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2012 Olympics Gymnastics Team Final Rewind | Fierce Five, Maroney’s Vault, Russia vs USA 09/03/2025

2012 Olympics Gymnastics Team Final Rewind | Fierce Five, Maroney’s Vault, Russia vs USA 2012 Women’s Olympic Team Final Rewind 🏆🇺🇸🇷🇺🇨🇳🇷🇴 We’re diving deep into one of the most legendary nights in gymnastics history — the London 2012 Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Team Final. From McKayla Maroney’s iconic vault to the pink podium and the Fierce Five sealing gold, this commissioned episode looks back with fresh judging goggles and a critical E-score panel. We cover the vault rotation that changed everything, NBC’s commentary, Russia’s near-miss, China’s decline, and Aly Raisman’s unforgettable floor routine. Join Jessica and Spencer for this epic rewatch! 👉 More rewinds, breaking news, and behind-the-scenes: 🎤 Live Shows Come see us LIVE — because the chalk bowl is full of secrets! Relive the Championships Live Show featuring: All Around World Champion Morgan Hurd Tickets & info: 💪 Support the Show 👉 Want to commission your own episode? Join Club Gym Nerd: Join Club Gym Nerd: Get GymCastic merch: 🎮 Play & Compete Headstand Game: Fantasy Challenge: Forum: UPCOMING COMPETITIONS September 13-14: Paris World Cup September 26-28: Szombathely World Cup September 29-Oct 2: US Women’s Selection Camp October 19-25: World Championships RELATED: Watch 2.5 hr long Olympic broadcast (featuring commentary by Shannon Miller) of the London Women's team final NBC of London Women's team final UP NEXT: : Live Q&A podcast every Friday at noon Pacific/7 GMT NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES by Aimee Boorman with Fact Checker. Aimee coached Simone from day one in gymnastics to three back to back World All Around titles, 14 world medals and an unprecedented 5 medals at the Rio Olympics. . And if you loved reading (or listening) to the book, please leave a review. Spencer's essential website GIFs of the Week and Meet . and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim Kensley's men's gymnastics site RESISTANCE Submitted by our listeners. ACTION Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items – tell them what you want them to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of…etc.) Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes Allows you to record encounters with public officials while streaming to your closest contacts and your local ACLU; REPORT any abuse by authorities to the ACLU and its networks. LAWSUITS Donate to organizations suing the administration for illegal actions , , STAY INFORMED Suggested podcasts: , , , Immigrant Rights , , /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/38068215

Russia is Back 08/27/2025

Russia is Back This week Angelina Melnikova is set to make her return to the international elite scene after four years; Australian gymnastics prison release program is alive and well; plus upcoming meet information and plenty of dumpster fire news. GymCastic LIVE SHOW Featuring: World AA Champion, Morgan Hurd. Watch and get replay HEADLINES Angelina Melnikova, Tokyo Olympic Champion and 2021 World All-Around Champion, is making her international return at the Paris World Cup after four years Sean Gardner, a coach formerly at Chow's Gymnastics, on charges of possession of child pornography. ; Australian Gymnastics Jail is back: the Australian program is not using all of its allotted spots for the mens or womens teams at Worlds Rebeca Andrade to take a physical and mental rest GYMTERNET NEWS The proposal: college coaches vs. Utah gymnastics History note: a follow-up from Behind the Scenes, Not done yet! Jade Carey was hired as the student assistant coach at Oregon State Never say never: Simone Biles spoke at a conference in Australia and when asked about her prospects for LA 2028 she said "never say never" John Carney, former coach at Cal, is now the assistant coach at Denver ICYMI U.S. Championships will be in Phoenix, Arizona next year and apparently nobody has any concerns about the heat? Dumpster Fire News The trial of a man accused of killing Kara Welsh, a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnast, has been pushed back to June 2026 Adam Richard Jacobs, a former gymnastics coach at USA Gymnastics World in Utah, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a lifetime term of supervised release for child exploitation crimes Kaya Kazuma (Japan) announced on Twitter that he ruptured his Achilles Meet News Junior Pan Am Games The United States won gold at Junior Pan Ams and Charleigh Bullock won the all-around title Debate: is it ever acceptable to keep an injured athlete on a team? Rhythmic Worlds in Brazil An awkward moment as the wrong national anthem was played for Germany's Darja Varfolomeev Rin Keys (USA) becomes the first U.S. Rhythmic Gymnast to medal at the World Championships! History maker! Anaïs Ossonon to represent the Ivory Coast at a Rhythmic World Championships World Games Defying gravity: Tofig Aliyev of Azerbaijan competed the first ever triple-triple in competition! Artistry check: artistic gymnastics needs to take notes from acro. Mini-Commission: Are college gymnasts allowed to represent their universities in elite gymnastics settings? Thank you to World Champion level Club Gym Nerd member Stacey Tovino (law professor at the University of Oklahoma!) Club Gym Nerd members help us pay our bills and in return get thank you goodies from us in return. See details at gymcastic.com under the "Join Club" tab. How do elite gymnasts choose to represent their club vs university? How can a university-employed coach coach at a non-college meet? Elite Check-in: Who is the Best Gymnast in the World? 2025 Edition Anna Kalmykova leads the all-around leaderboard with a 57.365 in the all-around, but we have some questions Hezly Rivera's 56.400 on day two of U.S. Nationals is not far behind Kalmykova. Leanne Wong's 56.100 is also competitive Kaylia Nemour scored a 56.032 back in March. She has scored as high as 15.100 on bars and 14.650 on beam this year. If she can bring back her Yurchenko double-full, could she challenge for gold? While Manila Esposito may not have the highest all-around score this year, all four of her events pass the eye test UPCOMING COMPETITIONS September 13-14: Paris World Cup September 26-28: Szombathely World Cup September 29-Oct 2: US Women’s Selection Camp RELATED: from 2025 U.S. Championships 2025 U.S. Championships UP NEXT: : Live Q&A podcast every Friday at noon Pacific/7 GMT GET MORE PODCASTS: Club members can watch Vanessa Atler's live show by logging in to , it will appear below. (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes and extended interviews like this one with can watch the podcast being recorded, participate in watch-alongs with Spencer, access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? : The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Post-Meet Show is available to sample (even if you aren't a Club Gym Nerd member yet). Watch or listen . MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES by Aimee Boorman with Fact Checker. Aimee coached Simone from day one in gymnastics to three back to back World All Around titles, 14 world medals and an unprecedented 5 medals at the Rio Olympics. . And if you loved reading (or listening) to the book, please leave a review. Spencer's essential website GIFs of the Week and Meet . and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim Kensley's men's gymnastics site RESISTANCE Submitted by our listeners. ACTION Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items - tell them what you want them to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of...etc.) Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes Allows you to record encounters with public officials while streaming to your closest contacts and your local ACLU; REPORT any abuse by authorities to the ACLU and its networks. 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Behind The Scenes: Back from New Orleans Championships 08/16/2025

Behind The Scenes: Back from New Orleans Championships Travel stories from New Orleans, things you didn't see on the stream and which national champions have never won an event title. Check out a little of what happened at the Morgan Hurd Live Show. REPLAY This is our weekly live Q&A podcast. We start every week at noon Pacific/ 8 GMT. Club Members to reveal the full bonus podcast. Here's how to . Can't make it live? Add BTS to your favorite podcast player (instructions ). Not a member? . We have a weekly Behind The Scenes live Q&A podcast and post-meet live exclusives all year long. It's all part of the bonus content for our who supporting our work year around. RELATED: from 2025 U.S. Championships 2025 U.S. Championships BONUS CONTENT Club members can watch Vanessa Atler's live show by logging in to , it will appear below. (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded, participate in watch-alongs with Spencer, access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? : The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Post-Meet Show is available to sample (even if you aren't a Club Gym Nerd member yet). Watch or listen . MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles by Aimee Boorman with Fact Checker. . And if you loved reading (or listening) to the book, please leave a review. Spencer's essential website GIFs of the Week and Meet . and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim Kensley's men's gymnastics site RESISTANCE Take Action Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment Donate or volunteer for organizations : , , Stay Informed: Podcasts: , , , Immigrant Rights , , /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/37843735

