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Paris Olympic Preview and Olympic Judging Evaluation System (part two) Jul 22, 2024

Show notes

Full Paris Olympic Games gymnastics preview; teams, all-around, event medal favorites, the unbelievable scandal rocking the Japanese team and fluffy, heartwarming backstories. Plus, in part two of our interview, Dr. Hugues Mercier describes how the judges are selected for the Olympics Games with the F.I.G. Judge Evaluation Program (JEP) and what he thinks of the NCAA 10.0 system.

PARIS OLYMPIC PODCAST SCHEDULE here

Simone Biles' coach for 15 World and Olympic medals, including Olympic all-around gold, has a book coming out. Pre-order Aimee Boorman's book now.

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for:

- Daily live podcasts in Paris at the Olympic Games
  - GymCastic were the first and remain the only podcasters credentialed for the Olympic Games
- Weekly Q&A Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktail s episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch.
- Exclusive VIP section on the message board Forum
More goodies:
- GymCastic newsletters
- 2024 College & Cocktails menu (including mocktails, of course)
- GymCastic Fantasy Games
- GymCastic Store
  - clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly
  - "tapestries" (banners, the perfect to display your support in an arena)
  - Baseball hats available now in the GymCastic store

RELATED EPISODES

Judging The Judges: Part One Hughes Mercier interview on Judges Evaluation System
Interview with Simone Biles Rising director, Katie Walsh
Simone Biles Rising docuseries review
Biggest Olympic Gymnastics Judging Scandals
Behind The Scenes: Back from Trials
Behind The Scenes: Leos Liberated

Olympic Trials

- Paris Olympic Trials Recap
- Women's Day Two: Olympic Team Named
- Men's Final
- Women's Day One
- Women's Podium Training
- Olympic Trials Stuff
  - Photo Galleries

2024 U.S. Classic Recap Podcast with Denis Vachon

RESOURCES

Spencer's Clickable Code of Points
Highest scoring team machine from Emily Giambalvo at the Washington Post
What Scores Get You a Medal
How to Build The Paris Olympic Team
The Highest scores, D scores and World Cup rankings at The Gymternet
Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions

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Interview with Simone Biles Rising Documentary Director Katie Walsh Jul 21, 2024

Show notes

Emmy winnig director, Katie Walsh talks about

Deciding what to show and dicusss about the abuse that triggered Simone's twisties
The waffles and hair braiding logistics
Why Kerri Strug did not appear in the movie
How they will film and with what level of access at the Olympics in Paris
When the next two episodes are coming out and more!

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!). It includes:

Daily podcasts live on location from the Paris Olympic Games
Weekly Q&A Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktail s episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch.
- Exclusive VIP section on the message board Forum
More goodies:
- GymCastic newsletters
- 2024 College & Cocktails menu (including mocktails, of course)
- GymCastic Fantasy Games
- GymCastic Store: clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even "tapestries" (banners, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast!
- Baseball hats available now in the GymCastic store

Judging The Judges: How Judges Are Chosen For the Olympic Games Jul 16, 2024

Show notes

Every Olympics there is a non-gymnastics rule that changes an outcome. Today we delve into the Competition Attire and Undisciplined Behavior rules that change final scores.

If you've ever wondered who is in charge of selecting Olympic judges and how the judges evaluation system was created? In part one of our interview, Dr. Hugues Mercier discusses the research and development of the F.I.G. Judge Evaluation Program (JEP).

We discuss: 00:01:55 - Simone Biles docuseries 00:02:21 - German docuseries Turnen - 60 Sekunden Perfektion premiers on ARD 00:02:33 - How to find an adult gymnastics class or camp 00:03:41 - Male vs. Female attire rules in artistic gymnastics 00:04:41 - All the extra words about women's aesthetic in the artistic Code of Points competition attire rules that aren't in the men's rules 00:07:16 - A elite gym nerd's guide to obscure gymnastics rules that have effected the outcome of a competition many times 00:07:57 - Deductions for undisciplined behavior in gymnastics 00:08:30 - How long can a gymnast stay down after a fall before the 30 second timer starts 00:12:20 - How to find Behavioral deductions on a score sheet 00:13:11 - Rules about men using music in floor routines 00:13:28 - Deduction for remounting the podium and the case of Xiao Ruoteng 00:18:42 - Rules about chalk marks on the floor 00:22:55 - Makeup rules 00:25:47 - Springboard rules 00:27:10 - Jewlery gymnastics rules 00:30:30 - Advertising and tattoo rules 00:32:07 - Tape and bandage color rules 00:35:33 - GymCastic Olympic coverage schedule 00:36:57 - PART ONE Dr. Hughes Mercier interview on development of the Judges Evaluation Program (JEP) Gymternet News: - Australian Olympic coach steps down day before team leaves for Paris - Ohio State Men's gymnastics team allegations of racism and harassment - Talladega HBCU cuts gymnastics program - FOUR YEAR HEADLINES: Where we issue yellow cards to drive-by gymnastics coverage - Paris Olympic live on location podcast schedule

