Podcast appearances and mentions of alicia sacramone

TICKETS ON SALE NOW: PORTLAND LIVE SHOW From romanian candles  to Mohini's pizza- all your favorite fluff pieces revisited. Originally published on July 15, 2017. It's the commissioned episode you've all been waiting for...the FLUFFCAST! We jump into all the most insane, hilarious, horrifying, sexist, perfect, amazing, diva-tastic, butterfly-gazing, Romanian candle-holding fluff pieces in the history of gymnastics broadcasts. Thank you so much to Fluff Feels for commissioning the episode we were born to do, and thank you to everyone who sent in suggestions! Jessica and Spencer dissect: 2000 Olympic All-Around fluff  NBC's Living-Parents Championship, starring Russian daddy issues and soldiers kidnapping Zamo. Prod's shaved eyebrow Prod's convertible flexing fluff, the only verifiably true fluff ever The legendary Romanian candle cups Elise Ray and the butterfly NBC's weird obsession with 1950s-style nuclear families 2000 Atler v. Dantzscher v. Beth Rybacki's tears How much resentment and blame? ALL OF IT! What's the deal with that wild west picture? And that helicopter-parent one? 1996 Kerri Strug lives in everyone's shadow fluff  Is this the most sexist fluff of all time? Jessica's expletive parade Invention of the Bechdel Test for gymnastics fluff pieces "A diva is magical" That time Khorkina was perfect in every way Was saying, "I want to win as much as I want to mother my own child" really such a big deal? 1994 Romanian terrifying fluff of horrors The twist ending and the LITERAL DEAD BODY Trouble with keeping communist narratives straight NBC's fascination with Romanian people's eyes Freakonomics episode update "Abortion and Crime, Revisited (Update)" 2024 1995 Moceanu fluff A creepy pedophile wonderland of a fluff piece Why is Bela so bad at boats? That insane 1997 "I Will Remember You" fluff Moceanu standing in a forest in a leo clawing that tree in 2000 1992 Bogi and her coach fluff How respectfully and maturely do we think NBC handled the issue of suicide? Bogi has no time for family or your sexist coach narratives Kim Kelly gets bumped Blurry smoke-filled rooms! Shadiness! “Who'd they drop?” “You, Kim.” Mohini delivers pizzas (1) (2) Why let fact get in the way of narrative? Important question: what are raffle bars? The most upsetting and bizarre fluff you will ever see A lesson on which issues should never be addressed in fluff pieces Elvire Teza 1998 More fun with racist Chinese music! Why we want to move to France and live with the French team JOIN CLUB GYM NERD or give it as a gift! Join Club Gym Nerd here with brand new membership tiers, commission your own episode, or commission your own segment. Buy some of our awesome merchandise here. RELATED EPISODES 257: The Daniels Report 256: 1996 Olympic All-Around Final (Commissioned) 255: 1996 Olympic Team Final (Commissioned) 254: Vanessa Atler 200: Alicia Sacramone 197: Betty Okino 187: McKayla Maroney 38: Svetlana Boginskaya 31: Elise Ray 28: Kristen Maloney 19: Andreea Raducan 17: Growing Up In The Soviet Gymnastics System And Training At Round Lake 225: 1992 Olympics Recap with Wendy Bruce (Commissioned) 185: 2008 Olympic All-Around Finals (Commissioned) 252: Myths, Legends, and Unexpected Moments in Gymnastics History (Commissioned)

Jessica is back from Olympic Trials in Minneapolis, Spencer watched and scored every routine from home. Hear directly from athletes and selection committee member, Alicia Sacramone, in this episode. We discuss: Why, for once, the rank all-around team is not controversial Adult gymnast facts and returning all-around Olympic Champions Simone Biles and Suni Lee The Women's Paris Olympic Team: Simone Biles Jade Carey Jordan Chiles Suni Lee Hezly Rivera Traveling alternates: Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong Non-traveling alternates: Tiana Sumanasekera and Kaliya Lincoln Injury armageddon taking out Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely and Kayla DiCello The lows and highs from failing to honor all injured athletes to NBC doing something really cool with science The Men's Paris Olympic Team: Asher Hong Stephen Nedoroscik Frederick Richard Brody Malone Paul Juda Traveling alternates: Shane Wiskus and Khoi Young Non-traveling alternates: Patrick Hoopes, Yul Moldauer and Donnell Whittenburg Why Shane Wiskus went home early Simone Biles' coach for 15 World and Olympic medals, including Olympic all-around gold, has a book coming out. Pre-order Aimee Boorman's book now. REPLAY TICKETS for OLYMPIC TRIALS LIVE SHOW ON SALE HERE  Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for: Weekly Q&A  Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktails episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch. Exclusive VIP section on the message board Forum More goodies: GymCastic newsletters  2024 College & Cocktails menu (including mocktails, of course) GymCastic Fantasy Games GymCastic Store clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly "tapestries" (banners, the perfect to display your support in an arena) Baseball hats available now in the GymCastic store RELATED EPISODES Olympic Trials Women's Day Two: Olympic Team Named Men's Final Women's Day One Women's Podium Training Olympic Trials Stuff Photo Galleries Women's Podium Training Women's Day 1 Men's Day 1 Olympic Trials Gymnastics Fantasy Game U.S. Championships Recap Day Two U.S. Championships 2024 Day One U.S. Championships 2024 Podium Training U. S. Championships 2024 Day One Photo Gallery Podium Training Photo Gallery  Men's Day One Photo  Gallery 2024 U.S. Classic Recap Podcast with Denis Vachon U.S. Classic Post-Meet Immediate Reactions Behind The Scenes: Podium Training 2024 U.S. Classic RESOURCES  Spencer's Clickable Code of Points Highest scoring team machine from Emily Giambalvo at the Washington Post What Scores Get You a Medal How to Build The Paris Olympic Team The Highest scores, D scores and World Cup rankings at The Gymternet Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions   MORE WAYS TO LISTEN HERE      