2025 U.S. Championships Recap 08/14/2025

2025 U.S. Championships Recap The most impressive gymnastics, stories, highlights and controversies of the 2025 U.S. Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships. GymCastic LIVE featuring: MORGAN HURD Women's Highlights from USA Championships Hezly Rivera is your new 2025 USA national all-around champion! Who are our event champions? Vault: Wong with highest score in the world Bars: Rivera and Blakely Beam: Rivera Floor: Rivera Our favorite moments from the meet: Leanne Wong said "you're not leaving me off the Worlds team," and pulled a stuck Cheng for night two Joscelyn Roberson whipped out a massive 6.5 D-score floor routine with a full-twisting double layout for her third pass! Men's Highlights from USA Championships Question: Was this the right Worlds team pick? What about Frederick Richard? We debate How Patty Hoops 15.7'd himself a plane ticket to Jakarta We need to talk about Jackson Harrison's growth in the past year Fan favorites Charlie Larson and Jackson Harrison talk about the new men's transition (read that as dance) rules on men's floor. has not one, but TWO triple-backs on floor! Fred Richard and his new : yay or nay? Are there too many triple-backs? GYMTERNET NEWS Li Li Leung is stepping down as president & CEO of USA Gymnastics. Read her exit interview 2025 U.S. Championships – Women’s Senior Results Rank No. Athlete Gym Prelim Final Combined 1 219 Hezly Rivera WOGA 55.600 56.400 112.000 2 217 Leanne Wong U of Florida 55.100 56.100 111.200 3 215 Joscelyn Roberson U of Arkansas 55.400 54.200 109.600 4 207 Ashlee Sullivan Metroplex 53.700 54.250 107.950 5 210 Simone Rose Pacific Reign 53.450 54.450 107.900 6 209 Jayla Hang Pacific Reign 52.250 55.400 107.650 7 214 Gabrielle Hardie Twin City Twisters 53.750 53.100 106.850 8 220 Dulcy Caylor World Champions 53.800 52.900 106.700 9 224 Tiana Sumanasekera World Champions 53.100 52.850 105.950 10 218 Claire Pease WOGA 51.600 53.950 105.550 11 206 Alicia Zhou Love Gym 51.950 52.800 104.750 12 204 Izzy Stassi Gym X‑Treme 53.300 50.750 104.050 13 211 Harlow Buddendeck RGA 52.000 52.000 104.000 14 201 Nola Matthews Airborne 52.150 51.750 103.900 15 223 Brooke Pierson World Champions 52.450 51.000 103.450 16 222 Reese Esponda World Champions 51.350 51.900 103.250 17 212 Ally Damelio San Mateo 50.450 52.150 102.600 18 221 Jordis Eichman World Champions 51.250 51.050 102.300 19 203 Annalisa Milton GAGE 51.300 50.600 101.900 20 208 Catherine Guy Pacific Reign 50.550 50.050 100.600 2025 Senior Women's National Team Skye Blakely — Frisco, Texas/University of Florida Dulcy Caylor — Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre Jayla Hang — Bellevue, Wash./Pacific Reign Gymnastics Gabrielle Hardie — Sioux Falls, S.D./Twin City Twisters Claire Pease — Sunnyvale, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics Hezly Rivera — Oradell, N.J./WOGA Gymnastics Joscelyn Roberson — Texarkana, Texas/University of Arkansas Simone Rose — Sammamish, Wash./Pacific Reign Gymnastics Ashlee Sullivan — Richardson, Texas/Metroplex Gymnastics Tiana Sumanasekera — Pleasanton, Calif./World Champions Centre Leanne Wong — Overland Park, Kan./University of Florida 2025 Men's World Team October 19-25 in Jakarta, Indonesia Taylor Burkhart — Arvada, Colo./Stanford University^ Brandon Dang — San Jose, Calif./University of Illinois Asher Hong — Tomball, Texas/Stanford University Patrick Hoopes — Lehi, Utah/U.S. Air Force Academy Brody Malone — Aragon, Ga./EVO Gymnastics Kameron Nelson — Columbus, Ohio/Ohio State University Donnell Whittenburg — Baltimore, Md./EVO Gymnastics 2025 Senior Men’s National Team Fuzzy Benas — Richmond, Texas/University of Oklahoma Taylor Burkhart — Arvada, Colo./Stanford University Crew Bold — Delray Beach, Fla./University of Michigan Brandon Dang — San Jose, Calif./University of Illinois Asher Hong — Tomball, Texas/Stanford University Patrick Hoopes — Lehi, Utah/U.S. Air Force Academy Jun Iwai — Lewisville, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics Josh Karnes — Erie, Pa./Penn State University Riley Loos — El Dorado Hills, Calif./ Stanford University Brody Malone — Aragon, Ga./EVO Gymnastics Kameron Nelson — Columbus, Ohio/Ohio State University Dante Reive — West Point, N.Y./United States Military Academy Frederick Richard — Stoughton, Mass./University of Michigan Donnell Whittenburg — Baltimore, Md./EVO Gymnastics Colt Walker — Austin, Texas/Stanford University UPCOMING COMPETITIONS August 19-22: Junior Pan Am Games US: Lavi Crain, Charleigh Bullock, Kylie Smith, Addie VanGrinsven September 13-14: Paris World Cup September 26-28: Szombathely World Cup September 29-October 2: US Women’s Selection Camp RELATED: from 2025 U.S. Championships 2025 U.S. Championships UP NEXT: : Live Q&A podcast every Friday at noon Pacific/7 GMT GET MORE PODCASTS: Club members can watch Vanessa Atler's live show by logging in to , it will appear below. (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes and extended interviews like this one with can watch the podcast being recorded, participate in watch-alongs with Spencer, access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? : The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Post-Meet Show is available to sample (even if you aren't a Club Gym Nerd member yet). Watch or listen . MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES by Aimee Boorman with Fact Checker. Aimee coached Simone from day one in gymnastics to three back to back World All Around titles, 14 world medals and an unprecedented 5 medals at the Rio Olympics. . And if you loved reading (or listening) to the book, please leave a review. Spencer's essential website GIFs of the Week and Meet . and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim Kensley's men's gymnastics site RESISTANCE Submitted by you. Take Action Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment Donate or volunteer for organizations : , , Stay Informed: Podcasts: , , , Immigrant Rights , , /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/37809125

Day Two U.S. Championships 2025: Post Meet Report 08/10/2025

Day Two U.S. Championships 2025: Post Meet Report 2025 U.S. Championships Day Two! This is our live coverage from New Orleans. We'll start about an hour after the meet ends. to reveal the extended episode. Here's how to . Can't make it live? Add BTS to your favorite podcast player (instructions ). GymCastic LIVE featuring MORGAN HURD: REPLAY Women’s Senior Day 2 All‑Around Results Rank No. Athlete Gym Prelim Final Combined 1 219 Hezly Rivera WOGA 55.600 56.400 112.000 2 217 Leanne Wong U of Florida 55.100 56.100 111.200 3 215 Joscelyn Roberson U of Arkansas 55.400 54.200 109.600 4 207 Ashlee Sullivan Metroplex 53.700 54.250 107.950 5 210 Simone Rose Pacific Reign 53.450 54.450 107.900 6 209 Jayla Hang Pacific Reign 52.250 55.400 107.650 7 214 Gabrielle Hardie Twin City Twisters 53.750 53.100 106.850 8 220 Dulcy Caylor World Champions 53.800 52.900 106.700 9 224 Tiana Sumanasekera World Champions 53.100 52.850 105.950 10 218 Claire Pease WOGA 51.600 53.950 105.550 11 206 Alicia Zhou Love Gym 51.950 52.800 104.750 12 204 Izzy Stassi Gym X‑Treme 53.300 50.750 104.050 13 211 Harlow Buddendeck RGA 52.000 52.000 104.000 14 201 Nola Matthews Airborne 52.150 51.750 103.900 15 223 Brooke Pierson World Champions 52.450 51.000 103.450 16 222 Reese Esponda World Champions 51.350 51.900 103.250 17 212 Ally Damelio San Mateo 50.450 52.150 102.600 18 221 Jordis Eichman World Champions 51.250 51.050 102.300 19 203 Annalisa Milton GAGE 51.300 50.600 101.900 20 208 Catherine Guy Pacific Reign 50.550 50.050 100.600 Senior Women's National Team 2025 Senior Women’s National Team Presented by Xfinity Skye Blakely — Frisco, Texas/University of Florida Dulcy Caylor — Spring , Texas/World Champions Centre Jayla Hang — Bellevue, Wash./Pacific Reign Gymnastics Gabrielle Hardie — Sioux Falls, S.D./Twin City Twisters Claire Pease — Sunnyvale, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics Hezly Rivera — Oradell, N.J./WOGA Gymnastics Joscelyn Roberson — Texarkana, Texas/University of Arkansas Simone Rose — Sammamish, Wash./Pacific Reign Gymnastics Ashlee Sullivan — Richardson, Texas/Metroplex Gymnastics Tiana Sumanasekera — Pleasanton, Calif./World Champions Centre Leanne Wong — Overland Park, Kan./University of Florida 2025 Men's World Team October 19-25 in Jakarta, Indonesia Taylor Burkhart — Arvada, Colo./Stanford University^ Brandon Dang — San Jose, Calif./University of Illinois Asher Hong — Tomball, Texas/Stanford University Patrick Hoopes — Lehi, Utah/U.S. Air Force Academy Brody Malone — Aragon, Ga./EVO Gymnastics Kameron Nelson — Columbus, Ohio/Ohio State University Donnell Whittenburg — Baltimore, Md./EVO Gymnastics RELATED: from 2025 U.S. Championships 2025 U.S. Championships CHECK OUT FACT CHECKER'S NEW BOOK WITH AIMEE BOORMAN by Aimee Boorman with Fact Checker is topping the sport charts - SUCK IT SPORTS BALLS! . And if you loved reading (or listening) to the book, please leave a review. BONUS CONTENT Club members can watch Vanessa Atler's live show by logging in to , it will appear below. (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded, participate in watch-alongs with Spencer, access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? : The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Post-Meet Show is available to sample (even if you aren't a Club Gym Nerd member yet). Watch or listen . MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES Spencer's essential website GIFs of the Week and Meet . and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim Kensley's men's gymnastics site RESISTANCE Submitted by you. Action Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items - tell them what you want then to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of...etc.) Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: Donate or volunteer for organizations Stay Informed: s Podcasts: Immigrant Rights /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/37751540

Day One Women's U.S. Championships 2025 08/09/2025

Day One Women's U.S. Championships 2025 2025 U.S. Championships Day One WAG! This is our live coverage from New Orleans. We'll start about an hour after the meet ends. to reveal the extended meet report. Here's how to . Can't make it live? Add BTS to your favorite podcast player (instructions ). GymCastic LIVE featuring MORGAN HURD: SENIOR RESULTS OF DAY ONE Rivera - 55.600 and beam with 14.350. Roberson - 55.400, leading FX with 14.150 and tied for first on UB with Zhou for 13.650. Wong - 55.100 and leading VT with 13.675 Not a member? .We have a weekly Behind The Scenes live Q&A podcast and post-meet live exclusives all year long. It's all part of the bonus content for our who supporting our work year around. CHECK OUT FACT CHECKER'S NEW BOOK WITH AIMEE BOORMAN by Aimee Boorman with Fact Checker is topping the sport charts - SUCK IT SPORTS BALLS! . And if you loved reading (or listening) to the book, please leave a review. BONUS CONTENT Club members can watch Vanessa Atler's live show by logging in to , it will appear below. (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded, participate in watch-alongs with Spencer, access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? : The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Post-Meet Show is available to sample (even if you aren't a Club Gym Nerd member yet). Watch or listen . MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES Spencer's essential website GIFs of the Week and Meet . and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim RESISTANCE Submitted by you. Action Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items - tell them what you want then to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of...etc.) Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: Donate or volunteer for organizations Stay Informed: s Podcasts: Immigrant Rights /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/37741860

