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GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastMoving SeasonWhy Melnikova has effectively ended her career, gymnast lifetime injuries, coaching change payoffs. HEADLINES Melnikova just got AIN status but it's going to be taken away... Frederick Richard now holds the world record for the most back flips within 24 hours Calling all publishers! Vanessa Atler has a book the world needs to read Serie A Final: French junior, Elena Colas beats Nemour and Esposito GYMTERNET NEWS What would you wear to Jordan Chiles' vampire masquerade birthday party? Morgan Price leaving Fisk? Why is NCAA championships viewership down slightly? Which US elites we might see at Worlds this year i...2025-05-061h 24GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastNew Research Could Prevent ACL and Achilles Tears in WomenPreventing Achilles and ACL tears starts with the Brain: How new concussion protocols may be the key to stopping lower body injuries in women’s sports. HEADLINES Ana Barbosu (ROM) lost a tie breaker on floor to Alba Petisco (ESP) Which teams have the most NCAA Champions per event? GYMCASTIC UPDATES The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles by Aimee Boorman with Fact Checker is topping the sport charts - SUCK IT SPORTS BALLS! If you loved reading the book please leave a review Scalding Hot Tea: At our Live show in at NCAA Championships where the new WCC...2025-04-3036 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastBehind The Scenes: Thought Crimes Login for the full show. Not a member? Join here Not sure if you are ready to join? Watch College & Cocktails sample free here This is our weekly Behind The Scenes Q&A episode, while NCAA is on a bye, we have a week off of College & Cocktails. We went live to answer your questions. Stories about what we would have missed had we only done college online Spy stories as told by Jessica’s Berlin stationed spy father Explaining all the bars deductions, skills and code debates A listener asks if the era of OU over Sug...2025-03-2933 min
GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastFantasy Gymnastics Update - NCAA Week 11Your fantasy gymnastics update as you enter week 12 of the 2025 NCAA season: who’s a steal, who’s on a bye, who's competing twice, who's a bargain and much more. Help a Fellow Gym Nerd - https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-eyal-itzhaki-walk-again Season Pass on sale now: https://gymcastic.com/2025-gymcastic-live-shows-season-pass/ Week 12 Lineups lock at noon on Friday, March 21 at 02:30pm PT 00:00 Intro 00:52:13 Roster Bargains 01:10 Roster Bargains - Vault 03:48 Roster Bargains - Bars 06:58 Roster Bargains - Beam 09:46 Roster Bargains - Floor 14:01 League Leaders 16:15 League Stat...2025-03-1919 min
GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastFantasy Gymnastics Update - NCAA Week 10Your fantasy gymnastics update as you enter week 11 of the 2025 NCAA season: who’s a steal, who’s on a bye, who's competing twice, who's a bargain and much more. Help a Fellow Gym Nerd - https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-eyal-itzhaki-walk-again Season Pass on sale now: https://gymcastic.com/2025-gymcastic-live-shows-season-pass/ Week 11 Lineups lock at noon on Friday, March 14 at 02:30pm PT 00:00 Intro 01:09 Roster Bargains 01:26 Roster Bargains - Vault 03:30 Roster Bargains - Bars 06:01 Roster Bargains - Beam 08:08 Roster Bargains - Floor 10:38 League Leaders 11:45 League Stat...2025-03-1215 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastBronze Debacle: GymCastic Has Entered the ChatThe GEC Conference refuses to participate in the S.C.O.R.E. board judging accountability system. Wondering what happens now? We have answers from the oversight committee. Romania and the U.S. are both using GymCastic to argue their sides in the Paris bronze medal debacle, Livvy Dunne has thoughts on scoring, plus Corrupt or Correct and all the gymternet news. Headlines Because of Elon Musks' double nazi salute, going forward, GymCastic will no longer link to Twitter. We encourage listeners to follow #Ncaagym and other gymnastics starter packs on Bluesky GymCastic confirmed Friday that th...2025-01-281h 30GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastLuisa Blanco Interview and Oversight SeasonInterview: Luisa Blanco (48:17) NCAA champion for Alabama, Colombian Olympian and Paris all-around finalist talks about her career and what's next. In this week's interview we discuss: Her next chapter in gymnastics Growing up at WOGA What her parents did to afford gymnastics Her most embarrassing fall of all time Learning a Patterson Why she went elite and what she learned about herself Details about her shoulder injury The Paris Olympic experience Gymternet News German gymnasts are speaking up about abusive coaching practices. (2:31) Oceanside quad meet's organizational disaster and the 2019 article in Variety detailing a lawsuit against the organizer...2025-01-071h 21GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastVanessa "First American Cheng" Interview and Live Piano for Floor WATCH REPLAY for a limited time only! MOHINI LIVE SHOW! Headlines Finally: Utah brought in a live piano Jordan Chiles did a genius farewell last ever performance of her bronze medal winning floor routine Kentucky had a proposal at their instrasuqad Rhys McClenaghan on Dancing with the Stars We have a New Skill Alert Interview: Vanessa Zamarripa Stunt woman, author, NCAA Champion, national team member while in college, first U.S. woman to ever successfully compete a Cheng tells us about her career and her new children's book, Mia and the Win From Within. Zam also shares her best a...2024-12-181h 20GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastBritish Ute Amelie Morgan VIRTUAL TICKETS ON SALE NOW: MOHINI LIVE SHOW Interview: Amelie Morgan It had been 93 years since the British women's gymnastics team had won an Olympic team medal, then Amelie and her teammates took home a historic bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Now entering (and excelling in) her senior season at Utah, Amelie has hit 86 of 87 career routines. In this week's interview we discuss: What she wished she had known about communication and time off as a young elite Her decision to move on from elite gymnastics, and specifically why she didn't try to make the Paris Olympics te...2024-12-0949 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastElle Reeve from Gymnast to Nazi Hunter VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON TICKETS ON SALE NOW: MOHINI LIVE SHOW Interview: Elle Reeve Elle Reeve is an award-winning journalist renowned for her incisive reporting on pivotal moments in recent American history. She gained national acclaim for her Vice News coverage of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, delivering an unflinching look at the event that highlighted the rise of white nationalism. Her work, praised for its depth and courage, earned a Peabody Award. Reeve has continued to report on critical political and social issues, including the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Known f...2024-12-031h 06GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastHall of Shame: Gymnastics Commentary Edition PORTLAND LIVE SHOW HALL OF SHAME Update about Monica Phelps and her banned, pedophile husband Sexually inappropriate comments about minors: Nope. Sexually inappropriate comments about adults: Double nope. Infantilizing adults and calling them little girls: Triple nope. Weight Shaming: The Monica Phelps Chapter Being weirdly obsessed with adoption: The Al Trautwig Chapter Tragic moments in college commentary Tragic moments in putting on accents GYMCASTIC'S OFFICIAL BROADCAST DOs and DON'Ts 18 Dos and (mostly) Don'ts for gymnastics broadcasts concerning comparing gymnasts to dented cars, being the smile police, "Bela's girls," and talking about a gymnast's "personality." BANNED WORDS AND PHRASES From "supple"...2024-11-111h 37GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastBehind The Scenes with Simone Biles Rising Docuseries Director, Katie WalshDirector Katie Walsh is back to answer your questions about the making of the Simone Biles Rising documentary and talk about what it was like to be on the floor filming during the Paris Olympic Games. This episode was recorded October 30th in our weekly Behind The Scenes episode where Club Gym Nerd members asked questions live or afterwards on their favorite podcast player. Behind The Scenes is a weekly live Q&A podcast and post-meet live exclusive. It's all part of the bonus content for our Club Members who support our work year around.2024-11-0553 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastSimone Biles Rising Docuseries Grand FinaleThis week: Absolutely everything about the final two episodes of the Netflix docuseries, Simone Biles Rising. Plus lots of audio