GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
Episodes
450: Gym Nerd School 101
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Video of today's podcast is available to ALL LISTENERS, Club Gym Nerd or not, because we have some critical visual aids as part of the lesson plan. No...
449: Larisa's Back!
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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448: The SafeSport Hack
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Russian & Italian Nationals
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
RUSSIAN NATIONALS Tatiana Nabieva is the national vault champion for 2020 and all is right with the world, Maria Kharenkova is the Russian beam champi...
447: Butt Spins for Friendship
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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446: Chellsie and Andy Memmel
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW The one and only Chellsie Memmel is here, with her coach-dad Andy, to discuss what really happened at 2006 worlds, the advantage...
445: Xenophobic Bells Ringing
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Chinese Individual Nationals
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
GYMNASTICS INTERNATIONAL Welcome to Gymnastics International! On this show, we take a deep dive into the latest competitions from around the world, co...
444: Friendship and Solidarity
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
GYMTERNET NEWS The US will compete in Japan on November 8. We discuss the meet format and team selections British Gymnastics head Jane Allen is conve...
443 Gymnastics' Greatest Stars
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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442: A European Saga
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Gymnastics International Szombathely World Cup
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Gymnastics International! On this show, we'll take a deep dive into the latest competitions from around the world, covering them with the d...
441: Gymnastics Commentary Hall of Shame (Commissioned)
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Gymnastics International Episode 1: Chinese and Japanese Nationals
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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440: Chinese Gymnastics Team Trainer Annemarie Alf DPT, CSCS
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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439: The Curious Case of the Extra Urine
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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258: The Fluff Cast (Commissioned)
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, it's the commissioned episode you've all been waiting for...the FLUFFCAST! We jump into all the most insane, hilarious, horrifying, sexist,...
Best of GymCastic: Vanessa Atler Interview
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Originally aired in June 2017 BEST OF GYMCASTIC Originally released in June 2017. Vanessa Atler is an American treasure and fans have loved her from ...
438: Agree to Disagree
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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437: Lineup Racism
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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436: 2000 Women's Team Final Commissioned
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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435: Let's Talk about Terin
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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434: Svetlana Khorcanceled
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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433: Weirdest Gymnastics Exhibitions of the 90s (Commissioned)
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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432: GymnastAlliance
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Best of GymCastic: The Leotard Episode
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Club Gym Nerd member, Gym Coach Diana, has commissioned an episode all about the glorious leotard! Spencer, Lauren, and Jessica chat about leos leos l...
431: 2003 Team Final Commissioned
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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, th...
430: Athlete A with Jennifer Sey
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 W...
429: John Orozco Does Not Hold Back
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 e...
428: Black Lives Matter This Week Too
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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427: Black Lives Matter with Alexis Brown
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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426: Body Roll Abomination
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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425: GymCastic Fixes Judging (Commission)
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
424: Emotional Abuse: The Maggie Haney 8 Year Ban
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEWS This week, Jessica speaks with attorney and Olympic Champion, Nancy Hogshead-Makar of Champion Women about emotional abuse (A....
423: Little Dumpster Fires Everywhere
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
LIVE VIDEO PODCAST FUNDRAISER Attention! Dave Tilley of Shift Movement Science is hosting a FREE online gymnastics summit on Saturday May 2 to benefit...
422: Stick It (Commissioned)
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
421: Tokyo Rule Change Mini-sode
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
420: Jamie Dantzscher
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
419: Sports Economist Dr. David Berri
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
418: American Anthem
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
417: Bye Bye Tokyo 2020
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 yea...
416: Everything Is Canceled
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
GYMTERNET NEWS Everything has been canceled. We run through the events that have been canceled thus far (spoiler: it's all of them), and theorize wha...
March 12 COVID-19 Championships Update
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19 Watch: what's cancelled and what's not...yet. The drastic differences in policy from college to college.
415: American Cup of Coronavirus
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19 NEWS Jesolo is officially canceled, Qatar has instituted a quarantine period, Vanessa Ferrari JUST got out of Italy in time, Colin Van Wickle...
414: American Cup Preview
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
AMERICAN CUP It's happening! This Saturday! Russia has withdrawn from the competition for...murky reasons that may or may not be related to viruses. ...
413: Is Jade Carey an Olympian Yet
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
MEN'S PROGRAM OOOPSIES (3:24) Between the all-around results mix-up and the World Cup...reassignments...the US men's program had quite the controversi...
412: The Fall That Wasn't
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
IMPORTANT BUSINESS We're doing another live show from NCAAs this year in Fort Worth! We're doing another LIVE SHOW FROM NCAAs with special guest J...
411: Take Off on Gay, Split on Rights
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we open with rage (TV network-type), then switch to rage (dumpster fire-type), and go on to rage (Achilles injury-type), but then comes the...
410: Simone's Vault to the Rescue
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, a sort-of-depressing episode about suspensions and bankruptcy and the crimes of the criminal ex-doctor is saved by the beacon that is Simone po...