Simone Biles' coach for 15 World and Olympic medals, including Olympic all-around gold, has a book coming out. Pre-order Aimee Boorman's book now.

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for:

- Daily live podcasts in Paris at the Olympic Games
  - GymCastic were the first and remain the only podcasters credentialed for the Olympic Games
- Weekly Q&A Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktail s episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch.
- Exclusive VIP section on the message board Forum
More goodies:
- GymCastic newsletters
- 2024 College & Cocktails menu (including mocktails, of course)
- GymCastic Fantasy Games
- GymCastic Store
  - clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly
  - "tapestries" (banners, the perfect to display your support in an arena)
  - Baseball hats available now in the GymCastic store

RELATED EPISODES

Biggest Olympic Gymnastics Judging Scandals
Behind The Scenes: Back from Trials
Behind The Scenes: Leos Liberated

Olympic Trials

- Paris Olympic Trials Recap
- Women's Day Two: Olympic Team Named
- Men's Final
- Women's Day One
- Women's Podium Training
- Olympic Trials Stuff
  - Photo Galleries
    - Women's Final
    - Women's Podium Training
    - Women's Day 1
    - Men's Day 1
    - Olympic Trials Fantasy Game

U.S. Championships Recap

2024 U.S. Classic Recap Podcast with Denis Vachon

RESOURCES

Spencer's Clickable Code of Points
Highest scoring team machine from Emily Giambalvo at the Washington Post
What Scores Get You a Medal
How to Build The Paris Olympic Team
The Highest scores, D scores and World Cup rankings at The Gymternet
Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions

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Biggest Olympic Judging Scandals and Paris Rules Update Jul 09, 2024

Show notes

Gymnastics is well aware of its role in the wider Olympic ecosystem: to have judging drama. That's why we are here. We explain judging scandals offering simplifications that normies can understand; prompting them to go on and have very strong and newly informed opinions about. So… the biggest judging scandals in Olympic gymnastics history We discuss:

00:01:14 - Rebeca Andrade (BRA) video fo Triple Twisting Yurchenko

00:04:11 - Biggest judging scandals in Olympic gymnastics history, setting the stage for Paris

00:05:13 - The Case of the Ill-Given Gold: 2004 Yang Tae-Young lost gold because of judging error

00:13:23 - The Case of the Bogus Bronze: Drăgulescu give impossible score knocking Shewfelt to fourth

00:18:45 - The Case of the Sexy Stoppage: Alexei Nemov's score causes crowd to protest and judges to adjust his score

00:23:45 - Fallout from the multiple men's judging scandals at the 2004 Athens Olympics

00:26:03 - Can you still get a 10.0 score in Olympic gymnastics?

00:28:00 - How to spell the Chéng vault correctly

00:32:15 - The Case of the Accused Australian: When Nastia and He Kexin tied for bars gold

00:37:58 - The Case of the Diabolical Dismount: 2012 London Team Final, Kohei's botched dismount and waving money at the judges

00:44:56 - The Case of Bela's Bullshit: 1980 Olympic All Around disputed victor

00:51:36 - How non-controversies get started, revisiting 1980 Olympic news article

00:55:55 - The Case of the Convenient Communist: For years the wrong story was told about the 1968 Mexico City Olympic all-around Caslavska vs Petrik

01:03:34 - New Rules for Paris Olympics

01:17:08 - Gymternet News 01:18:51 - Elvira Saadi's lifetime ban upheld

01:19:41 - Livvy Dunne is staying at LSU and we get to see more of her beautiful form

01:22:22 - Simone Biles Rio Olympic coach has a new book out

Simone Biles' coach for 15 World and Olympic medals, including Olympic all-around gold, has a book coming out. Pre-order Aimee Boorman's book now.

