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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:

US Championships Preview and Euros Recap Aug 16, 2022

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LIVE PODCAST IN TAMPA!

Who: Jordyn Freakin' Wieber! Olympic Gold medalist, all-around World Champion, Arkansas head coach… national treasure!
When: August 19th, Friday--festivities will begin at 11:30 a.m. (EDT)
Where: Stageworks Theatre down the street from US Championships in Tampa, FL
Tickets now on sale! The theater is half the size as our last show, so we expect the in-person seats to sell out. So don't wait.

BUY NOW! Headlines from around the world

Rebeca Andrade set a new 2022 record for all-around score at Brazilian Nationals with a 58.100.
Final thoughts on the women's European championship: On Italian dominance, preparation, smart code work, and Germans loving Germans

US Championships preview

It's the return of Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles to elite competition. What are we looking forward to and expecting to see from them?
Why Konnor McClain's prior performances make her a favorite here, but also why there are...6? people who could legitimately win the title
Will we see Shilese Jones perform her original skills?
In the men's department, we have—wait for it—selection procedure questions. Cue gasp. Plus, is Brody Malone a lock to win? Are Shane Wiskus and Yul Moldauer still toward the top of the field in a Colt Walker world? How will Asher Hong stack up against the top seniors? And is Donnell Whittenburg getting back on national team?

Men's Euros preview

That's right, there are men at the European Championship too. Kensley tries to wrangle Jessica and Spencer as we discuss if there are any potential obstacles for the British men and Jake Jarman, the all-around chances of Ilia Kovtun and Adem Asil, the best hopes for German medals, and why floor is going to be the most interesting final.

JOIN CLUB GYM NERD

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to Behind the Scenes episodes.
Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here.
We have a Ukraine Fundraiser design, all proceeds go to the CARE Ukraine Crisis fund.

RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES

- - - Donate grips and tape for Ukrainian gymnasts
    - Donate to family of Alabama volunteer assistant coach in Ukraine
    - To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine on gymnastics, go to Gymnovosti
    - European Championships 2022: Women's Event Finals
    - European Championships 2022: Women's Team Final
    - European Championships 2022: Senior Women's All-Around
    - 2022 US Classic Debrief

WATCH HERE

Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded and see some of the gymnastics we discuss, plus get access to all of our exclusive interviews and Behind The Scenes episodes. Club members get 8 extra episodes in August with live coverage from Euros and US Championships. Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch this episode. Not a member? Join here.

European Championships 2022: Senior Women's Event Final Aug 14, 2022

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European Championships

German and NCAA Champion Pauline Tratz joins us live from Munich. We discuss the injuries during vault finals, Kim Bui's send off, the coach on the podium, and what we thought of the scoring and each event final.

European Championships 2022: Women's Team Final with Pauline Tratz Aug 13, 2022

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German and NCAA Champion, Pauline Tratz joins us live from Munich. We discuss the absolute blow out where Italy dominated, the British improved their prelims performance for silver and Germany's historic bronze.

European Championships 2022: Senior Women's AA Final & Qualifications Aug 11, 2022

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GymCasitc Live Show

Who: Jordyn Freakin' Wieber! Olympic Gold medalist, all-around World Champion, Arkansas head coach… national treasure!
When: August 19th, Friday--festivities will begin at 11:30 a.m. (EDT)
Where: At Nationals in Tampa, FL
Tickets now on sale! The theater is half the size as our last show, so we expect the in-person seats to sell out. So don't wait.

BUY NOW! European Championships

German and NCAA Champion Pauline Tratz joins us live from Munich with Dr. Kensley Behel. The finals and qualifications were combined today. We discussion the team qualifications, who qualified to the World Championships and how Italy blew everyone away!

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Keep listening here. Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded and see some of the gymnastics we discuss, plus get access to all of our exclusive interviews and Behind The Scenes episodes. Club members get 8 extra episodes in August with live coverage from Euros and US Championships.