409: Falling with Style
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
OLYMPIC QUALIFIER NEWS The American Cup rosters are out. We delve into the crazy-deep men's field, some of the surprises of the women's field, and wh...
408: Jessica Goes to Camp
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
NATIONAL TEAM CAMP Jessica attended the first national team camp of the year in Indianapolis. We discuss: Simone's injury status, mental blocks, new...
Crown Watch 2020
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rage-o-Meters galore, a mini-commission about what college gymnastics is doing right, Spencer's Crack Den featuring a meet so crazy that Kathy Johnson...
BRENNA DOWELL
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
BRENNA DOWELL (4:00) Continuing our now two-year-old tradition of beginning the NCAA season by asking the final person to compete for last year's winn...
405: The Best of 2019
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
GYMTERNET NEWS The Simone Tour We discuss the Gold Over America Tour (Get it? The...GOAT? DO YOU GET IT?????) and why we love everything about this ...
404: 2008 Men's Team Final (Commissioned)
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode was commissioned by Anonymous, who requested an episode about the US men's bronze-medal performance in the 2008 team final, saying...
Tokyo Olympic Gymnastics Qualifying Process Explained
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer is alone this week for a comprehensive explainer of this comically complicated 2020 Olympic qualification process, answering all the questions...
403: "Did Everyone Know But Me?"
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
GYMTERNET NEWS We begin this week with a visit back to the land of dumpster fires. Louise Radnofsky has a piece for the WSJ on how information about ...
402: 1984 NCAA Championships
23 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we have an episode commissioned by Club Gym Nerd member Helen, who asked for an episode about the 1984 NCAA Championships! That means we get t...
401: The Forster House Rules
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Attention! We have very, very many episodes for you this week! A new Behind the Scenes episode about cats and musicals (but not Cats: The Musical) is ...
400: 2024 Fantasy Compulsories (Commissioned)
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode has been commissioned by Club Gym Nerd member Billy, who has used his commission to give a gift to you, the listeners, by commissioning a...
399: CHUSO (Commissioned)
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode has been commissioned by Club Gym Nerd member Britt, who asked for an episode all about the career of Oksana Chusovitina, saying, "I want...
398: Back from Worlds!
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
BACK FROM WORLDS Everything we still want to talk about from worlds! Because there was so much! But first, Club Gym Nerd members be sure to listen to ...
397: 2019 Worlds Event Finals Day 2
13 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
EVENT FINALS DAY 2 It's overrrrrrrr! Worlds has come to a close for another year. We break down the stories from some of our most beloved and dangerou...
396: 2019 Worlds Event Finals Day 1
12 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
EVENT FINALS DAY 1 Men's FX, PH and Rings. Women's Vault and Bars. Could anyone dethrone Simone and Nina? Did Jessica and Spencer emotionally survive ...
395: 2019 Worlds Men's All Around Final
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
MEN'S ALL-AROUND FINAL We thought it would be the most wide-open competition heading into worlds. Did it play out that way? Did Russia and China keep ...
394: 2019 Worlds Women's All-Around Final
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
WOMEN'S ALL-AROUND FINAL The Simone Show continued its world tour in Stuttgart, and we have all the details. Who else was in the royal queen's court? ...
393: 2019 Worlds Men's Team Final
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We have officially crowned the 2019 winner of the Best Men Competition! Did everything go to plan for Russia and China? What do we make of that US men...
392: 2019 Worlds – Women's Team Final
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
WOMEN'S TEAM FINAL It's our day of days! The women's team final! And our medal upset fantasies came true! We've got all the news, on the competition f...
391: 2019 Worlds Men's Qualification Day 2
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
MEN'S QUALIFICATION DAY 2 Jessica, Spencer, and Kensley dive into the second day of men's qualification, which began with a power-packed USA/Japan ses...
390: 2019 Worlds Men's Qualification Day 1
06 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
MEN'S QUALIFICATION DAY 1 Jessica, Spencer, and Kensley discuss all the happenings from inside the arena on the first day of men's qualification as th...
389: 2019 Worlds Women's Qualification Day 2
05 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
WOMEN'S QUALIFICATION DAY 2 Jessica, Spencer, and Kensley discuss all the happenings from inside the arena on the final day of women's qualification, ...
388: 2019 Worlds Women's Qualification Day 1
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
WOMEN'S QUALIFICATION DAY 1 Jessica and Spencer discuss all the happenings from inside the arena on the first day of women's qualification. What ha...
387: World Championships Preview Special
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
US World Team Trials You can rewatch (or just watch) the replay streams on USAG's Youtube. The US worlds team has been announced! Jessica tries t...
Things You Only Know If You're a Gymnast
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we have a commission from Club Gym Nerd member Sara, who requested an episode all about the things you only know if you've actually done gy...
385.5 Follow the Money
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Heads up! We have a bonus, extra mini-episode this week because we really need to talk about the Department of Justice. GYMTERNET NEWS The Wall St...
