Gymcastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

Here's how to ask questions live. Follow up to the vault replacement athlete "administrative error"  BATTLE BEAM: The 2016 Olympic Champion, Sanne Wevers is into the final from the reserve list. It's Simone vs. Chinese Perfection vs. Three Champions (Wevers, Schaefer, Ashikawa) vs. Andrade.  FLOOR: Biles-Andrade-Jones podium again or are Flavia and her ankle ready to dominate? Plus men's Vault, P-Bars and High Bar and some mixed zone sexism from other media Want to hear rest of it and all the years of bonus content and interviews? All you have to do is Join the Club.   World Headquarters RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES 2023 World Headquarters: Every Worlds Podcast, videos, interviews and data Simone Biles Interview 2023 Classic Shilese Jones Flight Series Profile Resources & Research Spencer's The Balance Beam Situation  Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti Kensley is covering men's gymnastics at Neutral

Here's how to ask questions live. A major FIG "administrative error" puts multiple gymnasts' Olympic qualifying spots into question. We will explain how the vault replacement debacle could ripple down to several countries. BATTLE BARS: the highest SV in the world Kaliya Nemour vs. Shilese Jones, Qiu Qiuyan and everyone else who doesn't even come close to Nemour's 6.9 D score hoping for medal, including Simone Biles. VAULT: Simone Biles and her giant yurchenko double pike vs. Andrade, maybe Gadirova w/the Chengs (has been replaced by Csenge Maria Backay). Plus Club Handspring Rudi  - Yeo Seojeong, Alexa Moreno, Coline Devillard. Pommel Horse: Rhys McClenaghan vs Lee Chih-Kai vs. Ahmad Abu Al Soud vs. Harutyun Merdinyan for ONE Olympic spot!  Rings: Eleftherios Petrounias vs Nikita Simonov vs. Vinzenz Hoeck vs. Artur Avetisyan vs Vahagn Davtyan for ONE Olympic spot! and Men's floor.  Here’s how our event coverage works: 1. We give everyone the main headlines and latest news! 2. We continue our conversation ex

Simone won her 6th World AA Title and finally beat Latynina's record !  The All Around Final featuring : Reigning World AA champ, Rebeca Andrade (BRA), the GOAT Simone Biles (USA), reigning World silver medalist, Shilese Jones (USA) and basically champions or world medalists on every content from Africa with bars superstar Kaylia Nemour (ALG) to British World FX champ, Jessica Gadirova, beam ninja Qiu Qiyuan (CHN), happiest gymnast not he planet, Ellie Black (CAN) and Italy's toe point power house, Manila Esposito. Not to mention stars of every gym nerd's hearts who finally have world medals, Melanie de Jesus dos Santos (FRA) and Flavia Saraiva (BRA). Here’s how our event coverage works: 1. We give everyone the main headlines and latest news! 2. We continue our conversation exclusively with our Club members because they sustain our work and travel year around. 3. Want to hear rest of it and all the years of bonus content and interviews? All you have to do is Join the Club. Here's how to ask questions live.

Here's how to ask questions live. Tonight AA featuring : Kazuma Kaya being Rosa Galiyeva'd for Hashimoto Daiki Jake "Air Pirate" Jarman, Asher Hong, Fred Richard, James Hall, Sun Wei battle for medals  PLUS a preview of the women's all-around final and event finals updates Here’s how our event coverage works: 1. We give everyone the main headlines and latest news! 2. We continue our conversation exclusively with our Club members because they sustain our work and travel year around. 3. Want to hear rest of it and all the years of bonus content and interviews? All you have to do is Join the Club. LOGIN FOR BONUS CONTENT  World Headquarters RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES 2023 World Headquarters: Every Worlds Podcast, videos, interviews and data Simone Biles Interview 2023 Classic Shilese Jones Flight Series Profile Resources & Research Spencer's The Balance Beam Situation  Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovos

Here's how to ask questions live. Tonight is the women's team final featuring: USA, Great Britain, Brazil, China, Italy, Netherlands, France and Japan Here’s how our event coverage works: 1. We give everyone the main headlines and latest news! 2. We continue our conversation exclusively with our Club members because they sustain our work and travel year around. 3. Want to hear rest of it and all the years of bonus content and interviews? All you have to do is Join the Club. LOGIN FOR BONUS CONTENT  World Headquarters RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES 2023 World Headquarters: Every Worlds Podcast, videos, interviews and data Simone Biles Interview 2023 Classic Shilese Jones Flight Series Profile Resources & Research Spencer's The Balance Beam Situation  Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti Kensley is covering men's gymnastics at Neutral Deductions Score and difficulty ranking from The Gymternet

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 & Research Spencer's The Balance Beam Situation  Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti Kensley is covering men's gymnastics at Neutral Deductions Score and difficulty ranking from The Gymternet

