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**GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast**

GymCastic Podcast is a weekly gymnastics talk show. The hosts interview people who love gymnastics almost as much as we do, discuss the latest news, events and offensive leotard fashion.

Latest Episodes:

Feet Aren't Real: College Season Week Two Jan 16, 2024

Show notes

News Updates

What we learned from Simone's Vanity Fair interview, who's on the FIG list of eligible non-affiliated athletes, and more follow-ups from last week on altitude and sickle cell

College Season—Week 2

Cal is #2 in the rankings—are they the team best poised to challenge Oklahoma?
Does it actually matter whether you're scoring a 197.9 or a 195.9 in week 2?
We have another entry in the "Tribute to Mom" floor routine series
Program debuts! Clemson, Talladega, and Utica all competed in their first-ever meets
Florida opened its 2024 season and Morgan Hurd scored career highs on beam and floor. We discuss.
Sierra Brooks set an all-time Michigan all-around record, Konnor McClain scored a 10.000 on bars, and important LEOTARD developments
Corrupt or Correct takes on the beam scoring at the Sprouts Quads
The new quad-meet broadcast format: Pro or anti?
Fantasy gymnastics: Steals of the week, injury and retirement news, and an important advisory

More With Club Gym Nerd

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Behind The Scenes episodes, dedications, mini-commissions and group commissions
Club Gym Nerd members get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails episodes.
More goodies:
- Live Show Virtual Season Pass
- 2024 College & Cocktails menu (including cocktails of course)
- GymCastic newsletters
- GymCastic Fantasy Gymnastics League
- Merch: clothing and gifts for the gymnast or gymnastics fan in your life and even "tapestries" (banners perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast

RELATED EPISODES
- - College & Cocktails
    - Mean Girls Week 1
    - Big Girl ABC Meet Week 2
  - New Year, Old Habits
  - 2023 Gymnastics Triumphs and Controversies
  - 2024 NCAA Gymnastics Preview Show
  - Dolly Parton Gymnastics Stampede
  - Emergency Gymternet News
RESOURCES & CITATIONS
- Fisk University roundtable discussion with the six black female head coaches in college gymnastics
- NCAA Pre-Season Power Rankings
- Spencer's The Balance Beam Situation
- Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
- Follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti
- The Highest D and E scores from The Gymternet
- Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions
MORE WAYS TO LISTEN HERE

New Year, Old Habits Jan 09, 2024

Show notes

News Updates

Discussing the latest interview with Mary Lou about her illness , insurance and income versus feelings from gymnastics fans who dislike Mary Lou for lobbying against the SafeSport Act.
Suni's training update, and Shawn Johnson's addiction to Adderall and pain medication

College Season Begins!

The 2024 college season kicked off with the Super 16 Chaos Festival. We have a LOT of thoughts on the commentary trio (the confusion! the interrupting! the popcorn comment!) and also maybe a couple on the routines or whatever
- Hear more on last week's College & Cocktails episode on the Oklahoma Michigan Super 16 meet.
Week 1 of the new Finish Position deduction. How did everyone do at remembering this is a thing now? Will it last?
Correct or Corrupt takes on the "fully candy bars" UB judging at the Super 16. All those 9.900s were at the same level, RIGHTTTT?
Plus, 10.000 Watch, who survived beam the best, the attack of the almost-stick, a coach-interference moment, and more

More With Club Gym Nerd

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Behind The Scenes episodes, dedications, mini-commissions and group commissions
Club Gym Nerd members get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails episodes.
More goodies:
- Live Show Virtual Season Pass
- 2024 College & Cocktails menu (including cocktails of course)
- GymCastic newsletters
- GymCastic Fantasy Gymnastics League
- Merch: clothing and gifts for the gymnast or gymnastics fan in your life and even "tapestries" (banners perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast

RELATED EPISODES
RESOURCES & CITATIONS
- Spencer's The Balance Beam Situation
- Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
- Follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti
- The Highest D and E scores from The Gymternet
- Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions

2023 Gymnastics Triumphs and Controversies Dec 19, 2023

Show notes

Simone gave us a most special gift this week: video of her doing the WILDEST gymnastics. What do we think could make it into an actual routine?
The FIG released its report from Antwerp. We discuss the glorious trend of increasing competitor age and discuss deep E-score disparity
Developments from this week's college preview meets, including the debuts of Konnor McClain's college era and this year's UCLA floor routines

2023 in Review

It's our last show of a truly memorable year, so we're taking you through a timeline of this year's history-making moments
A top-10 list! We count down the top 10 controversies in gymnastics this year. Which abject horror will take the ultimate crown???
Plus, the best single routine of the year, as well as our top mixed zone moments

Mini-Commission

Today, a mini-commission on the scoring of McKayla Maroney's vaults at the 2012 Olympics. We dive into the individual judges scores in the results book to see if something fishy was going on.

