GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

We discuss the results, the history makers this week from Jade Carey's triple twisting double layout to Olivierias arabian double pike out at Pan Ams; what the highest scoring 3-up-3-count team would be based on day one results and how all of your favorites did tonight. 

USAG National Team Agreement The USAG National Team Agreement as long been a point of contention for athletes and parents. On the eve of US Championships when the US National Team will be named, Jessica talked to attorneys Jaime Santos, partner at Goodwin in their Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation practice and Betsy Cooper, founding Director of the Tech Policy Hub at the Aspen Institute, about the currently available national team agreement for 2018-2019. The 2021 agreement is expected to be posted soon, as it is requirement from the USOPC, however, it was not available at the time of this recording. This interview is geared towards athletes and parents to let them know what to look for, change or negotiate before signing the agreement. Remember to seek legal advice before singing any contract. JOIN CLUB GYM NERD  Join Club Gym Nerd or buy a gift membership for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Behind The Scenes: Gymnastics Time Warp Behind The Scenes: Sr. Session Two US Classic 2021 Behind The Scenes: Sr. Session One US Classic 2021 Behind The Scenes: No Catsuits Allowed Behind The Scenes: More Project K (for Karolyi) Details Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too! And Pride gear! RELATED EPISODES U.S. Nationals Preview & Kyle Shewfelt on his new book, Make It Happen 448: The SafeSport Hack Michigan Wins! Episode 21: Kyle Shewfelt 200: Alicia Sacramone Simone Biles' Yurchenko Double Pike Has Landed and US Classic Review US Classic Preview Starring Chellsie and Simone Chinese and British Trial Chaos, and Project K: Decoding Romanian Secret Police Files on The Karolyis with Dr. Simona Petracovschi Unitard Revolution

NATIONALS PREVIEW The biggest questions we have heading into nationals—featuring Konnor McClain's sudden gym move, Riley McCusker's injury status, whether Sunisa Lee will do the all-around, and who's going to write the worst article about Simone's vault Athletes opting out of doing interviews — good news or greatest news? What does two weeks more time look like for Morgan Hurd and Grace McCallum? Is Spencer still trying to make Leanne Wong happen? What does Kara Eaker need to do? Laurie Hernandez goes next level with a Tiktok AA reveal MAN THINGS: Kensley tells us about national team funding, the Pan Ams team and who's really in contention for a +1 Olympic spot for the US men, and likely Olympic team permutations heading into nationals. Plus, the greatest retirement tweet of all time. INTERVIEW Make it Happen: My Story of Gymnastics, the Olympics, and the Positive Power of Sport by Kyle Shewfelt Three time Canadian Olympian, and 2004 Olympic gold medalist Kyle Shewfelt is here to talk about his new book. Listen for how you can win an autographed copy of the book or even a 15-minute chat with Kyle himself. Pre-order the book here. WIN THE BOOK AND A VIDEO CHAT WITH KYLE  HOW: On Twitter or Instagram and let us know about the coach who made the biggest positive impact on your life and why? Photos are encouraged but not required. Use the hashtag "PositivePowerContest and tag @GymCastic and @kyleshewfelt. DEADLINE: The deadline for entries is Sunday, June 6, and winners will be announced on the June 9 episode of GymCastic. WHAT: Three random winners will receive an autographed copy of Kyle's new book, Make it Happen, and one winner will have a 15-minute video chat with the gold-medalist himself! We discuss: The Amanar, The Shewfelt, or The Shewmanar? We decide what's fair. Partying with Produnova. Unlearning and modeling good coaching. Advice from his favorite Child Psychologist . Why he waited so long to write a book, instead of capitalizing on his 2004 gold-fame. We talk about mutual commentary regrets and how we want to change commentary, coaching and fan culture to make it more positive. How he would have taken his power back when he tied with Marian Drăgulescu. Creating a healthy environment without being demeaning. Why his career is example of reaching the highest level in gymnastics with positive coaching. "Death Conditioning" vs. the no pain, no gain   vs. being allowed to fail in order to gain perspective. How to gymnastics coaching and culture through agency, partnership and communication. JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd or buy a gift membership for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Behind The Scenes: Gymnastics Time Warp Behind The Scenes: Sr. Session Two US Classic 2021 Behind The Scenes: Sr. Session One US Classic 2021 Behind The Scenes: No Catsuits Allowed Behind The Scenes: More Project K (for Karolyi) Details Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too! And Pride gear! RELATED EPISODES Episode 21: Kyle Shewfelt 200: Alicia Sacramone Simone Biles' Yurchenko Double Pike Has Landed and US Classic Review US Classic Preview Starring Chellsie and Simone Chinese and British Trial Chaos, and Project K: Decoding Romanian Secret Police Files on The Karolyis with Dr. Simona Petracovschi Unitard Revolution THE FLIGHT SERIES: Shilese Jones  