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 (PHL). Defending AA Champion, Rebecca Andrade and the Brazilian Team. Final places between Mexico, Romania, Australia and Germany fight for the final Olympic spots. Here’s how our event coverage works: 1. We give everyone the main headlines and latest news! 2. We continue our conversation exclusively with our Club members because they sustain us work and travel year around. 3. Want to hear rest of it and all the years of bonus content and interviews? All you have to do is Join the Club. LOGIN FOR BONUS CONTENT  World Headquarters RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES 2023 World Headquarters: Podcasts, Videos and more 2023 Worlds Brazil Podium Training 2023 Worlds US Podium Training  2023 World Championships Preview World Team Trials Women

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 won her first ever World title along side McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross. Did the Italian team stay on beam? Who's looking good for Olympic qualifying. Are the British going to push the US in the team final. Here’s how our event coverage works: 1. We give everyone the main headlines and latest news! 2. We continue our conversation exclusively with our Club members because they sustain us work and travel year around. 3. Want to hear rest of it and all the years of bonus content and interviews? All you have to do is Join the Club. LOGIN FOR BONUS CONTENT  World Headquarters RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES 2023 World Headquarters: Podcasts, Videos and more 2023 Worlds Brazil Podium Training 2023 Worlds US Podium Training  2023 World Championships Preview Wo

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 and the flight/plight of the German team. LOGIN FOR BONUS CONTENT  RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES 2023 World Headquarters: Podcasts, Videos and more 2023 Worlds US Podium Training  2023 World Championships Preview World Team Trials Women's Day Two Meet Report  World Team Trials Women's Day One Meet Report Podium Training Report 2023 U.S. Championships Preview Simone Biles Interview 2023 Classic Shilese Jones Flight Series Profile Resources & Research Spencer's The Balance Beam Situation  Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti Kensley is covering men's gymnastics at Neutral Deductions Score and difficulty ranking from The Gymternet

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 yurchenko double pike in person. Details on Italy (they all hit beam), Netherlands, Great Britain, South Korea and South Africa Eythora Thorsdottir gave the funnest most real interview in the history of gymnastics? The Moorsaversary Here’s how our event coverage works: 1. We give everyone the main headlines and latest news! 2. We continue our conversation exclusively with our Club members because they sustain us work and travel year around. 3. Want to hear rest of it and all the years of bonus content and interviews? All you have to do is Join the Club. LOGIN FOR BONUS CONTENT   World Headquarters RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES 2023 World Championships Preview Women's Day Two Meet Report  Women's Day One Meet Report Podium Training Report 2023 U.S. Championships P

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, the Women In Their 30s revolution, the United Nationals Summit on Amazing Bars, the best tricky boys, and all the shrinking Ds Olympic Qualification Test: Spencer puts Jessica's rule-retention skills to the test with a quiz on how athletes qualify to the Olympics from this competition Women's Finals: Who are the top medal contenders, who are the most exciting performers, and who are the potential disruptors for event finals? How Simone feels about an Amanar these days. Our Coverage From Worlds: Podcast coverage at Worlds starts on Thursday Sept 28th after the first day of women’s podium training and will include a total of 10 podcasts from the competition We'll have tons of videos coming your way from podium training – top routines, interview

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 Replacement Athlete: Kayla DiCello Pan Ams: Jordan Chiles, Kayla DiCello, Kaliya Lincoln, Zoe Miller, Tiana Sumanasekera. Individual Qualifier: Katelyn Jong. Non-Traveling Alternates: Alicia Zhou, Eveylynn Lowe, Nola Matthews. The real reason Jade Carey isn't on the Pan Ams roster (she's heading to the Swi$$ Cup) The difference between artistry and execution. Scott Bregman joined the show to provide his insights, including his extra time with Simone. We create our lineups. We discuss who might get a bobble on our World Controversy tree next year. Jessica shares some of the conversations she had with the coaches and athletes. And of course, everything you couldn’t see on the FlipNow live stream that happened in the gym    Here’s how our event coverage w

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 her vault value Why Shilese got such a low score (for her) on bars and what connection bonus was lost What Jade Carey's coaches said about the vault situation Who we think is a lock for the World team and highest scoring team The strange E scores on floor especially Josc vs Kaliya The spectaculars of Kaliya Lincoln and Leanne Wong Katelyn Jong injury and what Laurent yelled to Jordan Chiles before her last pass The wins! DiCello changed her beam skills and Josc added back her single bar release. What events we'd ask gymnasts to do if any, on day two And of course, everything you couldn't see on the FlipNow live stream that happened in the gym Here’s how our event coverage works: 1. We give everyone the main headlines in the first 10-15 minutes. 2. We continue our conversation exclusively wit

