Rolled Ankle-Gate! Selection Camp Down to 8 | Perotti Leads Italian World Team
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
Release Date: 09/29/2025
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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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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 &...
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Jessica reports LIVE from Jakarta on all the details from day two of women's podium training. 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 01:02 – Zhang Qingying beam world champion prediction 03:00 – FIG Press Conference recap: AI D-scores and visa issue 08:40 – Spencer’s updates: where to watch...
info_outlineRolled Ankle-Gate rocks the U.S. Women’s World Championships Selection Camp as Hezly Rivera and Claire Pease withdraw. With the team now down to 8 gymnasts, who’s in the best position to make Jakarta World Championships team? Plus: huge surprises from Italian Nationals, Szombathely World Cup highlights, and the latest gymternet news.
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- September 29-Oct 2: U.S. Women’s Selection Camp
- Behind The Scenes: U.S. World Team Selection Camp Chat 10 am Oct 1st.
- Behind The Scenes: U.S. World Team Reveal chat 12 PST/ 8 GMT Friday October 3rd.
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00:00:00 Intro – Selection camp + Italian Nationals hype
00:01:12 Rolled Ankle-Gate: Hezly Rivera & Claire Pease out 00:04:19 Selection Camp Preview – field down to 8
00:22:58 Spencer Team Prediction Calculator: why this helps Ashlee Sullivan
00:27:29 Win Club Gym Nerd membership or Commissioned episode
00:28:34 Kerri Strug biopic tangent 00:30:16 Italian Nationals – we aren't ok
00:30:39 Esposito & Alice D’Amato not going to Worlds
00:38:58 Who Italy is sending: Perotti, Fioravanti, Barzasi, Asia D’Amato
00:49:20 Martina Maggio returns on bars
00:51:40 Sideline comedy: Giorgia Villa & Angela Andreoli
00:52:15 Szombathely World Cup highlights
00:59:47 Favorite Routine: Tisha Vollman’s Erceg mount
01:01:59 Gymternet News: Paralympic sanctions lifted for Russia/Belarus
01:03:28 Tragedy: Indonesian gymnast Al Bari
01:05:05 $350M foam pit lawsuit
01:10:26 Next show Oct 1st after U.S. Trials