Podium Training Report: 2025 U.S. Championships 08/07/2025

Podium Training Report: 2025 U.S. Championships 2025 U.S. Championships Podium Training! This is our live coverage from New Orleans. We'll start about an hour after the podium training ends. to reveal the full show. Here's how to . Can't make it live? Add BTS to your favorite podcast player (instructions ). GymCastic LIVE featuring MORGAN HURD: BONUS CONTENT Club members can watch Vanessa Atler's live show by logging in to , it will appear below. (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded, participate in watch-alongs with Spencer, access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? : The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Post-Meet Show is available to sample (even if you aren't a Club Gym Nerd member yet). Watch or listen . MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES Spencer's essential website GIFs of the Week and Meet . and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim RESISTANCE Submitted by you. Action Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items - tell them what you want then to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of...etc.) Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: Donate or volunteer for organizations Stay Informed: s Podcasts: Immigrant Rights /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/37714845

2025 U.S. Artistic Gymnastics Championships Preview 08/04/2025

2025 U.S. Artistic Gymnastics Championships Preview Who's in the running to be the brand new AA Champion, who makes World Team Camp and most importantly, skills, upgrades and art to watch! U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS: PODCAST SCHEDULE *Times are estimates depending on duration of post-meet athlete interviews Aug 6 - Senior Women Podium Training - Live Podcast 8:30pm Central* Aug 8 - Women Day 1 - Live Podcast 10:00pm Central* Aug 9 - Doors open 2:00, show 2:30 Aug 10 - Women Day 2- Live Podcast 9:00pm Central* Aug 12 - U.S. Men's & Women's Championships recap podcast 1:40 GYMTERNET NEWS Someone stole Suni's statue! Update on Loreno Bonicelli's catastrophic injury at University Games. The only black boys gymnastics team in the country needs your . Russian Olympic and World Champion leaves election to focus on gymnastics. Lakeland Florida of Alexander Katchalov who coached at Elite World Gymnastics to come forward. U.S. Championships Preview 15:40 New National Champion contenders 21:39: Who Qualifies for World Team Selection Camp; and should there be a one-event qualifying score? 33:42 Potential upgrades & Skye's events confirmed 36:46 Storylines we are watching 44:42 Fluff piece redemption arc eligible topics 51:15 I'm just a fan scores are lame: Artist and Cool Skill Watchlist U.S. Championships Fantasy Game (it's free) RELATED: from Chicago and interviews from 2025 U.S. Classic from 2025 U.S. Classic UP NEXT: : Live Q&A podcast podium training and women's competition days from U.S. Championships in New Orleans. BONUS CONTENT (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Q&A show. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, early bird discounts on live shows, two extra podcasts: Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Shorts are now available in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES Spencer's essential website and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim The Gymternet Nations Just added Group Commission: RESISTANCE Submitted by our listeners. Action Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: LITIGATION: Donate or volunteer for organizations Stay Informed: s Podcasts: Immigrant Rights /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/37672815

Behind The Scenes: Morgan Hurd Live Show This Week 08/01/2025

Behind The Scenes: Morgan Hurd Live Show This Week Welcome to Behind The Scenes Bonus! This is our weekly Q&A episode for Club Members who support our work all year long. We also have live exclusives after competitions like this week's US Championships. to reveal the full show Here's how to . Can't make it live? Add BTS to your favorite podcast player (instructions ). Not a member? . Behind The Scenes is a weekly Q&A live podcast and post-meet live exclusive. It's all part of the bonus content for our who supporting our work year around. Topics: • Morgan Hurd's is our special guest for the live show at the U.S. Championships in New Orleans (will coincide with her USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame induction), and all the stories she can't say in her induction speech. • We need a tag line for live shows Schedule for the U.S. Championships: episodes after women's podium training, women's day one, and women's day two, with the live show featuring Morgan Hurd before men's finals. • NCAA roster cap, explaining how "designated athletes" committed before the cap allow teams to appear "over the limit" for years without violating rules. • The transition from the vault horse to the table was primarily influenced by safety concerns, notable injuries and near-injuries at the 2000 Olympics. • The Japanese World's team selection prioritizes all-around champions despite debates over this strategy for individual-focused World Championships. • Conversations on spectator etiquette at sporting events included anecdotes about telling people to sit down during routines and comparisons to rules in tennis and hockey. • A sunburn incident, a concerning story about raw milk and meningitis, and a "creatine debacle" related to humidity-induced muscle cramps. • Ideas for a gymnastics musical about the 2024 Paris Olympics were brainstormed, suggesting plot points like Simone Biles' mental health journey and the "Nemour drama". • Resistance News: Five Calls app and ResistBot and some positive legal updates. CHECK OUT FACT CHECKER'S NEW BOOK WITH AIMEE BOORMAN by Aimee Boorman with Fact Checker is topping the sport charts - SUCK IT SPORTS BALLS! . And if you loved reading (or listening) to the book, please leave a review. BONUS CONTENT Club members can watch Vanessa Atler's live show by logging in to , it will appear below. (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded, participate in watch-alongs with Spencer, access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? : The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Post-Meet Show is available to sample (even if you aren't a Club Gym Nerd member yet). Watch or listen . MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES Spencer's essential website GIFs of the Week and Meet . and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim RESISTANCE Submitted by you. Action Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items - tell them what you want then to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of...etc.) Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: Donate or volunteer for organizations Stay Informed: s Podcasts: Immigrant Rights /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/37643505

Katya Zamolodchikova 07/29/2025

Katya Zamolodchikova It's the interview you've been waiting for! This week we welcome to the show. We discuss Katya's gymnastics origin story, ponder the legacy of Svetlana Khorkina's existence as a human being, thoughts on elite vs. NCAA gymnastics, and whether Nellie Kim or Nadia Comaneci would win in a bar fight. Satuday, August 9th. Keep checking link for tickets. KATYA ZAMOLODCHIKOVA INTERVIEW Login for bonus content Ladies and gentlemen, girls, gays, and theys, it's the episode you've all been waiting for; this week we welcome drag queen, actor, host of one of the funniest YouTube channels on the internet, and certified Gym Nerd, to the show! In this episode we discuss everyyttthinggg you have ever wanted to know about Katya's gymnastics background including: Why Katya got into gymnastics Who is in Katya's gymnastics "trifecta of fucking doom" Svetlana Khorkina, Svetlana Khorkina, and Svetlana Khorkina. Did we mention Svetlana Khorkina? Which Russian gymnasts inspired her drag name Why gymnastics is "fucking weird" but also amazing Katya's SPICY take on why we should eliminate music from women's floor The skill Katya thinks was created by a "satanic demon" (Hint: it starts with "wolf" and ends with "turn") Katya's thoughts on raising the age limit so minors can't compete in the Olympic Games Designated Gym Nerd-out time to gush over all of Katya's favorite gymnasts and skills RELATED: episode on preventing peeing while doing gymnastics Spencer's Greatest Related Hits on The Balance Beam Situation: from Chicago and interviews from 2025 U.S. Classic from 2025 U.S. Classic UP NEXT: : Live Q&A podcast every Friday at noon Pacific/7 GMT BONUS PODCASTS (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Q&A show. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, early bird discounts on live shows, two extra podcasts: Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES Spencer’s essential website and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim The Gymternet Nations Just added Group Commission: RESISTANCE Submitted by our listeners. Action Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: LITIGATION: Donate or volunteer for organizations Stay Informed: s Podcasts: Immigrant Rights /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/37601570

2025 U.S. Classic Recap: USAG Statement re UB error 07/22/2025

2025 U.S. Classic Recap: USAG Statement re UB error Claire Pease is our 2025 U.S. Classic Champion! What are our biggest takeaways from this meet, favorite moments and what USAG said about the judging error. If you missed our immediate recap live from Chicago on Saturday night, . HEADLINES Claire Pease is our U.S. Classic all-around and vault champion! Myli Lew took the bars title, but first, a judging controversy In a GymCastic exclusive: USAG issued a statement to us about the bars error How can we fix these types of errors in the future? Ashlee Sullivan and her Arabian took the beam title Reese Esponda qualified herself to Championships ANNDDD took the floor title while she was at it Classic Important updates heading into Championships Skye Blakely submitted a successful petition to compete at U.S. Championships Tiana is coming back from her Pan Ams ankle injury and is resting for Championships Members of the 2024 Olympic team and alternates are eligible to petition to U.S. Championships Who were our E-score champions of the meet? Mind Changers at U.S. Classic What were our biggest takeaways? Should we be worried about the state of elite gymnastics in the United States after this meet?!!??? Why Jessica thinks this group of elites is the "confidence generation" Why Nola Matthews and Pacific Reign are leading the artistry game Who else finally got the artistry memo here? What new skills are we seeing in response to the new code? The skill Ally Damelio does on bars that should automatically make her the winner of everything Reese Esponda's crazy new floor combination and Vivi Crain's scorpion turn Why Dulcy Caylor's new tumbling pass is giving us 1992 flashbacks Our way-too-early Worlds team predictions Opportunities for comedy during the meet Important art and leotard fashion updates RELATED: from Chicago and interviews from 2025 U.S. Classic from 2025 U.S. Classic UP NEXT: : Live Q&A podcast every Friday at noon Pacific/7 GMT July 28th podcast: Drag icon, actor and Drag Race winner, joins us for a gymnastics coffee klatch episode. BONUS PODCASTS (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Q&A show. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, early bird discounts on live shows, two extra podcasts: Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES Spencer's essential website and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim The Gymternet Nations Just added Group Commission: RESISTANCE Submitted by our listeners. Action Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: LITIGATION: Donate or volunteer for organizations Stay Informed: s Podcasts: Immigrant Rights /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/37512490