Simone Biles won her gazilianth U.S. Classic alongside fellow Olympic all-around Champions: Suni Lee and Gabby Douglas. Jessica is joined by special guest, filing in for Spencer (who is back home!), is Paris 2024 gymnastics coordinator, Olympic and World Championships finalist assisstant coach of Brooklyn Moors, Denis Vachon. We discussed: 3:06 Denis talks about Paris Olympic preparations 5:02 Simone Biles told anyone attacking her family to "F*ck off" 9:45 Gymnasts on private jets marks a new era  10:56: What happened when photographer had their flash on as Simone did her triple double 13:11 Hypothetical rank all-around Olympic team if Classic was Trials 20:16 Signs of overtraining 23:06 Equipment was not the Olympic equipment 26:14 GymCastic live show and podcast schedule  29:41 Why Laurent is no longer standing in for Simone's double pike vault  32:04 Side by side example of Simone Biles superior vault technique 33:53 Konnor McClain's third place beam without a dismount and injury 36:19 Gabby Douglas excellent podium training, status and petition options after scratching post-bars 43:29 Are USAG rules discouraging all around 46:58 Rules update from Alicia Sacramone 49:43 How Denis handled athletes seeing injuries during competition 55:26 Shilese Jones' monster bars score, where it ranks for Olympic gold potential and why the construction is wise 1:01:06 Reining Olympic Champion, Suni Lee adding floor and winning beam with an easy dismount 1:07:08 Questions about routine construction vs limited skill options 1:23:20 Highest Scoring Team Machine from Emily Giambalvo at the Washington Post Kaliya Lincoln tying for second with Shilese on floor Why Tiana Sumanasekera and Dulcy Caylor impressed  1:26:27 Artistry Champions of the meet: Gabby Douglas, Nola Mathews, Simone Rose and Tyler Turner 1:29:02 Opportunities for Comedy presented by Adrian, Norah and Kieryn 1:42:39 Jordan Chiles on getting angry as motivation 1 :46:00 Gymternet News 1:37:12 Simone Rose and Jayla Hang on the extreme conditions they trained under in Colombia Jade Carey, Leanne Wong, Kayla DiCello, Trinity Thomas and the battle to round out the highest scoring team CLASSIC LINKS Immediate Post Meet Reactions: 2024 U.S. Classic Behind The Scenes: Podium Training 2024 U.S. Classic Olympic Champion Triple Header: 2024 Classic Preview Podium training montage here(be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel while you're there)  Photos galleries Full Classic scores Two Vault scores Highest scoring team machine from Emily Giambalvo at the Washington Post Will Graves story on "Simone Biles is not “cured.” Let's start there. A cure implies finality. An ultimate and decisive victory." OLYMPIC LIVE SHOW TICKETS ON SALE NOW Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!). It includes: Weekly Q&A  Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktails episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch. Exclusive VIP section on the message board Forum More goodies: GymCastic newsletters  2024 College & Cocktails menu (including mocktails, of course) GymCastic Fantasy Games GymCastic Store: clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even "tapestries" (banners, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast! Hats: coming soon. RECENT EPISODES Behind The Scenes: Catchup with Scott Bregman  By The Power of Manila Esposito: European Championships American Gabby Douglas Classic NCAA Championships and Olympic Qualification Update NCAA Finals Live from Ft. Worth Behind The Scenes: Gabby USAG WTF Hana Ricna RESOURCES & CITATIONS GymCastic Fantasy YouTube Show  Spencer's Clickable Code of Points Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim Follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti The Highest scores, D scores and World Cup rankings at The Gymternet Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions MORE WAYS TO LISTEN HERE      

After a stellar career at Notre Dame, he was projected to be a high first round NFL draft pick in 2007. Brady Quinn and his family were invited to New York and his handsome face became a staple for camera “cutaways” during the draft broadcast. The cutaways increased as Brady dropped farther and farther into the first round and eventually NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell asked Brady if he and his family would like to move to his Green Room. They happily did. Brady was drafted 22nd overall by the Browns where he got his first NFL start and first benching. Cleveland traded him to the Broncos where he never played a snap in over two seasons. He signed with the Chiefs in 2012, then in 2013, spent time with the Seahawks, Jets and Rams. He retired in 2014 after a short training camp sting with the Dolphins and went straight into broadcasting with zero experience. He's been a quick learner. These days he is a daily co-host on the Fox Sports national radio show “Two Pros and a Cup of Joe” as well as an anchor on Fox's Big Noon Kickoff. He dabbles in a number of other broadcasting ventures and when at home, he's husband to USA Olympic gymnast Alicia Sacramone and father their four children.

