270: World Championships Day 1 Men's Prelims
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
Release Date: 10/03/2017
Olga Gymnastics Survivor Blows the Whistle: Abuse, Cover-Ups, and the Phelps Legacy
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
Emma Webb, author of Historic, exposes the untold history of Olga Gymnastics club and the Phelps family legacy. We break down the abuse scandal, the Whyte Review, Gymnasts for Change, and how survivors pushed British Gymnastics to finally reform. INTERVIEW We talk with Emma Webb (pseudonym), author of the new book a memoir detailing the trauma and abuse she endured under convicted child sex offender Brian Phelps, plus the aftermath of how the British legal system chose to protect abusers over children CHAPTERS (pre-auto inserted ads) 00:00 – Trigger Warning SA 01:03 – Brian Phelps’...
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Doping In Women's Gymnastics
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
The history of Doping in women's gymnastics staring East Germany, part two of Patrick Kiens and Daymon Jones' interview, USA Gymnastics’ new CEO hire, the return of the American Cup, 2027 college signings and a LA 2028 comeback wish list mini-commission. youtube link CHAPTERS pre-automatic ad insert 00:00 – Steroids Disguised as Candy (Cold Open) 01:35 – HEADLINES: New USAG CEO Kyle Albrecht 04:41 – American Cup Returns as Mixed-Team Event 07:07 – College Signings: 2027 Class Breakdown 12:11 – United States of Romania: Romanian Stars Announce NCAA Plans 14:14 – More 2027 Signees:...
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Jakarta Worlds Debrief: The Romanian Drama Explained With Coaches Daymon Jones & Patrick Kiens
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
Former Romanian head coaches join us to unpack the turmoil inside Romanian gymnastics — from new accusations to decades-old coaching culture and leadership struggles. Plus: what we learned from the 2025 Jakarta World Championships and our wish list for future World Championships. And a from Rings World Champion, Donnell Whittenburg. Find . CHAPTERS - pre auto-ad insert 00:00:00 – Intro Cold Open: Romania abuse reports surface 00:03:36 – Headlines: Romania context (Golgota, Voinea, leadership turmoil) 00:10:02 – Interview: The Romanian Situation with Daymon & Patrick 00:10:34 –...
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The Nightmare That Was The 2000 Olympic Trials
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
We revisit the U.S. 2000 Olympic Trials where the selection committee's athlete rep REFUSED to certify the team and USAG announced the team anyway! The 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials This week, we have a group commission from Brianna, Stephanie, Atwood, Laura, Karla, and Emma, all about [deep breath] the collective nightmare that was the 2000 Olympic Trials. We discuss: The gymnasts: Elise Ray, Amy Chow, Kristen Maloney, Morgan White, Jamie Dantzscher, Vanessa Atler, Dominique Dawes, Alyssa Beckerman, Tasha Schwikert, Rachel Tidd, Jeanette Antolin, Amanda Stroud, Shannon Miller The...
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2025 World Championships: Event Finals Day Two: Women’s BB, FX, Men’s VT, HB, PBars
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
Jessica reports LIVE from Jakarta while Spencer analyzes every detail from GymCastic headquarters on the second day of event finals. Get all Jakarta Worlds videos, interviews, podcasts, fantasy, and guides there. Extended Episode + Live Q&A (Members) +30 extra minutes of analysis, behind-the-scenes stories, and listener questions. . After , refresh this page to see the extended player below. Headlines We have new World Champions! MAG VT: Carlos Yulo WAG BB: Zhang Qingying MAG PB: Zou Jingyuan WAG FX: Sugihara Aiko MAG HB: Brody Malone We actually had a high-quality beam final?!! ...
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2025 World Championships: Event Finals Day One: Women's VT, UB, Men's FX, PH, Rings
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
Jessica reports LIVE from Jakarta while Spencer analysis every detail from GymCastic headquarters on the first day of event finals! for all Jakarta Worlds Videos, Interviews, Podcasts, Fantasy, Guides Extended Episode + Live Q&A (Members) +30 extra minutes of analysis, behind-the-scenes secret stories, and answering your questions. Here’s how to . Can’t make it live? Add Club bonus episodes to your favorite podcast player (instructions ). Tip: After , refresh this page and the extended player will appear below. Headlines IOC stops Olympic talks with Indonesia over...
