffice even the bare minimums of an athlete. According to the Olympian, the issue of lack of money in the sport is deep rooted from time immemorial. And winning the Olympics or the World Championships is not going to solve it anytime soon. Thus, Juda has a piece of advice that he himself follows and also wants to pass on to the upcoming generation. “Listen, I think as gymnasts, we all are super-motivated to be really successful in the classroom because we know there’s not a lot of money in gymnastics. So, we end up pursuing more,” Juda said in an exclusive with Inside Gymnast back on December 30, 2025. 

And that is exactly the route that Juda is taking at the moment it seems. The main aim of his final year for the Wolverines will be to win the title. Juda is also exploring other avenues which would provide him with more flexibility of finance. Ahead of the Michigan Meet, the 23-year-old Olympian dropped a surprising update about taking up commentary. Taking to his Instagram story, the Olympic bronze medalist wrote, “Tune into Big Ten+ to listen to commentating today.”

He was also spotted with the commentating gear inside the Big Ten+ studios. Now, this was an interesting move from Juda. It also meant that we could see more of him taking the mic on as his NCAA career comes to a close. However, Juda has more pressing immediate concerns this season. Coming back for his senior year, Juda is registered with the Wolverines as a gymnast. And Michigan will have their hands full this season. 

They are in charge of hosting three regular-season home meets at the Crisler Center. And while the Wolverines came in just a little over 6 points short of Stanford last year, they will be itching to lay their hands on the NCAA and the Big Ten Championship. Now, despite the important job at hand, Juda is pretty much thinking ahead of time. Keeping in mind the lack of money in gymnastics, he seems to be prepared for a post-NCAA life. How? Let’s find out.

Is Paul Juda going into business?

Paul Juda has shaken hands with GymnastX. He has been donning the safety gear made by the company for a long time. Now, it is time for him to do some business with the company. However, Juda is doing things differently. He will not only be working with the GymnastX team as the Chief Brand Officer but will also be a part of the board as the Chief Revenue Officer. 

Speaking about his inspiration to explore the business realm, Juda narrated to Inside Gymnastics, “Well, becoming really successful in life is a lot easier than going to the Olympics and getting a medal. Think about the number of people that have an Olympic medal versus the number of people that are successful in business and do the math.’ I was like, ‘right, right, right.’ That’s what’s driving all of my passion, my fire.” Surely, born to an immigrant family, the 23-year-old’s zeal for success is utterly impressive. Thus, keeping multiple avenues open for exploring in the future, Paul Juda is truly setting an example. However, with the NCAA season starting, his main focus will be to propel Michigan to the pinnacle of gymnastics success.