clips of Simone's interview Q&A from the premier in Hollywood that Jessica attended last week (all the details on the premier on Behind The Scenes here). No big deal, but Jessica is in the last two episodes. We also discuss the FIG election news and some Halloween-worthy gymnastics horror stories thanks to that Hart to Hart's gymnast-cat-burglar-cruise-ship-bar-routine tv episode we talked about last week. Our final live show of the year will be in Portland, Oregon...2024-10-291h 31GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastGymnastics HorrorThis week: we discuss the gymnastics revenge horror short, "Stuck"; Simone's tour blooper; Jessica is going to the Simone Biles Rising documentary Premier this week; journalist Alina Alexoi has been suspended from European Gymnastics and the Romanian Gymnastics Federation (details here); FIG faces mass resignation in Parkour and lots of technical committee Presidents running unopposed; there are subjective judging problems in every ball sport, so don't let anyone tell you gymnastics is "a subjective sport"; should judges be able to watch replays at will; the time an acro world championship was almost lost after a judge incorrectly input the...2024-10-2259 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastDear GymCastic... Mini-Commission on the Karolyi's and why they've never faced consequences When Beyonce met Suni Major NCAA news: no more letters of intent and Florida is getting everybody Vanessa Ferrari retirement Florida racks up the commitments Plus other signings And a Letter Extravaganza! We read through all your letters covering... Simone / Skinner beef Suggested changes for the Chinese team More bronze controversy feedback and thoughts The modesty of a $10,000 leotard Diuretics in Gymnastics 2016 Highest Scoring Team–Ashton over Gabby Bros talking about women sports Christianity in Gymnastics The changing age narrative VPNs Hacking the pommel horse dismount How to Become a Ca...2024-10-151h 32GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastUnionize and Profit Share : The Money Game LSU DocuseriesThis week: All the gymternet news; Szombathely World Cup of artistry dominance and B dismounts; a mini-commission on the best and worst college for everything but gymnastics rankings; and Jessica watched the first two episodes of "The Money Game," a docuseries on the LSU NIL system and their top athlete earners. Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!). It includes: Weekly Q&A Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktails episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch. Exclusive VIP section on the message...2024-10-081h 13GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastDominique Dawes: Activist, Olympian, IconAll about the legend, Dominique Dawes. How was she treated by the media, what backstories were told, the many barriers she broke though, the skills, the records, the iconic Prince video. Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!). It includes: Weekly Q&A Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktails episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch. Exclusive VIP section on the message board Forum More goodies: GymCastic newsletters 2024 College & Cocktails menu (including mocktails, of course) GymCastic Fantasy Games GymCastic Store: clothing and gift...2024-10-021h 01GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastRetroactive Artistry ChecklistThe latest gymternet news; retroactively applying the artistry checklist to historic routines; revisiting the 2008 Olympic Team Final; Aly Raisman the 2010-2011 era. Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!). It includes: Weekly Q&A Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktails episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch. Exclusive VIP section on the message board Forum More goodies: GymCastic newsletters 2024 College & Cocktails menu (including mocktails, of course) GymCastic Fantasy Games GymCastic Store: clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “ta...2024-09-251h 09GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastJordan Chiles CAS Appeal and Simone Biles FX InquiryToday's exclusive episode is about Simone Biles GOAT tour rehearsals, but then Jordan Chiles' law firm made her bronze medal appeal public along with the video evidence, so we've got to talk all about it. Jessica spoke with experts, attorneys and Cecile Landi about the evidence showing that Simone Biles Olympic FX final inquiry was never processed. For everything you need to know about the medal fight listen to The Definitive Guide to the Paris Floor Bronze Debacle so far... Behind The Scenes is a weekly Q&A live podcast and post-meet live exclusive. It's all part o...2024-09-1910 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastBattle Amanar Breaking News: emergency episode coming tomorrow, Tuesday Sept 16th, because Jordan Chiles has filed her own appeal against the C.A.S. bronze medal decision and included the evidence. This week we talk about Simone Biles GOAT tour pommel horse injection now featuring Simone; the lost 1982 generation including early gymnast-for-change hero, Alexandra Marinescu (ROM); answer a question about how Marta Karolyi really acted; rank our top three Amanars and rage-o-meter about tv camera angles. Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!). It includes: Weekly Q&A Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended...2024-09-171h 10GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastVault Funerals, Brandy Johnson and lots of gymternet news A Mini Commission on Brandy Johnson's time with the Karoyi's and her kidneys A Mini Commission where we break down the reputations of gyms and give you our first thoughts that come to mind when we hear a gymnasts is from a certain gym Gymternet news including: a GiF history of gymnast's first pitch fails The Rutgers situation Rebeca Andrade making her NFL debut Simone Biles holding a funeral for her vault The passing of Kara Welsh Li Li Leung recognized for making an impact Jordan Chiles making her runway debut Ellie Black winning the Fair Play Award at the...2024-09-101h 15GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastAmerican Anthem: The Best of GymCasticThe year: 1986 The film: American Anthem The quality: low Spencer and Jessica spend way too long this week on a deep dive into what is perhaps the most significant film in the gymnastics pantheon, teen sports-drama-romance American Anthem. Jessica lovvvveeed this movie as a middle schooler. Spencer hates everything. It's gonna get good. We discuss it all: very excellent gymnast acting, backlit hair and 13-foot-wide denim jackets, THE TRIFFUS OF MURRRDERRR, an 11-week-old Jenny Rowland putting Daniela Silivas to shame, the lovely and sensitive handling of domestic abuse (jk i...2024-09-041h 39GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastLessons Learned: The Paris Olympic Recap and Fix It listIt wouldn't be a meet recap without deep moral lessons, receipts, robots, prophesies and pantheons. In this episode we discuss: USAG no longer has a senior national team training center (juniors do). FIG President, Watanabe, calls the floor final a tragedy. We'll tell you what that means for the future. How to implement robot judging properly. Romania has filed an appeal against their own gymnast's medal From concussion protocols to lessons on being iconic, all the takeaways from Paris. Washington Post gym nerd article on Simone Biles Domination Data Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a g...2024-08-281h 27GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastWomen's Team Final live from the Paris Olympic GamesLive on location in Paris from the Bercy Arena, Jessica reports on the competition today and on her interviews with athletes. Plus we have lots of behind the scenes news from the Paris Olympics to share. The first women's Olympic Champions have been crowed. We will discuss all the details! What the U.S. team has decided to call themselves, hint F.A.A.F.O. The meeting the U.S. team had last night that helped them win today How Italy won their glorious silver Flavia's fall and why she looked like a wrestler on her way to helping...2024-07-311h 13GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastMen's Team Final Live from the Paris Olympic GamesLive on location in Paris from the Bercy Arena, Jessica reports on the competition today and on her interviews with athletes. Plus we have lots of behind the scenes news from the Paris Olympics to share. The first Olympic Champions have been crowed in the men's team final A major update in the story of the French women's team Get tickets to our Paris Live Show. Here is our full Olympic podcast schedule For the full episode login to your Club Gym Nerd account to reveal the member podcast. Here's how to ask questions live. Can't make it live? Add a...2024-07-3030 