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GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

gymcastic@gmail.com

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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01:52:44

435: Let's Talk about Terin

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/08/05

WATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded (pre-edits with all the flubs and hiccups) and see video of the routines we discuss. THIS WEEK Mark Alesia, formerly of the Indy Star and part of the team that reported the Criminal Ex-Doctor story, joins us to discuss Athlete A and #GymnastAlliance The Dutch federation has shut down the women's elite program to conduct an investigation into coaching abuse. What does it all mean? Terin Humphrey is a survivor. We discuss

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02:00:04

434: Svetlana Khorcanceled

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/07/29

WATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded (pre-edits with all the flubs and hiccups) and see video of the routines we discuss. GYMTERNET NEWS #GymnastAlliance is growing: We discuss the latest news out of Belgium and the Netherlands We have some THINGS to say on what we've now learned about Ellis O'Reilly's health How do we handle abusive coaches who admit their mistakes? SIGHx100000. Khorkina. Reflections on the Heavy Medals podcasts and what Geza Pozsar has been

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01:50:11

433: Weirdest Gymnastics Exhibitions of the 90s...

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/07/22

WATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded (pre-edits with all the flubbubbs and hiccups) and see video of the routines we discuss. COMMISSION! No, Spencer didn't self-commission this episode. Instead, an anonymous patron asked us for an episode all about the "professional" "gymnastics" "competitions" to "rock music" that populated the "1990s." And we are more than happy to oblige. We discuss: Queen Kristie Phillips, the only one who understood. Like when she did a

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01:49:53

432: GymnastAlliance

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/07/15

WATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded (pre-edits with all the flubs and hiccups) and see video of the routines we discuss. GYMTERNET NEWS #GymnastAlliance British Athletes, like our queen Catherine Lyons and co-queen Lisa Mason, are speaking out about the coaching abuses they've suffered and culture of fear in British gymnastics. We discuss what makes this moment different. Athlete A Aftermath The influence of this documentary and Dave Tilley's must-watch

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02:08:39

Best of GymCastic: The Leotard Episode

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/07/09

Club Gym Nerd member, Gym Coach Diana, has commissioned an episode all about the glorious leotard! Spencer, Lauren, and Jessica chat about leos leos leos; biggest leotard fails, the most patriotic, custom theme leos, Australia, cut outs, crushed velvet, rules for leotard design, technology, sewn in underpants, leotard deductions, controversies and the most notorious leotards of all time. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LEOTARDS WE DISCUSS IN ORDER: https://gymcastic.com/?p=61421&preview=true This episode

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01:51:29

431: 2003 Team Final Commissioned

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/07/01

This episode was commissioned by Club Gym Nerd member Jasmine, who asked for an episode all about the 2003 worlds team final. Hollie's number. "Oh, that's too bad." Warming up on the podium. "So little talent." A truly iconic choice! WATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded (pre-edits with all the flubs and hiccups) and watch the videos of the routines we're discussing right along with us. BUT FIRST A little breaking news nugget: We discuss Shawn Johnson's latest YouTube

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01:51:57

430: Athlete A with Jennifer Sey

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/06/24

Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded (pre-edits with all the flubs and hiccups) and see video of the routines we discuss. THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW Jennifer Sey became the US national champion in 1986, just seven months after breaking her femur at the 1985 world championships, an injury that led to a change in rules about bars spotting. In 2008, she published her groundbreaking memoir Chalked Up and has since been an advocate for survivors and those fighting against abuse in

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01:50:23

429: John Orozco Does Not Hold Back

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/06/16

THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW John Orozco is here and ready to blow it up. In this interview, he discusses the Black Lives Matter movement and the racism he experienced from leadership in the US men's program, different standards applied to white and black athletes in national team selection and drug/alcohol enforcement, favoritism and score changing, the reality of a family situation that was far from what was painted by NBC, what really happened in the 2012 Olympic team final, the lawlessness of the

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01:42:57

428: Black Lives Matter This Week Too

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/06/10

WATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded (pre-edits with all the flubs and hiccups) and see video of the routines we discuss. HEADLINES Kurt Thomas, 1978 and 1979 world champion, died of a stroke at age 64. We discuss his legacy. More athletes detail stories of racism in college gymnastics—what Alabama's Tia Kiaku, Auburn gymnasts Kennedy Finister and Telah Black, Florida's Kytra Hunter, and Nebraska's Ashley Lambert said this week Why the aggressively empty

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01:31:40

427: Black Lives Matter with Alexis Brown

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/06/03

WATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded (pre-edits with all the flubs and hiccups) and see video of the routines we discuss. THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW Alexis Brown was a UC Davis gymnast, is the co-program record holder on beam, and knelt during the national anthem in the 2017 and 2018 NCAA seasons. We caught up with Alexis to hear her thoughts on kneeling now—two years on—and how she feels about the current protests against police brutality of black Americans. She tells us

