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GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

Release Date: 05/20/2025

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GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

The history of the Brazilian gymnastics program, from its humble beginnings in the 1970s to Olympic glory in 2024 This week's episode is a commission from our Olympic Fantasy Gymnastics winner, Liam, who wants us to discuss the history of Brazilian gymnastics. From trailblazers like Daiane dos Santos and Daniele Hypolito who put Brazilian gymnastics on the map, to the current stars, Flavia Saraiva and Rebeca Andrade. Setting the Scene How the Brazilian teams of recent years embody the energy of badass, confident adult women who do gymnastics as a team sport Why we think Marta Karolyi would...

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All the news from Hang's domination at the Pan American Championships, Sugihara podiuming all over the place at Asian Championships.    Friday, July 18th at the world famous iO Theater. Attend virtually or in-person for games, prizes and a secret guest Q&A.  HEADLINES Can we please prioritize athlete safety? There were A LOT of issues with the mens' equipment at the Pan American Championships, but luckily everyone survived Jayla Hang (USA) and Felix Dolci (Canada) won the all-around titles The USA's mens and women teams won the Pan American team titles Chuso got injured in...

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Simone Biles used her Twitter sword of good once again, USAG explained their trans policy disappearance and schools can now directly pay athletes.  HEADLINES Simone went OFF on social media over Riley Gaines' anti-trans statements GymCastic exclusive -- We reached out about the removal of the trans inclusion policy from the USAG website. USAG's statement below: "USA Gymnastics seeks to uphold inclusive sport practices while adhering to various local, state, and federal laws, as well as international regulations established by the IOC and FIG. In May, USAG removed its policy to assess...

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The first EVER mixed-team event happened at the European Championships, Manila Esposito is once again the queen of Europe, and all the gymternet news . Photo Credits: Filippo Tomasi for © GymCastic; Mahti Olfati's vault @Milad_Milka HEADLINES Mahdi Olfati showed a Yurchenko full-in at Asian Championships podium training and our jaw is still on the floor Mary Lou Retton was arrested for a DUI in West Virginia The biggest stories at the European Championships Manila Esposito is the European All-Around Champion AGAIN! This is Ana Barbosu's world, and we're all just living in it We need to talk...

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. The greatest rivalries of the 1980s! This week, we have a commissioned episode from C member Kimo, who asked for an episode all about the 1980s rivalries between the Romanians and the Soviets, both team and individually. We are oh so happy to oblige! Setting the scene A history of Soviet dominance Romania’s 1976 emergence The 1977 Europeans Romanian WALKOUT! The first great Romanian/Soviet rivalry—Nadia vs. Nellie and how it may or may not have influenced the future of gymnastics Romania wins in 1979, where Nadia saves the day with one hand. The Rivalry The 1980 Olympics of crazy...

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Kaylia Nemour is leaving Avoine-Beaumont, Chinese Championships, the Koper World Cup, and a Mini-Commision on Civil Rights and the NCAA Not a member? . HEADLINES Kaylia Nemour , Avoine-Beaumont, and is currently training in Dijon under Nadia Massé The Brazilian gym gods have answered our prayers because Daiane dos Santos , The Girl Who Could Fly Becky Downie took to Instagram to raise share her struggle with fibroids Sugihara Aiko wore a and obviously we  need to talk about it for three hours Follow-up on the Crandall-Howell's move to Clemson: Greg Marsen's response to Jessica's...

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The Crandall-Howells are leaving Cal for Clemson with a contract worthy of the sport, floor joy at Varna World Cup, Level 10 Nationals, and an Ellie Black Mini-Commission.  . HEADLINES Liz Crandall-Howell and Justin Howell are heading to Clemson. How much Clemson to snatch them up and why the makes sense. Varna Challenge Cup Everything in the world is right because Nola Matthews won and Jennifer Williams reminded us what a is supposed to look like Are you on your highest toe? is Why wins the "involvement of your face" award Why Marcus Cassamento needs to teach the other men how...

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Why 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...

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Preventing 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 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 head coaches (where Simone Biles trained) talk all about the Paris...