HEADLINES Chellsie Memmel and Alicia Sacramone-Quinn spoke with the media about their priorities in their new positions of leadership at USAG, including: Artistry, the code, and what got lost in translation in the past The importance of having two vaults How to get everyone on the same page with expectations and selection procedures How to change camps to protect the gymnasts' health How abuse would be handled moving forward The FIG clarified why it is not allowing the Irish gymnasts to represent Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games. We discuss what the FIG is missing and why this is not actually comparable to typical FIG nationality changes. And why is this only being dealt with now, at the last minute? GYMTERNET NEWS The US has named the men's team for the Pan American Championship U.S. Gymnasts have sued the FBI for $1 Billion Results from Osijek, where Spencer mostly wants to talk about Romania Plus, Tasha Schwikert on the USAG board, a new gymnastics video game, terrible news for future SEA Games, the NCAA coaching carousel, and the latest in constant vigilance news MINI-COMMISSIONS Have we mentioned that we love doing mini-commissions? Because we love doing mini-commissions. Vault problems: Karlie wants to know why the US is doing fewer Amanars these days and whether it makes sense for the FIG to lower the D scores of vaults instead of focusing on E score. DTY: Disgracefully Tallied Yurchenko?: Casey wants to get into the illogical value history of the Yurchenko double full through the 90s, why it has never had its moment in the sun, and what the future holds for the DTY. JUDGE SURVEY A special episode by the judges is coming soon. if you are a NCAA or Elite rated judge (MAG or WAG), we want to hear from you. Anonymous survey here. JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have a Ukraine Fundraiser design, all proceeds go to the CARE Ukraine Crisis fund. WATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded and see some of the gymnastics we discuss, plus get access to all of our exclusive interviews and Behind The Scenes episodes. Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch this episode. Not a member? Join here. RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES Donate grips and tape for Ukrainian gymnasts Donate to family of Alabama volunteer assistant coach in Ukraine To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine on gymnastics, go to Gymnovosti TV's Biggest Gymnastics Fails The Three-Headed USAG Uncle Tim's Mythbusters Athletistry GYMKATA The Leotard Episode: Part Deux

My guest today is Nicole Langevin, you can find Nicole presenting lectures at various Local, Regional, National, and International Congresses, Judging, and working in gyms all over the world. Her articles have been featured in such prestigious gymnastics publications as INTERNATIONAL GYMNAST Magazine and TECHNIQUE Magazine. Nicole has been featured on multiple podcasts including "Gymcastic," "The Sports Entrepreneur," "The Gymnastics Marketing Podcast," "Gymnasticsville," "Better Late," and "The Gymnastics Growth Show with Nick Ruddock." These opportunities have honored her to be a part of the educational process that helps propel an amazing sport. Choreography Since establishing Precision Choreography, Nicole has been able to see an impact on the sport. She's worked with CBS consulting on “gymnastics authenticity.” helped Alicia Sacramone create her acclaimed floor choreography during her post-'08 Olympic Comeback. In 2013, commissioned by USAG to work one-on-one with Kyla Ross in Artistry Training Sessions that took her choreography to a new level 2013. Later, was entrusted to bring the USAG Compulsory Program to British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. 2015 brought the debut of her choreography to the 2015 World championships. With the 2016 success of Houry Gebeshian, Armenia's first Olympic Gymnast, Nicole's work was on the Rio stage! In the last decade, she expanded the departments into Clinics, Camps, Compositions, Consultations, Complexes, and, of course, Choreography. If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe and leave a short review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen? It takes less than 60 seconds and it really helps. If you enjoyed this episode buy me a cup of coffee, make it a large: I'm trying to keep this episode free of advertisements and could use your help with the cost of bringing your this fun and entertaining podcast. Anything you can donate to the cause is greatly appreciated. To donate go to: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/sifuRafael Subscribe: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coaching-call/id1546026323 Please leave a star rating and a review here Follow Coaching Call: Facebook: facebook.com/coachingcall Instagram: instagram.com/coachingcall Email: maxfitness@optonline.net LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/maxfitness Youtube: https://bit.ly/coachingcallYoutube to watch the full interview. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coachingcall/message