Live from US Classic in Chicago 07/20/2025

Live from US Classic in Chicago Live report from the 2025 U.S. Classic where Claire Pease is the new all around and vault champion. Myli Lew won UB with a big 14.05, Ashlee Sullivan won BB and Reese Esponda FX. Welcome to Behind The Scenes! This is our exclusive live from Chicago after 2025 U.S Classic. We have a weekly Q&A episode and live exclusives after competitions all year long. We estimate live (right here, on this page) around 10pm Central. to reveal full club version of the show. Here's how to . Can't make it live? Add BTS to your favorite podcast player (instructions ). Not a member? .The Scenes is a weekly Q&A live podcast and post-meet live exclusive. It's all part of the bonus content for our who supporting our work year around. CHECK OUT FACT CHECKER'S NEW BOOK WITH AIMEE BOORMAN by Aimee Boorman with Fact Checker is topping the sport charts - SUCK IT SPORTS BALLS! . And if you loved reading (or listening) to the book, please leave a review. BONUS CONTENT Club members can watch Vanessa Atler's live show by logging in to , it will appear below. (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded, participate in watch-alongs with Spencer, access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? : The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Post-Meet Show is available to sample (even if you aren't a Club Gym Nerd member yet). Watch or listen . MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES Spencer's essential website GIFs of the Week and Meet . and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim RESISTANCE Submitted by you. Action Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items - tell them what you want then to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of...etc.) Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: Donate or volunteer for organizations Stay Informed: s Podcasts: Immigrant Rights /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/37468515

Nemour Speaks Up and U.S. Classic Preview 2025 07/15/2025

Nemour Speaks Up and U.S. Classic Preview 2025 Olympic Champion, Kaylia Nemour speaks up about her gym change; Parkettes coach banned and we preview this week's US Classic. HEADLINES What does the LA28 schedule tell us about the Mixed Team event? The schedule for LA 2028: Artistic Gymnastics July 15-20 and 22-25, Trampoline July 21, Rhythmic Gymnastics from July 27-29 The FIG regarding the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. Will this make it easier for them to compete in international competition? Kaylia Nemour opens up about Avoine-Beaumont Just a reminder, her coach from his national coaching role because of his abusive training methods and later exonerated via investigation. Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos that she had surgery Two coaches at Parkettes, John Holman and Robin Netwall, have been for alleged misconduct. Parkette elite Amber Trani about her experience Related: Classic Preview: What are the stakes of this meet? What score do gymnasts need to qualify to Championships? Who needs to be at Classics and who doesn't? What scores do you want to reach to be in contention for a Worlds team spot? Who are the top all-around gymnasts here? What can we expect to see from Leanne Wong, Joscelyn Roberson, and Lexi Zeiss - all making their 2025 elite debuts What event specialists are we most excited to see? Do we think Leanne and Joscelyn have their Chengs back? Are there any U.S. gymnasts you would take to Worlds as a bars specialist? Where do Jayla Hang, Hezly Rivera, and Tiana Sumanasekera fall on the beam hierarchy? Can anyone break into 14-territory on floor? Why we are excited to see Reese Esponda and Myli Lew on the roster The artistry checklist, brought to you by Nola Matthews Code Changes You Need to Know About Part Two The FIG is so done with your Tkatchev-half variations and is devaluing all of them The double layout 1/1 dismount was upgraded to an F so expect to see more of those Hallelujah because forward Stalders, or Endos, are being upgraded to a D-skill! What's the precision rule? from Pamchenkova. The "we care about your ligaments" rule on bars Why Karina Schoenmaier probably loves the new 0.2 bonus for vaults that have different post-flight directions Gymternet News: Alicia Zhou won the all-around at American Classic with a 52.350, qualifying her to Nationals next month Alabama Gymnastics and the self-reported uh-oh Junior Worlds will be heading to this year! ICYMI Chuso took home at the Tashkent World Challenge Cup on her 50th birthday #Chusothings Ruben Padilla at the Coimbra World Cup with a new world D-score record! Sam Peszek got engaged! Check out her Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos' must-watch mini documentary, Golden Soul, is out on YouTube. Clemson cleaning up: Paige Anastasi (UCLA), Ella Cesario (Cal), and Sophie Stuart (incoming freshman) will join Clemon for the 2025-2026 season Riley McCusker (Florida) and Alexis Jeffrey (LSU) announced their comebacks for a fifth year Amy Smith fired with cause: new information obtained documents that clarified Smith was fired with cause aka Clemson does not need to pay her buyout All about our UP NEXT: on Saturday about an hour after senior session two ends. July 28th podcast: Drag icon, actor and Drag Race winner, joins us for a gymnastics coffee klatch episode. BONUS PODCASTS (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Q&A show. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, early bird discounts on live shows, two extra podcasts: Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES Spencer's essential website and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim The Gymternet Nations Just added Group Commission: RESISTANCE Submitted by our listeners. Action Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: LITIGATION: Donate or volunteer for organizations Stay Informed: s Podcasts: Immigrant Rights /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/37407985

Code Updates & Selection Procedures 07/09/2025

Code Updates & Selection Procedures Nemour hasn't moved to World Champions Center, Mary Lou Retton's arrest footage was released, code changes to get you up to speed for elite season, and a mini commission on the best gymnasts the world has never known HEADLINES Nemour was training at World Championships Center aka Simone's gym last week with her French coach Footage from Mary Lou Retton's DUI arrest was released ELITE SEASON IS WARMING UP: What updates to the 2025-2028 Code of Points should I know about? Overall, there weren't too many changes to this quad's edition of the . Was that intentional? Our favorite and not-so-favorite parts about this new Code, and why we need to spend the entire episode talking about the face sketches of the gymnasts doing wolf turns in the table of elements Why Jessica thinks the beam code is perfect and Spencer doesn't The big floor shakeup that is killing all of our double-arabian half-out dreams How we can tell did her homework and read the new Code of Points Changes to the FIG's artistry checklist: body posture, expressive engagement, and the "background music" deduction The "we care about your ligaments" rule on bars Why Karina Schoenmaier probably loves the new 0.2 bonus for vaults that have different post-flight directions MINI COMMISSION: THE BEST GYMNASTS THE WORLD HAS NEVER KNOWN This week's Mini Commission is from our Fantasy Winner, Hailey Sen on the best gymnasts the world has never known. How many incredible gymnasts never made it to Worlds or the Olympics due to wrong timing, ill-timed injuries, or lack of national support and political issues? had some great skills for her era (Jessica narrated the , the is now out) If you haven't seen from Elizabeth (Liz) Reid, you need to watch it right now That time did a Biles I back in 2005 Shantessa Pama and her off bars Why so many of us are still crying about and how she could've been the star of Cuban gymnastics All of the that could have become World Champions UP NEXT: on Friday at 12 Pacific/7 GMT BONUS PODCASTS (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Q&A show. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, early bird discounts on live shows, two extra podcasts: Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES Spencer's essential website and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim The Gymternet Nations Just added Group Commission: RESISTANCE Submitted by our listeners. ACTION Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items - tell them what you want them to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of...etc.) Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes Allows you to record encounters with public officials while streaming to your closest contacts and your local ACLU; REPORT any abuse by authorities to the ACLU and its networks. LAWSUITS Donate to organizations suing the administration for illegal actions , , STAY INFORMED Suggested podcasts: , , , Immigrant Rights , , /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/37353975

Charlie Larson Interview 07/02/2025

Charlie Larson Interview How a tumbler went from T&T World Championships to artistic national champion in just a few tumultuous years. INTERVIEW Four-time Trampoline and Tumbling National Team Member, 2025 NCAA National Champion, and master of a cheeky mid-floor routine side-eye, Charlie Larson joins us on the show. Larson began his career in trampoline and tumbling, earning a spot on the U.S. National Team four-times and competing as part of the United States' 2021 World Championship team, which placed fourth. He started his collegiate career a well known university and then switched to University of Minnesota then transferred to Michigan for the 2024-2025 season, where his floor routine helped Michigan clinch its first National title in over a decade. He talks about his famous , being at The infamous Karolyi Ranch for T&T training camp and his beloved. BONUS PODCASTS (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Q&A show. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, early bird discounts on live shows, two extra podcasts: Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES Spencer's essential website and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim The Gymternet Nations Just added Group Commission: RELATED RESISTANCE Submitted by our listeners. ACTION Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items - tell them what you want them to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of...etc.) Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes Allows you to record encounters with public officials while streaming to your closest contacts and your local ACLU; REPORT any abuse by authorities to the ACLU and its networks. LAWSUITS Donate to organizations suing the administration for illegal actions , , STAY INFORMED Suggested podcasts: , , , Immigrant Rights , , /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/37251620