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastWomen's Qualifications Live from the Paris Olympic GamesLive on location in Paris from the Bercy Arena, Jessica reports on the competition today and on her interviews with athletes. Plus we have lots of behind the scenes news from the Paris Olympics to share. Who qualified and who did not; surprise, heartbreak and triumph Simone Biles potential injury and what Cecile Landi and Chellsie Memmel had to say post-meet Jade Carey's statement Was there something up with the bars in rotation one? Get tickets to our Paris Live Show. Here is our full Olympic podcast schedule For the full episode login to your Club Gym Nerd account to re...2024-07-2829 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastMen’s Qualification Live From The Paris Olympic GamesLive on location in Paris from the Bercy Arena, Jessica reports on competition today and on her interviews with athletes. Plus we have lots of behind the scenes news from the Paris Olympics to share. Who qualified and who did not; surprise, heartbreak and triumph What Carlo Maccini (ITA) said about his high bar fall and the judges starting the remount clock while he was still down. Updates from the women's side including the health of Jade Carey's (USA) father and Pauline Schäfer (GER) Get tickets to our Paris Live Show. Here is our full Olympic podcast schedule For th...2024-07-2826 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastWomen's Podium Training Live From The Paris Olympic GamesLive on location in Paris from the Bercy Arena, Jessica will talk about what she saw at podium training today and in the training hall yesterday. Spencer will give us all the deep analysis. Plus we have lots of behind the scenes news from the Paris Olympics to share. New skills submitted and upgrades from Rebeca Andrade, Nina Derwael and Suni Lee Who won podium training: Jordan Chiles and Italy Sarah Voss diagnosis, Levi Jung Ruivivar's's terrifying emergency on Monday Who's floating in the opening ceremonies and living their best life in the village How Luisa Blanco ended up training...2024-07-2625 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastParis Olympic Preview and Olympic Judging Evaluation System (part two)Full Paris Olympic Games gymnastics preview; teams, all-around, event medal favorites, the unbelievable scandal rocking the Japanese team and fluffy, heartwarming backstories. Plus, in part two of our interview, Dr. Hugues Mercier describes how the judges are selected for the Olympics Games with the F.I.G. Judge Evaluation Program (JEP) and what he thinks of the NCAA 10.0 system. PARIS OLYMPIC PODCAST SCHEDULE here Simone Biles' coach for 15 World and Olympic medals, including Olympic all-around gold, has a book coming out. Pre-order Aimee Boorman's book now. Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) fo...2024-07-222h 09GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastInterview with Simone Biles Rising Documentary Director Katie WalshEmmy winnig director, Katie Walsh talks about Deciding what to show and dicusss about the abuse that triggered Simone's twisties The waffles and hair braiding logistics Why Kerri Strug did not appear in the movie How they will film and with what level of access at the Olympics in Paris When the next two episodes are coming out and more! Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!). It includes: Daily podcasts live on location from the Paris Olympic Games Weekly Q&A Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and...2024-07-2122 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastJudging The Judges: How Judges Are Chosen For the Olympic GamesEvery Olympics there is a non-gymnastics rule that changes an outcome. Today we delve into the Competition Attire and Undisciplined Behavior rules that change final scores. If you've ever wondered who is in charge of selecting Olympic judges and how the judges evaluation system was created? In part one of our interview, Dr. Hugues Mercier discusses the research and development of the F.I.G. Judge Evaluation Program (JEP). We discuss: 00:01:55 - Simone Biles docuseries 00:02:21 - German docuseries Turnen - 60 Sekunden Perfektion premiers on ARD 00:02:33 - How to find an adult gymnastics class or camp 00:03:41...2024-07-161h 18GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastBiggest Olympic Judging Scandals and Paris Rules UpdateGymnastics is well aware of its role in the wider Olympic ecosystem: to have judging drama. That's why we are here. We explain judging scandals offering simplifications that normies can understand; prompting them to go on and have very strong and newly informed opinions about. So… the biggest judging scandals in Olympic gymnastics history We discuss: 00:01:14 - Rebeca Andrade (BRA) video fo Triple Twisting Yurchenko 00:04:11 - Biggest judging scandals in Olympic gymnastics history, setting the stage for Paris 00:05:13 - The Case of the Ill-Given Gold: 2004 Yang Tae-Young lost gold because of judging error...2024-07-091h 23GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastPARIS OLYMPIC TRIALS RECAPJessica is back from Olympic Trials in Minneapolis, Spencer watched and scored every routine from home. Hear directly from athletes and selection committee member, Alicia Sacramone, in this episode. We discuss: Why, for once, the rank all-around team is not controversial Adult gymnast facts and returning all-around Olympic Champions Simone Biles and Suni Lee The Women's Paris Olympic Team: Simone Biles Jade Carey Jordan Chiles Suni Lee Hezly Rivera Traveling alternates: Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong Non-traveling alternates: Tiana Sumanasekera and Kaliya Lincoln Injury armageddon taking out Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely and Kayla DiCello The lows and highs...2024-07-041h 32GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastMen's Olympic Team Trials 2024 and Women's UpdatesJessica is reporting from Olympic Trials in Minneapolis in person, Spencer is watching from home making spreadsheets. The answered your questions live. Here's how to ask questions live. Can't make it live? Add all the exclusive Club Gym Nerd bonus content to your favorite podcast player - instructions here. Not a member? Join here. Non-member version available after the live. We discuss: The selection procedure that automatically chose the Paris Olympic Team of: Asher Hong Stephen Nedoroscik Frederick Richard Brody Malone Paul Juda Why Fredrick Richard is the only hope to save men's gymnastics in the Uni...2024-06-3026 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastU.S. Olympic Trials 2024: Women's Day OneJessica is reporting from Olympic Trials in Minneapolis in person, Spencer is watching from home while lighting all his spreadsheets on fire. We discuss the injury carnage and what it's going to the Olympic team favorites. Who's moving up and who's still got a shot. Here's how to ask questions live. Can't make it live? Add all the exclusive Club Gym Nerd bonus content to your favorite podcast player - instructions here. Not a member? Join here. Non-member version available after the live. OLYMPIC TRIALS BONUS PODCAST SCHEDULE Wednesday 6/26 after Women's podium training Friday, 6/28 aft...2024-06-2923 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastU.S. Olympic Trials Preview 2024 The Selection Procedures Quiz to end all quizzes! The USAG appeals process A breakdown of each competitor at Trials Why realistic expectations are the key to happiness Brazilian Olympic Trails report from Renan of Roda de Ginastica The latest on the New Zealand debacle German Olympic Team Related: What scores get you a medal How to Build The Paris Olympic Team OLYMPIC LIVE SHOW TICKETS ON SALE NOW OLYMPIC TRIALS BONUS PODCAST SCHEDULE Wednesday, 6/26 after podium training (late afternoon/evening) CT Friday, 6/28 after Women's Day One 10:15ish pm CT Sunday 6/30 Live Show live from Minnesota Olympic Trials Join Club Gym...2024-06-251h 19GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastThree World Champion Coaches Get CandidMarta Karolyi's last competition as head coach of the U.S. gymnastics team was the 2016 Olympic Games. Since then, everything at USA Gymnastics (USAG) has changed. The biggest sexual abuse scandal in sports history was uncovered and leadership at USAG turned over multiple times. What do the coaches of U.S. World Champions think about the cultural reshaping within USA Gymnastics? The special guests this episode are Cleo Washington, co-coach of 2017 all-around World Champion Morgan Hurd; Sarah Korngold, current coach of team World Champion Shilese Jones; and Owen Field, coach of team World Champion Leanne Wong and also associate...2024-06-121h 44GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast2024 U.S. Championship RecapIt's Simone Biles' world and we're all just living in it. Over a decade from her very first national