See the videos we discuss on the show HERE.See the full VIDEOS WE DISCUSS ON THE SHOWhttps://www.youtube.com/whatmakesyouthinkpodcast "GYMNASTICS CONVERSATIONS" on YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGI41zplyzEQVDLiHM-9j3268EFEo3nLxWant to support the show so that we can continue bringing you great content? Check out our Patreon and support however you can:https://www.patreon.com/whatmakesyouthink IntroLife as a momHow Nicole & Alicia metLike a Champ! Representation for freelance gymnastics professionals.Alicia talks over videos of:-Alicia winning vault at world championships -Alicia punching out a frat guy-SNL Dunkin Donuts commercial parodyAlicia shares her thoughts on the current state of gymnastics Learn more about Nicole or register for an event at: www.precisionchoreo.com/registrationFacebook & Instagram: @nicolelangevinconsultantTwitter: @youthinkpodSponsor: Creatively DisruptiveMusic by: Darek Leiner @rhythmkpr

Samantha Peszek was watched by millions during the 2008 Olympic Games where she competed in Gymnastics with superstars like Alicia Sacramone, Shawn Johnson and Nastia Lukin. After a magical career in the gymnastics field and winning a silver medal at the Olympics, Peszek now works in the journalism field where she reports at all different kinds of sporting events. In this episode, hear all about her journey through the world of gymnastics as well as some of the highlights from her journalism career thus far. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jayme-starr/support

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, perfect, amazing, diva-tastic, butterfly-gazing, Romanian candle-holding fluff pieces in the history of gymnastics broadcasts. Thank you so much to Fluff Feels for commissioning the episode we were born to do, and thank you to everyone who sent in suggestions! Jessica and Spencer dissect: 2000 Olympic All-Around fluff  NBC's Living-Parents Championship, starring Russian daddy issues and soldiers kidnapping Zamo. Prod's shaved eyebrow Prod's convertible flexing fluff, the only verifiably true fluff ever The legendary Romanian candle cups Elise Ray and the butterfly NBC's weird obsession with 1950s-style nuclear families 2000 Atler v. Dantzscher v. Beth Rybacki's tears How much resentment and blame? ALL OF IT! What's the deal with that wild west picture? And that helicopter-parent one? 1996 Kerri Strug lives in everyone's shadow fluff  Is this the most sexist fluff of all time? Jessica's expletive parade Invention of the Bechdel Test for gymnastics fluff pieces "A diva is magical" That time Khorkina was perfect in every way Was saying, "I want to win as much as I want to mother my own child" really such a big deal? 1994 Romanian terrifying fluff of horrors The twist ending and the LITERAL DEAD BODY Trouble with keeping communist narratives straight NBC's fascination with Romanian people's eyes 1995 Moceanu fluff A creepy pedophile wonderland of a fluff piece Why is Bela so bad at boats? That insane 1997 "I Will Remember You" fluff Moceanu standing in a forest in a leo clawing that tree in 2000 1992 Bogi and her coach fluff How respectfully and maturely do we think NBC handled the issue of suicide? Bogi has no time for family or your sexist coach narratives Kim Kelly gets bumped Blurry smoke-filled rooms! Shadiness! “Who’d they drop?” “You, Kim.” Mohini delivers pizzas (1) (2) Why let fact get in the way of narrative? Important question: what are raffle bars? The most upsetting and bizarre fluff you will ever see A lesson on which issues should never be addressed in fluff pieces Elvire Teza 1998 More fun with racist Chinese music! Why we want to move to France and live with the French team SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here with brand new membership tiers, commission your own episode, or commission your own segment. Buy some of our awesome merchandise here. CONTEST WHAT: #BeerWithBetty: The Greatest Scavenger Hunt in the Galaxy! PRIZE: The winner will share a beer (or root beer if you are under 21) with the great Betty Okino, Olympic and World medalist, creator of the triple turn on beam, and a member of the Precision Choreography team. HOW IT WORKS: In August, we will release a list of 10 items on this photo scavenger hunt. Your mission will be to complete each one and post a photo to Twitter or Instagram tagging @GymCastic and @PrecisionChoreo and using #BeerWithBetty. The winner will be selected at random among everyone who completes all ten items. The hunt will start at 8am on Thursday August 17 and will end at 12pm on Saturday, August 19. The winner will meet with the Betty Okino at 3pm that day! If you enter, be READY FOR BETTY because winner will meet this gymnastics legend at 3pm that day! PLUS: We will give six additional prizes for Most Outrageous photos! The top three most outrageous photos on Friday will win a personal voice message from one of Precision Choreography's gymnastics stars (people like Chellsie Memmel, Alicia Sacramone, Houry Gerbesian, and Holly Vise)! The top three on Saturday will get a special shout-out on the GymCastic podcast. BUT WAIT: Before this contest starts, we need your help coming up with the scavenger hunt list! Please tweet us your suggestions using #BeerWithBetty from now until July 31. Something like socks with sandals, overused beam poses, someone over 50 doing the splits. We will give you full credit for any suggestions we use! RELATED EPISODES 257: The Daniels Report 256: 1996 Olympic All-Around Final (Commissioned) 255: 1996 Olympic Team Final (Commissioned) 254: Vanessa Atler 200: Alicia Sacramone 197: Betty Okino 187: McKayla Maroney 38: Svetlana Boginskaya 31: Elise Ray 28: Kristen Maloney 19: Andreea Raducan 17: Growing Up In The Soviet Gymnastics System And Training At Round Lake 225: 1992 Olympics Recap with Wendy Bruce (Commissioned) 185: 2008 Olympic All-Around Finals (Commissioned) 252: Myths, Legends, and Unexpected Moments in Gymnastics History (Commissioned)  

Taylor and McKenna are joined by former Olympian, Alicia Sacramone Quinn to talk all things gymnastics! From her experience at the Olympics to motherhood, we’re covering it all, plus she’s answering your questions submitted on social media! Join in for this special episode of Chalk Talk!