REPLAY TICKETS for OLYMPIC TRIALS LIVE SHOW ON SALE HERE Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for:

- Weekly Q&A Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktail s episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch.
- Exclusive VIP section on the message board Forum
More goodies:
- GymCastic newsletters
- 2024 College & Cocktails menu (including mocktails, of course)
- GymCastic Fantasy Games
- GymCastic Store
  - clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly
  - "tapestries" (banners, the perfect to display your support in an arena)
  - Baseball hats available now in the GymCastic store

RELATED EPISODES

Olympic Trials

- Paris Olympic Team Trials Recap
- Women's Day Two: Olympic Team Named
- Men's Final
- Women's Day One
- Women's Podium Training
- Olympic Trials Stuff
  - Photo Galleries
  - Olympic Trials Gymnastics Fantasy Game

U.S. Championships Recap

2024 U.S. Classic Recap Podcast with Denis Vachon

RESOURCES

Spencer's Clickable Code of Points
Highest scoring team machine from Emily Giambalvo at the Washington Post
What Scores Get You a Medal
How to Build The Paris Olympic Team
The Highest scores, D scores and World Cup rankings at The Gymternet
Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions

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PARIS OLYMPIC TRIALS RECAP Jul 04, 2024

Show notes

Jessica is back from Olympic Trials in Minneapolis, Spencer watched and scored every routine from home. Hear directly from athletes and selection committee member, Alicia Sacramone, in this episode. We discuss:

Why, for once, the rank all-around team is not controversial
Adult gymnast facts and returning all-around Olympic Champions Simone Biles and Suni Lee
The Women's Paris Olympic Team:
- Simone Biles
- Jade Carey
- Jordan Chiles
- Suni Lee
- Hezly Rivera
- Traveling alternates: Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong
- Non-traveling alternates: Tiana Sumanasekera and Kaliya Lincoln
Injury armageddon taking out Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely and Kayla DiCello
The lows and highs from failing to honor all injured athletes to NBC doing something really cool with science
The Men's Paris Olympic Team:
- Asher Hong
- Stephen Nedoroscik
- Frederick Richard
- Brody Malone
- Paul Juda
- Traveling alternates: Shane Wiskus and Khoi Young
- Non-traveling alternates: Patrick Hoopes, Yul Moldauer and Donnell Whittenburg
Why Shane Wiskus went home early
Simone Biles' coach for 15 World and Olympic medals, including Olympic all-around gold, has a book coming out. Pre-order Aimee Boorman's book now.

REPLAY TICKETS for OLYMPIC TRIALS LIVE SHOW ON SALE HERE Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for:

- Weekly Q&A Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktail s episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch.
- Exclusive VIP section on the message board Forum
More goodies:
- GymCastic newsletters
- 2024 College & Cocktails menu (including mocktails, of course)
- GymCastic Fantasy Games
- GymCastic Store
  - clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly
  - "tapestries" (banners, the perfect to display your support in an arena)
  - Baseball hats available now in the GymCastic store

RELATED EPISODES

Olympic Trials

- Women's Day Two: Olympic Team Named
- Men's Final
- Women's Day One
- Women's Podium Training
- Olympic Trials Stuff
  - Photo Galleries
  - Olympic Trials Gymnastics Fantasy Game

U.S. Championships Recap

2024 U.S. Classic Recap Podcast with Denis Vachon

RESOURCES

Spencer's Clickable Code of Points
Highest scoring team machine from Emily Giambalvo at the Washington Post
What Scores Get You a Medal
How to Build The Paris Olympic Team
The Highest scores, D scores and World Cup rankings at The Gymternet
Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions

MORE WAYS TO LISTEN HERE

Men's Olympic Team Trials 2024 and Women's Updates Jun 30, 2024

Show notes

Jessica is reporting from Olympic Trials in Minneapolis in person, Spencer is watching from home making spreadsheets. The answered your questions live.