championship title Simone swept all four events and won the all-around by nearly 6 points. Of course, collecting another belt buckle wasn't the only thing at stake in Fort Worth and we break it all down. Jessica is joined by special guest, filing in for Spencer, Ari Saperstein, host of the podcast Blind Landing . We discuss who made it to Olympic Trials and why, standout performances and how Simone Biles showed her true character by helping her fellow Olympic all-around Champion.2024-06-061h 15GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastBehind The Scenes: Final Day U.S. Championships 2024Welcome to Behind The Scenes! T oday are watching the final competition of the U.S. Championships in Ft. Worth. The top two all-rounders automatically qualify to Olympic Trials. This meet features Olympic all-around champions, Simone Biles and Suni Lee alongside their multi-World and Olympic medal winning teammates. We are answering your questions live ( login to your Club Gym Nerd account to reveal the member podcast). Here's how to ask questions live. Can't make it live? Add all the exclusive Club Gym Nerd bonus content to your favorite podcast player - instructions here. Not a membe...2024-06-0321 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastBehind The Scenes: Day One U.S. Championships 2024Welcome to Behind The Scenes! Today are watching the at U.S. Championships in Ft. Worth featuring Olympic all-around champions, Simone Biles and Suni Lee alongside their multi-World and Olympic medal winning teammates. We are answering your questions live (view it right here, on the page, login to your Club Gym Nerd account to reveal the member podcast). Here's how to ask questions live. Can't make it live? Add all the exclusive Club Gym Nerd bonus content to your favorite podcast player - instructions here. Not a member? Join here. We discuss: Simone, Simone, Simone What Cecile Landi had...2024-06-0121 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastBehind The Scenes: Podium Training U.S. Championships 2024Welcome to Behind The Scenes! We are watching podium training at U.S. Championships in Ft. Worth and answering your questions live ( login to reveal the full podcast). Here's how to ask questions live. Can't make it live? Add all the exclusive Club Gym Nerd bonus content to your favorite podcast player - instructions here. Spencer is back after surgery and we discussed: Gabby Douglas has scratched Simone Biles's Cheng, bars handstand art and beam adjustments Who won podium training Who adjusted their routines post-Classic and how Suni Lee's plans for qualifying top five al...2024-05-3016 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastU.S. Gymnastics Championships Preview 2024Olympic All Around Champion Showdown! Jessica is joined by special guest, filing in for Spencer (who's still recovering from surgery), Michigan gymnast and TV analyst, Olivia Karas. We discussed: 1:26 Emma Malabuyo qualified to Paris for the Philippines from BTS with Scott Bregman 4:40 Chusovitina will miss competing in her ninth Olympics after an injury 5:54 Why no one should ever count Gabby Douglas out 11:17 Asian Games news featuring Dipa Karmakar, more Malabuyo 11:29 Selena Harris transfer news 12:15 Antitrust settlement with NCAA might pay college athletes back to 2016 for share of broadcast earnings 13:24 All the ways Simone Biles can make history a...2024-05-281h 19GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast2024 U.S. Classic: Immediate Post-Meet ReactionsWelcome to Behind The Scenes! Our immediate reactions after U.S. Classic Podium featuring Olympic AA Champions: Simone Biles, Suni Lee and Gabby Douglas. We are answering questions and discussing everything Classic including what you didn't see on camera. We recorded about 30 min after the meet ended Here's how to ask questions live. Can't make it live? Add all the exclusive Club Gym Nerd bonus content to your favorite podcast player - instructions here. Tonight, judge Nicole Langevin from Precision Choreography joined Jessica to talk all about Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas's performance and wh...2024-05-1918 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastPodium Training: 2024 U.S. ClassicWelcome to Behind The Scenes! Everything that happened at U.S. Classic Podium Training featuring Olympic AA Champions: Simone Biles, Suni Lee and Gabby Douglas. Including what you didn't see on camera. We are answering questions and discussing everything pre-Classic. We recorded live on Friday after podium training. Here's how to ask questions live. Can't make it live? Add all the exclusive Club Gym Nerd bonus content to your favorite podcast player - instructions here. OLYMPIC TRIALS LIVE SHOW TICKETS ON SALE NOW Hartford Classic Meet-up Saturday May 18th RSVP here Not a member? Join here...2024-05-1817 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastOlympic Champion Triple Header : 2024 U.S. Classic Preview TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR GYMCASTIC OLYMPIC TRIALS LIVE SHOW GymCastic Meet-Up in Hartford at Classic, RSVP here (deadline Wed. the 15th) 2024 U.S. Classic Preview Special guest, Michigan great and TV analyst, Olivia Karas, fills in for Spencer to discuss this week's epic meet. For the first time in the history of women's gymnastics, three all-around Olympic Champions will compete against each other. 1:40 The historic-ness of this meet 2:42 What does Gabby Douglas need to do to qualify on all events to Championships and with what scores for the Paris Team 7:23 The saga of Suni Lee and whether...2024-05-141h 24GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastBy the Power of Manila Esposito! European Championships 2024European Championships 2024 1:08 Spencer health update 2:49 World Championships 2025 3:48 Roster update for U.S. Classic in Hartford, including Konnor 5:18 European All-Around Champion Manila Esposito (ITA) 17:30 We construct the highest D score beam routines possible 34:00 European Team Champions, Italy 34:58 Alica Kinsella 36:51 Silver medal British team and all the issues surrounding their success from injuries to Ondine Achampong; Amelie Morgan deciding against elite; and head coach David Kenwright stepping down 39:43 Why Becky Downie is making the Paris Olympic team 45:17 Olympic Qualifier, Belgium's Maellyse Brassart 49:54 Romania's huge comeback to place 4th as a team 50:38 Status of Bronze team France including vault star, Ming Van Eijken 51:06...2024-05-071h 14GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastMeet Me in the AlleyGymCastic LIVE at NCAA Championships with special guest. Tickets on sale now. Gabby Douglas was not accepted to US National team camp. We discuss the reasons, implications, and insanity of this Plus, Larissa Libby is on administrative leave at Iowa, Konnor is planning to compete at Classic, and the stars were out at the world cup in Turkey Regionals Preview It's elimination season! Only 8 teams will survive the weekend! Let's get into it! Michigan Regional: Jessica discusses the one very special scream that convinced her Alabama will advance, while Spencer makes the scoring case for Michigan Arkansas Regional: W...2024-04-021h 17GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast199 Watch: NCAA Gymnastics Conference ChampionshipsTickets for GymCastic LIVE at NCAA Championships on sale now. College Headlines The regionals brackets are set. We discuss who got royally and totally screwed by the draw (hi, MSU!) and who got blessed by the light of the gym gods Oklahoma set an NCAA record score of 198.950 at conference championships. Where do we go from here? Will we hit the all-time 10s record this season? (18 to go!) Jessica honestly, truly cannot stop talking about Kendall Whitman What do we make of Cal and Florida's performances? Will this carry over to regionals? Did Michigan State's win feel more s...2024-03-261h 25GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastChoose Your ChampionElite News Gabby left WOGA??? or.... Andrade's Amanar is back. That means it's time to play "It's the Olympic Vault Final—What Do You Do?" We have the US spring meet assignments. Why was Suni not selected for Baku? What standard was used to make these choices? We discuss. Important Becky Downie and Amelie Morgan developments at English Championships The apparatus World Cup halftime check-in as we track the qualification journeys of Emma Malabuyo, Nina Derwael, and more How to get credit on a half turning catch release - watch Flip Fly Tumble's exaplanation video Does it matter what subdivision yo...2024-03-051h 15GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastWinter Cup 2024 featuring Suni LeeWinter Cup 2024 It happened! Check out podium training podcast here and the photos here. We recorded live right after the meet ended: While everyone else was competing at Winter Cup, Kayla DiCello was competing at Olympic Trials What Suni had to say