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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:

National Collegiate Achilles Apocalypse Feb 15, 2022

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Important Updates

Konnor McClain's former coaches respond to her accusations of racism
Fisk University will launch the first HBCU college gymnastics team
Fart sabotage. That's right: fart sabotage.
That whole figure skating thing gets us talking about changing the age limit in gymnastics. Some context:
- "Because she is younger than 16, Kamila Valieva is considered a "protected person" by the World Anti-Doping Agency and therefore could receive a lesser punishment than an adult who could receive a maximum two-year suspension."
- "The panel said Monday that it would be unfair and cause "irreparable harm" to Valieva if she were barred from the Olympic competition."

College Gym Update

The National Collegiate Achilles Apocalypse claimed more victims this week. What will it take to stop the madness?
Thoughts on the midseason blues, NQS, and the college gymnastics schedule
Do DIII teams really get higher scores when they go away at DI schools? SURE DO.
- Not an urban myth, it's a study from Spencer.
  - Using data from every meet for the DIII WIAC teams (the 8 teams in Wisconsin/Minnesota) for the last 10 years—679 team scores—the average score when they compete away at a DI or DII school is 186.104.
  - Compared to when they compete at home or at other DIII schools or neutral venues, when the average score is 183.776.
  - That's a difference of 2.328 in the team score—or greater than four falls—maintained across an entire decade of meets for an entire division of teams. Far from being an urban myth, DIII teams scoring far higher at DI and DII schools is a long-standing and verifiable reality.
Plus, Ana Padurariu's magic foot, the sideline choreography award, the most college salute of all time, the cringiest college gymnastics broadcast moment ever, and the comedy stylings of one Jordan Chiles
Feedback on 10.0s from a real-life gymnast who got one, the irrationality of which gymnasts got to take a COVID year, gymnastics in the classroom, and what if college gymnastics added lyrics to floor music

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Masterful, Exceptional, Perfection Feb 08, 2022

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Important Updates

We discuss the Peggy Liddick suspension (read the full tribunal decision here), Konnor McClain's allegations against her former coach and the Game Over Commission's final recommendations.

College Gym Update

A midterm report card: Thoughts, reflections and lessons learned so far in the college gymnastics season, 10s, and these broken live scoring pages
Without a real choreographer, are pose-a-thon teams denying gymnasts a chance to go viral and therefore maximize their NIL profit potential?
10.000S FOR EVERYBODY. We discuss the weekend of 11 perfect scores in college gymnastics and to devise a plan to differentiate between ideal and simply not-a-deduction
Anyone who's anyone got a 39.825 in the all-around, and we take on a new routine that we need to fix to make it a 10.
Michigan's historic score, and what other teams would need to do to reach that level
We desperately try to make SABOTAGE happen
Plus, history made in men's college gymnastics while Reyna Guggino (VT, Michigan) got the second, ever leadoff 10 in a college gymnastics meet. The first was Grace Glenn (UCLA, beam in 2020)

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You Can't Sit on Two Chairs Feb 01, 2022

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Important Updates

USAG compliance investigator job
Welcome to Beijing: The Song!
Calling for an NCAA-funded study on Achilles tears in college gymnastics and weeping for the Achilles we lost this week.
UCLA: Marz Frazier and Sekai Wright gave an interview about what's happening at UCLA. We discuss what they said, the broad leadership failures that led to this point, and what should be done now.

College Gym Update

Leanne Wong won the freshman 10.000 sweepstakes
How Florida's 198.250 was all Spencer's doing and not the gymnasts
Suni Lee made her all-around debut, and we talk about the power of pickles
Jade Carey hasn't scored under 9.9 all season
Jordan Chiles made her beam and floor debut and isn't shirking the difficulty
Spencer blows a gasket about Brooklyn Moors' floor score
Plus, the saga of Georgia's beam, Auburn defeating Alabama, the best team vaulting performance in gymnastics history, and the most college gymnastics ailment of all time

GYMTERNET NEWS

Why Artur Dalaloyan's fake social media retirement has everyone talking, college and cocktails, gymnast authors, and more.

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Blame It on the Ectoplasm Jan 25, 2022

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COLLEGE UPDATES

The unitard revolution comes to college gymnastics from Naimah Muhammad.
Jade Carey sets an Oregon State all-around record while Jordan Chiles cheers her on.
Checking in on the Baumann Family Olympics
Georgia has five straight falls on beam
What we actually know—and don't know—about the UCLA situation
Crooked or Correct: Leanne Wong gets 9.825 for this Podkopayeva
Plus, we fix all the routine composition (you're welcome) and discuss Jordan Chiles' vault change and Brooklyn Moors' beam debut
Rage-o-Meter triple-header: This week, we're not having ANY of these BS "program records," free-range children on the loose, and crooked floor lines
Must-watch routines from Lex Ortega and Sam Phillips
An update on the greatest freshman college gymnastics class of all time from Suni Lee to Grace Mcusker and Ana Padurariu.