US CLASSIC Simone Biles officially debuted the Yurchenko double pike. We discuss how awesome it is, and Spencer has 84 things to say about the D score. What Tom Forster, US High Performance Coordinator, said when Jessica asked if USAG would fight the low D score given to Simone's vault. Simone gave credit to both of her coaching teams. She's been doing the Yurchenko double pike for over ten years (see our interview in 2013), first with Aimee Boorman and now competing it with Cecile and Laurent Landi. Jordan Chiles went 57+ again. Is she an Olympic lock? Can anyone stop the reliability of bars champion Kayla DiCello? OUTSPOKEN GROWN ASS WOMEN ADULTS - Simone, Morgan Hurd and MyKayla Skinner do not hold back in interviews "The way Marta did things, it was kinda brutal and it didn't need to be that way. With Tom and the rest of the team, it's a growing experience, but the changes have been really good. Tom is so supportive. It's so weird having a relationship with a national coach." - MyKayla Skinner "I don't think I'd be able to do elite gymnastics now if Marta was here. In some ways it's been a lot nicer not having her around. With consistency, though, she was good at making us hit under pressure. Since Simone and I have that experience, we can help the younger generation." - MyKayla Skinner On her activism as a world champion regularly demonstrating at Black Lives Matter protests and anti-asian hate rallies,  "I have to give credit to the brave survivors who paved the way and opened the floor for me to use my voice. These are much bigger than gymnastics. If gymnastics disappeared tomorrow, these issues would still be there. I'm a person first, and a gymnast second." - Morgan Hurd ,who also added when speaking about losing followers on social media because of her opinions, "I don't need people who don't think human rights are a given to be supporting me." Chellsie Memmel competed! We're very excited, and even more excited to see her at nationals. Riley McCusker's injury — what happened there? Laure Hernandez eponymous bars skill news Gymnasts who exceeded expectations, like Grace McCallum, Morgan Hurd, and Emma Malabuyo The GAGE report "It's Just Classic," starring Sunisa Lee and Konnor McClain Jessica on Shilese Jones and Emily Lee Best moments from the junior competition OLYMPIC NEWS The British men's team has been named, and not everyone is happy about it. Becky Downie competed in her rescheduled Olympic trial, and as far as we're concerned, she should be on the British team. PLUS Japan vaccination news, a USAG mental health panel, and this year's first edition of Four Year Fails starring The New York Times. JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd or buy a gift membership for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Behind The Scenes: Sr. Session Two US Classic 2021 Behind The Scenes: Sr. Session One US Classic 2021 Behind The Scenes: No Catsuits Allowed Behind The Scenes: More Project K (for Karolyi) Details Behind The Scenes: Project K Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too! And Pride gear! RELATED EPISODES US Classic Preview Starring Chellsie and Simone Chinese and British Trial Chaos, and Project K: Decoding Romanian Secret Police Files on The Karolyis with Dr. Simona Petracovschi Unitard Revolution Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches (May 2013) THE FLIGHT SERIES: Shilese Jones