about her performance after the meet, and what this means for her Baku World Cup chances What missing this meet means for Gabby Douglas and her road to an Olympic team Trinity Thomas hit four for four and got her championships qualifying score Plus, all the most Winter Cuppiest moments—and also some highlights An update fr...2024-02-261h 30GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastWinter Cup Podium Training2024 Winter Cup The Gabby Douglas news Suni Lee - the value of her full twisting Jeager and what he coach has to do to keep her healthy when they travel Trinity Thomas - plans, upgrades and what it felt like to be back Jayla Hang and Simone Rose Kayla DiCello Every skill and routine in detail We will go live : AGAIN Saturday 24th - live after Winter Cup women’s finishes – 4:30pm ET/1:30pm PT Here's how to ask questions live. Can't make it live? Add our Behind The Scenes exclusive content to your favorite podcast player? Inst...2024-02-2312 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastWinter Cup PreviewWinter Cup Developments Suni Lee is a late entry and wants to get the Jaeger full named after herself! Let's go! Watch her in our Training Camp update video here What expectations are fair for Gabby Douglas's performance here? Omens and Prophecies: What Winter Cup developments might function as a positive omen for gymnasts' Olympic prospects? What is a good score right now? What numbers should we be looking for at Winter Cup? The new seniors: Who has emerged from the junior ranks that we should keep an eye on US Olympic Selection Procedures They're finally out! We discuss some enc...2024-02-191h 41GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastParis Olympic Qualifier: Cairo World Cup Preview Elite News Updates The Winter Cup roster is out, and Gabby Douglas is on it! We spend a while basking in the glory of that and discuss other headliners like Trinity Thomas and Jordan Chiles How to Make the Olympics: Event Specialist Edition. The apparatus world cup series is kicking off in Cairo. We walk through how gymnasts qualify to the Olympics and profile some of the major contenders for qualification College Season—Week 6 Jessica Hutchinson tied the Denver all-around record, Oklahoma scored 198.450, and the scoring finally (FINALLY) broke Jessica Spencer's Bracketology Update: What would happen if the season ended tod...2024-02-131h 30GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastLive From 2024 National Team Camp*UPDATE We have edited our discussion of Jordan's floor routine story, not Jordan's quote. Why did we do this? Because there were too many misinterpretations of our discussion online. We have heard from USAG that staff are receiving threats. We find this abhorrent! To be crystal clear: The input Jordan received was not from a person within USAG, which we have confirmed. Jordan said “it wasn’t USA” and “not…USAG”. USAG informed us they first learned of the suggested routine change when we shared the clip on the podcast. In our commentary...2024-02-061h 25GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastHigh-Five Lessons: College Season Week 4 The Iowa vs. MSU dance off that reminded us why we love NCAA gymnastics More about New Zealand Olympic eligibility, and clarification on how the US elite committee's No-Melanies rule applies to other athletes Jessica is heading to national team camp! What are we most looking forward to seeing 5 months out from the Olympic team being named? College Season—Week 4 Big ranking moves from Kentucky and UCLA, and an important Corrupt or Correct about the Chae Campbell 10.000/9.900 split on floor The scoring broke Bart Conner, plus the major problem of where the judges are sitting Big upsets and emotionally devastating inj...2024-01-301h 25GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastTennessee Tipping Point: College Season Week 3Jessica spams us with something about Simone and Taylor Swift and the sportsballs, but then we discuss new training videos of Gabby Douglas and Suni Lee (!), the US elite committee's new "no foreigns" rule, a documentary crew at camp, and Aly Raisman's commentary debut. College Season—Week 3 All 7 teams that competed in Tennessee this weekend scored a program record, some by a point and most by more than a fall. It's giving Spencer medical programs but giving Jessica intense revolution vibes in a new segment: Corrupt or Genius The 10s: Which of the 10.000s scored this week do we...2024-01-231h 26GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastFeet Aren't Real: College Season Week TwoNews Updates What we learned from Simone's Vanity Fair interview, who's on the FIG list of eligible non-affiliated athletes, and more follow-ups from last week on altitude and sickle cell College Season—Week 2 Cal is #2 in the rankings—are they the team best poised to challenge Oklahoma? Does it actually matter whether you're scoring a 197.9 or a 195.9 in week 2? We have another entry in the "Tribute to Mom" floor routine series Program debuts! Clemson, Talladega, and Utica all competed in their first-ever meets Florida opened its 2024 season and Morgan Hurd scored career highs on beam and floor. We discuss. Sierra Brook...2024-01-161h 28GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastNew Year, Old HabitsNews Updates Discussing the latest interview with Mary Lou about her illness , insurance and income versus feelings from gymnastics fans who dislike Mary Lou for lobbying against the SafeSport Act. Suni's training update, and Shawn Johnson's addiction to Adderall and pain medication College Season Begins! The 2024 college season kicked off with the Super 16 Chaos Festival. We have a LOT of thoughts on the commentary trio (the confusion! the interrupting! the popcorn comment!) and also maybe a couple on the routines or whatever Hear more on last week's College & Cocktails episode on the Oklahoma Michigan Super 16 meet. Week 1 of the new F...2024-01-091h 24GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastThe GymCastic Postseason Sermon featuring Jenny Hansen NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS LIVE SHOW On sale now for Club Gym Nerd members with discount. Discount expires on March 24th when tickets go on sale to general public. Headlines The latest on Suni Lee's and Jordan Chiles' competition plans Should Jordan's vault this week have been a 10??????? Haleigh Bryant got 3 perfect 10s in a single meet Plus, Oklahoma said playtime is over after last week's loss, Cal set more program records than it knows what to do with, and Kentucky elbowed its way ahead of Alabama and Auburn NCAA Gymnastics Week 10 How To Get To Nationals: A GymCastic Postseason...2023-03-141h 36GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast10 Year Reunion Show Welcome to Our 10 Year Reunion! Reunion host, Even Heiter brings the original four OG GymCastic hosts, Blythe Lawrence, Spanny Tampson, Uncle Tim, Jessica O'Beirne with the current hosts, Kensley and Spencer together for a look back at what we've accomplished, milestones, your favorite moments and how it all started. LIVERPOOL LIVE SHOW TICKETS ON SALE NOW Listen or watch our live recording of the reunion below for Club Gym Nerd members. Here's how to ask questions live. Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch thi...2022-10-191h 35GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastU.S. Nationals Preview plus Kyle Shewfelt on his new book, Make It HappenNATIONALS PREVIEW The biggest questions we have heading into nationals—featuring Konnor McClain's sudden gym move, Riley McCusker's injury status, whether Sunisa Lee will do the all-around, and who's going to write the worst article about Simone's vault Athletes opting out of doing interviews — good news or greatest news? What does two weeks more time look like for Morgan Hurd and Grace McCallum? Is Spencer still trying to make Leanne Wong happen? What does Kara Eaker need to do? Laurie Hernandez goes next level with a Tiktok AA reveal MAN THINGS: Kensley tells us about national team funding, the Pan Ams...2021-06-012h 37GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastCaring Too MuchWATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded (pre-edits with all the bloopers and blunders that don't make it onto the final show) and see video clips of the gymnastics while we discuss. Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch this episode. Not a member? Join here. CONTEST WIN: Club Gym Nerd membership and any item you want from the GymCastic store HOW: Record a voice memo* on your phone (30 sec max) about why you became a member or want to support the...2020-12-091h 54GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastGymnastics Greatest StarsWATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded (pre-edits with all the bloopers and blunders that don't make it onto the final show) and see video clips of the gymnastics while we discuss. This week's episode has been commissioned by Kim, who asked for an episode all about the 1991 VHS spectacular—GYMNASTICS' GREATEST STARS We discuss: Jessica's show-and-tell primary source artifacts Doris Fuchs Brause, meet interruptions, her skill, and alleged star-crossed Soviet lovers The Vera Caslavska protest (I mean, it is GymCastic...) Olga! Nadia! Nellie being all Nellie! Enthusiastic sexism...? Je...2020-10-141h 47GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastChinese Gymnastics Team Trainer Annemarie Alf DPT, CSCSWATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded (pre-edits with all the flubs and hiccups) and see video of the routines we discuss. GYMTERNET NEWS The college COVID wars are raging. We discuss whether it's possible to have an equitable college gym season with such varying preparations. Gymnast Alliance: The latest in Amy Tinkler's saga, as well as what's been happening in Australia Simone posted some triple pikes and Yurchenko double pikes for national gymnastics day MEET NEWS At Japanese Masters, Shuko Uchimura (Kohei's mom) competed again at 53...2020-09-231h 52GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastThe Curious Case of the Extra UrineWATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded (pre-edits with all the flubs and hiccups) and see video of the routines we discuss. HEADLINES Jessica talks about the Alyssa Beckerman episode Gymnast Alliance: Ellie Downie's weight-shaming complaint was "not upheld" and multiple gymnasts disclose issues at Cincinnati under MLT. Kensley has some thoughts on MLT's Bible defense. Gymnastics is Coming Back! Spencer previews what we're excited for at the upcoming Japanese Championships, Chinese Championships, and Szombathely World Cup. Meanwhile, Anastasia Motak's beam from Ukrainian Nationals is the new president. Spencer watched the Andreea Raducan...2020-09-161h 50GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastBest of GymCastic: Vanessa Atler InterviewOriginally aired in June 2017 BEST OF GYMCASTIC Originally released in June 2017. Vanessa Atler is an American treasure and fans have loved her from the moment they first saw her elegant power. She's a multi-time national champion, multi-World Cup champion, Goodwill Games event champion. She would probably have made the 1996 Olympic team had she been age eligible. She was one of those gymnasts for whom nothing ever worked out the way it should have and fans hearts broke along with her through the 1996-2000 quad. We discuss: Why she requested the interview with us Her thoughts on ag...2020-09-032h 11GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastWeirdest Gymnastics Exhibitions of the 90s (Commissioned)WATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded (pre-edits with all the flubbubbs and hiccups) and see video of the routines we discuss. COMMISSION! No, Spencer didn't self-commission this episode. Instead, an anonymous patron asked us for an episode all about the "professional" "gymnastics" "competitions" to "rock music" that populated the "1990s." And we are more than happy to oblige. We discuss: Queen Kristie Phillips, the only one who understood. Like when she did a Gianni Versace/Princess Diana tribute beam routine. Or when she did a Vietnam War protest r...2020-07-221h 50GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastBest of GymCastic: The Leotard EpisodeClub Gym Nerd member, Gym Coach Diana, has commissioned an episode all about the glorious leotard! Spencer, Lauren, and Jessica chat about leos leos leos; biggest leotard fails, the most patriotic, custom theme leos, Australia, cut outs, crushed velvet, rules for leotard design, technology, sewn in underpants, leotard deductions, controversies and the most notorious leotards of all time. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LEOTARDS WE DISCUSS IN ORDER: https://gymcastic.com/?p=61421&preview=true This episode originally aired in November 2016.2020-07-092h 08GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastDouble Kovacs to Low BarGYMTERNET NEWS There is a MAGNIFICENT SEVEN MUSICAL, and Spencer will never be the same We discuss 82-year-old badass gymnastics, some dude who doesn't deserve a link, Simone granting wishes while being short, BYU's bottle cap challenge, and Katelyn Ohashi not doing DWTS because phew USAG's tentative women's calendar for 2020 and what we think of it Someone did a list of best gymnastics movies. We discuss the actual, correct list. Like Gymkata and the country of Parmesan And Spitfire which...just...you need to see this to believe it The deal with the Chris Riegel story Spencer cares a lot...2019-07-161h 21GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastWhere We've Been and Where We're Heading (Commissioned)In the second episode commissioned by the Participation Sisters, we talk about...ourselves? They've commissioned an episode called The GymCastic Podcast: Where We've been and Where We're Heading, saying very nice things like: “GymCastic has given gym fans everything we always knew we always wanted but weren't getting from major news outlets: Weekly in-depth updates, impassioned and informed stances on both serious and trivial topics, interviews with past and former athletes and coaches, Rage-O-Meters, and more. At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, GymCastic is ushering in a new paradigm for gymnastics reportage -- authentic, humorous, and hard-hitting. Many of us...2019-07-111h 10GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastThe Jade Carey Situation & a Miss Val Book Interview Drinking GameIN THE NEWS The roster for the US worlds selection camp has been named—and Jade Carey isn't on it! What the LKJDF;LKSJDF is going on around here? Why this doesn't make strategic sense for the US women's program Why this might make strategic sense for Jade Carey herself We foresee several dozen cans of worms this could open The Paris World Cup and the Case of the Missing Touch Warmup Why that's bad and also probably against the rules Ellie Black and the French dominate Igor was so incredibly Igor that we cannot even begin It took over 5 da...2018-10-041h 44GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastThe GymCastic Olympics (Commissioned)This week's episode is commissioned by Club Gym Nerd Member Alison and her Gym Boys, Foster, Quint, Valis, and Aaron, who commissioned an episode all about THE GYMCASTIC OLYMPICS. It's our Olympics, and we can cry if we want to. We also get to select our all-time, all-star Olympic teams without any stupid limitations like geographical borders or the concept of time—don't worry, the power goes immediately to our heads and turns us crazy—and decide where it's going to be held, how much AI is involved (a lot), what extra medals will be awarded that are definitely bett...2018-05-161h 39GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastElvire Teza & Cecile Canqueteau-LandiELVIRE AND CECILE! Get excited. This week, Jessica had the pleasure of chatting with legendary daredevil beam queen and two-time Olympian Elvire Teza and her partner in French greatness, Cecile Canqueteau-Landi, 1996 Olympian and coach of 2016 Olympic gold medalist for team USA, 2015 bars world champ, Madison Kocian and—now—Simone Biles! How training has changed from the 80's and 90's. Being part of the French superstar era of firsts with Isabelle Severino, Ludvine Furnon and Eloidie Lussac. Stereotypes of French training vs. American training: cigarettes, boyfriends, wine, baguettes, artistry, etc. Adriana Pop and Laurent Landi bringing the makeup to the Fr...2018-03-151h 19GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast282: GymCastic Book Club – Fierce, by Aly RaismanIN THE NEWS The Gabby Tweet Heard 'Round the World (1:00) What was wrong with Gabby's response to Aly's post about victim shaming and why so many people are angry about it How her teammates responded Gabby's apology Our thoughts on the whole mess And then just as we were about to post, late breaking news: Gabby Douglas came forward as Larry Nassar victim. FIERCE (13:13) Aly Raisman’s book, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything, was released last week. We talk through all of our feelings about it as a gymternet family. Why this is the best gymnastics bo...2017-11-221h 39GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast281: Myths, Legends, and Unexpected Moments PART 2 (Commissioned)This week's episode is commissioned by Club Gym Nerd member Beth, who commissioned a sequel to our first show all about the biggest myths, legends, and unexpected moments in gymnastics history because there were just too many to pack into a single episode the first time around. Thank you for letting us do this, Beth! But first, Jessica's greatest dream has FINALLY come true in this week's Club Gym Nerd episode dedication!