Here's how to ask questions live. Can't make it live? Add all the exclusive Club Gym Nerd bonus content to your favorite podcast player - instructions here. Not a member? Join here. Non-member version available after the live. We discuss:

The selection procedure that automatically chose the Paris Olympic Team of:
- Asher Hong
- Stephen Nedoroscik
- Frederick Richard
- Brody Malone
- Paul Juda
Why Fredrick Richard is the only hope to save men's gymnastics in the United States
Asher and Khoi's coach, Thom Glielmi of Stanford on the vault judging controversy
Is a one-event specialist a smart strategy?
Who was missing from the LA Olympic Team honors
Why DJ's for men's floor is the way of the future
Revenge alternate spot for Shane Wiskus
The crowd's love for Donnell Whittenburg
What Khoi would have had to do to make the automatic spot
Shilese Jones withdraw from Trials and Kaliya Lincoln's improvised pass

OLYMPIC TRIALS BONUS PODCAST SCHEDULE

Wednesday 6/26 after Women's podium training
Friday, 6/28 after Women's Day One 09:45ish pm CT
Saturday, 6/29 after Men's Final 5:15ish pm CT
Sunday 6/30 Live Show live from Minnesota Olympic Trials

- Live Show starts about 40 minutes after the team is announced. No need to rush, the staff will be watching the fan fare in the arena too.
- Join us virtually at the link below. Get your virtual tickets now because we are a very small business. We don't have customer support on the day of because we will all be working, covering the competition.
- Everyone with an in-person ticket will have a seat.
- If you get there before the doors open, enjoy a drink at the GymCastic Bar next to our ballroom.

OLYMPIC TRIALS LIVE SHOW TICKETS ON SALE NOW Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for:

- Weekly Q&A Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktail s episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch.
- Exclusive VIP section on the message board Forum
More goodies:
- GymCastic newsletters
- 2024 College & Cocktails menu (including mocktails, of course)
- GymCastic Fantasy Games
- GymCastic Store
  - clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly
  - "tapestries" (banners, the perfect to display your support in an arena)
  - Baseball hats available now in the GymCastic store

RELATED EPISODES

Olympic Trials

- Women's Day Two: Olympic Team Named
- Men's Final
- Women's Day One
- Women's Podium Training
- Olympic Trials Stuff
  - Photo Galleries
    - Women's Podium Training
  - Olympic Trials Gymnastics Fantasy Game

U.S. Championships Recap

2024 U.S. Classic Recap Podcast with Denis Vachon

RESOURCES

Spencer's Clickable Code of Points
Highest scoring team machine from Emily Giambalvo at the Washington Post
What Scores Get You a Medal
How to Build The Paris Olympic Team
The Highest scores, D scores and World Cup rankings at The Gymternet
Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions

MORE WAYS TO LISTEN HERE

U.S. Olympic Trials 2024: Women's Day One Jun 29, 2024

Show notes

Jessica is reporting from Olympic Trials in Minneapolis in person, Spencer is watching from home while lighting all his spreadsheets on fire.

We discuss the injury carnage and what it's going to the Olympic team favorites. Who's moving up and who's still got a shot.

OLYMPIC TRIALS BONUS PODCAST SCHEDULE

Wednesday 6/26 after Women's podium training
Friday, 6/28 after Women's Day One 09:45ish pm CT
Saturday, 6/29 after Men's Final 6:45ish pm CT
Sunday 6/30 Live Show live from Minnesota Olympic Trials

- Live Show starts about 40 minutes after the team is announced. No need to rush, the staff will be watching the fan fare in the arena too.
- Join us virtually at the link below. Get your virtual tickets now because we are a very small business. We don't have customer support on the day of because we will all be working, covering the competition.
- Everyone with an in-person ticket will have a seat.
- If you get there before the doors open, enjoy a drink at the GymCastic Bar next to our ballroom.

OLYMPIC TRIALS LIVE SHOW TICKETS ON SALE NOW Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for:

- Weekly Q&A Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktail s episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch.
- Exclusive VIP section on the message board Forum
More goodies:
- GymCastic newsletters
- 2024 College & Cocktails menu (including mocktails, of course)
- GymCastic Fantasy Games
- GymCastic Store
  - clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly
  - "tapestries" (banners, the perfect to display your support in an arena)
  - Baseball hats available now in the GymCastic store

RELATED EPISODES

Olympic Trials

- Women's Day Two: Olympic Team Named
- Men's Final
- Women's Day One
- Women's Podium Training
- Olympic Trials Stuff
  - Photo Galleries
    - Women's Podium Training
  - Olympic Trials Gymnastics Fantasy Game