US CLASSIC PREVIEW Schedule change, plus how to watch Important PSA re: chilling out. It's not the end of the world if your favorite makes a mistake. What expectations do we have for the Chellsie Memmel revenge on Steve Penny tour of MEMMELING? What does Laurie Hernandez need to show here? Where is Morgan Hurd in her elbow comeback/organizing a solidarity amongst the entire US team demonstration against police brutality and anti-asian hate crimes? Will we see some patented US Classic vault upgrade attempts? SIMONNNEEE piked double yurchenko? Do it! OLYMPIC NEWS The Japanese women's Olympic team has been named. We celebrate, and Spencer has some concerns British women's team selection has been pushed back to allow Becky Downie a chance to trial GYMTERNET NEWS The US men's Pan Am team was chosen but no one told us about it The 2022 codes of points are out. Quick reactions to the headlines for the new women's code An update on Kevin Mazeika JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd or buy a gift membership for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Behind The Scenes: No Catsuits Allowed Behind The Scenes: More Project K (for Karolyi) Details Behind The Scenes: Project K Behind The Scenes: LIVE after NCAA Finals Behind The Scenes: Aimee Boorman to the Netherlands Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too! RELATED EPISODES Chinese and British Trial Chaos, and Project K: Decoding Romanian Secret Police Files on The Karolyis with Dr. Simona Petracovschi Unitard Revolution Director Jessica Bendinger on Stick It Michigan Wins! Soviet Gymnastics: Not the Specter of Evil (Commissioned) WATCH Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded and see video clips of the gymnastics while we discuss. Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch this episode. Not a member? Join here.

HEADLINES British Gymnastics Olympic Trials: Updates on the Downies' personal tragedy and the British trials bars controversy. Georgia-Mae Fenton and Ondine Achampong won the two days of trials, throwing everything into chaos What do they even do with Olympic team selection now? In Australia news, the Human Rights Commission report is out, and Peggy Liddick wrote that horrible letter. Update -  Liddick has been removed from judging at AUS Championships. Former US men's team coordinator Kevin Mazeika has been put on the USAG restricted list and cannot coach minors without adult supervision. PROJECT K: The Romanian Secret Police Files on the Karolyis Interview with Professor Simona Petracovschi, PhD, faculty of Physical Education and Sport West University of Timisoara, Romania, to discuss the relationship between the Securitate and the athletes in communist Romania. What was the Securitate and what was their relationship to the athletes vs average Romanian citizens in Communist Romania? Can reports from the Securitate files be trusted? The level of extreme privilege Marta and Bela Karolyi had even compared to the average coach. Her thought on the conclusions the Athlete A documentary draws about the arrival of the Karolyis in the US. The allegations of physical abuse dating back to the first year of Bela Karolyi coaching gymnastics. Child Protective Services in communist Romania. How was Olympic and World Champion, Maria Olaru treated after she published her book detailing abuse under the Romania gymnastics system in the late 80's through 2000. And the accidental live television admission about abuse made by the Minister of Sport to Maria. The current state of Romanian gymnastics and the importance of these documents for the sports culture worldwide. CHINESE NATIONALS The rise of the veterans – Lu Yufei and Zhang Jin top the AA, and three of the four event champions are 20+ Beam-to-beam-to-beam comparison of Li Shijia, Ou Yushan, and Guan Chenchen, that mostly ends up being Jessica sound effects Why Ou Yushan needs to be on the Olympic team anyway, and why weren't all the event champions added to the Olympic selection squad? Updates on all of our beloveds GYMTERNET NEWS Canada won't send athletes to Pan Ams, and Manrique says he's not going to the Olympics. JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd or buy a gift membership for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Behind The Scenes: More Project K (for Karolyi) Details Behind The Scenes: Project K Behind The Scenes: LIVE after NCAA Finals Behind The Scenes: Aimee Boorman to the Netherlands Behind The Scenes: Beam Smash Regionals Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too! RELATED EPISODES Unitard Revolution Director Jessica Bendinger on Stick It Michigan Wins! Soviet Gymnastics: Not the Specter of Evil (Commissioned)