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE x100000000. MYTHS AND LEGENDS Myth Un-Busted??? The latest, secret information about Soviet pregnancy doping Is there really a real-life skill called the Miller...2017-11-151h 41GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast280: Comeback Season GYMTERNET NEWS Check out the behind the scenes video from the unicorn of gymnastics, concurrent elite and college gymnast, New Zealand/Boise State's Courtney McGregor. It's comeback season! November 1st was National Simone Biles Is Back In The Gym Day. How did you celebrate? The Alexei Nemov show Mustafina did almost-real beam and Komova did even more almost-real bars Spencer the Khorkina Whisperer breaks down the true meaning of her exhibition performance Khorkina also sticks her foot in her mouth again. All the surprise. Tatiana Nabieva continued being retired by winning the St. Petersburg Championship NCAA news Bailie Key is bac...2017-11-081h 20GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastGrowing Up In Cuba Charlie TamayoTHIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW Creator of the laid-out double arabian, Charlie Tamayo, is here. The first male gymnast to win a World medal for Cuba tell us what it was like to grow up in the Cuban gymnastics system. We discuss: Being selected for a special sports school Daily life at the National School of Gymnastics, including ballet classes Conditions in Cuba, from power to food to the politics of getting a phone What gymnasts were told when they weren't allowed to compete internationally The vault that he thought would change his life What happened to his com...2017-09-131h 08GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast247: Progress?IN THE NEWS In the news, Spencer, Lauren, and Jessica chat about: Progress is being made at the top of the elite program Regionals Recap (5:00) Session I: Oklahoma, UCLA, Utah, Washington, Oregon State, Denver. Session II: LSU, Alabama, Florida, Michigan, Georgia, Nebraska Denelle Pedrick, Central Michigan, vault with a DTTTYYYYYY Answer to criteria for the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year vote? There was no criteria. The coaches simply did not vote for MyKayla Skinner. Leotards: OSU and Oklahoma's lehenga choli style Kentucky gymnast Shelby HIlton update Jesolo (44:30) Results Ermine's Nabieva, Victoria Nguyen’s Chinese beam Riley McCusker = E score hea...2017-04-051h 45GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast200: Alicia SacramoneTHIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW We are honored and humbled to welcome back the legend herself, Alicia Sacramone, to celebrate our 200th episode. She joined us for episode 43, the first ever panel on LGBT Issues in Gymnastics in 2013. Since then she's married her longtime boyfriend, started a few businesses, and began coaching and doing choreography. Alicia is expecting her first child this summer. The Olympic silver medalist, 10x World medalist and 4x World Champion discussed: The crazy vault she never got to compete Her goal as a television analyst for the SEC Network Competing in college at Brown and elite...2016-06-151h 19GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastDouglas Family Gold Preview ShowTHIS WEEK'S EPISODE Yes! It's an all new podcast! We'll be doing a weekly recap of DFG here along with our regular weekly episodes of GymCastic. If you already subscribe to GymCastic on iTunes and Stitcher, you'll see DFG in your existing feed. In this week's recap of DFG, Jessica, Spencer and Spanny discuss our hopes and fears for this long-awaited series: Gym Nerdy: we want footage from the national team training camp and lots of behind-the-scenes at meets. The Brand vs. The Person: we hope to see the real Gabby. Taboos: Money, the pitfalls of the...2016-05-2325 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast186: Amanda Borden
Olympic gold medalist, Amanda Borden
The smiliest gymnastics queen in all the land visited Uncle Tim this week. On the 20th anniversary of her Olympic gold, the commentator, gym owner, coach and member of the Magnificent Seven, Amanda Borden, chatted about (01:15:10):
Why that forward shoulder roll in 1992 compulsory beam routine was so hard
Whether or not horrific fall replays should be shown on TV
Committing to the University of Georgia; going pro and never leaving home for training
Her thoughts on the gymnastics fans theory that Mary Lee Tracey has an injury curse
I...2016-02-171h 57GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast185: 2008 Olympic All-Around Finals (Commissioned)
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Our first ever commissioned podcast! Club Gym Nerd member, Red, ordered a recap of the 2008 women's Olympic all-around finals with "fairytale expectations as if we didn't know what happened to the competitors." We talk about the medal contenders, the fan favorites, sideline shenanigans, judging flubs, standout skills and routines, with routine play by plays. From Anna Pavlova, Stelliana Nistor, Chusovitina, Jiang Yuyuan, Kesenia Semenova, Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Yang Yinlin; we cover all the juicy details and include leotard fashion reports. Spencer, Uncle Tim and Jessica take you through every last drop. 2016-02-101h 11GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast184: Chow Loves Bush
In the gymternet news, Uncle Tim, Lauren Hopkins, Spanny Tampson and Jessica chat about:
The Bronze trailer got even raunchier and we can't wait for this movie to come out!
Mustafina's bad joke: a photo of her holding a gun to her head
Liang Chow posting photo of himself and his gymnasts holding Jeb Bush signs
American Cup roster updates and why Jesolo is becoming the greatest meet ever.
Our sadness of the lack of camp news.
Lauren's profile on 26 year-old Armenian-American, Houry Gebeshian who could be the first female gymnast ever in...2016-02-031h 19GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast181: Hipster Team 2016
D.C. is on our radar! The 2016 George Washington University Gymnastics team scored a 196 to open the season. They are the hipster, underdog team to root for this year. Photo by Carl Cox.[/caption]
In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer, and Jessica chat about:
Why Uncle Tim is soooooooo over the NCAA vs. Elite debate.
Which elite superstars we are following in college.
Our top skills, hilarious commentary fails and squeal worthy moments from the first week of full NCAA competition.
Why water bottles should never, ever, ever be on a gym floor...2016-01-151h 16GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast169: Glasgow Worlds Preview Show
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In the news, Uncle Tim, Lauren Hopkins, and Jessica chat about:
The Russian press conference that featured more empty plates than gymnastics
Hashtag Wars: the official hashtag has been changed from #2015wgc to #Glasgow2015
The Competition:
Who's here and how they qualified
Competition format six gymnasts per team, one alternate. Five gymnasts compete in on each event prelims with only four scores counting (5 up 4 count). In finals, only three gymnasts can compete and all three scores count t...2015-10-201h 47GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast168: Shannon Miller, BelarusGate, NED vs GB
Dream Killers?! Nellie Kim and Belarus President, Alexander Lukashenko are at the center of a controversy that left Belarusian gymnasts Sviatlana Lifenka (R) and Valeryia Tsekhmistrenka (L) out of Worlds.
The most decorated gymnast in American history, three-time Olympian, and Olympic gold medalist and world champion, Shannon Miller graced us with her presence for a second time! We squealed with glee! Shannon told us about:
Her new line of leotards and leisure wear
Handling commentators and public discussion of her body and puberty
Who she's excited to watch at Glasgow Worlds
Chusovitina an...2015-10-071h 26GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast167: Romanian and Italian Nationals
WHAT: Elevate of The Stage: Xcel, J.O., with Auburn vs. Alabama dual meet finale WHEN: January 16-17, 2016
WHERE: Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama SPECIALNESS: It's on podium and the college coaches will watch the top levels on Saturday night.
TWO PRIZES:
$250 off of a gym's registration (20 or more gymnasts) to compete in the JO meet and no team Fees.
Four VIP passes to watch the college meet on the floor, access to hospitality and four free t-shirts. ***With this, the winner will have to be someone 18 or olde...2015-09-301h 43GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast166: Aliya was like Nu-uh Rodionenkos!
2015 Russian Cup All-Around Champion, Daria Spiridonova (RUS, 57.1)
WHAT: Elevate of The Stage: Xcel, J.O., with Auburn vs. Alabama dual meet finale
WHEN: January 16-17, 2016
WHERE: Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama
SPECIALNESS: It's on podium and the college coaches will watch the top levels on Saturday night.