Brazil: The Birth of a Gymnastics Powerhouse (Commissioned) 06/24/2025

Brazil: The Birth of a Gymnastics Powerhouse (Commissioned) 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 probably hate the 2024 Brazilian Olympic team (in the most complimentary way possible) The early days of Brazilian Gymnastics When did Brazil send its first team to Worlds? Why we need a Brazilian gymnastics shrine dedicated to Claudia Costa How did the program start gaining momentum during the 1980s? The tumultuous 1990s: from finishing dead last at 1991 Worlds, to defeating the United States at the 1997 Pan Am Championships, what was going on in these years? The Pioneers of Career Longevity Nearly every Brazilian gymnast who has ever won a World or Olympic medal has continued with the sport past age 25. What does this tell us about the program's emphasis on career longevity? What do Jade Barbosa and Oksana Chusovitina have in common? Hint: it's more than just being a great vaulter The First Stars of Brazilian Gymnastics Daniele Hypolito wins Brazil's first-ever World medal at 2001 Worlds and finishes fourth all-around How the success of 2003 Worlds put Brazil on the gymnastics map thanks to greats like Daiane dos Santos and Lais Souza Innovative skills throughout the years from Dos Santos's piked double-arabian to Oliveira's double-arabian pike half-out The Birth of a Powerhouse Brazil starts bringing foreign coaches in: Oleg Ostapenko, Iryna Illyashenko, how did this contribute to Brazil's rise? Jade Barbosa's incredible senior debut at 2007 Worlds, winning Brazil's first-ever all-around medal In 2008, the powerhouse team of Jade Barbosa, Ana Cláudia Silva, Ethiene Franco, Laís Souza, Daniele Hypólito, and Daiane dos Santos helped Brazil qualify to the Olympic team finals for the first time EVERRR Controversies and DRAAMMAA Did you know Daiane dos Santos had a 5-month ban in 2009-2010 for diuretic usage following a surgery? Jade Barbosa was taken out of the London Olympics because of a *checks notes* apparel sponsorship conundrum? Gymnastics sabotage??!! That time at Brazilian Nationals Struggling Towards the Rio Olympics Era (2012-2015) Things were looking rough heading into the Rio quad No World or Olympic all-around finalists in 2012, 2013, 2014 Brazil did not automatically qualify a team to the Rio Olympics The emergence of , , and and how their success reshaped the program The Rio Olympic Games (2016) What were the expectations for this team heading into a home Olympic Games? Could Brazil have medalled as a team here? What were the standout performances? Event finals? The Perseverance Era (2017-2020) Rebeca Andrade has not one, but two more ACL tears (2017, 2019) No World or Olympic medals between Barbosa's 2010 vault and Andrade's 2021 Tokyo performance The Age of Brazil (2021-present) Rebeca Andrade's amazing comeback performance at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, taking all-around silver and vault gold 2021 : Rebeca's strategy to protect her body and play the long game Andrade World vault title 2022 Liverpool Worlds: Andrade takes home vault gold, , and a fourth-place team placement 2023 Antwerp Worlds: The Brazilian team takes home SIX medals Team silver, Andrade all-around silver, , , floor and The Paris Olympic Games Brazil's historic team final performance, Andrade's floor gold, all-around silver, and vault silver What Are the Next Steps for Brazil? Building depth Remember the cautionary tales of the Romanian and Australian programs: don't be too reliant upon veterans to come and save the day; you need to invest in the next generation! Should Brazil's 2025 Pan American Championships performance worry us? Do we think there will be a "Rebeca Andrade effect" in Brazil and inspire more young kids to try gymnastics? Thanks to our sponsor, Huel. Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF + a FREE Gift with code GymCastic at (Minimum $75 purchase) BONUS CONTENT (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Q&A show. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, early bird discounts on live shows, two extra podcasts: Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? : The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Post-Meet Show is available to sample (even if you aren't a Club Gym Nerd member yet). Watch or listen MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES Spencer's essential website and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim The Gymternet Nations RESISTANCE Submitted by our listeners. ACTION Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items - tell them what you want them to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of...etc.) Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes Allows you to record encounters with public officials while streaming to your closest contacts and your local ACLU; REPORT any abuse by authorities to the ACLU and its networks. 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Pan Am and Asian Championships 06/17/2025

Pan Am and Asian Championships 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 the vault final at Asian Championships, but the is reporting she will still compete in Tashkent on her 50th birthday GYMTERNET NEWS MyKayla Skinner supports Riley Gaines and says Simone Biles "belittled, dismissed, and ostracized" her behind the scenes Are we taking the bait by discussing this at all? Mailie O'Keefe receives the Operations Specialist Award and will be staying at Utah for another year NCAA Coaching updates Geralen Stack-Eaton, former Alabama gymnast and Minnesota associate coach, is the new head coach at Cal Simone Brown switched her commitment from Clemson to Arkansas Former Utah gymnast, Jessie (Duke) McDonough, is the new Clemson assistant coach Former Oklahoma gymnast, Olivia Trautman, is now the assistant coach at Utah State Ragan Smith is the new associate coach at Iowa State Corinne Tarver, former Fisk head coach, was named the head coach at Southern Connecticut State University Mary Lou Retton pled "no contest" her actions were "completely unacceptable" 2025 Pan American Championships The US women won the team gold comfortably. Watch on Why bronze was an extremely promising finish for this Brazilian team Helzly Rivera gave us all the drama during the team and all-around competitions Are the beam judges OK? What was up with all the raised scores? Something was definitely off about scoring because our favorite Argentinian beam worker, , didn't even make the beam final??! The Panamanian women had an AMAZING competition won vault gold with her legit round-off, half-on, full-off Panama qualified for team finals in fourth, AHEAD OF BRAZIL! Jayla Hang Simone'd this meet by winning a medal in every round of competition including team and all-around gold Why Lia Monica Fontaine is Canada's new "it-girl" 2025 Asian Championships China won the team final by about 0.4 over Japan We don't have any pity for Japan's leadership because they only competed with four gymnasts!!! China and Japan finish Asian Championships tied with seven medals each Can someone get Chuso to take a nap?? Chusovitina was injured after her first vault in event finals (Japan) won the "Pussilanimouses Will Never be Heroes" award with her huuuge Def Should (China) have won bars gold over ? Let's discuss (South Korea) upset Zhou Yaqin (China) for beam gold with her stellar BHS to back-full series Sugihara Aiko won four medals here, including all-around gold which she finally is getting 10 years after her Asian Championships debut Tonya Paulsson made her international debut for Taiwan, why her fourth-place all-around finish is huge for the program Feedback Did Chuso make a mistake with her Paris qualifiying strategy LA2028 Mixed Team Final - can alternates be used How can an Xcel parent learn from GymCastic Has an emergency team ever been called in to replace another Eligabilty Calculus DiCello 7th year This episode is dedicated to the memory of coach, judge and mentor to many, Dean Ratliff. Listen to his judging myth buster episode . BONUS CONTENT (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. 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Pride and Prejudice 06/10/2025

Pride and Prejudice 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 compliance with the current legal landscape." Jordyn Wieber and Chris Brooks ! The NCAA House Settlement is final, and schools will now be able to directly pay athletes Which gymnasts are on the NIL backpay list? Could this be the end of Olympic and non-revenue sports? What are the Title IX implications? GYMTERNET NEWS Li Li Leung announced she will be stepping down as CEO of USA Gymnastics at the end of 2025 What was her legacy, and what does this mean for the organization? is available for free in the US! What happened to Mary Lou Retton? The latest news following her DUI incident Fisk University will discontinue gymnastics after the 2026 season, but work is being done behind the scenes to save the program Hi USA Gymnastics, it's me, artistry: Daymon Jones is the newest member of USAG's National Team staff developmental program College gymnastics transfer news: Quincy Walters switches commitment from Cal to Michigan Adele Ossi switches commitment from Clemson to Arizona State The Masters World Cup happened at TurnFest during Euros. Here's a glimpse of what adult gymnastics competitions at the highest level (AKA still super fun). Thanks for the video Nate. DUMPSTER FIRE NEWS Qi Han, the founder of Everest Gymnastics and former coach of Ashton Locklear, has been by SafeSport MINI COMMISSION: Pro Gymnastics Past, Present and Future World Champion-level Club Gym Nerd member Sarah wants us to discuss options for professional gymnasts in the past, present, and future to continue their careers from competition formats like the Bundesliga, exhibition meets like the Reese's Cup, and the GIGA league Check out from Kensley explaining how the Bundesliga works! Remember that time we had the Pro Gymnastics Challenge on ESPN? Good times Why Nastia's infamous "IT WAS A DELTCHEV" lives rent-free in our minds Updates on the GIGA pro-gymnastics league FEEDBACK What we would score Nadia and Olga if we were judges at the 1976 Olympics We need a full minute to gush over Giulia Perotti If USAG went full Japan and decided to select the Worlds team today, who would be on it? UP NEXT : Our weekly live Q&A at noon Pacific on Friday 3:00pm Eastern/7:00pm GMT OUT NOW IN US & EUROPE by Aimee Boorman with Fact Checker is topping the sport charts - SUCK IT SPORTS BALLS! . And if you loved reading (or listening) to the book, please leave a review. BONUS CONTENT (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the RELATED Find all our recent episodes NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RECENT RESOURCES Spencer's essential website and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim RESISTANCE Submitted by our listeners. ACTION Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items - tell them what you want them to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of...etc.) Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes Allows you to record encounters with public officials while streaming to your closest contacts and your local ACLU; REPORT any abuse by authorities to the ACLU and its networks. LAWSUITS Donate to organizations suing the administration for illegal actions , , STAY INFORMED Suggested podcasts: , , , Immigrant Rights , , /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/36932560

Mixed Team European Championships 06/03/2025

Mixed Team European Championships 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 about the Mixed Pairs competition because strategy The domination of grown-ass women International world peace news starring Missouri Gymnastics EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS A rundown of who the Champions of Europe are in our heart and on paper What were the coolest skills we saw at these Championships? Our favorite opportunities for comedy Why Ruby Evans and Jake Jarman are our new favorite comedy duo When Jennifer Williams hits her beam routine, it's so over for everyone else In "everything is terrible" news, Helen Kevric injured her knee on vault Alice D'Amato and Sabrina Voinea had some uh-ohs during qualification The mixed-team event An opportunity for comedy brought to you by Turkish Gymnastics Thoughts on Germany's win over Great Britain and Italy I'm sorry, Italy had the highest cumulative score but only came in third??!? How would we run a mixed-team event if we were in charge? GYMTERNET NEWS Civil Rights Attack and the NCAA Mini-Commission follow-up Can we get the NCAA to boycott politically problematic states? We mentioned the sports boycott of South Africa during the 1970s and 1980s, but notably the USAF let gymnasts compete in South Africa College Transfer News Brooke Pierson changes her commitment from Clemson to Georgia changed her commitment from Michigan to UCLA eMjae Frasier graduated from Cal early and will attend Florida for her final year of eligibility Sadie Smith is transferring from Arkansas to Arizona Naya Howard is transferring from Georgia to Michigan State Madison Ulrich is transferring from Denver to LSU Natalie Martin is transferring from Maryland to Ohio State got promoted to UCLA's associate head coach is Denver's new assistant coach (previously a coach at WOGA) is the new Illinois head coach Iowa State hires as assistant coaches Eli Seitz announced her retirement at Euros announced she is pregnant got married and wore his 2024 U.S. Championships belt buckle to his wedding Justice for Arkansas: the all nine teams will be at next year's conference championships Can Zoe catch a break? Zoe Miller had a second surgery on her other shoulder she will be returning to Cal for a fifth season Dulcy Caylor, Jayla Hang, Gabrielle Hardie, Hezly Rivera, and Tiana Sumanasekera will represent the US at the Pan American Championships Japan has named its 4,000 years ahead of everyone else: Sugihara Aiko, Kishi Rina, Okamura Mana, and Nakamura Haruka Dumpster fire news The man accused of killing UW-Whitewater gymnast Kara Welsh Former English gymnastics coach, Michael Haynes, has been for raping and sexually assaulting two young girls in the 1980s What's happening on the social medias? Luka van de Keybus had his baby celebrate his win on the podium at Belgian Championships UP NEXT : at noon Pacific on Friday 3:00pm Eastern/7:00pm GMT OUT NOW IN US & EUROPE by Aimee Boorman with Fact Checker is topping the sport charts - SUCK IT SPORTS BALLS! . And if you loved reading (or listening) to the book, please leave a review. 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80's Fight: The Great Romanian Soviet Rivalry Era 05/28/2025