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2025 World Championships: Women's All-Around Final
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Jessica reports LIVE from Jakarta while Spencer analysis every detail from GymCastic headquarters on women's AA final! for all Jakarta Worlds Videos, Interviews, Podcasts, Fantasy, Guides Extended Episode + Live Q&A (Members) +30 extra minutes of analysis, behind-the-scenes secret stories, and answering your questions. Here’s how to . Can’t make it live? Add Club bonus episodes to your favorite podcast player (instructions ). Tip: After , refresh this page and the extended player will appear below. Chapters 00:00 – Melnikova repeats, Wong silver, Zhang bronze 00:02:15...
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2025 World Championships: Men’s All-Around Final
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
Jessica reports LIVE from Jakarta while Spencer analyzes every detail from GymCastic headquarters on men's AA final! Videos, Interviews, Podcasts, Fantasy, Guides Extended Episode + Live Q&A (Members) +30 extra minutes of analysis, behind-the-scenes secret stories, plus member questions. Here’s how to . Can’t make it live? Add Club bonus episodes to your favorite podcast player (instructions ). Tip: After logging in, refresh this page and the extended player will appear below. Chapters 00:00 – Intro & Lightning Storm in Jakarta 01:15 – Hashimoto Wins Third...
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2025 World Championships Women’s Qualifying Day Two: United States, Italy, Russia, China
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
Jessica reports LIVE from Jakarta on all the details from day two of women’s qualifying. Videos, Interviews, Podcasts, Fantasy, Guides Extended Episode + Live Q&A (Members) +30 extra minutes of analysis, behind-the-scenes secret stories, plus member questions. Here’s how to . Can’t make it live? Add Club bonus episodes to your favorite podcast player (instructions ). Chapters 00:00 – Intro: Flavia hits beam & Melnikova dominates qualifying 01:10 – Headlines: Big names miss finals (Zhou, Wong, Perotti) 06:20 – Stars of the Day: Voinea, Zhang, McDonald,...
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2025 World Championships Women's Qualifying Day One: Japan, Netherlands, Canada
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
Jessica reports LIVE from Jakarta on all the details from day one of women's qualifying. Plus who made men's finals. Videos, Interviews, Podcasts, Fantasy, Guides Extended Episode + Live Q&A (Members) +30 extra minutes of analysis, behind-the-scenes secret stories, plus member questions. Here’s how to . Can’t make it live? Add Club bonus episodes to your favorite podcast player (instructions ). Chapters 00:00 – Show Intro & Welcome from Jakarta 03:15 – Headlines: Kaylia’s Day, Nemour’s 15.533 & Early Leaders 09:45 – Men’s Qualifying Drama &...
info_outlineWORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 1
Spencer, Lauren, Kensley and Jessica chat about:
- Watch all of our video coverage from Worlds here.
- Results
- Reminder: There's still one more subdivision for the men tomorrow featuring Brazil, South Korea, and the Netherlands among others, so things will change.
- Who's definitely making finals
- Who definitely isn't making finals
- Surprises and upsets
- Favorite moments
- Subdivision 1 - Oleg, Igor, Manrique, Bretschenider, Nguyen, Davtyan, Merdinyan, Petrounias, Beckford
- Subdivision 2 - US team, British team, Hegi, Braegger, Yusof, Ude, Seligman
- Subdivision 3 - JPN team, CHN team, RUS team, Dragulescu, Zapata, Ait Said, Tommasone, Bertoncelj
- What went on inside the arena
- State of our pre-competition storylines
- Oleg v. Kohei – is it a rematch?
- Is Kenzo an all-around gymnast now?
- Miyachi and Bretschneider – race for the "Bretschneider II"
- Possible US upgrades - Penev TTY, Mikulak triple back 1/1
- Max Whitlock pommel horse upgrades
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