JOIN CLUB GYM NERD

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to Behind the Scenes episodes.
Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here.
We have a Ukraine Fundraiser design, all proceeds go to the CARE Ukraine Crisis fund.

RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES

- - - 2022 US Classic Debrief
    - Angular and Strange: The 2022 US Classic Preview
    - The Brazil Era
    - Farewell, All-Around Standings
    - Olga
    - The Judges Go Off
    - The New Era: Alicia Sacramone Quinn and Chellsie Memmel lead USAG
    - TV's Biggest Gymnastics Fails
    - GYMKATA
    - The Leotard Episode: Part Deux
    - Donate grips and tape for Ukrainian gymnasts
    - Donate to family of Alabama volunteer assistant coach in Ukraine
    - To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine on gymnastics, go to Gymnovosti

2022 Euros Preview with Pauline Tratz Aug 09, 2022

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LIVE SHOW WITH JORDYN WEIBER!

Who: Jordyn Freakin' Wieber! Olympic Gold medalist, all-around World Champion, Arkansas head coach… national treasure!
When: August 19th, Friday--festivities will begin at 11:30 a.m. (EDT)
Where: At Nationals in Tampa, FL
Tickets now on sale! The theater is half the size as our last show, so we expect the in-person seats to sell out. So don't wait.

BUY NOW!

European Championships Preview

The women's competition begins Thursday. Pauline, Kensley, and Deanna will be in the arena bringing you all the details with Behind the Scenes member shows on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Pauline fills us in on the significance of competing at the European Championships and what she thinks of this year's arena
The team competition: Previewing the medal frontrunners and the bubble teams fighting to qualify to worlds, including the budding rivalry between Great Britain and Italy, the Ukraine question, and what we're going to see from the Scandinavians
Event finals: Pauline tells us which athlete's progression makes her proud, and we discuss the wide open vault field, the loaded bars field, the Pauline Schäfer of it all, and who broke the floor this week.
Plus, gymternet news about Indiana and the presence of USAG and the NCAA in the state and NIL deals, and then we make Jessica talk about the soccer a little bit.
Feedback: Is having a second vault like training a fifth event? Pauline gives us her take and reveals which event in the scariest for her.

JOIN CLUB GYM NERD

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to Behind the Scenes episodes.
Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here.
We have a Ukraine Fundraiser design, all proceeds go to the CARE Ukraine Crisis fund.

RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES

- - - Donate grips and tape for Ukrainian gymnasts
    - Donate to family of Alabama volunteer assistant coach in Ukraine
    - To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine on gymnastics, go to Gymnovosti
    - 2022 US Classic Debrief
    - Angular and Strange: The 2022 US Classic Preview
    - The Brazil Era
    - Farewell, All-Around Standings
    - Olga
    - The Judges Go Off
    - The New Era: Alicia Sacramone Quinn and Chellsie Memmel lead USAG
    - TV's Biggest Gymnastics Fails
    - GYMKATA
    - The Leotard Episode: Part Deux

2022 US Classic Debrief Aug 03, 2022

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US Classic

We discuss the Leanne and Shilese show and what was so exciting about their performances, despite some Classicy mistakes
Attendance: Nearly dozens of people came to the event. What was up with that?
How did John Roethlisberger and Laurie Hernandez do as a commentary duo?
Plus, the vault revolution is here thanks to Wong and Joscelyn Roberson, why bars was the best event of the meet, and Nola Matthews' floor, reinterpreted
Jayla Hang won the junior title, and Jessica bestows her "Knock Your Teeth Out" award for sissones
Hear what Chellsie Memmel had to say about developing artistry in US routines and reading the code of points
On the men's side, we discuss how Brody Malone stacks up against the world right now, the best Donnell Whittenburg has ever looked, the pluses and minuses of this wacky bonus system, and the virtues of mounting with a quad on floor.
Then, Jessica has a detour about neck braces and Star Wars that we're all still trying to figure out

LIVE SHOW

Who: Jordyn Freakin' Wieber! Olympic Gold medalist, all-around World Champion, Arkansas head coach… national treasure!
When: August 19th, Friday--festivities will begin at 11:30 a.m. (EDT)
Where: At Nationals in Tampa, FL
Virtual tickets now on sale for everyone.
- Club members have early access to in-person tickets and they will go on sale for everyone later this week
The theater is half the size as our last show, so we expect the in-person seats to sell out. So club members… don't wait.