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 Jiani are being investigated by USA Gymnastics for alleged verbal and emotional abuse Jessica has an Aurora Games update What we learned from the Senate committee's damning report and the proposed legislation The new Olympic Channel series All Around is out!!!! Universal Gymnastics is closing PAN AMERICAN GAMES (1:20:14) Queen Ellie Black was unfazed by the nonsense that was this meet and won FIVE medals Deconstructing the US performance – successful and full of drama? Sounds about right. We discuss the team competition lineup, the AA final performances, Kara Eaker's emergence as a four-event gymnast, the Aleah Finnegan concussion situation, do some serious CSI: Code of Points Unit work, and break down the "Riley McCusker is inconsistent" narrative Arthur Nory broke the high bar and got to go again—but should he have? Plus, an impressive competition for the Canadian men and a mixed bag for the US that nonetheless ended with three event medals US NATIONALS (1:45:18) It's the national championship, people! We have your schedule and watching assignments covered Senior women What do we expect from the Pan Am Games athletes? How does one reconcile the apparent allowance to take it easy at nationals with this intense race to make the worlds team and the national team? It's a battle for second place, and we delve into the top contenders and what we need to see from them at nationals The big questions: What was up with Leanne Wong not doing AA at Pan Ams, is Sunisa Lee ready to do four events, and how have Skinner and Chiles progressed since Classic? Also a scrappy little nobody named Simone Biles The race for the national team spots is going to be SERIOUS. Senior men Kensley gives us an update on the US men if, for instance, perhaps, maybe you haven't been following them since worlds last year Is Yul Moldauer repaired enough to reclaim his rightful second place position? Does Colin Van Wicklen's vault make him a lock for worlds? Is this the moment Allan Bower's consistency will pay off? Donnell Whittenburg is returning to the AA. How will that work out? Alec Yoder's Hugo Boss commercial. Also pommel horse. The return of Eddie Penev Junior women We should (actually!) have a tight race for the title in the junior women. Spencer breaks down the top six contenders and what each has going for her. SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DUTCH Announcing the return of the So You Think You Can Dutch contest (with PRIZES!) at nationals, hosted by Like a Champ! and Precision Choreo & Camps.  When: August 9, 2019 Where: Percheron Hotel Rooftop, 2101 Central Street, 4:00-5:30  Get the opportunity to hang out with Alicia Sacramone, Jason Gatson, and more of the "Like a Champ!" and Precision Choreo & Camps crew in a casual setting. This is a rare opportunity to chat, joke, high five, and let your Sac-flag fly.   ALSO!!!!!! There is an online contest to win VIP seating at this meetup as well as FOUR TICKETS TO SENIOR WAG FINALS!! Post a pic of your most creative arabesque and tag @likeachampcamps and @precisionchoreo with the hashtag: #precisionposetix. The winner will be announced at the meetup! 5:15 pm  Individual and Team Registration for "So You Think You Can Dutch!" We will only be accepting the first 20 registrants! 5:30pm Nicole Langevin from Precision will be leading the WORLD FAMOUS Precision Warm Up (with LIVE video) so learn it because it will be recorded live! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD-17RVyyVc The best "Warm-Uppers" will receive actual "Like a Champ!" Medals that are reserved for standout athletes at Like a Champ! camps! 5:45 pm SYTYCD Competition Begins!!!! 6:15 pm Award Ceremony We all go watch senior men! HOORAY! SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. RELATED EPISODES 378: KONNOR MCCLAIN! US Classic Junior Review 377: CAPES! The US Classic Senior Review 376: US Classic Preview and Mag 7 Musical Review 375: Double Kovacs to Low Bar 374: GymCastic Podcast—Where We've Been and Where We're Heading (Commissioned) 373: Nabieva Returns and Morgan Hurd Special Announcement 372: Junior Worlds and Gymternet News 371: European Games 2019  

In today's episode and season finale, we discuss the following: How Alicia trains now that she's not competitive to keep your health & fitness in check What Alicia tells herself when she doesn't feel like working out The biggest differences between training for the Olympics and training as a busy mom What gymnastics taught her and the lessons she will pass to her children Why learning basics and the fundamentals of gymnastics are so important Why is it important for people to have a purpose when working out Alicia's advice to people who want to have a sense of purpose as an athlete again Alicia's definition of what it means to train like a gymnast Takeaway: Are you intimidated by the big picture, your overall goals? What's something you want to learn in gymnastics or life in general and what are all of the progressions you can do to get there? Get in Touch with Alicia! Alicia's Instagram Alicia's Twitter The Gympire Instagram Danielle coaches women to recognize how their beliefs hold them back from doing incredible things. She helps unlock their full potential through gymnastics-based conditioning. See if you have what it takes to Train Like A Gymnast. Support our podcast so we can come back for Season 2 here: https://anchor.fm/trainlikeagymnast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/trainlikeagymnast/support