80's Fight: The Great Romanian Soviet Rivalry Era . 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 judging Nadia vs. Davydova and the case of the 30-minute delay Nadia vs. Nellie and the case of the “computer malfunction” Mukhina’s paralysis and the race for innovative difficulty 1981 Worlds The silliest scores of 1981 (oh, it’s 9.800 for ) The case of the of 1981 Romania ends up 4th. That’s right 4th. 1983 Worlds Innovation from an all-star Soviet team—YURCHENKO vaults, the SHISHOVA Just fangirling about Mostepanova for a while More fun with bonkers scoring 1984 boycott gives us an opportunity to talk about China 1985 Worlds Soviet Union casually adds Omelianchik and Shushunova to its already stellar 1983 team The Soviets were so deep that Shushunova placed FIFTH on her own team in qualification The evolution of Romanian floor to be less “chicken dance” and whether it contributed to what happened next 1987 and THE TIDE TURNS Silivas wins the European AA title in Moscow, and the Soviets (gasp) fall Romania gets its first world team title in 8 years How the addition of changed the game for Romania Pro-Soviet bias in skill naming Dobre vs. Shushunova vs. Silivas vs. Baitova vs. Omelianchik. This was no two-way rivalry The 1988 Olympics and how timing is everything Thanks to our sponsor, Huel. Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF + a FREE Gift with code GymCastic at (Minimum $75 purchase). UP NEXT : at noon Pacific on Friday 3:00pm Eastern/7:00pm GMT OUT NOW IN US & EUROPE by Aimee Boorman with Fact Checker is topping the sport charts - SUCK IT SPORTS BALLS! . And if you loved reading (or listening) to the book, please leave a review. PARIS FX FINAL : LIVE SHOW with the ROMANIAN HEAD COACHES Jessica and Spencer were joined by former professional musical theater boys turned super choreo-coaching duo, Daymon Jones and Patrick Kiens to discuss Celine van Gerner’s iconic Cats makeup, the Paris Olympic FX final from their perspective as Romanian team head coaches, choreographing in over 15 countries combined and being the new coaches at WCC. available for a limited time. BONUS CONTENT (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the RELATED Olympic Gymnast Claims Karolyi Beat Her . Bela Karolyi "probably over 50 years ago in Romania" when asked if he ever hit a gymnast. A seven-part story about the Karolyis and the steep price of gold. Nadia and the Secret Police: Interview part and book by Stejarel Olaru Olympic coach John Geddert Doug Boger: OC Register: Doug Boger Story on Colorado resident, Doug Boger: GymCastic episode Episode where we predict the future: Find all our recent episodes NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RECENT RESOURCES Spencer's essential website and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim RESISTANCE Submitted by our listeners. ACTION Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items - tell them what you want them to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of...etc.) Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes Allows you to record encounters with public officials while streaming to your closest contacts and your local ACLU; REPORT any abuse by authorities to the ACLU and its networks. LAWSUITS Donate to organizations suing the administration for illegal actions , , STAY INFORMED Suggested podcasts: , , , Immigrant Rights , , /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/36743225

Evolving 05/20/2025

Evolving 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 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 deigned to bless us with her beam excellence, scoring a 15.0 with a 6.8 D! Huang Ziyi's 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 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 for gymnastics Hire all the gymnasts: Suni Lee, Livvy Dunne, and Jordan Chiles are Start your engines: Paul Juda is the Grand Marshall for the Beth Tweddle, Andreas Wecker, Catalina Ponor, and Paul Ziert were inducted into the Pauline Schaefer-Betz that she's working toward LA 2028 What's on the Socials? 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: addressed the sexualization of leotards on a podcast Suni said 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 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 like a Jersey Is having "bow legs" an advantage in gymnastics? How can international fans follow along with NCAA gymnastics? UP NEXT : at noon Pacific on Friday 3:00pm Eastern/7:00pm GMT CHECK OUT FACT CHECKER'S NEW BOOK WITH AIMEE BOORMAN by Aimee Boorman with Fact Checker is topping the sport charts - SUCK IT SPORTS BALLS! . And if you loved reading (or listening) to the book, please leave a review. PARIS FX FINAL DEETS with ROMANIAN HEAD COACHES Jessica and Spencer were joined by former professional musical theater boys turned super choreo-coaching duo, Daymon Jones and Patrick Kiens to discuss Celine van Gerner’s iconic Cats makeup, the Paris Olympic FX final from their perspective as Romanian team head coaches, choreographing in over 15 countries combined and being the new coaches at WCC. available for a limited time. BONUS CONTENT (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. 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Demand More 05/13/2025

Demand More 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 to artistry properly Level 10 Nationals happened and we need to talk about What are the new updates on Mixed Team Format for the LA28 Olympics? GYMTERNET NEWS We told you it was coming...Morgan Price announced her departure from Fisk Arkansas gymnast Dakota Essenpries transfers to Missouri Ashlee Sullivan is now heading to UCLA Gabby Douglas to be inducted into the USOPC Hall of Fame Club members can watch Vanessa Atler’s live show by logging in to , it will appear below. MINI COMMISSION: All About Ellie Black From World Champion level Club Gym Nerd member Clarie K, "I would like my mini commission to be all about Ellie Black and how her gymnastics has evolved and what an incredible person and important figure in Canadian Gymnastics she is. Perhaps, you could also speak about her part in Canada's historic world bronze medal." Feedback Please post your feedback on the or email us at [email protected] How to properly pronounce "Kovacs" Feedback on last week's mini-commission regarding coaching changes UP NEXT : at 2:00pmPacific / 3:00pm Eastern / 7:00pm GMT Fridays. CHECK OUT FACT CHECKER'S NEW BOOK WITH AIMEE BOORMAN by Aimee Boorman with Fact Checker is topping the sport charts - SUCK IT SPORTS BALLS! . And if you loved reading (or listening) to the book, please leave a review. PARIS FX FINAL DEETS with ROMANIAN HEAD COACHES Jessica and Spencer were joined by former professional musical theater boys turned super choreo-coaching duo, Daymon Jones and Patrick Kiens to discuss Celine van Gerner’s iconic Cats makeup, the Paris Olympic FX final from their perspective as Romanian team head coaches, choreographing in over 15 countries combined and being the new coaches at WCC. available for a limited time. BONUS CONTENT (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES Spencer's essential website and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim Kensley’s all things men’s gymnastics: RESISTANCE Submitted by our listeners. ACTION Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items - tell them what you want them to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of...etc.) Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes Allows you to record encounters with public officials while streaming to your closest contacts and your local ACLU; REPORT any abuse by authorities to the ACLU and its networks. LAWSUITS Donate to organizations suing the administration for illegal actions , , STAY INFORMED Suggested podcasts: , , , Immigrant Rights , , *Correction, Fredrick Richard did beat the previous back flip record in 24 hours. He did not beat the record of . /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/36545610

Moving Season 05/06/2025

Moving Season 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 might see at Worlds this year in Jakarta Ukrainian refuses photo with Belarusian and Russian gymnast. Lots of coaching changes including Maggie Haney, who's suspension is up. Helen Hu got the shorthand of her iconic beam routine tattooed on her arm. Sentenced for sexual abuse and having child sexual abuse material, of Bozhi's Gym Nest in West Virginia. MINI COMMISSION: GYM SWITCHES World Champion-level Club Gym Nerd member Josh commissioned us to talk about coaching changes and gym-switching. How can some coaches bring out untapped potential within athletes and turn weaknesses into strengths? What are some notable examples of this across different eras? MINI COMMISSION: LONG-TERM HEALTH World Champion-level Club Gym Nerd member Kara commissioned us to discuss the long-term physical effects that gymnastics has on gymnasts' bodies. We hear stories of how Mary Lou Retton and Morgan White requiring hip replacements at very young ages - is that normal? Is the degree of impact directly proportional to the level at which the gymnasts trained? Bonus question: In the sportsballs, athletes' jersey numbers can be retired as a tribute to their greatness. If we had an equivalent for gymnastics, what floor music should be "retired" based on the level of mastery of the gymnasts who performed to it? UP NEXT : at noon pacific on Fridays. CHECK OUT FACT CHECKER'S NEW BOOK WITH AIMEE BOORMAN 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 BONUS CONTENT (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RESOURCES Spencer's essential website and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim RESISTANCE Submitted by our listeners. ACTION Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items - tell them what you want them to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of...etc.) Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes Allows you to record encounters with public officials while streaming to your closest contacts and your local ACLU; REPORT any abuse by authorities to the ACLU and its networks. LAWSUITS Donate to organizations suing the administration for illegal actions , , STAY INFORMED Suggested podcasts: , , , Immigrant Rights , , /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/36450065

