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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10.03.2023

Tonight is the mens' team final featuring: China, Japan, US, Italy, British, Canada, Germany, Switzerland. RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES 2023 World Headquarters: Every Worlds Podcast, videos, interviews and data Simone Biles Interview 2023 Classic Shilese Jones Flight Series Profile Resources ...

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10.03.2023 2023 World Championships: Men's Team Final Tonight is the mens' team final featuring: China, Japan, US, Italy, British, Canada, Germany, Switzerland. RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES 2023 World Headquarters: Every Worlds Podcast, videos, interviews and data Simone Biles Interview 2023 Classic Shilese Jones Flight Series Profile Resources ...
10.02.2023 2023 World Championships: Brazil, China, Japan, France Women's Qualifying 2023 World Championships Here's how to ask questions live. Final Paris Olympic Qualifiers both individual, event and teams are finalized The individuals: UB specialist, Kaylia Nemour's (ALG), Lynnzee Brown the first ever World competitor for Haiti, and LSU's Aleah Finnegan ...
10.01.2023 2023 World Championships: USA, GB, Italy, Dutch Women's Qualifying 2023 World Championships We will go live right here on this page October 1st the first day of women's qualifying concludes (10pm Antwerp, 1pmPacific-ish). Here's how to ask questions live. Topics: Simone's first time competing back in Antwerp where she ...
09.29.2023 2023 World Championships: Brazil, China, Japan Podium Training 2023 World Championships Andrade! What vaults did she do, what bars dismount and how Brazil looked. All the China and Japan details. France, Mexico, the gorgeousness of the Swedes and a new vibe for Romania. Sarah Voss's medically impossible gymnastics ...
09.28.2023 2023 World Championships: U.S. Podium Training 2023 World Championships We went live on Thursday September 28th after podium training Here's how to ask questions live. Topics: Simone Biles return to Antwerp after 10 years The US team lineups, plus a first timers reaction to seeing Simone's ...
09.24.2023 2023 World Championships Preview World Championships! It's happening. Competition starts on the 30th, and we're here with our mega-preview of everything we’re excited about Top 10 Things to Watch: We're counting down the top 10 storylines heading into worlds, including Simone's quest for history, ...
09.21.2023 U. S. World Team Trials: Day Two Final U.S. World Team Trials Jessica is in Texas watching live. Spencer is at home watching the stream. Here's how to ask questions live. We discussed: The teams!!! Worlds: Simone Biles, Skye Blakely, Shilese Jones, Joscelyn Roberson, and Leanne Wong. Traveling ...
09.20.2023 U.S. World Team Trials 2023: Day One U.S. World Team Trials Jessica is in Texas watching live. Spencer is at home watching the stream. Here's how to ask questions live. We discussed: The weird day of falls for Simone and the official word from the FIG on ...
09.12.2023 Worlds Team Controversy Season Team Controversy Season has arrived and this year, Canada is hosting Why isn't Shallon Olsen with her big vault score not on the team We revisit that year Mai Murakami was left off the Japanese World team to help all ...
09.06.2023 International Report: Steve Butcher Interview Time to gym nerd out with us in the deepest of deep dives because Steve Butcher knows all the things. in our second interview with the former International Gymnastics Federation MTC President and FIG Sports Director we discuss: What exactly ...
08.30.2023 Simone's 8th: The 2023 US Nationals Debrief Simone wins her 8th national title: What routines are we adding to the Simone highlight reel? We discuss Shilese Jones and Leanne Wong recording their best results of this Olympic cycle—as well as the injury Jones is dealing with The ...
08.28.2023 Women's Final: 2023 U.S. Championships Simone Biles is an eight time all-around national champion! Reigning Olympic all-around champion, Sunisa Lee, was fantastic on beam. Shilese Jones proved once again why she is top in the world. Jordan Chiles rallied but Jade Carey finished much lower ...
08.26.2023 Women's Day One: 2023 U.S. Championships Immediate analysis after Day One of Women's! Simone Biles is in first place with a 9.8 E score on vault! Shilese Jones placed second in a beautiful comeback performance after 10 months off. Jade Carey had a bummer vault and ...
08.24.2023 Podium Training: Live From 2023 U.S. Championships Immediate analysis after women's podium training! We discuss: Sunisa Lee and updates on her health Simone Biles and her advice to her team Li Li Leung's response to Simone Biles being called a "gold medal token" and if she will ...
08.21.2023 2023 U.S. Nationals Preview THIS SATURDAY 26th - GYMCASTIC LIVE IN SAN JOSE WITH AIMEE BOORMAN 2023 NATIONALS It's the national championship this week! We discuss Why this is the golden age for US gymnasts and gymnerds alike What is at stake for Simone ...