Alicia Quinn—who you likely know by her self-described alter ego, Alicia Sacramone—was the team captain for Team USA’s gymnastics team at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where she helped the team earn a silver medal. These days, in addition to coaching gymnastics here and there, broadcasting for the SEC Network, and keeping fit with the help of her side project “The Gympire,” Alicia is also mom to Sloan, who’s 2.5 and Teagan, who’s 8 months. Here, we talk about how Alicia decided it was time to move on from gymnastics and onto quote unquote real life, how pregnancy positively affected Alicia’s body image and self-esteem, how to be gentle on yourself as you try to stay fit as a mother, and some of the things Alicia wish she knew before she was thrown into the thick of things. Transcript: https://www.alsomom.com/aliciasacramonequinn Episode Highlights: 4:30 - The story of Alicia's comeback to elite gymnastics in 2010 10:35 - Alicia thinks she "could've worked harder" before the 2008 Olympic Games (and I tell her that sounds like motherhood talking) 11:55 - How her training as an elite gymnast has helped her in these early years of motherhood 14:50 - Body image! Pregnancy, postpartum, and the gymnastics body image warp for baby #1 and baby #2  18:57 - A tiny snippet of Alicia's birth story with Sloan 20:53 - Alicia's experience with surgery as an elite gymnast and how it prepared her for the challenges of recovering from a cesarean birth 24:15 - How she makes time for workouts, or more accurately, how she's changed her definition of what counts as a workout these days 30:20 - Alicia's top four product recommendations for new moms 32:04 - A shared mutual hatred for laundry (you too?)  Links Mentioned: The Gympire - Alicia and former teammate Samantha Peszek's Instagram account full of fun ways to stay fit BabyBjorn Carrier - The carrier Alicia wore Sloan in for treadmill walks.  UPPAbaby Vista Stroller - It's a worthy workout just pushing a kid or two in this thing. Ollie Swaddle - One of Alicia's favorites (ours too!) for great sleep.  DockaTot - Another favorite for sleep. Doona Car Seat / Stroller - Alicia's obsessed. YogaGlo (Glo) - Megan's go-to for at-home yoga. (Want me to send you a free class? Email me at megan@alsomom.com!) Audible - Megan's go-to for audiobooks while folding endless laundry. Sign up for the free 30 day membership and receive two free audiobooks! Recent favorites include Becoming by Michelle Obama, Educated by Tara Westover, and Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.  Blinkist - Alicia's go-to for SparkNotes-style summaries of non-fiction books she definitely doesn't have time to read. @asaq3 - Where you can follow Alicia (and also find cute pictures of Sloan and Teagan)

Key takeaways: Kind of continuing a theme we started last time on the show with Casey and Matt Iseman, Nicole took the risk to go talk to Alicia Sacramone, a silver medalist with the 2008 United States Olympic team, and the second most decorated American gymnast in world champion history. They hit it off, and Alicia is now Vice President of the company, and had Nicole not had the courage to approach her, who knows where her business might be today. In the end, it's all about connections, and all people are looking for connections and opportunities. And in this day and age, with all the tools out there, it's easier than ever before to connect. Your time is not only valuable and deserves compensation, but your services reflect not only you but your contractors and team as well. If you go above and beyond, you deserve to set your prices accordingly and get paid. You can't make a living doing your hobby for free. If you are a passion driven entrepreneur, make sure you have somebody to keep you in check. Streamlining your business practices allows you to be more efficient and service more people with your processes and behind the scenes tasks, and in doing so actually allows for MORE individualization and creativity because you have not only saved time, but established boundaries to stimulate that creativity. BONUS QUOTE: “If you commit 100% you literally can't fail.”  

Sam welcomes to the podcast former Olympic teammate and close friend, Alicia Sacramone Quinn. Alicia is a former American gymnast who is also the second-most decorated American gymnast in World Championship history, netting ten medals during her illustrious career. Since retiring from gymnastics, Alicia has gone on to start a family and welcomed her second daughter in July 2018. Alicia also collaborated with Sam to launch The Gympire, a fitness company with the mission of encouraging, motivating, and inspiring people to live a happy and healthy life. In this episode, Sam and Alicia recall their memories from the 2007 World Championships and 2008 Olympic games. They discuss the peaks and valleys they encountered along the way to becoming Olympic medalists, including injuries and other roadblocks. Alicia and Sam reminisce over Sam’s infamous journal, as they look back on their friendship. Finally, Alicia discusses the current culture of gymnastics and what can be done to change the negative stigma the sport has been labeled with in recent years Full show notes: http://ihavecoolfriends.show/14