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The dramatic video review that corrected the NCAA Team Finals ( and Aimee Boorman and co-author Steve Cooper are here to talk about Aimee's memoire The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles   GymCastic LIVE SHOW at 2025 NCAAs What are people saying? Gymnerd808 said, "Hiiiii if youre not on the @GymCastic live show right now …... you're missing out! go purchase a replay ticket immediately. The tea being spilled is piping hot. Patrick is everything." REPLAY TICKETS: NCAA Championships Oklahoma overcame the 2024 vault gremlins and won its 7th NCAA Championship title! UCLA defied...

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HEADLINES

  • Kaylia Nemour announced that she has left her club, Avoine-Beaumont, and is currently training in Dijon under Nadia Massé
  • The Brazilian gym gods have answered our prayers because Daiane dos Santos is getting her own movie, The Girl Who Could Fly
  • Becky Downie took to Instagram to raise share her struggle with fibroids
  • Sugihara Aiko wore a half-turtleneck, half denim jean shorts singlet and obviously we  need to talk about it for three hours
  • Follow-up on the Crandall-Howell's move to Clemson: Greg Marsen's response to Jessica's comments

Chinese Championships

  • Chinese Championships are underway. If you don't have a 6.8 D-score on beam, you should just go home
  • Ou Yushan had a hilarious post-meet interview moment that most gymnasts can relate to about the social media gremlins
  • Zhou Yaqin deigned to bless us with her beam excellence, scoring a 15.0 with a 6.8 D!
  • Huang Ziyi's chest roll mount to shoulder roll charm offensive and a casual 6.8 D
  • What skills, combos, and code hacks did we learn from this meet?

Koper World Cup

  • Why this was the "involvement of all the body parts" Championships
  • Individual event titles
    • Teja Belak took the vault title with a 13.516
    • Lucija Hribar won bars with a 12.400
    • Georgia-Mae Fenton won beam with a 13.166
    • Julia Coutinho won floor with a 13.100

Gymternet News

  • Who is transferring and changing commitments?
    • Double the Price in Arkansas: As reported three weeks ago, Morgan Price announced her departure from Fisk to Arkansas
    • Morgan Reihl and Sydney Snyder change their commitments from Cal to Clemson
    • Alexis Czarrunchick is transferring from Georgia to Maryland
    • Molly Brinkman changed her commitment from Clemson to LSU
  • Mizzou's Kaia Tanskanen will represent Finland at the 2025 European Gymnastics Championships
  • Jordan Bowers was named the Honda Sport Award Winner for gymnastics
  • Hire all the gymnasts: Suni Lee, Livvy Dunne, and Jordan Chiles are Sports Illustrated swimsuit models
  • Start your engines: Paul Juda is the Grand Marshall for the Detroit Grand Prix
  • Beth Tweddle, Andreas Wecker, Catalina Ponor, and Paul Ziert were inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
  • Pauline Schaefer-Betz announced on Instagram that she's working toward LA 2028

What's on the Socials?

  • Frederick Richard is training in Beijing with the Chinese National Team and also creating hilarious high five-content while he's at it
  • SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK: Shawn Johnson addressed the sexualization of leotards on a podcast
  • Suni said hell no to snowboarding in this interview with Chloe Kim at the Gold Gala

Mini Commission: Civil Rights Attacks and the NCAA

  • From World Champion level Club Gym Nerd member “Gymnastics Fan”
    • "We're experiencing the spread of laws in the US that promote sexism, homophobia, transphobia, etc., in addition to a lack of accountability for those who promote racism, violence, etc. What is the likelihood that the championship might move if an NCAA team refused to travel somewhere? Could the athletes unionize as a team, or does it have to be an entire school's athletes? I know not all athletes have the same core beliefs, so that would create more challenges, but could the progressive athletes create change?"
  • Examples of successful campaigns
    • In 2016 the NCAA moved 7 championships out of North Carolina
    • Colin Kaepernick's kneel during the national anthem helped propel the Black Lives Matter movement into the sports world
    • The Sporting Boycott of South Africa during its apartheid policy
    • The Iranian Women's Stadium Entry Protests of 2019
  • What is the likelihood of any of this happening in gymnastics? Can athletes unionize? Could a team boycott championships? Mid-meet walk out? IRONIC STICK CROWNS?

Feedback

  • Follow-up on routines that should be retired like a Jersey
  • Is having "bow legs" an advantage in gymnastics?
  • How can international fans follow along with NCAA gymnastics?

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