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Career Honors & Awards
- Big Ten Still Rings Gold Medalist (2025)
- First-Team All-Big Ten (2025)
- 2024 Canadian Olympic Team Alternate
- 2023 World Championship Team Canada- 7th place
- NCAA Team Finals Competitor
(2025: Pommel Horse, Still Rings, Parallel Bars, High Bar; 2024: Pommel Horse; 2023: Rings, Parallel Bars, High Bar) - NCAA Team Qualifiers Competitor (2025: Pommel Horse, Still Rings, Parallel Bars, High Bars; 2024: Pommel Horse; 2023: Rings, Parallel Bars, High Bar)
- CGA Regular-Season All-American (2025: Still Rings)
- Big Ten Gymnast of the Week (3/11/24)
- Individual Titles (Pommel Horse: 3/16/25; Still Rings: 3/8/25; Parallel Bars: 3/8/25)
Academic Awards
- Academic All-Big Ten (2025)
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2022, 2024; Spring 2023)
- Nebraska Bronze Academic Medallion (2023)
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2024, 2025)
Career & Season Highs
| FX | PH | SR | V | PB | HB | AA | |
| Career Highs | -- | 14.20 | 14.25 | -- | 13.85 | 13.35 | -- |
| 2025* | -- | 14.20 | 14.25 | -- | 13.85 | 13.35 | -- |
| Career Best (2021-2024)** | -- | 14.55 | 13.75 | 13.85 | 13.75 | 13.40 | -- |
| 2024 | -- | 14.55 | 13.70 | 13.50 | -- | 14.20 | -- |
| 2023 | -- | -- | 13.20 | -- | 13.25 | 13.70 | -- |
| 2022 | -- | 13.95 | 13.75 | -- | 13.75 | 13.40 | -- |
| 2021 | -- | 12.95 | 13.05 | 13.85 | -- | -- | -- |
*Indicates new NCAA Gymnastics scoring code
**Indicates previous NCAA Gymnastics scoring code
2025 (Fifth-Year Senior)
Fifth-year senior Yanni Chronopoulos was named to the First-Team All-Big Ten team for his performance at the Big Ten Championships, which included a gold medal on still rings. He also won three event titles on still rings, parallel bars and pommel horse throughout the regular season.
Chronopoulos earned Big Ten Gymnast of the Week after winning two individual titles against Ohio State. The Canadian earned a career high of 14.25 on still rings and a 13.85 on parallel bars for the win against the Buckeyes. Chronopoulos was added to the CGA Regular season All-American list on still rings this season.
Chronopoulos competed internationally at the Elite Canada meet, where he placed 23rd in the all-around, but he withdrew on day two due to illness. Chronopoulos earned a bronze medal at the Canadian Championships and secured a spot in the Pan-American Games, where Canada received a silver medal.
Outside of the gym, Chronopoulos earned Academic All-Big Ten honors and was a Tom Osborne Citizenship team member.
2024 (Senior)
Chronopoulos competed in seven regular season meets along with participating in the NCAA Qualifiers and the NCAA Championships. His high score on the season was a 14.55 on pommel horse during the Huskers’ road victory against Ohio State. He also set a career best on high bar at 14.20 in the tri-meet with Army and Greenville.
Chronopoulos was also a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
2023 (Junior)
Chronopoulos saw action in three regular-season meets before competing at both the NCAA Qualifiers and the NCAA Championships. His high score on the season came with a 13.80 on parallel bars at the NCAA Championships. He set two career bests on parallel bars and high bar.
Chronopoulos earned a Nebraska Bronze Academic Medallion, as well as a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll.
2022 (Sophomore)
Chronopoulos competed in five meets during the 2022 season. He claimed four personal bests throughout the year, including three against Penn State. He notched a 13.95 on pommel horse, a 13.75 on rings and a 13.75 on parallel bars. His season high on high bar came at the Rocky Mountain Open with a 13.40.
2021 (Freshman)
Chronopoulos competed for the Huskers in three of eight meets during 2021, earning season-high scores on pommel horse (12.95), rings (13.05) and vault (13.85).
Before Nebraska
Chronopoulos joined the Huskers after training in Mississauga, Ontario, where he was coached by Zhaohui Huang. Chronopoulus was a member of the Canadian Junior World Championships team and the Canadian Junior National Team.
Personal
Yanni is the son of Nick and Iryna Chronopoulos. Yanni has one sister, Maria. He likes to spend his free time with friends and family. A criminology and criminal justice major, Chronopoulos earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May 2025.
“I chose Nebraska because of the belief and support shown toward me from the team. Also because I really enjoyed the team, coaches and being in Lincoln.”
Chronopoulos is majoring in criminology and criminal justice. Chronopoulos chose Nebraska over California, Minnesota and Michigan.