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Hall of Shame: Gymnastics Commentary Edition

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

Release Date: 11/11/2024

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GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

Jordan Chiles gets , judging oversight updates, and Jay Clark had a lot of tired old feeling about judging oversight and he's not alone. Headlines Collegiate judges received an email from the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) that there will be no judging feedback shared for the first year of the SCORE Board pilot program The target for this year is on data collection and analysis Jay Clark (LSU) had A LOT to say about the SCORE Board, we have thoughts (see full quote at bottom of notes page) Gymternet News Everyone is rightfully obsessed with 's musical theater floor...

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GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

Your fantasy gymnastics update as you enter week 5 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. Week 05 Lineups lock at noon on Friday, January 31st, at 2:30pm PT 00:00 Intro 00:00:29 Roster Bargains 00:00:43 Roster Bargains - Vault 03:17 Roster Bargains - Bars 07:11 Roster Bargains - Beam 10:15 Roster Bargains - Floor 14:10 League Leaders 15:23 League Stats 16:20 Byes & Injuries Link to the College & Cocktails Schedule:

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GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

The 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 , going forward, GymCastic will no longer link  to Twitter. We encourage listeners to follow #Ncaagym and other gymnastics starter packs on GymCastic that the Gymnastics East Conference...

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GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

0:01:25 Headlines Kaliya Lincoln: Olympian, or Not? Correction/Clarification: in the U.S, the USOPC recognizes traveling alternates as Olympians, but the IOC does not. Non-traveling alternates are not officially considered Olympians. West Virginia gymnasts did a photoshoot in a coal mine and now they have a Rutgers head coach, Umme Salim-Beasley,  after investigation. The investigation concluded that there was an inappropriate relationship between Salim-Beasley and the former AD Pat Hobbs. Salim-Beasley refused to answer any questions about her relationship with Pat Hobbs, a...

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Anna Li and Jiani Wu have been after a six year investigation We have an update on Ella Zirbes (Utah) . Olympic floor medalist, Ana Barbosu (ROM) is headed to Stanford. The Sprouts Meet: Oklahoma vs. LSU and Leanne Wong taking the AA crown. Plus the return of all the elites around the NCAA to competition. Q&A When is it a bail and when is it an overshoot? Corrupt or Correct: Should it get credit -  back pikes, 2 foot back layouts and layout pikes on beam. A on the Best UCLA Choreography of all time. , , , ,  , , , , NEXT PODCAST: College & Cocktails -  Friday...

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GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

Interview: 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 about abusive coaching practices. (2:31) Oceanside quad meet's organizational disaster and the 2019 ...

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Gymnastics' Dumbest Rules (Best of GymCastic) Recorded in June 2023. We’re calling out the worst, stupidest, most self-defeating and awkward rules and conventions in gymnastics, starting with... Leotard Rules - aka the Olympics of regulating women's bodies Venture with us to a world where "elegant," "proper," and "modest" are all words found in the official rule book of a competitive sport in the year 2023—and breasts are expressly prohibited Why Is Gymnastics Still the Military? Saluting and lining up in front of the generals for inspection? Where are we? (with a Simone Paris...

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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 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, . Zam also shares her best advice for other gymnasts or athletes looking to break into the stunt world and what skills she recommend...

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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 team The extraordinary loophole that now allows her, as a...

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  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 for her immersive...

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  • Being weirdly obsessed with adoption: The Al Trautwig Chapter
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  • 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" to "weight" to "international look" to "ancient" to "4 inches wide," we have some words and phrases that are hereby banned from gymnastics commentary.
  • The most important message for any commentator to reiterate before they begin broadcasts re smashing the patriarchy for the witches they couldn't burn.

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