Jessica Bendinger Interview What got cut from the movie. Scary NYC punk shows in the 1980's and of course legendary punk band, Bad Brains who get a nod in the movie. The continued relevance of Stick It. Pitching movies about women to a Hollywood system constipated by gender and structural bias. Why she started her Mob Queens podcast Alternative to the Bechdel Test Training at Muriel Grossfeld's gym with Marcia Fredrick and Don Peters Needing more diversity in Stick It. Our mutual love for Oana Ban and Mattie Larson as both a gymnast  and bad ass hero. Gymnastics, PTSD and nervous breakdowns. Jessica pitches Stick It 2, genderless mafia gymnastics revolution or Stick It 2, the horror version: Escape from the Ranch. Listen to our full episode about  the movie 422: Stick It (Commissioned) JOIN CLUB GYM NERD  Join Club Gym Nerd for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Behind The Scenes: Project K Behind The Scenes: LIVE after NCAA Finals Behind The Scenes: Live After NCAA Semifinal I Behind The Scenes: Aimee Boorman to the Netherlands Behind The Scenes: Beam Smash Regionals Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too! RELATED EPISODES 422: Stick It (Commissioned) Episode 36: Maddy Curley from Stick It and Brooke Buffington On Their New Gymnastics Movie! 368: No-No-Nunnoisms (Commissioned) 367: Shawn and Nastia: From Feud to Friendship (Commissioned) 365: 1988 Olympics Team Competition (Commissioned) Unitard Revolution Behind The Scenes: Project K Michigan Wins! Behind The Scenes: LIVE after NCAA Finals Soviet Gymnastics: Not the Specter of Evil (Commissioned) Behind The Scenes: Live After NCAA Semifinal I 2021 NCAA Championship Preview Behind The Scenes: Aimee Boorman to the Netherlands Regionals Got Weird Behind The Scenes: Beam Smash Regionals

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Four more Olympic spots have been clinched, including by Larisa Iordache (ROM)! We discuss her valiant triumph over kidney infection, her intent on giving us all heart attacks, her fast-forward award acceptance speech, and...maybe a little about the scoring. Nikita Nagornyy's (RUS)triple pike. That's all. Qualification was super easy to follow, the stream worked, the scoring worked, and we have no notes. The German unitard revolution! Related sign petition for longevity and health; get event specialists to Level 10 Championships. Russian dominance, and how Listunova's victorious AA score compares internationally The glory of Jessica Gadirova (GBR) Vanessa Ferrari's first Euro or world medal in 7 years Giulia Steingruber's (SUI) first Euro medal in 5 years Melanie de Jesus dos Santos (FRA) busting out a full-twisting double tuck beam dismount to beat Sanne Our trauma for Rhys McClenaghan, Max Whitlock, Tin Srbic, Epke and Bart Deurloo Shock pommel horse champion Artur Davtyan and his Armenian genocide remembrance flower Kensley's ode to David Belyavskiy (RUS) AMERICAN CLASSIC FLO... Skye Blakely won the AA title Sunisa Lee's bars and beam victory, and Spencer and Jessica get into a fight about where she fits in the US Olympic picture if her leg won't heal in time for all-around. Kara Eaker's new beam composition. Did they fix the problems? JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd or buy a gift membership for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Behind The Scenes: Project K Behind The Scenes: LIVE after NCAA Finals Behind The Scenes: Aimee Boorman to the Netherlands Behind The Scenes: Beam Smash Regionals Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too! RELATED EPISODES 139: Steve Butcher, President of the FIG Men's Technical Committee Michigan Wins! Soviet Gymnastics: Not the Specter of Evil (Commissioned) 2021 NCAA Championship Preview Regionals Got Weird LISTEN WATCH Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded and see video clips of the gymnastics while we discuss. Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch this episode. Not a member? Join here.