New Research Could Prevent ACL and Achilles Tears in Women 04/30/2025

New Research Could Prevent ACL and Achilles Tears in Women 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 floor final controversy and what it was like to coach in Romania.Live Show INTERVIEW: Repetitive head impacts directly correlate to the likelihood a lower body injury, up to 11%, but our guest developed protocols specifically tailored to women. This concussion prevention and prehab program could prevent the most common injuries in gymnastics. What can coaches and athletes do to prevent ACL and Achilles tears in women Protocol time frames from implementation to results Why female athletes more susceptible to concussions and lower body injuries What are the biggest misconceptions that still persist in women's sports medicine UP NEXT Behind The Scenes: at noon pacific. BONUS CONTENT (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic RECENT Podcasts and Photo Galleries RESOURCES Spencer's essential website and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim RESISTANCE Submitted by our listeners. ACTION Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items - tell them what you want them to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of...etc.) Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes Allows you to record encounters with public officials while streaming to your closest contacts and your local ACLU; REPORT any abuse by authorities to the ACLU and its networks. LAWSUITS Donate to organizations suing the administration for illegal actions , , STAY INFORMED Suggested podcasts: , , , Immigrant Rights , , /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/36368670

NCAA Team Finals & The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles Author Interview 04/23/2025

NCAA Team Finals & The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles Author Interview 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 early-season expectations and finished as the runner-up Missouri went out with a BANG, earning its highest final placement in program history Utah finished in fourth after a late-meet beam inquiry for Amy Weir bumped Missouri ahead by 0.012 Why Frida Esparza wins the "fighting fascism even when it's inconvenient" award Our rotation-by-rotation recap of this meet, plus our favorite moments Oklahoma's beam domination vs. Utah's beam woes Why Chae Campbell is the only person allowed to do a Yurchenko full Helen. Motherfreaking. Hu. Was UCLA close to upsetting Oklahoma? Avery Neff's LEGIT 9.975 on vault "The Balance" Interview with Aimee Boorman and Fact Checker The story behind why Simone underperformed at 2013 Classics What does it mean that Marta was great at discriminated skill selection? The story Aimee has about *checks notes* cadavers? How Aimee was able to put up with Steve Penny for all of those years How Aimee was able to teach Simone the INSANE skills she does Why this book is a departure from the typical coaching narrative and opens up an honest conversation about vulnerability in elite sports The toll elite sports coaching takes on family life and Aimee's advice for coaches Aimee Boorman Interviews Aimee addresses her co-interviewee in her book BONUS CONTENT (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? : The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Post-Meet Show is available to sample (even if you aren't a Club Gym Nerd member yet). Watch or listen . 2025 College & (M)Cocktails (including mocktails of course) MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP EPISODES RESOURCES Spencer's essential website and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim RESISTANCE Submitted by our listeners. ACTION Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items - tell them what you want them to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of...etc.) Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes Allows you to record encounters with public officials while streaming to your closest contacts and your local ACLU; REPORT any abuse by authorities to the ACLU and its networks. LAWSUITS Donate to organizations suing the administration for illegal actions , , STAY INFORMED Suggested podcasts: , , , Immigrant Rights , , /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/36274530

NCAA Championships 2025: All Around, Event Finals, Team Semifinals 04/18/2025

NCAA Championships 2025: All Around, Event Finals, Team Semifinals Helen Hu, Brooklyn Moors, Kailin Chio, Jordan Chiles and Jordan Bowers are NCAA Champions! Utah, UCLA, Mizzu and OU advance. Alabama, Florida, MSU and defending national champion, LSU are out. GymCastic LIVE SHOW at 2025 NCAAs How: When: Between meet days on Friday, April 18. Doors open at 6:30 PM; show starts at 7:00 PM CT Where: Fort Worth, Texas, or online from anywhere. Jessica and Spencer are joined by former professional musical theater boys turned super choreo-coaching duo, Daymon Jones and Patrick Kiens to discuss Celine van Gerner’s iconic Cats makeup, the Paris Olympic FX final from their perspective as Romanian team head coaches, choreographing in over 15 countries combined and the 2025 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships of course. They will also take your (virtual and in-person) questions live! (until 8 am Pacific Friday, April 18th) 2025 NCAA Championships Report Live The All-Around, Event Finals, Team Semifinal Post-Meet Show This is our live post-meet recap and Q&A episode. Today we are in Ft. Worth for NCAAs. We will go live after the meet (right here, on this page) Thursday, April 17th at 10:30-ISHpm Central/11:30pm Eastern (as soon as we can after the post-meet press conference). to reveal the full show. Watch the meet on ESPN2, follow Here's how to . Can't make it live? Add Club exclusives to your favorite podcast player (instructions ). Every week we do a live Q&A, right here on this page to discuss our immediate thoughts about the week or the meets. For more info on how to watch your favorite elites, Olympic and World medalists in college and all year long, check out The Balance Beam Situation's . College & Cocktails combines our weekly Behind The Scenes Q&A live podcast with a college meet of the week. It's all part of the bonus content for our who support our work year around. BONUS CONTENT (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded, participate in watch-alongs with Spencer, access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? : The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Post-Meet Show is available to sample (even if you aren't a Club Gym Nerd member yet). Watch or listen . 2025 College & (M)Cocktails (including mocktails of course) MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic FANTASY GAME: GymCastic 2025 College now open. Never too late to join! RESOURCES Spencer's essential website and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim Kensley's all things men's gymnastics: RESISTANCE Submitted by you. Action Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items - tell them what you want then to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of...etc.) Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: Donate to the administration for illegal actions Stay Informed: Podcasts Immigrant Rights /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/36217785

2025 NCAA Championships Preview & Journalist's First Gender-Diverse Gymnastics Meet 04/14/2025

2025 NCAA Championships Preview & Journalist's First Gender-Diverse Gymnastics Meet The Elite season is heating up, we look ahead to this week's NCAA Championships, and chat with Will Graves about his piece on trans and non-binary athletes in NAIGC gymnastics Jessica and Spencer are joined by former professional musical theater boys turned super choreo-coaching duo, Daymon Jones and Patrick Kiens to discuss Celine van Gerner's iconic Cats makeup, the Paris Olympic FX final from their perspective as Romanian team head coaches, choreographing in over 15 countries combined and the 2025 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships of course. They will also take your questions live. How: Virtual and In-Person Tickets When: Friday, April 18, Doors at 6:30, Show 7:00 CT Where: Ft. Worth, Texas or online from anywhere (For a limited time, four live show tickets for the price of three) Updates Meet and Show Schedule for NCAA Week Thursday, April 17 - All-around, Event Finals, Team Qualifying & LIVE Podcast Semifinal One: ESPN2 at 4:30pm ET/1:30pm PT featuring Oklahoma, Florida, Missouri, Alabama Semifinal Two: on ESPN2 at 9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT featuring LSU, Utah, UCLA, Michigan State After awards and press conference, we will go live for a post-meet podcast for club members after semifinals. The top two teams will advance to finals Friday, April 18 at 7 pm CT - No meets, but our first live show of 2025! Expect games, shenanigans, and interviews Got a question? You can submit it with a Want to upgrade to an in-person ticket? Be sure to do it before Friday! Saturday, April 19 - Team Finals & Podcast 4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT on ABC The four teams battle it out for the 2025 NCAA title Join us after the NCAA Finals press conference and award ceremony for our live reaction podcast Headlines A mixed-gender gymnastics event is coming to LA 2028! We spent 300 hours discussion options on . We still don't have details on the format, but expect more information in May after the next FIG meeting Livvy Dunne spoke at the House NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) settlement hearing about being consistnetly undervalued and not having a say in the process. GYMTERNET NEWS Italy won the team final ! Manila Esposito won the all-around with a 55.750 Zoey Molomo suffered a knee injury on vault during training Both of the D'Amato sisters made their return Osijek World Cup First-year senior Jun Iwai tied Tokyo Olympic Champion Artem Dolgopyat for the floor title Naya Howard announced she is transferring from Georgia Badass woman alert: Marta Pihan-Kulesza won the Polish national championships for the thirteenth time Carly Baumann and Reyna Guggino (University of Michigan) announced they will be returning for a sixth year Morgan Price (Fisk University) makes history again for HBCU gymnastics, repeating as the USA Gymnastics All Around Champion The University of Iowa opened its new $20 million training center for its spirit squads and gymnastics teams NCAA Nationals Four enter only two survive! Semifinal #1: Oklahoma, Florida, Missouri Semfinal #2: LSU, Utah, UCLA, Michigan State What does a victory look like for each team? Who is each team's secret weapon? What is each team's biggest roadblock to winning? Who is our favorite to win the all-around You may have heard of her, but we think Jadey Carey has a convincing argument Jordan Bowers' 39.900 at Regionals (with three 10s) could challenge Carey Chae Campbell won the Big 10 all-around title - how could she fit into the equation? What about our apparatus champions? We pick our likely and our dream winners for each event Olympic Team Draft: College Edition If we draft a hypothetical Olympic team made of gymnasts competing at NCAA Nationals, who would be on our teams? Round One: Pick any gymnast, but only one per school Round Two: Pick ONLY gymnasts who have never competed at a Worlds or Olympics Round Three: Using the NCAA code, pick ONLY gymnasts who have never competed at a Worlds or Olympics Interview: Will Graves on how gymnastics is provides trans and non-binary athletes an inclusive space to compete and thrive in the sport Fact Checker Wrote a Book with Simone's Coach UP NEXT Two podcasts and a from NCAA Championships in Ft. Worth Fact checker and Aimee Boorman's book "The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles" National Championship ! BONUS CONTENT (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? : The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Post-Meet Show is available to sample (even if you aren't a Club Gym Nerd member yet). Watch or listen . 2025 College & (M)Cocktails (including mocktails of course) MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic NATIONALS FANTASY GAME: Lineups are now open (with new pricing!) Get your teams set before Thursday at 1 pm PT for the chance to win a mini-commission! GymCastic 2025 College Never too late to join! RESOURCES Spencer's essential website and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim RECENT RESISTANCE Submitted by our listeners. 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Regionals: Carnage and Courage 04/08/2025

