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Welcome to the Party

Madisen Skinner on Winning and the Future of Volleyball

Welcome to the Party

Treat Media

Sports

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Madisen Skinner has won everywhere she’s played, but winning isn’t the whole story. A national champion at University of Kentucky women’s volleyball and a two-time NCAA champion with University of Texas women’s volleyball, the LOVB Austin star opens up about pressure, mental health, and learning to build a life beyond volleyball while still chasing championships. From sisterhood with Avery Skinner to the future of women’s pro volleyball, this is a real conversation about success, balance, and staying human at the top.   Follow @welcometothepartyshow on: YouTube — @welcometothepartyshow Instagram — @welcometothepartyshow TikTok — @welcometothepartyshow Email — partypeoplequestions@gmail.com   Keep the Party Going: LOVB Schedule: https://www.lovb.com/2026/schedule Madisen Skinner ESPN Article detailing her mental health struggles: https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/42737670/ncaa-volleyball-madisen-skinner-texas-longhorns-three-peat   Thank you to our sponsors: -Ally’s got you covered. Ally Bank, Member FDIC Chapters 00:00 Start 05:34 Madisen Skinner joins the party 07:38 LOVB Austin’s turnaround  11:05 The Pressure of being Madisen Skinner 11:54 Abby shares her mental health story 15:32 How playing for UT helped Madisen’s mental health 18:34 Growing up with Dance and Music 20:09 Discovering Volleyball 21:16 Her relationship with her sister 23:50 What to expect this season 27:03 Joining forces with MLV 29:55 How difficult beach volleyball is

Transcript

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0:00.0

That's four championships for you in six years.

0:04.3

Yeah, that's correct.

0:05.6

Come on.

0:06.7

That's amazing.

0:08.1

She is so good.

0:09.7

Have you seen video of her?

0:11.0

She just floats.

0:13.4

Just sores.

0:14.3

Loat.

0:14.9

She's like a flying squirrel.

0:17.0

Oh, my gosh.

0:18.4

Because everyone's like, oh, MLV is better.

0:20.5

Or oh, love is better. Like, let's really put it to the test. Or we'll build an all-star team and y'all build an all-star team and we'll go head to head. That's the competitor of me. I'm like, let's do it. Oh, and believe me, Maddie, we are hooligans. Front row. We'd be like, let's go, Skitter!

0:38.3

Attention.

0:39.3

The party is about to commence.

0:48.3

Welcome to the party.

0:55.1

What's up up party people?

0:56.4

I'm Julie Fowdy.

0:57.4

And I'm Abby Wambach.

0:59.6

Abs.

1:00.2

I just realized we didn't talk about this on Tuesday's episode.

1:04.3

We need to talk about it.

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