The Gift of Club Gym Nerd

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Behind The Scenes episodes, dedications, mini-commissions and group commissions
Club Gym Nerd members get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails episodes.
Merch: clothing and gifts for the gymnast or gymnastics fan in your life and even "tapestries" (banners perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast
More goodies:
- Live Show Virtual Season Pass
- 2024 College & Cocktails menu (including cocktails of course)
- GymCastic newsletters
- 2023 Gymnastics Holiday Gift Guide

RELATED EPISODES
RESOURCES & CITATIONS
- Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
- Follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti
- The Highest D and E scores from The Gymternet
- Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions
MORE WAYS TO LISTEN HERE

2024 NCAA Preview Show Dec 12, 2023

Show notes

Headline News

We have a host for 2027 Worlds: Chengdu, China. Now, about 2025...
Our dream: a definitely serious academic study into NBC's gymnastics coverage

NCAA 2024 Preview

Hot topics heading into the season: 10.000 Watch, the end of conferences as we know them, and the influence of NIL on roster construction
Why does Oklahoma keep winning? We talk toes, spotting landings, and also casino heists for some reason
What Florida, LSU, Utah, UCLA, Michigan, Cal, and Alabama would need to do to knock off Oklahoma in 2024
Preseason All-Star Team: Jessica and Spencer are co-head coaches of Team Earth and present their 6-up, 5-count NCAA lineups for intergalactic competition. Who makes the cut?

Gymternet News

Gymnastics news out of the WWE, a yellow card to People Magazine for its four-year-fan headline, an update on Russia from the IOC, going to the gym from the Nadia movie, Gymnasts for Change continuing the fight, and Jessica recaps what's been happening on social media for Spencer since he is a 99-year-old crab.

The GIFT of Club Gym Nerd

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Behind the Scenes Q&A episodes, dedications, mini-commissions and group commissions
Club Gym Nerd members get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails episodes.
Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here and even "tapestries" (banners perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast here.
Check out our 2023 Gymnastics Holiday Gift Guide
RELATED EPISODES
RESOURCES & CITATIONS
- Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
- Follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti
- The Highest D and E scores from The Gymternet
- Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions
MORE WAYS TO LISTEN HERE

Dolly Parton Gymnastics Stampede Dec 05, 2023

Show notes

Headline News

In a big win for Gymnasts for Change, British Gymnastics released new safeguarding policies that should be the model for federations around the world
Riley McCusker is injured, and Spencer tries to convince you it's all just a bad dream
Lindenwood is shutting down its gymnastics team after the 2024 season
More on the banning of Elvira Saadi in Canada

NCAA 2024 - Getting Ahead of the Game

Jessica corners you in an elevator and tells you what she loves about college gymnastics
Death to the "Alabama Shuffle:" a major rule change is coming to college gymnastics landings in 2024. We administer a quiz on the new regulations, discuss which gymnast the new requirement was obviously modeled after, and give our overall impressions
Meet the Ninja Level 10s: Learning the names of gymnasts you can become obsessed with before the bandwagon starts, including KJ Kindler's dream come true, the new queen of bars, and...Nastia's clone?

Power Rankings Fight

A.k.a., why does Jessica hate Flavia? We released our new GymCastic World Elite Power Rankings, and Spencer would like everyone to know that it's not his fault.
Plus, an update on Russia at the Olympics, as well as lawsuits about NIL and Title IX

The GIFT of Club Gym Nerd

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Behind the Scenes Q&A episodes, dedications, mini-commissions and group commissions
Club Gym Nerd members get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails episodes.
Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here and even "tapestries" (banners perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast here.
RELATED EPISODES
RESOURCES & CITATIONS
- Gymlytics Fantasy Gym
- Make It Count Dolly Parton Stampede meet (not an NCAA meet)
- Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
- Follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti
- The Highest D and E scores from The Gymternet
- Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions
MORE WAYS TO LISTEN HERE

Emergency Gymternet News Nov 28, 2023

Show notes

Everything we know about Gabby Douglas training at camp!
University of Utah head coach Tom Farden has resigned.
Double Olympic Champion and Canadian stand out coach, Elvira Saadi has been banned for 10 years
Shawn Johnson destroyed her husband in a center of gravity contest despite being very pregnant.
FIG Women's Technical Committee member and Olympic Champion, Elena Davydova, is under investigation by Gymnastics Canada and Valentina has thoughts.
Nastia was on MTV Cribs and it was everything we ever hoped for.

The GIFT of Club Gym Nerd

Support our work by joining Club Gym Nerd for access to exclusives, extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails episodes.
Rep your favorites with some of our awesome clothing and gifts.
Everything you need to be the best Gym Nerd auntie, uncle or parent or the most informed and stylish gym nerd in the galaxy with our Holiday Gift Guide

RELATED EPISODES

Gabby Douglas camp report on Behind The Scenes
Behind The Scenes episodes
Douglas Family Gold podcast series
Biggest Gymnastics Pet Peeves
Authorized Neutral Athletes
Victoria Moors Interview
Tom Farden Investigation episode
Kara Eaker statement episode

RELATED RESOURCES

- Beneath NCAA gymnastics' glow, a familiar 'toxic' culture from WAPO
- Gymnastics Canada suspended list
- Antwerp World Championships Headquarters: podcasts, video, interviews
- How to contact FIG about hosting worlds
- Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
- To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti
- The Highest D and score rankings from The Gymternet
- Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions

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Biggest Gymnastics Pet Peeves Nov 21, 2023

Show notes

We've got bees in our bonnets! This week, we're celebrating the true meaning of Thanksgiving: pointing out every little thing that bothers you about loved ones. The things in gymnastics that drive us absolutely crazy, no matter how small, shallow, or irrational — the nitpickier the better!

