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GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

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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.
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World Championships Liverpool Preview

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10/25/22 • 105 min

LIVERPOOL LIVE SHOW TICKETS ON SALE NOW World Championships Preview
  • We discuss the women's and men's A-List celebrities of worlds whom we expect to come home with the most medals, from Rebeca Andrade to Zhang Boheng, from Shilese Jones to Hashimoto Daiki.
  • Going out on a limb for the new breakout stars of worlds, the ones we haven't been talking about...until now.
  • We pick the one athlete who NEEDS THIS, whose talent and gymnastics integrity warrants finally breaking through for a medal at this year's world championship.
  • Women's team: Do the injuries on Italy's team change the worlds medal picture?
  • Men's team: Is this the US men's best chance for a team medal?
  • Women's all-around: Can anyone stop Andrade?
  • Men's all-around: The Zhang/Hashimoto rivalry is only just beginning
  • Events: Why uneven bars is going to be the hardest gold medal to win, why beam provides the best chance for an unknown medalist, and why this is the age of parallel bars

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10/25/22 • 105 min

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Equality and...Not Equality

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01/18/22 • 90 min

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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01/18/22 • 90 min

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Spitfire: The Movie (Commissioned)

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12/15/21 • 90 min

SPITFIRE

This episode has been commissioned by Cathleen, who told us we could do whatever we wanted, so obviously...it's Spitfire time. We recap the 1995 straight-to-VHS spy-nastics classic, complete with commentary from special guest, movie star Kristie Phillips!

  • Why Spencer thought we actually got sent porn for a second
  • Dying of a suitcase?
  • How this movie definitely doesn't know the difference between Russia and Romania
  • "Some girls hit back, asshole"
  • Expert chalk bucket cocaine sabotage!
  • "Five giants into a BRANDY." Kristie discusses the epic accidental double Kovacs.
  • THE LAUNCH CODES ARE ON THE AMERICAN GYMNASTICS TEAM
  • A lengthy discussion of time travel and this bonkers competition schedule. It's so stressful. You're going to miss Worlds!
  • Spying is loudly telling people exactly what you plan to do in public
  • Things that appear by magic when needed: Grips and full repelling equipment
  • Flying a plane directly to a gymnastics meet
  • EVIL COMMUNIST HAND TOXINS
  • And much more...
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12/15/21 • 90 min

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01/08/22 • 64 min

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.

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01/08/22 • 64 min

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12/31/21 • 117 min

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)
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  • For a deep dive into how Shannon Miller won Olympic Trials while Kim Zmeskal had the higher scores: The History of Olympic Trials Controversies podcast.
  • Wendy Bruce-Martin is the new head coach of Swiss women's artistic gymnastics national team
  • Claudia Miller (Shannon Miller's mom), wrote a book called, "My Child My Hero." A gym nerd must-read.
  • Here is that Australian team 1992 compulsories leotard [caption id="attachment_36688" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Australia aboriginal (?) inspired 1992 compulsory leotard[/caption]
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Goodbye 2021 and a Happy New Code to All

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12/21/21 • 84 min

GYMTERNET NEWS
  • in 2022, USAG will hold women's camps at Stars in Katy TX, the gym owned by current developmental program coordinator Dan Baker. Is that a conflict of interest? And is that OK? We discuss, with a response from USAG.
  • The survivors and USAG reached a $380 million settlement, which also contains critical nonmonetary reform commitments.
  • Plus, all the awards Simone and Suni are racking up, a whole bunch of hirings and firings, gymnastics being totally big-time business now, and vital musical and gymnast-boyfriend news.
HAPPY NEW CODE
  • Next time we speak, the new women's elite code of points will be in effect. We run through the hottest topics like:
    • They're finally coming for your wolf turns!
    • They're finally coming for your candle mounts!
    • Side jumps on beam are getting a full renovation
    • Artistry "now becomes important"
    • The vault value massacre
    • The dawn of the age of rolls
    • And a whole lot more

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12/21/21 • 84 min

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The Greatest Freshman Class of All Time

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01/11/22 • 77 min

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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12/08/21 • 105 min

This episode has been commissioned by the Courtney Bumpers Fan Club, where we discuss the college gymnastics things we don't talk enough—past, present, and future (?)

  • Vault: Elites Could Never Edition, starring Kendall Whitman and Allison Zuhlke
  • GymCastic Mythbusters: "Increasing difficulty requirements makes smaller teams less able to contend"
  • A Moment in History: The single best beam routine in the history of college gymnastics, the single best mount in the history of college gymnastics, and the single best movement quality in the history of college gymnastics
  • On the importance of one-knee elements, backspins, and Korbuts
  • Elizabeth Culton: When is she getting a 10?
  • The viral gymnastics routine --a discussion on race and black excellence.
  • Discussion: Leotard bonus, is it real, why does it happen, and what do we do about it?
  • QUIZ: Gymnasts, firsts and records you should know about
  • More important than the Gym Slam, the QuadraDiva: A gymnast who has won four or more of the five individual college gymnastics titles (all-around, vault, bars, beam, floor)
  • Discussion: Going viral. Can it happen for gymnasts from smaller schools?
  • Plus, why we need to talk about gymnasts Ariana Castrence, Emerson Hurst, Nika Takagi, Emma Milne, and Kendal Knaps.
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The History of Romanian Gymnastics (Commissioned)

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12/01/21 • 115 min

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Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded. [wcm_nonmember]Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch this episode. Not a member? Join here.

THE HISTORY OF ROMANIAN GYMNASTICS

This episode has been commissioned by Nico T.L., who requested an episode on the history of Romanian gymnastics, from the pre-Nadia era (huhhhh?) to the present. We discuss:

  • Mythbusters: Romanian gymnastics started with Nadia
  • The 60s: Boycotts and Romanian Gymnastics Jail
  • How Nadia changed the difficulty game
  • Scandals: The Romanian walkout at 1977 Euros, the 1981 Agache/Szabo identity swap, and most shocking of all, floor routines choreographed by Martha
  • The age of Silivas, Dobre, and the single greatest Romanian team of all time
  • URGENT: Ballet Beats
  • WATCH ALONG: Popa, Voinea, and Potorac
  • "Romania does boring, safe gymnastics guaranteed to win." Fact, fiction, or depends?
  • WATCH ALONG: Marinescu and Olaru
  • On Top of the World: Romania 2000-2004
  • Did the open-ended code kill Romanian gymnastics?
  • The 2012 team, Ana Porgras, and what could have been
  • The 2015 Worlds incident
  • Hope for a better future?
  • Spencer and Jessica select their all-time Romanian dream teams
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12/01/21 • 115 min

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Blame It on the Ectoplasm

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01/25/22 • 83 min

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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The average episode length on GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast is 82 minutes.

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Episodes of GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast are typically released every 6 days, 19 hours.

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