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2021 World Championships, Qualification Day 3 Oct 20, 2021

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Today, our immediate reactions after watching Japan's two Olympic Champions King Uchimura Kohei and Hashimoto Daiki compete in front of a sold out home crowd. Plus defending world high bar champion, Arthur Nory (BRA), USA's battle pommel horse between Alec Yoder and Stephen Nedoroscik with Donnell Whittenburg joining the Dragulescu vault-a-thon; Yul Moldauer joined a stacked field in the AA; Irish star Rhys McClenaghan trying to repeat his PH greatness; and last but never least, Carlos Yulo (PHI) trying to defend his 2019 floor World Championship. Plus news on the spinal injury to Hatakeda Hitomi (JPN) and the COVID disinfection of the equipment after a competing athlete tested positive. BONUS CONTENT: Behind The Scenes Behind The Scenes is a live Q&A podcast just for club gym nerd members! We're providing daily coverage after each day of competition plus podium training days during the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan! It's our appreciation love letter to club members for supporting the show. Here's how to ask questions live. Behind the Scenes we talk about all the stuff you didn't see on the screen! The HR department has to step in to an internal GymCastic Crew dispute.

2021 World Championships, Qualification Day 2 Oct 19, 2021

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Today, our immediate reactions after watching the end of women's qualifications with Andrade and Melnikova plus the beginning of men's qualifications! Plus Konnor McClain recently recovery from COVID and Igor Radivilov's grip situation on rings vs the grip break rules. BONUS CONTENT: Behind The Scenes

Behind The Scenes is a live Q&A podcast just for club gym nerd members! We're providing daily coverage after each day of competition plus podium training days during the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan! It's our appreciation love letter to club members for supporting the show. Here's how to ask questions live. Behind the Scenes we talk about all the stuff you didn't see on the screen! What Spencer overhead on the livestream; we answer your questions about China's giant puffer jackets; judging here vs the Olympics; why the subdivisions aren't consolidated and more on USA's Warm-Up Gate. Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch this episode. Not a member? Join here.

2021 World Championships, Women's Qualification -Day 1 Oct 18, 2021

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Today, our immediate reactions after watching the first day of women's qualifications, including China, Great Britain and Becky Downie's revenge tour, Italy, Netherlands with Elze Geurts in first place on vault, USA's amazing comeback from podium training and DiCello hitting bars without a one touch, Canada, Japan, Germany, France and Romania. BONUS CONTENT: Behind The Scenes Behind The Scenes is a live Q&A podcast just for club gym nerd members! We're providing daily coverage after each day of competition plus podium training days during the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan! It's our appreciation love letter to club members for supporting the show. Here's how to ask questions live. Behind the Scenes we talk about our adventures with the Italian Federation on the bus; what's happening in the arena that you can't see; the made up reason for disallowing photos in the arena; how to escape a fire in a Japanese hotel. Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch this episode. Not a member? Join here

2021 World Championships, Podium Training - Day 3 Oct 17, 2021

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Today, our instant takes immediately after watching day the third day of podium training, including the Japanese men, Carlos Yulo, USA and the three gymnasts who may be out of the competition. BONUS CONTENT: Behind The Scenes Behind The Scenes is a live Q&A podcast just for club gym nerd members! We're providing daily coverage after each day of competition plus podium training days during the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan! It's our appreciation love letter to club members for supporting the show. Here's how to ask questions live. In the bonus content about why Nederosic didn't arrive in Japan until today and why the FIG Vice President came to talk to us up in the rafters!

2021 Worlds Championships in Kitakyushu Podium Training, Day 2 Oct 16, 2021

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Today, our instant takes immediately after watching day the second day of podium training, which featured Andrade, Russia's Olympic Champion women's team kicking ass today, Ireland and men's podium training with Germany, China, Russia and Ukraine.

2021 Worlds Championships in Kitakyushu - Podium Training, Day 1 Oct 15, 2021

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Today, our instant takes from watching day the first day of podium training, which featured USA, Romania, Japan, Ukraine, Germany BONUS CONTENT!