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 those who commemorate CSI Szombathely : speaking of controversy, we discuss what happened to Eddie Penev on vault in when the wrong board was put in for him The injuries to Nina Derwael (BEL), Elisabeth Seitz (GER) and  reigning beam World Champion Watanabe Hazuki (JPN) what that means for their respective countries and Olympic hopes Italian Championships! Manila Esposito's beam, Elisa Iorio's AA return, and are we rethinking Italy's team medal chances? Thoughts on countries naming six team members and waiting to decide the alternate until the last second Plus, the gymternet news, the dumpster fire news, and your feedback on vault versus floor skill difficulty, sting mat deductions, podium training styles, and differentiating a switch full from a tourjete half. JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join C

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 happened at the Tokyo Olympics when Simone Biles coach ran over to him remove Simone from the mee. The new FIG rules Simone's Tokyo health struggle inspired His thoughts on the FIG decision to open the door for Russia in Paris Judging pommel horse at the the 2012 Olympic Team Final; the Kohei dismount controversy What happened at the 2012 Olympics when US head coach, Mazeika asked about changing the US mens team final lineup Judging bias evaluation and what the data showed after Tokyo Fujitsu robot judging, how it started and what's to come for gymnasts The future of World Championships from site selection to qualifying to reducing costs Proposed changes to the next Code of Points Why men have more opportunities for medals than women in artistic gymnastics Leaving the FI

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 women's AA podium was older than the men's AA podium! Progress, and a couple bad looks, from USAG this week The deal with floor scoring and the biggest nerd headlines from nationals Who is MORE likely and who is LESS likely to make Worlds after this meet Reviewing our biggest questions from the preview: Did we learn anything? Asher Hong and Colt Walker both won the men's competition (we'll explain) as we discuss selection of the men's Worlds team and our highlights from the weekend Plus, the investigation into Tom Farden, which defending champions won't be at Worlds, and other gymternet news JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Behind the Scenes episodes. Club Gym Nerd members get access to all of our exclusive extended interv

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 than expected. Leanne Wong was consistent and clean throughout. We discuss Kayla DiCello, Skye Blakely, Josc Roberson, Kaliya Lincoln and more! We talk about what happened on the floor, follow up on the great beam mat debacle and discuss what the athletes and coaches had to say after the meet. We went live right here on this page Sunday, August 27th after the final senior women's competition. Here's how to ask questions live. Here’s how our event coverage works: 1. We give everyone the main headlines in the first 10-15 minutes. 2. We continue our conversation exclusively with our Club members. 3. What if I want to hear the rest of it and all the years of bonus content and interviews? All you have to do is Join the Club. LOGIN FOR BONUS CONTENT CHAMPIONSHIPS LIV

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 beam day and is down in 19th. Jordan Chiles all the way up to 5th.  Leanne Wong looks better than ever in 4th.  Skye Blakely continues to prove herself on every event for third. We'll talk about Kayla DiCello, Josc Roberson, Kaliya Lincoln and Tiana Sumanasekera too. Plus news from the men's competition, junior highlights and shenanigans you didn't see on TV. We went live right here on this page Friday August 25th after the first day of senior women's competition. Here's how to ask questions live. We discussed what happened on the floor and what the athletes and coaches had to say. Here’s how our event coverage works: 1. We give everyone the main headlines in the first 10-15 minutes. 2. We continue our conversation exclusively with our Club members. 3. What if I want to hear the rest of it

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 rule out any states for the future training and wellness center. The return of World all-around silver medalist Shilese Jones, and junior Jayla Hang. Jade Carey attempted a stage dive mat assassination Watching Jordan Chiles work through a vault block issue until it was perfected The rise of Leanne Wong Kayla DiCello's body armour Skye Blakely vault potential Josc Roberson's examples of how camp is healthier than the olden days Kaliya Lincoln's new floor skill Zoe Miller being hilarious We recorded this live on Wednesday August 23rd after senior women's podium training. Here's how to ask questions live. Here’s how our event coverage works: 1. We give everyone the main headlines in the first 10-15 minutes. 2. We continue our conversation exclusively with our Club members. 3. What if

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 in this meet, and is it anything at all? What counts as a good score in 2023? What do you need to score to make a team? Suni for AA? What events might we see from her 3 weeks post-Classic The 2023 debut of Shilese Jones and realistic expectations for her competition Carey vs Roberson? Blakely vs Chiles? It's a generational clash! Other big questions including Leanne Wong and difficulty scores, Zoe Miller and bars, and Kaliya Lincoln's meteoric rise The race to make the national team is going to be tight Plus, gymnasts you need to watch because of BEAUTY, along with the big storylines of the men's competition JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Behind the Scenes episodes. Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded and s