Regionals: Carnage and Courage LIVE SHOW at 2025 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Jessica and Spencer are joined by former professional musical theater boys turned super choreo-coaching duo, Daymon Jones and Patrick Kiens to discuss Celine van Gerner's iconic Cats makeup, the Paris Olympic FX final from their perspective as Romanian team head coaches, choreographing in over 15 countries combined and the 2025 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships of course. They will also take your questions live. How: Virtual and In-Person Tickets When: Friday, April 18, Doors at 6:30, Show 7:00 CT Where: Rose Marine Theater, Ft. Worth, Texas or online from anywhere (For a limited time, four virtual live shows for the price of three) GymCastic Updates NCAA Live Show Tickets are on Sale now! In-person and virtual ticket options. Purchase your ticket We launched a new store! Headlines We have our NCAA Championship teams! What are the rankings by qualifying score? What were our biggest lessons from regionals? Why note every team is invincible Why is the NCAA suddenly so concerned about athlete harassment from sports betting when it didn't say squat about the stalking, racism, verbal harassment, and cyberbullying athletes have already been facing for YEARS USAG ends its contract with the healthcare provider that employs the National Team doctor, Dr. Marcia Faustin NIL Settlement News: Livvy Dunne will be speaking at the House vs. NCAA ruling, a multi-billion dollar settlement that will decide how college athletes can get paid Homophobia allegations from the FIG general secretary during a meeting on gender equity Russia withdrew rhythmic and artistic athletes from competition GYMTERNET NEWS Former Boise State gymnast, Hailey Okula (Gasper), passed away due to complications from childbirth Injury updates NCAA: Chloe Negrete (NC State), Csenge Bacskay (Georgia), Frankie Price (Arkansas) Shilese Jones had another surgery Kaliya Lincoln had shoulder surgery Gymnasts are among the 17 women filing a lawsuit against Michigan's ex-football coach, Matt Weiss, who is being indicted on 14 counts of unauthorized access to computers and 10 counts of aggravated identity theft The president of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine said Illia Kovtun and his coach could face consequences for switching nationalities Gymnastics Ireland is now incorporating anti-racism training into its new diversity strategy The Italian Federation has fired its rhythmic coach of 29 years after alleged mistreatment of former gymnasts USAG has announced international assignments for Jesolo, Osijek, and Varna. Who is going where? Nina Derwael got engaged! NCAA Regionals Who are our team and individual national qualifiers? What did our eyes tell us from regionals? LSU cannot be making mistakes if they want to stay No. 1 Could Michigan State be the national champions? Who are our best teams by event from this weekend and why the best vault team was OBVIOUSLY Michigan State, duh! Can someone get the judges a new pair of glasses? A WTF-off brought to you by the Alabama, Penn State, Utah, and Washington regionals BYU and Utah State tried to out-Utah each other by doing a mic'd up feature on the gymnasts' husbands in the audience HOT DAMN DENVER. The Pioneers tied Utah to knock out Stanford during round one California and Alabama looked nervy in that final rotation Florida showed they deserve to be in the top three Did Alabama get the benefit of home scoring? Did you see that Auburn vault rotation??? We debrief the close race between Auburn and Missouri for the last spot Injuries and unforeseen circumstances: Georgia didn't have a fun time at regionals Explanation please? The Lily Smith beam start value that makes zero sense Fact Checker Wrote a Book with Simone's Coach UP NEXT : Saturday at 6pm-ish Pacific after Regionals Lineups Lock: April 2nd, 10:30am Pacific Fact checker and Aimee Boorman's book "The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles" Add exclusive Club Content like College & Cocktails to your favorite podcast player (instructions ). Never miss a live episode! Import the entire College & Cocktails schedule into your Google and iCal calendar BONUS CONTENT (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? : The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Post-Meet Show is available to sample (even if you aren't a Club Gym Nerd member yet). Watch or listen . 2025 College & (M)Cocktails (including mocktails of course) MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic FANTASY GAME: GymCastic 2025 College now open. Never too late to join! RESOURCES Spencer's essential website and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim RESISTANCE Submitted by our listeners. 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College & Cocktails: Regionals Day Four 04/06/2025

College & Cocktails: Regionals Day Four Jessica and Spencer are joined by former professional musical theater boys turned super choreo-coaching duo, Daymon Jones and Patrick Kiens to discuss Celine van Gerner’s iconic Cats makeup, the Paris Olympic FX final from their perspective as Romanian team head coaches, choreographing in over 15 countries combined and the 2025 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships of course. They will also take your (virtual and in person) questions live! How: Virtual and In-Person When: Between meet day on Friday, April 18, Doors at 6:30, Show 7:00 CT Where: Ft. Worth, Texas or online from anywhere (limited time only!) Welcome to College & Cocktails! The College Gymnastics Post-Meet Show Day Four of Regionals and we have our first NCAA Championship qualifiers: LSU, Michigan State's 198.00 (!), Utah, UCLA! This is our weekly Behind The Scenes Q&A episode. Today we watched all the regionals. We recorded live on Sat night. Here's how to . Can't make it live? Add College & Cocktails to your favorite podcast player (instructions ). Get your complete 2025 College & Cocktails/Mocktalis menu ! Every week we pick a college meet to watch, then go live, right here on this page to discuss our immediate thoughts about the meet. For more info on how to watch your favorite elites, Olympic and World medalists in college and all year long, check out The Balance Beam Situation's . College & Cocktails combines our weekly Behind The Scenes Q&A live podcast with a college meet of the week. It's all part of the bonus content for our who support our work year around. BONUS CONTENT (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded, participate in watch-alongs with Spencer, access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? : The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Post-Meet Show is available to sample (even if you aren't a Club Gym Nerd member yet). Watch or listen . 2025 College & (M)Cocktails (including mocktails of course) MERCH : clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Baseball hats available now in the NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic FANTASY GAME: GymCastic 2025 College now open. Never too late to join! RESOURCES Spencer's essential website and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim Kensley's all things men's gymnastics: RESISTANCE Submitted by you. Action Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices) State your name and zip code or district Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ) Wait for answer Ask for action items - tell them what you want then to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of...etc.) Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: Podcasts Immigrant Rights Donate to organizations suing the administration for illegal actions /episode/index/show/gymcastic/id/36022875

NIL Gymnastics Deals, plus Regionals Debate Club 04/02/2025

NIL Gymnastics Deals, plus Regionals Debate Club LIVE SHOW 2025 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Jessica and Spencer are joined by former professional musical theater boys turned super choreo-coaching duo, Daymon Jones and Patrick Kiens to discuss Celine van Gerner's iconic Cats makeup, the Paris Olympic FX final from their perspective as Romanian team head coaches, choreographing in over 15 countries combined and the 2025 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships of course. They will also take your questions live. How: Virtual and In-Person Tickets When: Friday, April 18, Doors at 6:30, Show 7:00 CT Where: Rose Marine Theater, Ft. Worth, Texas or online from anywhere (For a limited time, four virtual live shows for the price of three) MINI COMMISSION: NIL Deals This mini-comission is brought to you by Club Gymnerd member Jonathan who would "LOVE to hear you debate the best/worst/most ridiculous NIL deals and/or entrepreneurial endeavors of NCAA gymnasts. You can also go on a side tangent about dream partnerships from pre-NIL days” Our favorites on the face of Lucky Charms? Yes please Who wouldn't want a ? quashed the "ashy skin" allegations with this CeraVe partnership How do we get more gymnasts to do The most controversial deals? Livvy Dunne and Kayla DiCello doing an AI homework tool deal ... MLM deals with schools and gymnasts Our dream NIL deals A TV deal for a viral floor routine, featuring the original, Llomincia Hall Akash Modi finally getting the Taco Bell sponsorship he deserved Suni Lee securing the ultimate pickle sponsorship GYMTERNET NEWS We have a Flying Banana Jesus half vault! You have to see from the DTB Cup LA2028 watch: Gymnastics bids for Crypto.com Arena to host Give me that money news: USA Gymnastics and Comcast renewed their contract through to 2028 Check out , USAG's giving society dedicated to support the growth of gymnastics nationwide : Check out the recording from MIT's Sports Analytics Conference; you might see a familiar face! The Gymnastics for All Colloquium will now receive patronage from UNESCO NCAA Welcome to elimination season! What is the format for regionals? How do individuals qualify to nationals? Who is going to each regional? Who do we predict will qualify to nationals? Who are our dark horses? Penn State Regional Debate club: do we think Michigan State should advance to nationals with LSU over Kentucky or Arkansas? Can Michigan upset Arkansas to make the regional final? Who will make it past the play-in round? Maryland and its pride integrity? Or West Virginia with its stick plunger hat Utah Regional Debate club: is the Utah Regional going to be the most boring regional of the four? Do we think Denver was pretending to be bad on beam this whole season to lull everyone into a false sense of security heading into regionals? The stakes of the preliminary knockout round between BYU and Utah State Alabama Regional Do we think the Alabama regional judges are going to cook up some home scores for the home team? Are North Carolina, NC State, and Iowa really 197+ teams? Or is that just a figment of our imagination from some crazy scores? Why you have to watch round one between Clemson and Rutgers Washington Regional Debate: do we have a formatting flaw for all the seeded teams in this regional to be from the south/middle south? What are Georgia and Auburn's chances to make it out of semifinals and upset Oklahoma and Missouri? The legacy team vs underdog battle between Illinois and UC Davis Feedback We predict how NCAA gymnastics might change in a 5 up 5 count and an open-ended code Fact Checker Wrote a Book with Simone's Coach UP NEXT : Saturday at 6pm-ish Pacific after Regionals Lineups Lock: April 2nd, 10:30am Pacific Fact checker and Aimee Boorman's book "The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles" Add exclusive Club Content like College & Cocktails to your favorite podcast player (instructions ). Never miss a live episode! Import the entire College & Cocktails schedule into your Google and iCal calendar BONUS CONTENT (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly episodes. can watch the podcast being recorded and get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails. Not sure about joining the club? : The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Post-Meet Show is available to sample (even if you aren't a Club Gym Nerd member yet). 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