U.S. Championships Recap

2024 U.S. Classic Recap Podcast with Denis Vachon

RESOURCES

Spencer's Clickable Code of Points
Highest scoring team machine from Emily Giambalvo at the Washington Post
What Scores Get You a Medal
How to Build The Paris Olympic Team
The Highest scores, D scores and World Cup rankings at The Gymternet
Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions

MORE WAYS TO LISTEN HERE

U.S. Olympic Trials Podium Training 2024 Jun 26, 2024

Show notes

Jessica is at Olympic Trials in Minneapolis watching podium training in person, Spencer will join her to give you the full report and answer your questions live. Here's how to ask questions live. Can't make it live? Add all the exclusive Club Gym Nerd bonus content to your favorite podcast player - instructions here. Not a member? Join here. Non-member version available after the live.

We will discuss:

Every moment form podium training!
Skye Blakey's injury
How Shilese looked after resting her shoulder
Suni's two upgrades and feelings about her Auburn team
Simone Biles the giggle champion of podium training
Who's stock went up after today
The updated start lists
Spencer has his first chemo induced roid rage over uncalled for upgrades

OLYMPIC TRIALS BONUS PODCAST SCHEDULE

Wednesday, 6/26 after podium training (late afternoon/evening) CT
Friday, 6/28 after Women's Day One 10:15ish pm CT
Saturday, 6/29 after Men's Final 6:45ish pm CT
Sunday 6/30 Live Show live from Minnesota Olympic Trials

- Live Show starts about 40 minutes after the team is announced. No need to rush, the staff will be watching the fan fare in the arena too.
- Join us virtually to at the link below. Get them now. We are a very small business. We don't have customer support on the day of because we will all be at Trials covering the meet.
- Everyone with an in-person ticket will have a seat
- If you get there before the doors open, enjoy a drink at the GymCastic Bar next to our ballroom.

OLYMPIC TRIALS LIVE SHOW TICKETS ON SALE NOW LINKS & ARTICLES

Highest scoring team machine from Emily Giambalvo at the Washington Post
What Scores Get You a Medal
How to Build The Paris Olympic Team

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!). It includes:

- Weekly Q&A Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktail s episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch.
- Exclusive VIP section on the message board Forum
More goodies:
- GymCastic newsletters
- 2024 College & Cocktails menu (including mocktails, of course)
- GymCastic Fantasy Games
- GymCastic Store: clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even "tapestries" (banners, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast!
- Baseball hats available now in the GymCastic store

RELATED EPISODES

RESOURCES

Spencer's Clickable Code of Points
Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
The Highest scores, D scores and World Cup rankings at The Gymternet
Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions

MORE WAYS TO LISTEN HERE

U.S. Olympic Trials Preview 2024 Jun 25, 2024

Show notes

The Selection Procedures Quiz to end all quizzes!
The USAG appeals process
A breakdown of each competitor at Trials
Why realistic expectations are the key to happiness
Brazilian Olympic Trails report from Renan of Roda de Ginastica
The latest on the New Zealand debacle
German Olympic Team
Related:
- What scores get you a medal
- How to Build The Paris Olympic Team

OLYMPIC LIVE SHOW TICKETS ON SALE NOW OLYMPIC TRIALS BONUS PODCAST SCHEDULE

Wednesday, 6/26 after podium training (late afternoon/evening) CT
Friday, 6/28 after Women's Day One 10:15ish pm CT
Sunday 6/30 Live Show live from Minnesota Olympic Trials

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!). It includes:

- Weekly Q&A Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktail s episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch.
- Exclusive VIP section on the message board Forum
More goodies:
- GymCastic newsletters
- 2024 College & Cocktails menu (including mocktails, of course)
- GymCastic Fantasy Games
- GymCastic Store: clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even "tapestries" (banners, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Hats: coming soon.
Catch up with these U.S. Championship Links
- Behind The Scenes: Final Day U.S. Championships 2024
- Behind The Scenes: Day One U.S. Championships 2024
- Behind The Scenes: Podium Training U.S. Championships 2024
- U.S. Championships Preview 2024
- Podium training montage here (be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel while you're there)
- Simone's Press Conference here
- Photos galleries
- Full Championship scores
- Highest scoring team machine from Emily Giambalvo at the Washington Post
RECENT EPISODES