GYMTERNET NEWS

Injury updates, gymnasts making the $$$$$$$, new US men's funding, and more

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Equality and...Not Equality Jan 18, 2022

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COLLEGE UPDATES

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a "Must Do Better" update on racism in gymnastics
Thoughts on Florida's Equality Meet on ABC, what the broadcast did right and did wrong, and some interesting 10s that may or may not have been given out
What happens when 4-year-olds have questions about gymnast butt cheeks and when Jessica gets VERY confused about miniature backpacks
Most Decorated Class of All Time Report: Debuts from Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Brooklyn Moors and Ana Padurariu, routine changes from Suni Lee, and the Morgan Hurd injury situation
Plus, UCLA had an icky-no-good first meet, Superman failed us, Utah destroyed Oklahoma, and a 10.000/9.800 judges split for the ages

GYMTERNET NEWS

Kohei officially announced his retirement. We debate what he will most be remembered for.

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The Greatest Freshman Class of All Time Jan 11, 2022

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COLLEGE UPDATES

Why Jessica has already declared Michigan the repeat national champion, and why all the cool kids are talking about San Jose State
How Oklahoma and Florida committed to chaos in their opening meets
The latest news in COVID cancellations and injuries
Most Decorated Class of All Time Report: How Suni Lee, Leanne Wong, Riley McCusker, Grace McCallum, and Kara Eaker fared in their college gymnastics debuts
The non-basic floor routines we love right now
From tripping, to tripping, to more tripping, the best comedy of the week

GYMTERNET NEWS

It's all bad! We discuss the gymnastics dads we lost at the end of 2021, meet cancellations and gym closures, and the latest arrests and dumpster fire news out of Michigan
But also, athletes getting PAID (including a team-wide NIL deal at Alabama), Nellie Kim judging in NCAA, and new jobs for Syque Caesar and Wendy Bruce-Martin.

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Cocktails and College: NCAA Gymnastics Meet Post-Show Jan 08, 2022

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Normally, Friday podcasts are just for Club Gym Nerd members, who can watch the podcast being recorded and see video clips of the gymnastics while we discuss. In celebration of the greatest freshman class in the history of college gymnastics, today's episode was live for everyone.

The greatest freshman class of all time start their college gymnastics careers tonight! The freshman competing this season have 25 World/Olympic medals combined. Join GymCastic for the first Friday night post-meet podcast of the season. We will discuss Olympic AA Champion Sunisa Lee's debut for Auburn; Olympic medalist Grace McCallum with World medalist Kara Eaker at Utah; the stacked university of Florida freshman AA World Champion Morgan Hurd with fellow team World Champion Riley McCusker. and world medalist Leanne Wong.

Wendy Bruce Martin on 1992 Barcelona Olympics Recap Dec 31, 2021

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Dr. Uncle Tim PhD, Spencer, Jessica and very special guest, 1992 U.S. Olympic medalist, Wendy Bruce Martin chat about the 1992 Olympics Games in Barcelona:

The pre-Olympic Climate:
- How the end of the Cold War shaped the Games
- The media pressure on Kim Zmeskal and the heartbreaking life of Svetlana Boginkaya after the 1988 Olympics.
- Kim Kelly and the shadiest U.S. Olympic Team selection of all time. (6:00)
- Wedgie-gate, was it fair to punish three athletes for ill-fitting leotards? (16:00)
- Uncle Tim's 1992 Code of Points and Competition Rules Quiz-Mageddon! (23:00)
- The magic of the 1992 broadcast that included interviews with every controversial figure.
The Competition (42:00):
- Compulsories that took our breath away and should we still have them? Exhibit A: Vanda Hădărean (ROM) or Gruneneva (Unified Team). Eastern Bloc beauty.
- The judging crack epidemic of 1992. Exhibit B: Christina Bontas's 9.9 beam routine.
- Kim Zmeskal fell on beam and the world didn't actually end.
- The glory of North Korea, Kim Gwang Suk on bars. All praise the dear leader.
Team Finals (1:02:00)
- Kerri Strug's family fashion.
- The Karolyi double back set on beam, AKA freeze in mid-air before flip.
- U.S. and Australian leotards.
- Why Wendy felt embarrassed of her bronze medal for too long.
The All-Around Final (1:16:00)
- Galieva-Gate
- The most common skills of the quad and the routines that were way ahead of their time, like Tatiana Lysenko (Unified).
- Luisa Portocarrera (CAN/GTM), beam goddess. Watch it here.
- Shannon Miller vs. Tatiana Gutsu showdown. Was the judging fair? We decide. (1:26:00)
Event Finals (1:29:19)
- Tatiana Lysenko's double twisting yurchenko vs. the world; the 1992 vault final.
- The Beam Final: Li Lu - press handstand to HEALY to arch pose! Pour out some Yang Bo. Lysenko's backspin, Shannon Miller. One of the greatest beam finals of all time.
- The Bars Final: The bars medalists got air on the bars that were super close together. Lu Li got mega air and Kim Gwang Suk - TKATCHEV TO COUNTER KIM! WHAT?!
- The Floor Final: Lavinia Milosovici's Romanian tumbling greatness, Henrietta Onodi's triple full, Gutsu's split leg double layout, so much genius!
Shenanigans and the Legacy of the 1992 Olympics (1:43:05)
- Steve Nunno's motivational poster quotes.
- Bela Karolyi or Donald Trump quotes quiz.
- The training schedule for the U.S. Team. Yes, two-a-day practices.
- The new breed of positive coaches. (1:51:53)