Celery Beam

WATCH Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded and see video clips of the gymnastics while we discuss. HEADLINES Simone showed a competition-ready Yurchenko double pike on 60 Minutes. We discuss what it should be valued and how we're preparing for the injustice of it all, plus the inevitable fact-checking when civilians try to talk about gymnastics Dianne Durham died last week. We discuss her legacy, what happened in 1984 and why we're still not over it, and why she's not in the US Hall of Fame. Sign the petition here. The AA Olympic qualifiers have been canceled and the Doha World Cup has been postponed. We run through what it means for Olympic qualification Aliya is the new acting head coach of the Russian juniors, and we have PLANS. Sarah Finnegan has been elected athlete representative on the USAG board. How should we feel about this considering her #BroomGate past? NCAA NEWS The 198s went flying. Spencer has...some views...about the scoring at LSU and Metroplex Trinity Thomas went 39.900. Was it the best all-around NCAA performance we've ever seen? The LIU beam rotation wasn't basic, and opportunities for comedy were everywhere in stag-cat-pounces and Nia Dennis running away from vault. THE POSTS Monday Live Blog – February 15, 2021 February 15, 2021 Sunday Live Blog – February 14, 2021 February 14, 2021 Saturday Live Blog – February 13, 2021 February 13, 2021 Friday Live Blog – February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021 Things Are Happening – February 11, 2021 February 11, 2021 Keeping Up with the Cool GIFs – Week 5 February 9, 2021 Top Scores of Week 5 February 9, 2021 Week 5 Rankings February 8, 2021 JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd or buy a gift membership for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Behind The Scenes: Pan Am Games Behind The Scenes: Distracting Hair Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too! RELATED EPISODES Behind The Scenes: Simone Biles Interview Gym Nerd School 102: College Gymnastics Kyla 'The Boss' Ross Interview The Gympocalypse 410: Simone's Vault to the Rescue