Floor Music Pet Peeves. Yes, we mean you, car-engine sounds. And fake endings, Spotify barf, and so much more
Peeve or Reprieve: The New Game Show That's Sweeping the Nation!
Floor Choreography Pet Peeves. What's the choreographic equivalent of a dad joke? We'll tell you
Pet Peeve Skills. Sell the farm because we are tearing some animal leaps to pieces
Pet Peeves at the Competition. Wrists, salutes, and meets that look like dog shows
The Un-Pet Peeves. Special commendation for the skills and styles we just love

YOUR STORIES

We asked for your craziest meet and training equipment stories, and you delivered, vaulting right out the double doors and into the courtyard!

The GIFT of Club Gym Nerd

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Behind the Scenes episodes, dedications, mini-commissions and group commissions
Club Gym Nerd members get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails episodes.
Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here and even "tapestries" (banners perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast here.
RELATED EPISODES
RESOURCES & CITATIONS
- Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
- Follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti
- The Highest D and E scores from The Gymternet
- Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions
MORE WAYS TO LISTEN HERE

Authorized Neutral Athletes Nov 14, 2023

Show notes

Gabby is heading to national team camp!
The FIG released its ad hoc requirements for Russian and Belarusian participation in meets in 2024. We ask the important question: does anyone actually meet these requirements?
Tom Farden has been placed on administrative leave by Utah, which they say is due to recent behavior "not related to student-athlete welfare."
NCAA Signing Day! We run through which top elites will be competing for which schools and who won the Most Famous Names sweepstakes

MEET NEWS

Jade Carey and Yul Moldauer won the title at Swiss Cup, but the real winner was Spencer, who gets to discuss the strategy of Swiss Cup again
USAG released the selection committee minutes for the 2022 World team and we feel like something is still missing...

MINI-COMMISSION

Today, we have a mini-commission from Club Gym Nerd member Anthony, who ordered a segment all about Listunova—her achievements through the years, from junior world champion, to the Olympics, to now.

JOIN CLUB GYM NERD

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Behind the Scenes episodes, dedications, mini-commissions and group commissions
Club Gym Nerd members get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails episodes.
Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here and even "tapestries" (banners perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast here.
RELATED EPISODES
RESOURCES & CITATIONS
- Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
- Follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti
- The Highest D scores from The Gymternet
- Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions
MORE WAYS TO LISTEN HERE

Gymnastics Movie Club: Perfect Body (Commissioned) Nov 08, 2023

Show notes

We watched the 1997 TV movie Perfect Body and now we REALLY need to talk about it as a family. Especially...

That thing where you just started training elite and you're 16-27 years old and also the Olympics are tomorrow and you're going to make it
Gender roles: Still going great, no notes
How bars coaching means just yelling "TAP" 100 times in a row
Why this movie has never heard of high school, or Seattle
What the 1996 team gold did to deserve ALL THE SHADE it gets from this movie
How you get random cortisone injections from Cathy Rigby over by beam
Clingy boyfriends who interrupt training and somehow don't get murdered????
The Stunt Doubles of Insane Back Flexibility: Chari Knight and Kristie Phillips, and where this movie ranks in terms of gymnastics skill accuracy
Just an extended purple windbreaker fever dream where you train on a low beam in a hotel room
Moody vault timers at sunset and whatever an "All City Gymnastics Demonstration" is
How the soundtrack NAILED it, and much more

JOIN CLUB GYM NERD

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Behind the Scenes episodes, dedications, mini-commissions and group commissions
Club Gym Nerd members get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails episodes.
Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here and even "tapestries" (banners perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast here.
RELATED EPISODES
- - Every GymCastic Commissioned episode
    - Spitfire (Kristie Phillips Movie)
    - GymKata
    - TV's Biggest Gymnastics Fails
    - Nadia the movie
    - CNN Parkette's Documentary: A Quitters Try
    - Commentary Hall of Shame
    - No No Nunnoisms
    - 80's Fight
  - Recent:
  - Romanian Infighting
  - Best Cheng Ever?
RESOURCES & CITATIONS
- Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
- Follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti
- The Highest D and E scores from The Gymternet
- Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions
MORE WAYS TO LISTEN HERE

Trouble in Romania Nov 07, 2023

Show notes

Romanian Infighting

- Today, we're checking in with a quick mini-sode (our main commissioned episode will come later this week) about what has happened in Romania since the women's team qualified to the Olympics at worlds last month.
- We discuss what Jessica has learned from sources who witnessed what happened to Ana Barbosu during podium training at worlds—as well as in the mixed zone—as well as Catalina Ponor's television interview about it, and whether it is appropriate for Ponor to remain in the athlete rep position

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