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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:

236: Dream Theme Floor Routines Jan 18, 2017

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IN THE NEWS

In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer and Jessica chat about:

The University of North Carolina gymnastics team is hosting an LGBTQ Community Support meet on Friday, January 20th.
- UNC is home of Morgan Lane and this beam series
Artistic themes for floor routines that absolutely need to be performed ASAP (4:24)
The NCAA Recap:
- Oklahoma (15:51)
  - Chayse Capps beam 9.975 vs Peng Peng beam
  - Most controversial comments made by Kelly Garrison (Steves) Funderburk
- Florida (27:16)
  - Rachel Slocum's vault
    - McMurtry is 4th member of Club DTY
    - Kennedy Baker and her Dos Santos are anchoring floor
    - Amelia Hundley happiness bars
    - Mollie Korth of Kentucky, Belarus call her up FX
- Alabama ( 35:06)
  - Kiana Winston's 9.950 bar routine
  - Aja Sims police siren floor routine
- Windy City Invitational (43:08)
- The strangest trend in NCAA right now - teams running behind the vaulter (39:30)
- The most controversial scores of the week (41:38): Ashleigh Gnat LSU 10 for her DTY vault and Chayse Capps UB 9.9

GYMTERNET NEWS

Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include:

Simone Biles interviewed by Tom Hanks on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me
Eythora, Oleg, Mikulak and Ragan Smith headline the American Cup
- Qualification rules for all-around World Cups explained (1:00:41)
Nile Wilson injured
Aliya Mustafina is with child
Trampoline Parks are bad.
FEEDBACK your hilarious letters and solutions to all problems gym nerd (1:11:31):
- How to watch NCAA meets if you live outside of the US: Slingtv international package and lets you add SEC and Pac12 for about $25/month or NastiaFan101take12
- Why do college gymnasts sit in a straddle conga line after the meet?
- Simone Biles & Aly Raisman will appear in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition and are treated completely differently than men for doing so.
- A newbie Fantasy NCAA gym player has created super villain nicknames for his entire roster.
RAGE-O-METER: Leotard sizes and panty peek-a-boo.

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235: Happy 2017 Jan 11, 2017

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IN THE NEWS

In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer, and Jessica chat about:

Our favorite and least favorite moments from 2016
NCAA Recap
- Five freshman World Champions competed this weekend, including for the first time ever, two Olympic gold medalists.
- The Bars score controversies - Skinner and Kocian
- Balance beam situations - Georgia and UCLA
- Natalie Brown's Syrian refugee-themed floor routine (from preseason)
- Beam Queens: Sarah Finnegan's 9.950 beam routine, Kiana Winston's 9.950 beam routine
- SWAGGIE MAGGIE NICHOLS!!!!
- Macy Toronjo (UCLA/Texas Dreams) exhibitions after going blind in both eyes earlier this year.
- NC State: The puking beam dismount
- Chayse Capps and Ashley Gant superstar-ness

GYMTERNET NEWS

Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include:

Aliya Mustafina doesn't miss gymnastics
Oleg Stepko's coach went back to Ukraine
Cheerleading granted provisional Olympic status
Pegxit : Peggy Liddick will lease Gymnastics Australia
Jake Martin on coming out to his OSU teammates and being team captain
Putin's daughter does this weird acro-ballroom dance hybrid sport and is good!
USA Gymnastics Sexual Abuse Investigation update:
- New lawsuit by MSU softball athlete who went to the administration about Nassar's procedure in 1998
- International Gymnastics Federation 'very concerned' by US sex abuse claims
- 18 women sue USAG, MSU and John Geddart's Twistars club for failing to protect them from sexual abuse at the hands of Dr. Larry Nassar
Simone Things and Aimee Boorman being a hero coach and shinning example to all
Gabby Douglas becomes ambassador against online harassment
Amy Tinkler has parted ways with her personal coaches
Maria Paseka refuses to retire!

RELATED LINKS

Adult Gymnastics News: Jan 28-30, holiday weekend winter adult gymnastics camp

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BBS: Mexican Open Gala of Insanity Jan 05, 2017

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We'll be back next week on our regular schedule. Until then, enjoy all the NCAA recaps from Spencer at https://balancebeamsituation.com/

234: Chris Brooks Dec 21, 2016

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THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW

If you need inspiration, are a coach of a gymnast who doesn't quite get it, or need New Year's resolution help, this is the episode for you. Chris Brooks has been through all the things and his message is very powerful. From the great Texas gymnastics tradition, he overcame personal tragedy and a horrific injury to make the Rio Olympic team at age 29. He had grip lock as a junior, but recovered and won an NCAA Championship at Oklahoma. While in college, his father, who got him into gymnastics and was a gymnast himself, was killed in a car accident. Chris was named Olympic team alternate in 2012. Then he made the all-around final at the Rio Olympic Games just a few months before his 30th birthday. We discuss:

The full Cheeseburgers on Horse story
The famous hug between John Orozco and Chris Brooks after being named to the 2016 Olympic Team.
How he peaked and gave up excuses to finally make the Olympic team.
Is the U.S. men's team really not doing well or is it actually improving?
Was the judging fair in Rio?
What does he think of the new changes to the Code of Points?
His grip lock accident. (Article on preventing grip lock)
Cheering hard: Did he ever get in trouble for being too loud?
What was it like being coached by Olympic Champion, Rustom Sharipov?
What to do about Winter Cup?
Does he dislike being objectified (by the screaming gym mom's at Winter Cup)?
The 2015 floor faceplant.
Performing in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
His future plans.

Indianapolis Star Out of Balance Investigation series

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233: Danell Leyva 2016 Dec 14, 2016

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THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW

Danell Leyva is back on the show (listen to his first appearance here)! The eight-time World and Olympic medalist was the only American man to earn a medal for the U.S. at the 2012 Olympic Games with a bronze in the all-around. He did that after not even being named to the team! When John Orozco was hurt, he moved from Rio alternate to team member. He was the 2011 world champion on the parallel bars, defending silver medalist going in to 2015 Glasgow World, but failed to reach the podium. He came back a year later at the 2016 Olympics in Rio to win parallel bars and horizontal bar silver. We discuss:

Why dog bites are obviously good luck for him.
Who should have won the Rio Olympic all-around and p-bars finals.
Rio got bad press, but London had some of the same problems.
What he thinks of the USA Gymnastics sexual abuse allegations.
Being called the "temperamental Cuban American" in the pre-event finals arena video at Worlds in 2015.
Girlfriend Power: How he changed his mindset from Glasgow to Rio and got the joy back.
Being named alternate to coming home with the most medals of any U.S. male in Rio.
Race and his ethnic heritage.
His p-bars striptease at the Rio Olympic Gala.
Was doing the post-Olympic tour worth it this time around?
What was it like in the arena when Samir Ait Said (FRA) fractured his leg on vault in Rio.
What he would do to help the men's team--individualize!