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.
- Injury updates, gymnasts making the $$$$$$$, new US men's funding, and more
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- College & Cocktails: Week Three
- Equality and...Not Equality
- College & Cocktails: Week Two
- College & Cocktails: The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Meet Post-Show
- Behind The Scenes: Hello 2022
- The Greatest Freshman Class of All Time
- Goodbye 2021 and a Happy New Code to All
- Spitfire: The Movie (Commissioned)
- Nadia: The Movie (Commissioned)
- The History of Romanian Gymnastics (Commissioned)
- Carly Patterson's Album Interpreted & Dave Tilley PT Gymnastics Myth Busters
- Tenths Don't Matter
COLLEGE UPDATES
- The unitard revolution comes to college gymnastics from Naimah Muhammad.
- Jade Carey sets an Oregon State all-around record while Jordan Chiles cheers her on.
- Checking in on the Baumann Family Olympics
- Georgia has five straight falls on beam
- What we actually know—and don't know—about the UCLA situation
- Crooked or Correct: Leanne Wong gets 9.825 for this Podkopayeva
- Plus, we fix all the routine composition (you're welcome) and discuss Jordan Chiles' vault change and Brooklyn Moors' beam debut
- Rage-o-Meter triple-header: This week, we're not having ANY of these BS "program records," free-range children on the loose, and crooked floor lines
- Must-watch routines from Lex Ortega and Sam Phillips
- An update on the greatest freshman college gymnastics class of all time from Suni Lee to Grace Mcusker and Ana Padurariu.
- Injury updates, gymnasts making the $$$$$$$, new US men's funding, and more
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- College & Cocktails: Week Three
- Equality and...Not Equality
- College & Cocktails: Week Two
- College & Cocktails: The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Meet Post-Show
- Behind The Scenes: Hello 2022
- The Greatest Freshman Class of All Time
- Goodbye 2021 and a Happy New Code to All
- Spitfire: The Movie (Commissioned)
- Nadia: The Movie (Commissioned)
- The History of Romanian Gymnastics (Commissioned)
- Carly Patterson's Album Interpreted & Dave Tilley PT Gymnastics Myth Busters
- Tenths Don't Matter
Previous Episode
Equality and...Not Equality
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
- Kohei officially announced his retirement. We debate what he will most be remembered for.
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- College & Cocktails: Week Two
- The 5th Rotation: January 10th, 2022
- College & Cocktails: The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Meet Post-Show
- Behind The Scenes: Hello 2022
- The Greatest Freshman Class of All Time
- Goodbye 2021 and a Happy New Code to All
- Spitfire: The Movie (Commissioned)
- Nadia: The Movie (Commissioned)
- The History of Romanian Gymnastics (Commissioned)
- Carly Patterson's Album Interpreted & Dave Tilley PT Gymnastics Myth Busters
- Tenths Don't Matter
Next Episode
You Can't Sit on Two Chairs
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.
- 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
- Why Artur Dalaloyan's fake social media retirement has everyone talking, college and cocktails, gymnast authors, and more.
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- College & Cocktails: Week Four
- Blame It on the Ectoplasm
- College & Cocktails: Week Three
- Equality and...Not Equality
- College & Cocktails: Week Two
- College & Cocktails: The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Meet Post-Show
- Behind The Scenes: Hello 2022
- The Greatest Freshman Class of All Time
- Goodbye 2021 and a Happy New Code to All
- Spitfire: The Movie (Commissioned)
- Nadia: The Movie (Commissioned)
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