ELVIRE AND CECILE! Get excited. This week, Jessica had the pleasure of chatting with legendary daredevil beam queen and two-time Olympian Elvire Teza and her partner in French greatness, Cecile Canqueteau-Landi, 1996 Olympian and coach of 2016 Olympic gold medalist for team USA, 2015 bars world champ, Madison Kocian and—now—Simone Biles! How training has changed from the 80's and 90's. Being part of the French superstar era of firsts with Isabelle Severino, Ludvine Furnon and Eloidie Lussac. Stereotypes of French training vs. American training: cigarettes, boyfriends, wine, baguettes, artistry, etc. Adriana Pop and Laurent Landi bringing the makeup to the French-style performance game. How Teza learned her crazy eponymous skills and dealing with her constant fear. Why Cecile chooses to stay in the United States for the "more rewarding" gymnastics, especially NCAA and level 10s. What they think of the current Code of Points  and how they'd do under todays code. What it's like coaching Simone Biles and which crazy skills we can convince Simone to do. The 1996 Olympic Games in the loud Georgia dome, AKA the butter-smell arena. How to avoid burnout the French way: All the naughty things they did to get a break from their grueling schedules. Why Cecile and Laurent took a long break after Rio. Required Viewing Cecile Canqueteau-Landi floor 1996 Olympics, and beam from 1998 featuring "tusk mount" jump half-turn to handstand from side Elvire Teza fluff from 1998 American Cup, floor 1996,  beam 1997, bars 2000 Live Show at NCAAs Seats limited. Get your tickets here  T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST OVERVIEW The college gymnastics season is in full swing, and we’re on the hunt for designs to put on t-shirts and swag that celebrate our love of this amazing sport. That’s why we’re bringing back our GymCastic design contest bigger and better than ever before (think Ebee’s DTY). Submit your best college-themed designs and you could be one of 5 winners whose art will be seen on the bodies of gymnerds everywhere. THE PRIZE Your design and name/website featured on our page Your artwork made into merchandise to be sold in the GymCastic store A free t-shirt of your choosing from our merch store. THE MISSION Create an college gymnastics-centric design that will make us moan like Kathy Johnson-Clarke. Submit your original design by posting it on Twitter, Tumblr, or Instagram with hashtag #gymcasticdesigncontest and email it to us. Bonus points for collage-style images! We use a site called TeePublic to print our merchandise. They do a great job of explaining their artwork requirements on their website. The most important thing is that if you win you will need to submit your art as a PNG file with a transparent background. Check out their Design FAQ at www.teepublic.com/faq WARNING: This art must be your own original design. Directly using an image of a person (or the logo of a team or word NCAA) without their consent is frowned upon, and also a intellectual property violation. We can’t use your design if you do. Silhouettes are a gray area, and are usually acceptable. Deadline:  Saturday, March 17 (St. Patty’s Day!) Questions? Email us at GymCastic@gmail.com. SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome clothing and gifts here. RELATED EPISODES 258: The Fluff Cast (Commissioned) 256: 1996 Olympic All-Around Final (Commissioned) 255: 1996 Olympic Team Final (Commissioned) 262: 1996 Olympic Event Finals (Commissioned) 133: Interview - Katelyn Ohashi Commits to UCLA 200: Alicia Sacramone Episode 5: Growing up at WOGA 294: American Cup 2018 293: EXCLUSIVE Inside Elite Verification 292: Winter Cup 2018 and FIG official statement on hosting World Championships in anti-gay country 291: Not a Good Look 290: Valeri Is Out 268: Aimee Boorman and Maggie Haney: The Olympic Experience 254: Vanessa Atler 223: Tasha Schwikert 200: Alicia Sacramone 197: Betty Okino 187: McKayla Maroney 186: Amanda Borden 148: Shannon Miller 38: Svetlana Boginskaya  