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01:27:01

426: Body Roll Abomination

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/05/20

WATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded (pre-edits with all the flubbubbs and hiccups) and see video of the routines we discuss. GYMTERNET NEWS USAG cancels elite events for the remainder of 2020. Inevitable sigh. Some THOUGHTS about these new garbage Title IX regulations The latest steps toward NCAA athlete compensation and what it means for gymnasts NCAA gymnastics news, in which we discuss the sprouting of Long Island University and whether or not Nebraska

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02:00:10

425: GymCastic Fixes Judging (Commission)

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/05/13

This week's episode has been commissioned by an anonymous Club Gym Nerd member and current gymnastics judge who said, "You complain about judging all the time." (WHAT, US??? NEVER!) "Tell us what you would do if you were in charge of women's officials for NCAA and JO meets." We shall gladly oblige! Surprise, surprise, we're not short of opinions. We tackle nasty problem areas like transparency, the Old Girls Network, "reputation," judging consistency, bias, and subjectivity, while answering

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01:35:23

424: Emotional Abuse: The Maggie Haney 8 Year Ban

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/05/06

THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEWS This week, Jessica speaks with attorney and Olympic Champion, Nancy Hogshead-Makar of Champion Women about emotional abuse (A.C.E score) and SafeSport rules, the 8-year ban for Maggie Haney, whether this counts as progress, what a culture of silent obedience looks like, and a new bill pending before Congress. Learn more usopu.info She also speaks with Robert Andrews, therapist and founder of the Institute of Sports Performance in Houston, about the long-term effects of

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01:42:47

423: Little Dumpster Fires Everywhere

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/04/29

LIVE VIDEO PODCAST FUNDRAISER Attention! Dave Tilley of Shift Movement Science is hosting a FREE online gymnastics summit on Saturday May 2 to benefit Feeding America's COVID-19 hunger relief, and we're going to be part of it! The all-day video marathon will feature a bunch of people who know what they're talking about and then also us, with the GymCastic segment starting at 5:00pm ET sandwiched between Jordyn Wieber, Chris Brooks, Colin Van Wicklen, Kyla Ross, Madison Kocian, and Miss Val. Just

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01:32:27

422: Stick It (Commissioned)

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/04/22

This week's group commission is brought to you by Vanessa and friends, who asked us to dedicate an entire episode to the iconic gymnastics masterpiece, Stick It. Your wish is our command. Since it's not called GymNICEtics, Jessica and Spencer begin by kind of getting into a fight about how Jessica truly, wholly, and unironically loves this movie, while Spencer...has some notes. No one is surprised by any of this. We discuss: Punk rock, feminist glory How Spencer is still mad at Hayley for walking

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421: Tokyo Rule Change Mini-sode

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/04/15

GYMTERNET NEWS We have news! The FIG announced the changes in procedure for the 2021 Olympic qualification process, so Jessica and Spencer pop in for a brief rundown of what they decided, breaking down the good (code of points! Copenhagen!) and the bad (age eligibility! Baku!) and how it will affect the process over the next 15 months. CALLING ALL JUDGES A friend of the show is writing a book on the psychology of judging gymnastics! Eeeeee! If you are a gymnastics judge of any level or nationality,

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01:27:42

420: Jamie Dantzscher

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/04/15

IT'S JAMIE DANTZSCHER YOU GUYS In this full episode with Jamie Dantzscher, we discuss... Life with the Rybackis, why Jamie "left," and why she came back How Jamie feels about their coaching now (spoiler alert: NOT GREAT) How weird it is that we still care about her 1999 floor music The bonkers 2000 Olympic selection process Speaking out publicly about Bela—then, later, and now—and a current sense of vindication Why Bela took her off bars in qualification in Sydney The INSANE story about why she

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02:36:49

419: Sports Economist Dr. David Berri

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/04/08

HEADLINES MEMMEL: Like a beacon in the darkness, Chellsie Memmel came the closest she has ever come to announcing a comeback by saying she is kind of playing around and maybe training. We proceed to put her on 18 Olympic teams and give her all the world beam gold medals. Not sorry. SIMONE: Simone spoke for the first time to communicate her nuanced thoughts on Olympic postponement, not having a dumbbell (ADRIA!), and ugh having to deal with USAG more NEWLYMPICS: New Olympic dates have been

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01:44:22

418: American Anthem

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/03/31

AMERICAN ANTHEM The year: 1986 The film: American Anthem The quality: low Spencer and Jessica spend way too long this week on a deep dive into what is perhaps the most significant film in the gymnastics pantheon, teen sports-drama-romance American Anthem. Jessica lovvvveeed this movie as a middle schooler. Spencer hates everything. It's gonna get good. We discuss it all: very excellent gymnast acting, backlit hair and 13-foot-wide denim jackets, THE TRIFFUS OF MURRRDERRR, an 11-week-old Jenny

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01:30:35

417: Bye Bye Tokyo 2020

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast ·

2020/03/25

NO MORE TOKYO 2020 Via the IOC's longest-serving member, Dick Pound, we learned that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed. It's been a long year this month, so Jessica has a list of Dick Pound jokes to get us through. It's most of the episode. After that, we discuss Why it was important to postpone Gymnastics implications Should the new 2021 seniors now become eligible for the Olympics? What code of points should be used? How should the unfinished qualification process be resolved? What of

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