08.15.2023 Kaliya Lincoln Interview & Code Changes Update GYMCASTIC LIVE IN SAN JOSE WITH AIMEE BOORMAN Kaliya Lincoln is here! Jessica talks to the breakout star of US Classic, who tied for second on floor and won the hearts of gym nerds everywhere: Her close relationship with Olympic ...
08.08.2023 2023 US Classic Review: GOAT for a Reason The 2023 US Classic taught us many lessons, including: Simone is the GOAT of both gymnastics and quotes Kidneys are optional! The Olympians are facing real challenges to their thrones Plus, the meat is good, the art is good, owning ...
08.06.2023 2023 Core Classic: Suni and Simone Session Two Our immediate reactions after watching Simone and Suni! Sunisa Lee, Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Leanne Wong, Kayla DiCello, Skye Blakely, Kaliya Lincoln and Tiana Sumanasekera! We went live after the second session of senior women's competition concluded. Here's ...
08.05.2023 2023 Core Classic: Senior Women Session One with MDJDS Our immediate reactions after Senior Women! Melanie de Jesus Dos Santos, Josc Roberson, Zoe Miller, Addison Fatta, Nola Mothers and Mylie Lew! We went live with SPOTTY INTERNET (SORRY!), Saturday August 5th after the first session of senior women's competition ...
08.04.2023 2023 Core Classic: Women's Podium Training Our immediate reactions after podium training! Our first look at Olympic All-Around Champions Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee! We went live Friday August 4th after senior women's podium training. Here's how to ask questions live. We discussed everything trained on ...
07.31.2023 2023 US Classic Preview It's starting! The US elite summer is here! Simone is back! We have a lot to get through. Simone is competing for the first time in two years. What are we most excited about? What do we expect to see ...
07.25.2023 One Year To Paris The FIG has opened a pathway for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in 2024 and (potentially) qualify to the Paris Olympics. We discuss what standards could be used to determine which athletes, if any, are eligible, and what this ...
07.19.2023 Nellie Kim Code THE KIMS: What are all the elements named after Nellie Kim in the code of points? Who actually performed them first and when/what competition? Did Nellie Kim ever perform them, and when did she perform them for the first time? ...
07.17.2023 The Return of Gabby Freakin Douglas We are posting some of our weekly Behind The Scenes Q&A; live podcast is for Club Gym Nerd members because Jessica lost her voice from squealing too much about Gabby. Here's how to ask questions live. We discussed: Everything about ...
07.11.2023 The Melanie Over America Tour The US camp roster featuring Simone Biles, Trinity Thomas's elite return, Chuso dropping out of Worlds, Iordache not coming back, Eli Seitz continuing to dominate, and more. American Classic We begin by gushing about Melanie de Jesus dos Santos's beam ...
07.05.2023 Ashley Miles Greig The Alabama legend has returned to the NCAA, this time as one of the few black head coaches in college gymnastics. The "tall" (actually just slightly above average at almost 5'8") Miles Greig won a bronze medal with the U.S. ...
06.28.2023 Special Episode: Simone Biles & Suni Lee Are Back It's HAPPENINGGGGGGG The roster for US Classic is out, and Olympic all-around champions Simone Biles and Suni Lee are both on it! In this breaking news mini-sode, we discuss: How remarkable and (nearly) unprecedented it is to have two Olympic ...
06.27.2023 Gymnastics' Dumbest Rules Today, we’re calling out the worst, stupidest, most self-defeating and awkward rules and conventions in gymnastics, starting with... Leotard Rules - aka the Olympics of regulating women's bodies Venture with us to a world where "elegant," "proper," and "modest" are ...
06.20.2023 Road to Paris: Asian Championships and Worlds Qualification Did Mr. Sacramone acci-purposely leak Simone's return? Asian Championships Who qualified to worlds and who missed out? How did Aleah Finnegan and Emma Malabuyo do representing the Philippines in their returns to elite competition? Breaking down what Olympic pathways remain ...
06.13.2023 1984 Fight: Olympic Games vs Olomouc Friendship Games 1984 FIGHT! Opening Assumption: Athletes from the Eastern Bloc would have won all the golds and nearly every medal at the 1984 Olympics had they attended. The 1984 Olympic medals, while amazing accomplishments, do not mean you were “best in ...
06.06.2023 She Was Robbed: Gymnastics' Biggest Medal Thefts SHE WAS ROBBED! Today, we take on the most dramatic, heinous, unforgettable robberies in gymnastics history and declare who really should have won that gold (or bronze). The 1992 Olympic All-Around: Was Shannon robbed??? The 1988 Olympic All-Around: Was Silivas ...
05.30.2023 Mexico's Moment The Pan-American Championships saw the US women win team gold alongside a stellar performance from the Mexican women's team that earned silver We continue gushing about Mexico's meet (the vault difficulty! the dramatic bars! the leap completion!) and assess how ...