BREAKING NEWS We reached out to USAG about Jade Carey's Olympic spot, whether she's going to compete at Trials, and whether she'll be considered for the main team. Their answer was wild. And now we have some additional questions: "Based on our understanding of the current FIG qualification rules, we believe Jade Carey’s performances on the floor exercise in the World Cup Series have mathematically qualified her, by name, to the Tokyo Olympic Games. Barring any rule changes, we anticipate that FIG will award her the spot. We are extremely proud of Jade’s performance on the world stage, which earned her this well-deserved opportunity. This path – to pursue the opportunity for an individual qualification – was open to certain qualified national team athletes. No other eligible athletes opted to pursue this qualification route. We anticipate that Jade will be competing at Trials. Unless she accepts the individual spot beforehand, Jade would be eligible to make the four-person team. At this time, FIG has not announced when they will officially award the spot or whether they will impose a deadline for acceptance. In any event, the choice to accept or reject the qualified spot is hers, and she has the full support of USA Gymnastics in any outcome." Golden is coming. A six-episode docuseries about Laurie Hernandez (produced by Deanna Hong), Morgan Hurd, Suni Lee, Konnor McClain, and MyKayla Skinner in the run-up to Trials. NCAA NATIONALS Michigan becomes the 7th team to win a national title! We gush about their performance, the excitement of nationals, and who's going to be the next team to win a title. Valiant efforts from Oklahoma and Utah, plus we parse just what went wrong for Florida in the final month The Cal COVID scare right before the semifinal That nail-biter second semifinal where Utah advanced by less than a tenth over Alabama and LSU Is 5-up, 5-count the way forward for NCAA gym? JAIME SANTOS Esq. INTERVIEW Ms Santos is a partner in Goodwin Procter’s Supreme Court and Appellate Practice. She explains what NCAA vs. Alston case heard by the SCOTUS in March is about and what that outcome could mean for your favorite gymnast or college team. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS It's coming this week. We run through the schedule, what's at stake in terms of Olympic spots, and the latest news out of training. JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd or buy a gift membership for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Behind The Scenes: LIVE after NCAA Finals Live Blog: 2021 NCAA Championship Finals Live Blog: 2021 NCAA Championships Semifinal 2 Live Blog: 2021 NCAA Championships Semifinal 1 Behind The Scenes: Aimee Boorman to the Netherlands Behind The Scenes: Beam Smash Regionals Behind the Scenes: Jade as an alternate? Behind The Scenes: March 19 2021 Behind The Scenes: Megan, Harry, Listunova and Oprah Behind The Scenes: Post-Winter Cup Syndrome Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too! RELATED EPISODES Soviet Gymnastics: Not the Specter of Evil (Commissioned) 2021 NCAA Championship Preview Regionals Got Weird WATCH Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded and see video clips of the gymnastics while we discuss.Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch this episode. Not a member? Join here.

Club Gym Nerd member Casey has commissioned an episode all about the greats of Soviet Gymnastics, and how they weren't exactly the "specter of evil" that NBC told us they were. What do you think of when you think of Soviet gymnastics? Dominance? Ballet? Caviar? How the Soviet Union changed the game immediately upon attending the Olympics for the first time Top 10 Soviet Gymnasts of All Time. Make your pick. No redos. No takebacks. Prof. O'Beirne's history of the cold war. When did the USSR compete? What made them so successful? Are wolf turns their fault? And why don't we spend more time talking about Maria Tyshko, Galina Urbanovich, and Maria Gorokhovskaya? That time the Soviets lost, and the epic 1981 world championships cheating conspiracies What might have been for Elena Mukhina What would have happened if the Soviets had competed at the 1984 Olympics? Bogi, Chuso, the fall of the Soviet Union, and the lasting legacy THE POSTS THIS FRIDAY  Behind The Scenes: Live After NCAA Semifinal I Things Are Happening – April 9, 2021 April 9, 2021 Keeping Up with the Cool GIFs – Regionals April 7, 2021 Top Scores of Regional Championships April 6, 2021 Onward to Nationals April 6, 2021 JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd or buy a gift membership for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Behind The Scenes: Beam Smash Regionals Behind the Scenes: Jade as an alternate? Behind The Scenes: March 19 2021 Behind The Scenes: Megan, Harry, Listunova and Oprah Behind The Scenes: Post-Winter Cup Syndrome Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too! RELATED EPISODES Anna Pavlova: History and Heartbreak (Commissioned) Gymnastics International 5: 2021 Russian Championships Episode 38: Svetlana Boginskaya Episode 17: Growing Up In The Soviet Gymnastics System And Training At Round Lake 364: 80s Fight! (Commissioned) 365: 1988 Olympics Team Competition (Commissioned) 344: Shushunova vs. Silivas 1988 (Commissioned) 246: Kathy Johnson Clarke Regionals Preview