TWO PRIZES:
$250 off of a gym's registration (20 or more gymnasts) to compete in the JO meet and no team Fees
OR
Four VIP passes to watch the college meet on the floor, acces...2015-09-231h 36GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast146: Taylor Rice and The 2015 NCAA Championships
Taylor Rice (Stanford) makin' it rain during event finals at the 2015 NCAA Championships. Photo by Christy Linder.
Who: Shannon freaking Miller will be our May Book Club guest.
Deadline: Send in questions by May 6th.
How: Order the book here, read it, treasure it forever, then send your questions for Shannon to us at gymcastic@gmail.com or by voicemail at (415) 800-3191/Skype "GymCastic Podcast"
Stanford junior, Taylor Rice, joins us to discuss the 2015 NCAA Championships. Taylor is known for having a different h...2015-04-241h 38GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast126: Post Worlds Hangover
In the news, Uncle Tim, and Jessica chat about:
Sepcial guest, Scott Bregman, Communications Director at USA Gymnastics stops by to lets us know how to watch Tumbling and Trampoline World Championships starting this week in Florida.
Jessica hit Scott with the hard hitting question about China - the squat toilets, the lavishness of the event and being an exotic foreigner.
Our favorite saves from Worlds.
Lots of emails and voicemails from the listeners!
Who is the Nanning Bee on Twitter?
Articles about artistry that drive us nuts, especially when they rely on nostalgia to mak...2014-11-051h 49GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast124: Event Finals at the 2014 World Championships
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Our coverage of the 2014 Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, China continues with a full recap of the women's and men's all-around final. Uncle Tim, Lauren and Jessica chat about:
Every single event final, even rings and pommel horse!
The judging of the balance beam final Mustafina's score vs. Terramoto's score.
Which side of the gymnastics debate won Execution or Difficulty. We have the statistical proof in this week's edition of Sexy Data.
Which gymnastics need to sit in over splits unt...2014-10-151h 58GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast123: All Around Finals at the 2014 World Championships
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Our coverage of the 2014 Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, China continues with a full recap of the women's and men's all-around final. Uncle Tim, Lauren and Jessica chat about:
The podium and the BEE!
All of the new members of the Hot Pink Nation.
Gutsuism, fair or unfair.
Larissa Iordache -- She finally did it and had higher start value than Simone.
Sexy Data --Who performed the highest difficulty and scored best in execution for the men and women?
SamGate -- What...2014-10-131h 30GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast113: Junior and Senior Women’s Finals from the 2014 US Championships in Pittsburgh Repeat senior champion, Simone Biles hugs new junior champ, Jazmyn Foberg by Christy Linder.
Today, straight from the P&G Championships in Pittsburgh, Jessica, Lauren, Dvora, Cordelia and Lindsey recap the event and:
Kim Zmeskal tells us about the Hunger Games-themed leotards and the core values of her coaching (interview beigns at the 1:45:35)
The rise of MG Elite, is quite possibly the top junior gymnastics program in the country.
Laurent Landi, coach of Alyssa Baumann and Madison Kocian at WOGA, stopped by the GymCastic studios to give us an injury and goal update on his seniors.
...2014-08-261h 54GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast109: The Official Unofficial Podcast of BBC One's Tumble
The official unofficial podcast of BBC One's new show, Tumble.
This week Jessica and Emma chat about BBC One's brand new show, Tumble:
The alleged romance between world champion, Kristin Allen and the Teen Wolf, Bobby Lockwood.
Emma watched the show live and gives us all the details from inside the studio.
Craig Heap dissing Louis Smith!
Lucy Mecklenburgh vs. John Patridge -- ummm, yeah.
Hater reviews and if they are valid or not.
Background on the gymnastics and acrobatic stars featured on the show.
The 60 and 50 year-old celebrities who are learning adult gymnastics.
Ho...2014-08-131h 02GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast106: 2014 Secret Classic Kyla Ross and Simone Biles are all smiles on the podium at the 2014 Secret U.S. Classic.
Louis will be our very first GymCastic Book Club guest in August.
What: Read the book and submit questions about it for Louis.
How: Buy the book here, send your questions to us at gymcastic @ gmail.com or leave a voicemail on Skype at username “GymCastic Podcast” or by dialing (415) 800-3191.
When: Submit your questions and we'll ask Louis when he's on the show in August.
In the news...2014-08-061h 42GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast104: Gabby Missing In Action and USA Championships
Diana Tatevossian, Donna Tatevossian, Alexandria Alaman perform at USA Championships in the sport of Acrobatic Gymnastics (formerly Sports Acro).
In the news, Jessica, Uncle Tim and Elizabeth Grimsely chat about:
The fashion, safety, random whistling sounds, top 40 music and insane skills from the Trampoline, Double Mini, Rhythmic, Tumbling and Acrobatic Championships
Can Duckworth fill Sarah Patterson's heels as she retires after 36 years at the University of Alabama
Gabby Douglas leaves Chow’s again - where should she go now? Jessica gives us an elaborate plan for Gabby while Uncle Tim speculates about the...2014-07-231h 14GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast103: Ranch Classic and Acro Worlds
MG Elite's Ariana Agrapides being carried on a lectica.
In the news, Uncle Tim, Evan, and Jessica chat about:
Jazmyn Foberg, Rachel Baumann, Ariana Agrapides, Gabby Perea
Should athletes accept endorsement deals before they have become champions?
The Gabby Douglas update video from USA Gymnastics
Sports Acro World Championships in Paris
Is Kim Jacob up to the standard of past Honda award winners?
Why doesn't the US send an artistic female gymnast to the Youth Olympic Games?
Vanessa Atler interview, she's come a long way!
Insane Skill Alerts from Max Whitlock, Eddie Pene...2014-07-161h 27GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast102: Classic Episode with Louis Smith
Three time Olympic medalist, Louis Smith MBE, talked to us back in October 2012.
It's a classic interview this week from back in October 2012, when we talked to Great Britain’s Louis Smith. The outspoken, three-time Olympic medalist talked to us about Strictly Come Dancing, handling the pressure, role models, his nude pommel horse photo shoot, style on the British team and Rio.
We are very excited to announce that Louis will be our very first GymCastic Book Club guest in August.
What: You read the book and submi...2014-07-0945 minGymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast86: British Championships & Doha World Cup British all-around Champions, Rebecca Tunney and Max Whitlock. Why is his cup so much bigger than hers?!
In the news, Jess, Blythe, and Emma chat about:
Would dismounting onto a bed of nails be punishment enough for this coach?
After his domination at Doha, could Epke Zonderland take over p-bars next?
The return of Australian Floor World Champ, Lauren Mitchell at Doha.
Our new and veteran favorites from the British Championships.
Princess Catherine of Europa - was her leo created with the metal from an actual crown?
Our picks for Commonwealth and European C...2014-04-041h 08GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastEpisode 55: Worlds Wrap Up and Ferlito Gate
McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross and Simone Biles at the 2013 World Championships courtesy of My Crazy World of Graphics[/caption] This week, British Olympian Jenny Pinches joins us to discuss the latest news and the state of gymnastics. We talk about: the two new gymnastics reality shows in the works, Victoria Komova returning to training (or playing?) after a serious case of meningitis, the Kohei Uchimura interview on team gold for Rio, Aimee Boorman's interview after becoming the first ever female American head coach of an all-around World Champion, Simone Biles; Rodionenko's complaints about Aliya Mustafina being called for...2013-10-161h 38