BUY NOW! Commonwealth Games

We break down the big stories of the competition, including England's team dominance, Georgia Godwin finally getting her moment to shine, Emma Spence's best meet ever, and Georgia-Mae Fenton's new skill.
FEELINGS about Claudia Fragapane's emotional return to the Commonwealth Games and historic results for Cyprus, Scotland, and South Africa
Jake Jarman dominated the men's competition, Marios Georgiou gave his thumb for a Cyrpus team medal, Felix Dolci's execution made us want to watch a RINGS routine, and getting to the bottom of the decision to let Northern Ireland compete.
We finally know how team Northern Ireland and Rhys McClenaghan got to compete at the Commonwealth Games.

JOIN CLUB GYM NERD

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to Behind the Scenes episodes.
Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here.
We have a Ukraine Fundraiser design, all proceeds go to the CARE Ukraine Crisis fund.

RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES

- WATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded and see some of the gymnastics we discuss, plus get access to all of our exclusive interviews and Behind The Scenes episodes.

Angular and Strange: The 2022 US Classic Preview Jul 26, 2022

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US Classic Preview

But first, we're having a live show at US Nationals with Jordyn Weiber! Listen for details.
Leanne Wong was a surprise entrant on the US Classic roster. What do we expect?
A discussion of the title race: What we're looking to see from Konnor McClain, whether Shilese Jones is the best bars worker in the US, and the current status of Kayla DiCello after just competing at Pan Ams
Who isn't competing: Most of the college Olympians, most of the Pan Ams team, and more
Plus, a possible Addison Fatta and Ciena Alipio revenge tour and the importance of a Nola Matthews floor routine
There are men at this meet now! A lot of them. We discuss some weird scheduling, what we're expecting to see from Donnell Whittenburg and Colin Van Wicklen here, and what Stephen Nedoroscik needs to do to make teams leading up to Paris.

Gymternet News

We discuss what Greg Marsden and Cecile Landi had to say about Roe, the petitions calling for the NCAA to remove all Championships from Texas (and any state with similar laws) for criminalizing abortion healthcare and anti-trans policies, the current funding freeze for Gymnastics Canada, and the contract extension for Courtney Kupets Carter.

Commonwealth Games Preview

Is this Australia's moment for women's team and AA gold? Or is England going to rout everyone? Plus, Rhys is competing after all, the return of Claudia Fragapane, a potential breakout competition for Ondine Achampong, the importance of Poppy Stickler, and several sexism alerts. And finally, important feedback about Olga Strazheva's 1989 floor routine and who should compete a tribute version. JOIN CLUB GYM NERD

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to Behind the Scenes episodes.
Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here.
We have a Ukraine Fundraiser design, all proceeds go to the CARE Ukraine Crisis fund.

RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES

- - - Donate grips and tape for Ukrainian gymnasts
    - Donate to family of Alabama volunteer assistant coach in Ukraine
    - To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine on gymnastics, go to Gymnovosti
    - The Brazil Era
    - Farewell, All-Around Standings
    - Olga
    - The Judges Go Off
    - The New Era: Alicia Sacramone Quinn and Chellsie Memmel lead USAG
    - TV's Biggest Gymnastics Fails
    - GYMKATA
    - The Leotard Episode: Part Deux