THIS WEEK NCAA Nationals are here. We preview the action, with expectations for each teams and key gymnasts to watch. SEMIFINAL I: Florida, Michigan, Cal, Minnesota The semifinal of gymternet darlings What does a victory look like for these teams? What should our expectations be for Michigan? SEMIFINAL II: Oklahoma, LSU, Utah, Alabama The semifinal of teams that will outright murder you for a trophy Was Utah's regionals victory over LSU foreshadowing or an aberration? Who's going to win the AA title, and if justice could be done, who would win each event? Team title picks, and one final insane prediction. Schedule Friday, April 16 1:00pm ET/10:00am PT - Semifinal I LIVE BTS between sessions 6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT - Semifinal II Saturday, April 17 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT - Team Final How to Watch Semifinal I and II on ESPN2, Team Final on ABC. All sessions will have event streams and four-event view on ESPN3. THE POSTS Things Are Happening – April 9, 2021 April 9, 2021 Keeping Up with the Cool GIFs – Regionals April 7, 2021 Top Scores of Regional Championships April 6, 2021 Onward to Nationals April 6, 2021 JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd or buy a gift membership for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Behind The Scenes: Aimee Boorman to the Netherlands Behind The Scenes: Beam Smash Regionals Behind the Scenes: Jade as an alternate? Behind The Scenes: March 19 2021 Behind The Scenes: Megan, Harry, Listunova and Oprah Behind The Scenes: Post-Winter Cup Syndrome Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too! RELATED EPISODES Regionals Got Weird All About Aly (Commissioned) Conference Championship of Upsets Anna Pavlova: History and Heartbreak (Commissioned) WATCH Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded and see video clips of the gymnastics while we discuss. Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch this episode. Not a member? Join here.

WATCH Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded and see video clips of the gymnastics while we discuss. Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch this episode. Not a member? Join here. THIS WEEK NCAA Regionals Recap Who advanced to nationals and who didn't Is competing back-to-back(-to-back) days unfair to the athletes? LSU survived a challenge from Kentucky and Arizona State. We HAVE to talk about that beam judging. An injury apocalypse and vault balk-pocalypse in the Athens regional final The Case of the Georgia Floor Lines Larissa Libby has no lies about the regionals format, and we discuss Adeline Kenlin's beam moment Did the correct teams qualify? Of the nine 10.000s this weekend, which one was the 10iest? Plus Evan Manivong's vaccine card vault MORGANNNNNNN. She spoke at the Stop Asian Hate event in NYC and it was perfect. Tisha Volleman's beam innovation from the Dutch/Belgian friendly Eythora's Onodi to illusion Spencer has ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS with the Olympic qualification procedure at Euros Maggie Haney wrote a letter. It was...djkflaksdjflaksdjflk A world medalist writes in about saluting rules THE POSTS Regionals Live Blog Day 3 – Regional Finals April 3, 2021 Regionals Live Blog Day 2 – AHHHHH April 2, 2021 Regionals Live Blog Day 1 – Play-Ins April 1, 2021 Keeping Up with the Cool GIFs – Conference Championships March 23, 2021 JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd or buy a gift membership for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Behind The Scenes: Beam Smash Regionals Behind the Scenes: Jade as an alternate? Behind The Scenes: March 19 2021 Behind The Scenes: Megan, Harry, Listunova and Oprah Behind The Scenes: Post-Winter Cup Syndrome Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too! RELATED EPISODES All About Aly (Commissioned) Conference Championship of Upsets Anna Pavlova: History and Heartbreak (Commissioned) Gymnastics International 5: 2021 Russian Championships

WATCH Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded and see video clips of the gymnastics while we discuss. Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch this episode. Not a member? Join here. THIS WEEK We have a commissioned episode all about Aly! A Club Gym Nerd member asked for a deep dive into the gymnastics and activism career of one of the true champions of the sport, our beloved Aly Raisman. We discuss Consistency and muscles and cardio (and tugboats for some reason) Owning things we thought about Aly when we first saw her as a junior elite that turned out to be false Her 2010 American Cup performance and what that beam routine told us about Aly The "mini-Alicia" years, and when she broke out to establish her own identity The 2012 Olympics, an AA tiebreak, and a beam petition The lie of "she'll never get those scores internationally" Behind the scenes memories of Aly at competitions 1.5 to double Arabian to layout. We gush for a while, and discuss why no one else has done it The comeback, and why her final competition was also her best one The post-gymnastics years, her platform, her activism, her quest for justice and commitment to sending monsters to prison and getting receipts What is Aly's ultimate legacy? THE POSTS Aly Raisman's Darkness To Light Training for adults Regional Championships – Schedule and Links March 29, 2021 Keeping Up with the Cool GIFs – Conference Championships March 23, 2021 Top Scores of Conference Championships March 23, 2021 2021 Regionals Draw March 22, 2021 JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd or buy a gift membership for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Behind the Scenes: Jade as an alternate? Behind The Scenes: March 19 2021 Behind The Scenes: Megan, Harry, Listunova and Oprah Behind The Scenes: Post-Winter Cup Syndrome Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too!   RELATED EPISODES 319: Aly and Lynn Raisman 282: GymCastic Book Club – Fierce, by Aly Raisman 77: Aly Raisman