- - - Three World Champion Coaches Get Candid with Cleo Washington, Sarah Korngold and Owen Field
      - Behind The Scenes: Sarah Korngold and Owen Field Follow Up Q&A
    - Behind The Scenes: Artistry with Spencer
    - Behind The Scenes: May 27th New Olympians Qualified Today
RESOURCES
- Spencer's Clickable Code of Points
- Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
- 15.366
- Follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti
- The Highest scores, D scores and World Cup rankings at The Gymternet
- Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions
MORE WAYS TO LISTEN HERE

Paris Teams Taking Shape, Artistry with Dr. Laura Cappelle Jun 18, 2024

Show notes

The latest Paris Olympic Team news:

Chinese Olympic Team: Qiu Qiyuan, Zhou Yaqin, Ou Yushan, Zhang Yihan, Luo Huan
British Olympic Team: Alica Kinsella, Becky Downie, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Ruby Evans, Abi Martin
We spend a lot of time talking about the amazingness of Becky making her third Olympic team at age 32
- Watch Deanna Hong's documentary about Becky Downie's comeback this year
Canadian Olympic Team so far: Ellie Black and Aurélie Tran
German National Championships where all-around champ, Helen Kevric and veteran Ellie Seitz battle it out despite an incorrect D score
Melanie winning French Championships in her Dior leo
The Mixed Group draw for Paris qualifications where the defending Olympic bars champion, Derwael, ends that event!
Hambuechen doing a Kovacs outdoors

Special Guest: Parisian dance critic and sociologist, Dr. Laura Cappelle on artistry in gymnastics

- What she thinks of the artistry checklist
- Her new book on the cultural change in ballet companies around the world
- What team France choreographer, Gregory Milan's approach to minimize deductions and work with the individual gymnasts' movement style
  - See example Morgane Osyssek FX
- Balanchine's lesson to "See the music and hear the dance."
Creating a vocabulary about choreography and artistry for gymnastics; knowing when choreography is successful:
- Is it a complete performance? Coherent and part of a whole.
- Range and quality of expression; acting
- Connectedness of movements
- Construction of the choreography; is it just steps rather than a journey with a start, arc and end
- Quality of movement; fluid movement
- Successful choreography is agnostic of style
- Does the style of movement fit the gymnast
- Change of intensity, each step having a different weight, tempo variation

OLYMPIC LIVE SHOW TICKETS ON SALE NOW OLYMPIC TRIALS BONUS PODCAST SCHEDULE

Wednesday, 6/26 after podium training (late afternoon/evening) CT
Friday, 6/28 after Women's Day One 10:15ish pm CT
Sunday 6/30 Live Show live from Minnesota Olympic Trials

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!). It includes:

- Weekly Q&A Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktail s episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch.
- Exclusive VIP section on the message board Forum
More goodies:
- GymCastic newsletters
- 2024 College & Cocktails menu (including mocktails, of course)
- GymCastic Fantasy Games
- GymCastic Store: clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even "tapestries" (banners, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Hats: coming soon.
Catch up with these U.S. Championship Links
- Behind The Scenes: Final Day U.S. Championships 2024
- Behind The Scenes: Day One U.S. Championships 2024
- Behind The Scenes: Podium Training U.S. Championships 2024
- U.S. Championships Preview 2024
- Podium training montage here (be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel while you're there)
- Simone's Press Conference here
- Photos galleries
- Full Championship scores
- Highest scoring team machine from Emily Giambalvo at the Washington Post
RECENT EPISODES

- - - Three World Champion Coaches Get Candid with Cleo Washington, Sarah Korngold and Owen Field
      - Behind The Scenes: Sarah Korngold and Owen Field Follow Up Q&A
    - Behind The Scenes: Artistry with Spencer
    - Behind The Scenes: May 27th New Olympians Qualified Today
    - 2024 U.S. Classic Meet Recap
    - 2024 U.S. Classic: Immediate Post-Meet Reactions
    - Behind The Scenes: Catchup with Scott Bregman
    - Behind The Scenes: Gabby USAG WTF
    - Hana Ricna
RESOURCES
- Spencer's Clickable Code of Points
- Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
- 15.366
- Follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti
- The Highest scores, D scores and World Cup rankings at The Gymternet
- Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions
MORE WAYS TO LISTEN HERE

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