384: But What about Allan
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
US MEN'S SELECTION CAMP The worlds team has been named: Sam Mikulak, Yul Moldauer, Akash Modi, Trevor Howard, and Shane Wiskus. Allan Bower is travel...
383: Russians and Investigations
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
PLEASE TAKE OUR ADVERTISER SURVEY http://survey.libsyn.com/gymcastic GYMTERNET NEWS This week, we're discussing Russians and investigations (but not R...
382: 2020 Olympic Qualification with Prof. Spencer
23 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer is alone this week for a comprehensive explainer of this comically complicated 2020 Olympic qualification process, answering all the questions...
I'm Just Pissed Off Already US Nationals Review
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
US NATIONALS TAKE OUR SURVEY http://survey.libsyn.com/gymcastic SENIOR WOMEN The saga of 6-time national champion Simone Biles ...
CSI: Code of Points with Chellsie Memmel
11 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
CSI: Code of Points with Chellsie Memmel Post-prelims code trends and common deductions with Brevet Judge, World Champion and Olympic medalist, Che...
379: US Nationals Preview, Pan Am Games, Gymternet News
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
GYMTERNET NEWS (7:46) Valeri Liukin opened his mouth and garbage popped out. Stefane is here with a special editorial comment. Anna Li and Wu Jian...
378: KONNOR MCCLAIN US Classic Junior Review
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
JUNIOR US CLASSIC Reminder: You can watch all the individual routines from the competition on USAG's Youtube. KONNOR MCCLAIN. Jessica screams KON...
377: CAPES The US Classic Senior Review
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
US CLASSIC Overall impressions This meet was goooooooood. It's Classic. It's not supposed to be this good. Jessica talks about happiness and feeli...
US Classic Preview and Mag 7 Musical Review
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Magnificent Seven: The Musical (51:26) There's a musical about the Magnificent Seven. It's real. It exists. Your dreams have come true. Lindsey Gr...
375: Double Kovacs to Low Bar
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
GYMTERNET NEWS There is a MAGNIFICENT SEVEN MUSICAL, and Spencer will never be the same We discuss 82-year-old badass gymnastics, some dude who doesn...
374: Where We've Been and Where We're Heading (Commissioned)
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode commissioned by the Participation Sisters, we talk about...ourselves? They've commissioned an episode called The GymCastic Podca...
373: Nabieva Returns and Morgan Hurd Special Announcement
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
BUM-BUM-BUMMMMMMMM To start things off this week, we are joined by a little someone you might have heard of named Morgan Hurd, who has a special annou...
372: Junior Worlds and Gymternet News
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
JUNIOR WORLDS Athletes from around the world gathered in Hungary for the inaugural junior world championship. Thoughts on the concept of this meet:...
371: European Games 2019
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
EUROPEAN GAMES In our first episode of the week (look out for a junior worlds/gymternet news episode later in the week where we tell you all to GET A ...
370: Free Mai
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In our second episode of the week covering the gymternet news only. Earlier this week we took a deep dive into the events of the American Classic, the...
2019 American Classic
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
AMERICAN CLASSIC In our first episode of the week (look out for a gymternet news episode where we fight for justice for Mai Murakami later in the week...
368: No-No-Nunnoisms (Commissioned)
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode has been commissioned by Club Gym Nerd members The Participation Sisters, who requested an episode called No-No Nunnoisms: The Era of Lar...
Shawn and Nastia: From Feud to Friendship (Commissioned)
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode has been commissioned by Brad, who commissioned this very special edition of GymCastic as a surprise gift for his girlfriend Trici...
366: Virtuous Value Parts
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
GYMTERNET NEWS Simone's upgrades! (EEEEEE) That Sarah Finnegan abortion broom internet scam Terin Humphrey was fired from USAG What exactly is the vi...
365: 1988 Olympics Team Competition Commissioned
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The hair Olympics! And also gymnastics. But mostly hair! This week, we have a commissioned episode from Club Gym Nerd member Billy, who asked for an e...
364: 80s Fight! (Commissioned)
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The greatest rivalries of the 1980s! This week, we have a commissioned episode from Club Gym Nerd member Kimo, who asked for an episode all about the ...
363: Five Is the New Four ...Is the New Five
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
ALL GYMTERNET NEWS, ALL THE TIME Dumpster fire news It has been yet another terrible month for USAG (a theme???) The Li Li Today interview disast...
362: Morgan Hurd and Heath Thorpe Interview
08 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
MORGAN AND HEATH! This week, Jessica and Spencer chat with gymnastics royalty—2017 world all-around champion Morgan Hurd and 2018 Australian nationa...
2019 NCAA Nationals
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
NCAA Championships! Live show – Thank you to everyone who came. It was AHMAZING! We recap our favorite moments. Oklahoma won the thing with a domin...
360: European Championships and NCAAs Preview
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (1:54) Gymnastics journalist and (now) broadcaster extraordinaire Blythe Lawrence joins us to talk all about the European Champ...