The Brazil Era Jul 19, 2022

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Pan Am Championships

The Brazilian women won team gold over the US at the Pan American Championship. We discuss:
- Flavia Saraiva as team MVP and the beam rotation that made us remember why we like this sport
- Rebeca Andrade nearly getting a 9 E-score on bars
- A big week for Lexi Zeiss
- Skye Blakely's magic beam feet
- The current state of US floor artistry
- And how much (if anything) should be read into what the US performance means for worlds
Plus, Canada brought the new skills on bars, Jamaica missed the team final because of a leotard deduction, and the US men won a tight final over Brazil.
And most importantly: the shorts incident, Barbara Achondo excelling at 39, the music tastes of the US team, and the glory that is Argentinian junior sensation Isabella Ajalla.

JOIN CLUB GYM NERD

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to Behind the Scenes episodes.
Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here.
We have a Ukraine Fundraiser design, all proceeds go to the CARE Ukraine Crisis fund.

RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES

- - - Donate grips and tape for Ukrainian gymnasts
    - Donate to family of Alabama volunteer assistant coach in Ukraine
    - To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine on gymnastics, go to Gymnovosti
    - Farewell, All-Around Standings
    - Olga
    - The Judges Go Off
    - The New Era: Alicia Sacramone Quinn and Chellsie Memmel lead USAG
    - TV's Biggest Gymnastics Fails
    - GYMKATA
    - The Leotard Episode: Part Deux

Farewell, All-Around Standings Jul 13, 2022

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Headlines

The US women's team for the Pan American Championships has been named, and it didn't go by all-around rank order! We discuss what we're celebrating as well as the issues we still have with how team selection is being conducted in the new era
Dan Baker, USAG team selection committee member, interview on the role of specialists and laws effecting women.
A preview of the competition: How to watch on YouTube and the Pan Am Channel, how teams qualify to worlds from this meet, how Andrade and Saraiva will match up against the US team, and how many new Cubans will become stars

Meet News

The American Classic happened. We discuss the weirdness of this meet being streamed while Pan American selection wasn't, as well as the etiquette for doing a Memmel turn in front of Chellsie Memmel
Meet news from around the world, including the results of French Championships and worlds qualification from Africa.

Gymternet News and Feedback

Who's returning to Florida next year, Alabama's surprising new assistant coach, more graduate transfers in college gymnastics, how many football players it takes to be worth one gymnast, and women's gymnastics tattoos.
Plus, Simone received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and then was given a coloring book on the plane.

JOIN CLUB GYM NERD

Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to Behind the Scenes episodes.
Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here.
We have a Ukraine Fundraiser design, all proceeds go to the CARE Ukraine Crisis fund.

RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES

- - - Donate grips and tape for Ukrainian gymnasts
    - Donate to family of Alabama volunteer assistant coach in Ukraine
    - To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine on gymnastics, go to Gymnovosti
    - Olga
    - The Judges Go Off
    - The New Era: Alicia Sacramone Quinn and Chellsie Memmel lead USAG
    - TV's Biggest Gymnastics Fails
    - The Three-Headed USAG
    - Uncle Tim's Mythbusters
    - Athletistry
    - GYMKATA
    - The Leotard Episode: Part Deux

WATCH HERE

Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded and see some of the gymnastics we discuss, plus get access to all of our exclusive interviews and Behind The Scenes episodes. Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch this episode. Not a member? Join here

Greatest Gymnastics Fails Jul 06, 2022

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This week's episode is commissioned by Club Gym Nerd Member Ryan, who asked for an episode all about GYMNASTICS FAILS—"the craziest, jaw-dropping-est, and most importantly hilarious instances when it simply wasn't someone's day—the most ridiculous falls, the wardrobe malfunctions, and infamous equipment fails. No one is off limits for gymnastics blooper reels. I want this episode to be lighthearted, nostalgic, and a reminder that gymnastics is a struggle for basically all of the human race at one point or another."

WATCH LIST

Follow along as we discuss each magnificent fail, which are linked in the order in which we discuss them.