BTS is a live Q&A podcast just for club gym nerd members! We're providing daily coverage after each day of competition plus podium training days during the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan! It's our appreciation love letter to club members for supporting the show. Here's how to ask questions live. In the bonus content hear how Jessica made someone cry on her first day in Japan, about the "quarantine bubble", the struggles the athletes have faced during this last minute Worlds, things we can and cannot do while we are here and why it took three days to get to our destination. Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch this episode. Not a member? Join here.

2021 World Championships Preview Oct 07, 2021

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US WOMEN'S SELECTION PREVIEW

First, we preview the US women's team camp, are disgusted by the selection criteria, and make the case for each of the athletes attending. And since there are only six people trying for four spots...everyone has a shot!
- Ciena Alipio, Kayla DiCello, eMjae Frazier, Olivia Greaves, Konnor McClain Leanne Wong.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW

Full Schedule
It's the Kitakyushu Worlds of...ahem...opportunity!
We preemptively start some equipment drama because we're so helpful
Which Olympic medalists are competing at worlds and are they going to clean up? (Yes.)
Who might challenge Andrade and Melnikova for all-around medals?
What is Spencer grumpy about (today)?
Why men's floor is the final we're most looking forward to
Becky Downie's Revenge
Kensley tries her hardest to get you interested in pommel horse and rings
The wildcards we're most excited to see, like Desiree Carofiglio and Lee Yunseo

GYMTERNET NEWS

The FBI isn't off the hook, Chuso is going to Chuso, Giulia Steingruber retired, and more important news

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NIL: Olivia Dunne and Katelyn Ohashi Interview plus Simone's GOAT Tour Review Sep 29, 2021

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The Tour

Spencer has now seen the Simone's Gold Over America Tour (GOATour )and he and Jessica have an...um, well...let's say difference of opinion about pretty much everything about it
Spencer discusses typos, what constitutes cutesy nonsense, and the difference between gymnastics and acting
Jessica cries about how the tour is changing the world one 4-year-old boy at a time

Olivia Dunne and Katelyn Ohashi

Olivia Dunne and Katelyn Ohashi join us to discuss the new NCAA name, image, and likeness rules (NIL), how life has changed for Olivia this summer, what Katelyn missed out on in the pre-NIL era, Katelyn's advice for Olivia, the cautionary tale that was the Aurora Games, advice for handling social media in a healthy way, and reflections on their experiences in elite.

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Congressional Hearings and GOAT Tour Preview Sep 21, 2021

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GOATour Rehearsal

Jessica went to rehearsals for the tour and HAS to tell you about what she saw, how it's different from—and so much less lame than—every other tour, and how many times she cried (it was a lot).

Congressional Hearings

Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, and Maggie Nichols testified in front of a Senate committee on the FBI mishandling of the criminal ex-doctor case. We discuss: the SCATHING report from the OIG on the coverups and failures of the FBI, what we learned from their testimony, what we still want to find out, and whether this is actually going to help anything at all or if it's all just an exercise in ego and showboating for senators.

US Men's Worlds Team

Following two days of selection camp, the US men's world team has been named. We break down the utter tragedy of gymnastics that was the first day as well as how non-controversial the ultimate selection was...except for some noteworthy absences from the field.

Gymternet News

The Chinese National Games have started, it's time to irrationally get your hopes up about Romania again, and some worlds teams have been named. Plus, more news and your feedback.

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2000 Olympic Trials (Group Commission) Sep 14, 2021

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This week, we have a group commission from Brianna, Stephanie, Atwood, Laura, Karla, and Emma, all about [deep breath] the collective nightmare that was the 2000 Olympic Trials. We discuss:

The breaking news that there actually was official selection criteria, and it was technically followed.
The significance of 2000 Trials as the worst thing that has ever happened ever, the controversy of the selection process, the low point this represented in athlete-first commentary, and just...the Bela of it all
Shannon's comeback
What if Atler had been able to compete on the "new" vault?
The way the commentators talk about Alyssa Beckerman
The infamous Rybacki fluff piece
DLO + Punch front
Shannon's vault injury
BEIGE DRAPES
Steve Nunno's performance piece
The Moceanu sadness forest
Why they selected the team they did, and was it the right call?

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