05.23.2023 Logistical Sweating and the Emma Spence Interview Emma Spence Interview Tokyo Olympic alternate, Emma Spence, represented Canada at the 2022 World Championships and Commonwealth Games winning bronze in the team event at both competitions. The World bronze was the Canadian women's first team medal ever. Emma is ...
05.15.2023 History's Best Beam Routines The Best Beam Routines All other apparatuses take a seat. Today is a beam day. We discuss what makes beam the best apparatus and the qualities consistent across history's greatest beam routines The best overall beam routines, starring Yang Bo, ...
05.08.2023 Gymnastics Mythbusters 4.0 Today, we update and revisit some of our favorite busted gymnastics myths—and bust some new myths as well Myths that sound too crazy to be true, naked gymnastics edition Dumb crap left over by haters about periods, height, and lines ...
05.02.2023 How to Get Your Favorite Gymnast to Paris 2024 Olympics How to Get to Paris The gymnastics qualification journey for the 2024 Paris Olympics is already underway, and we're here with a full explainer of the pathways for team and individuals. We'll explain what's different from the 2020 qualification process, ...
04.18.2023 "They Are Made of Something I Am Not": 2023 NCAA Championships Oklahoma won its 6th title by .150 over Florida. We discuss whether this makes sense, the perils of recency bias, and the exquisite joys of motivational lying Trinity tied the all-time 10s record in her final competition and we relive ...
04.10.2023 2023 NCAA Nationals Preview NCAA Nationals Preview It's NCAA Nationals this week! We look at the competition from a few angles: the eagle-eyed view from the second tier, the view from the fan section, and the view from the judges table, to examine what ...
04.03.2023 Juicy, Juicy Controversy: A Regionals Recap NCAA Regionals The Denver regional broke us. We delve into what happened with the tiebreak and what happens when the results don't match what you see with your open eyes A brief intermission from fury for important honors in the ...
03.27.2023 Elimination Nation: The NCAA Regionals Preview NCAA Regionals Preview It's elimination season. 36 becomes 16. 16 becomes 8. We break down the regional championships, renaming each one to give it a more accurate title, assigning the official regional agents of chaos, and profiling key matchups—like Kentucky ...
03.21.2023 The Code is Feces The Brody Malone injury, Russia missing a critical deadline, Trinity Watch, and neutral deduction drama dominated the news this week Plus, NCAA regional assignments are out. We decide which semifinal is the group of death, learn some new pronunciations from ...
03.14.2023 The GymCastic Postseason Sermon featuring Jenny Hansen NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS LIVE SHOW On sale now for Club Gym Nerd members with discount. Discount expires on March 24th when tickets go on sale to general public. Headlines The latest on Suni Lee's and Jordan Chiles' competition plans Should Jordan's ...
03.07.2023 To Rest or Not NCAA Gymnastics Week 9 Florida didn't put up full-strength lineups against Oklahoma and it was the talk of the town. The people were triggered! We discuss why it felt like a letdown and missed opportunity, make the argument in favor ...
02.28.2023 Winter Cup 2023 Winter Cup This was the year the women truly understood the meaning of Winter Cup: Falling We discuss Lexi Zeiss going full Ellie Black on this meet, the importance of being Nola Matthews, and our breakout stars—and breakout comedians—of the ...
02.21.2023 With the Intensity of a Raisman Headline News Starting with the good stuff: This Def happened from Haruka Nakamura (JPN) Now to the bad: Al Fong is under SafeSport investigation with 40 allegations spanning decades. We discuss why on earth this investigation has taken 2.5 years ...
02.14.2023 To Score the Impossible Score NCAA Headlines Grace McCallum was injured on vault at the Meet No One Could See Correct or Corrupt: The judging incident in Florida. We discuss how this (and all the other judging problems at this competition) might have even happened ...
02.07.2023 10-A-PALOOZA There was a special guest at the women's national team camp this week. How do we feel about this? And what do we hope was said? Morgan Hurd discussed her potentially misdiagnosed knee injury in the run up to the ...
01.31.2023 What Happens in the Air, Stays in the Air SURVEY We want your opinion! Tell us what you think here. EXTRA CLUB CONTENT Club Gym Nerd members can watch the video version of the show, join us for live podcasts once a week, get extended and early releases of ...
01.24.2023 NCAA Gymnastics with Vanessa Atler BONUS CONTENT Week One of College & Cocktails: The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Post-Meet Show is available to sample (even if you aren't a Club Gym Nerd member yet). Watch or listen here. Club Gym Nerd members can watch the ...
01.17.2023 Can You Count to 3 EXTRA CLUB CONTENT Week One of College & Cocktails: The Friday Night NCAA Gymnastics Post-Meet Show is available to sample (even if you aren't a Club Gym Nerd member yet). Watch or listen here. Club Gym Nerd members can watch ...

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