219: Rio Olympic Event Finals Day 3 plus behind the scenes with Houry
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
Release Date: 08/24/2016
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
Tickets for GymCastic LIVE at NCAA Championships 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 significant because it...
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Hana Ricna Interview Ricna is a Czechoslovakian two-time World medalist, 1988 Olympian and three-time Olomouc medalist (the Soviet organized Alternative Olympics in 1984). She took second all-around at Olomouc to Soviet great, Mostepanova. The stadler tkatchev is named after her; a skill used often by the current generation of elites. Her son competed for Stanford gymnastics and Czech Republic at the Rio Olympics. Her daughter just finished her senior year on the Stanford gymnastics team, where she performed her mom's floor routine in tribute. She started gymnastics at age four...
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Elite News Gabby's back at WOGA Baku is done! We discuss who is already locked in for an Olympic spot and what the remaining contenders like Emma Malabuyo need to happen to get Olympic spots of their own An important update from the Artistry Corner as Jessica explains why Ellie Black at 2023 worlds College Headlines Haleigh Bryant got the 4th-highest AA score in college history as LSU re-passed Cal for second in the rankings Which of this week's 10s do we consider the realest? Beam cap-gate returns with the audacity to afflict Leanne Wong. We discuss what the rule is—and what the rule...
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Elite News Gabby ??? or.... Andrade's Amanar is . 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 Does it matter what subdivision you get drawn...
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Winter Cup 2024 It happened! Check out podium training podcast and the . 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 from Cottbus, the second of four...
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2024 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 . Can't make it live? Add our Behind The Scenes exclusive content to your favorite podcast player? Instructions . Not a member? . Not sure if you are ready to join? Watch a...
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Winter 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 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...
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*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 following Jordan’s...
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The Iowa vs. MSU that reminded us why we love NCAA gymnastics More about eligibility, and clarification on how the US elite committee's No-Melanies 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 The scoring broke Bart Conner, plus the major problem of where the judges are sitting Big upsets and emotionally devastating...
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Day Three, Rio Olympic Event Finals: Women's floor, high bar and parallel bars hosts Spencer, Houry Gebeshian (27 year-old, first ever female Olympic qualifier for Armenia) and Jessica chat about:
- Ukraine's rhythmic group routine to Madonna's Vogue was epic. (4:30)
- Spencer recaps The Gala (5:50)
- Listener Questions (17:00):
- Are gymnasts in the military?
- Race in Rio:
- Why was Gabby Douglas a target of so much hate, and is her Miss American judging move hypocritical?
- Is it ok to move forward and forgive Arthur Nory Mariano since he has apologized?
- Which federation handled issues of race in an appropriate way?
- Our favorite and least favorite not-gymnastics moments (13:00)
- The Gymternet News (33:57):
- Q&A with Houry about security, flooded rooms, medical care, brazilian fans, and the famous condom machines.
- Grandi and his big mouth strike again. Gymnastics chief prefers Raisman style to Biles "acrobatics" and China are trapped in a robotic style of training.
- Ponor went off on Tumblr, but Bea from The Couch Gymnast put it in perspective for us.
- NBC's epic propaganda-filled fluff piece on Bela and Marta Karolyi :
- Watch it here
- Martha and Bela Karolyi Were Great Coaches, But They Also Allegedly Abused Their Gymnasts
- #GymUnsafe news
- Coach Jeff Bateman of California and Oregon sentenced to 25 years
- Keith Callen, 45 of Pennsylvania will stand trial for charges of sexual assault
- In the wake of an IndyStar investigation, Kellogg’s, a key USA Gymnastics sponsor, has added its voice to a chorus of state and federal lawmakers seeking assurances that the organization is doing enough to protect young gymnasts from sexual predators
- Full recap of each event final details, scores, and moments we loved from:
- Women's Floor Final (1:02:00):
- How was the Gymnova floor and carpet for Houry?
- Simone locked down her place in history with another gold.
- Aly Raisman vs. Simone Biles execution deductions explained.
- High Bar Final (1:14:58):
- Fabian Hambuchen finally won!! Hambiceps hugs for everyone!
- Manrique Larduet was a Kerri Strug-esque hero again with his triple twisting double layout!
- Should inquiry's now be conducted like they were in wrestling, by throwing plushy toys or like these Mongolian wrestling coaches by furiously stripping.
- Houry watched Epke's crash in person. As an A.T.C. and physician's assistant, we asked her opinion of how his fall and Ellis O’Reilly’s beam crash were handled. (1:24:39)
- P-Bars Final (1:31:04): The Oleg Vernaieve, Danell Leyva and Belyavsk party where Manrique Larduet was a Kerri Strug-esque hero!
- Women's Floor Final (1:02:00):
- Watch "The Gerbeshian" on bars here.
RELATED LINKS
- Full Olympic gymnastics results here
- Height, Ages and Repeat U.S. Olympic Gymnasts
- NBC streaming coverage has been archived in full along with the daily online gymnastics recap show with Courtney Kupets and Jon Horton, produced by Lauren Hopkins, edited by Deanne Hong called the Daily Dismount.
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS:
Grand Prize TIED Winners:
- @kayleighrichel - I would want Carly Patterson to coach me to glory so that anytime someone falls, we could both go "oh... that's too bad."
- @Euphrosyna - I wanna be coached by Nellie Kim, cos if I didn't make a team, she'd just sort out citizenship for somewhere else.
Both win, props and wardrobe including leotards, team warmups used in the film, one will win the one-of-a-kind Aliya Mustafina, handmade cross-stitch by Spanny Tampson, pictured above.
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