WATCH Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded and see video clips of the gymnastics while we discuss.Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch this episode. Not a member? Join here. THIS WEEK USAG announced the 18-member US women's national team. We discuss why Konnor McClain and Skye Blakely aren't on it and whether it matters. The NCAA conference championships had UPSETTTS. Denver beat Oklahoma after Oklahoma's apocalyptic floor rotation and hilarious OOB moment, Alabama beat LSU and Florida (what?), and Minnesota beat Michigan. It was a lot, and we have thoughts. The regionals draw is out and Spencer has numerous logical complaints with how stupid it is. But it's going to be exciting. Plus, gymternet news updates on the dumpster fire, Tokyo Olympics, Gymnova, Vanessa Ferrari, and Pan Ams, and feedback on exhibition routines and Lexy Ramler. THE POSTS Top Scores of Conference Championships March 23, 2021 2021 Regionals Draw March 22, 2021 Conference Championships Live Blog – March 20, 2021 March 20, 2021 Keeping Up with the Cool GIFs – Week 10 March 17, 2021 Top Scores of Week 10 March 16, 2021 JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd or buy a gift membership for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Behind The Scenes: Post-Winter Cup Syndrome Behind The Scenes: Live Hot Take Senior WAG Winter Cup Behind The Scenes: Live Hot Take Junior WAG Winter Cup Behind The Scenes: Pan Am Games Behind The Scenes: Distracting Hair Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too! RELATED EPISODES Anna Pavlova: History and Heartbreak (Commissioned) Gymnastics International 5: 2021 Russian Championships Would You Say That to a Russian's Face?: Winter Cup Review Winter Cup Preview: NOW with Women Beam Celery Gym Nerd School 102: College Gymnastics Kyla 'The Boss' Ross Interview The Gympocalypse THE FLIGHT SERIES  

WATCH Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded and see video clips of the gymnastics while we discuss. Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch this episode. Not a member? Join here. This week's episode has been commissioned by Dr. Ben, who asked for an episode on the fascinating history of Anna Pavlova, who blessed us with her flexibility, artistry, and power, yet who heartbreakingly remained off the podium in many major finals. Why Do We Love Pavlova? Form. Grace. Longevity. Switch ring. The Ultimate Pavlova Quiz Baby Pavlova: A star even in 2000 and 2002 The Badass Years: Two Olympic medals and one iconic beam series Fight to the Death – Athens Edition: Did Pavlova deserve all-around bronze over Zhang? Fight to the Death – Beijing Edition: Did Pavlova deserve beam bronze over Cheng? The Vault Zero: A Gymnastics Tragedy The F-U Russia Years: Medals for Azerbaijan THE POSTS Top Scores of Week 10 March 16, 2021 Week 10 Rankings & NQS Update March 15, 2021 Sunday Live Blog – March 14, 2021 March 14, 2021 Saturday Live Blog – March 13, 2021 March 13, 2021 Friday Live Blog – March 12, 2021 March 12, 2021 State of the Russians Address March 12, 2021 JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd or buy a gift membership for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Behind The Scenes: Post-Winter Cup Syndrome Behind The Scenes: Live Hot Take Senior WAG Winter Cup Behind The Scenes: Live Hot Take Junior WAG Winter Cup Behind The Scenes: Pan Am Games Behind The Scenes: Distracting Hair Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too! RELATED EPISODES Gymnastics International 5: 2021 Russian Championships 443: Gymnastics' Greatest Stars (Commissioned) 399: CHUSO! (Commissioned) 312: 4th Is the New 1st (Commissioned) 309: Perfect Form – The O'Beirne Code 308: 2004 Olympic All-Around Final (Commissioned) THE FLIGHT SERIES