This week, we bring you the final installment in our epic 1996 Olympics TRILOGY: the event finals. This episode is brought to you by Club Gym Nerd member Kris (who also commissioned the 1996 all-around final because of legendary status—the rest of us could never), who thought it only fitting that we leave no stone unturned and no competition un-dissected when it comes to the glory and wonder and pageantry of the 1996 Olympics. Correct. Thank you for supporting the show, Kris!     You can watch the 1996 Event Finals along with us here. Spencer and Jessica discuss: VAULT Round-the-clock Kerri Strug ankle coverage Why the vault format at the 1996 Olympics was...weird Jessica's plan to institute martial law at gymnastics meets MO FREAKING HUILAN. END OF STORY. Spencer has a problem with certain vaults having certain 10.0 starts (because of course he does) Who should have won bronze: Gogean or Galieva? (Or Boginskaya!) Shannon Miller's death-trap Tsuk of death GroshevaEarringSituation.com ARE THERE NO RULES FOR JOURNALISTS AT THIS MEET? Amanar's controversial-ish victory BARS Fun with casual sexism! Is the current code inhibiting our appreciation of Podkopayeva's bars? Dominique Dawes and the age-old question of over-scoring stuck landings Svetlana Khorkina and the low-bar clip heard (but not seen) 'round the world Level 4 transitions in an Olympic event final Are Tim and Elfi unnecessarily/undeservedly harsh on the Romanians compared to the other nations? The INNOVATIVE DIFFICULTY of co-silver medalists Amy Chow and Bi Wenjing. Aggressive American bias in commentary Who really should have won which medals? URGENT: What is Khorkina drinking? And is it a special bars potion? BEAM How many VHS tapes does it take to measure a beam? Moceanu's terrifying head-crash onto the beam KOCHETKOVA WAS ROBBED. THE INJUSTICE WILL NEVER DIE. Shannon Miller's perfect, difficult, intergalactic champion routine Lilia Podkopayeva's almost-as-perfect, difficult, intergalactic champion routine Gina Gogean's "unexciting" routine, whether it really was "unexciting," and the etiquette of scary-fall replays That shot of Shannon's face immediately after Galieva fell The only medal ceremony we got to see (look how that worked out) and the outfits these poor women were put in FLOOR China's editorial comment on American trash dancing Everybody in the entire world starts with a floppy, bent-knee double layout Kochetkova's score and whether it was an apology for the beam result Should Simona "nutrocker" Amanar really have scored better than Dawes? We discuss. Moceanu's best routine of the Olympics and why it should be a lesson for all future codes of points Even Lilia Podkopayeva's uncontrolled landings are more artistic and more deserving of gold than anything anyone else has ever done The 100% true story behind Mo Huilan's floor routine (it involves roller-scoring and It's A Small World) Did the judges actually get it right? CONTEST WHAT: #BeerWithBetty: The Greatest Scavenger Hunt in the Galaxy! PRIZE: The winner will share a beer (or root beer if you are under 21) with the great Betty Okino, Olympic and World medalist, creator of the triple turn on beam, and a member of the Precision Choreography team. HOW IT WORKS: In August, we will release a list of 10 items on this photo scavenger hunt. Your mission will be to complete each one and post a photo to Twitter or Instagram tagging @GymCastic and @PrecisionChoreo and using #BeerWithBetty. The winner will be selected at random among everyone who completes all ten items. The hunt will start at 8am on Thursday August 17 and will end at 12pm on Saturday, August 19. The winner will meet with the Betty Okino at 3pm in Anaheim on August 19th! If you enter, be READY FOR BETTY because winner will meet this gymnastics legend at 3pm that day! PLUS: We will give six additional prizes for Most Outrageous photos! The top three most outrageous photos on Friday will win a personal voice message from one of Precision Choreography’s gymnastics stars (people like Chellsie Memmel, Alicia Sacramone, Houry Gerbesian, and Holly Vise)! The top three on Saturday will get a special shout-out on the GymCastic podcast. SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here with brand new membership tiers, commission your own episode, or commission your own segment. Buy some of our awesome merchandise here. RELATED EPISODES 256: 1996 Olympic All-Around Final (Commissioned) 255: 1996 Olympic Team Final (Commissioned) 261: 2017 U.S. Classic! 260: U.S. Classic Preview 258: The Fluff Cast (Commissioned) 254: Vanessa Atler 252: Myths, Legends, and Unexpected Moments in Gymnastics History (Commissioned) 186: Amanda Borden 148: Shannon Miller 38: Svetlana Boginskaya

U.S. CLASSIC Spencer, Lauren, and Jessica discuss everything important and unimportant that happened at Saturday's U.S. Classic. JUNIORS Our favorite, favorite, favorite future presidents Emma Malabuyo basically Simone-ed the entire junior and senior fields The glory of Kara Eaker on beam Annie Beard wins the performance award of the meet Gabby Perea won bars WITHOUT EVEN DOING A DISMOUNT Jay Jay Marshall channeled Kennedy Baker with her Dos Santos Surprises who rocked our worlds Audrey Davis unites the magic of China and Ukraine on bars Madelyn Williams has presence on floor and a bars that's ready for seniors Lilly Lippeatt and Love Birt are tiny adults made of perfection Moments of the meet Brooke Butler is the QUEEN OF SAVES on beam and floor Adeline Kenlin did the most perfect beam routine Konnor McClain's beam dismount that broke everyone (and the non-coach, non-controversy that ensued). Sienna Robinson, with a wink and a dab JaFree Scott did justice to her Terin Humphrey tribute leo Shilese Jones saves a Pak and might be a bodybuilder Lauren's inside scoops from the Hopes competition, including the girl who threw off her crutches and tried to do a bars routine and the newborn baby who will soon rule us all on beam. Want to commission a mini-discussion? Club Gym Nerd members can do just that! We'll answer your burning questions or passionately discuss your favorite topics, anything and everything even tangentially gymnastics related. This week, a loyal Club Gym Nerd member asked us to talk about the National Gymnastics Congress in Anaheim this year: whether it's scary (it isn't!), how to act, what to do, and the best way to get the most out of the experience. Plus, a bonus discussion featuring our definitely expert and unimpeachable advice on how to handle conflict in the workplace!   SENIORS Jessica is NOT HAPPY about gymnasts being allowed to pass compulsories and compete elite when they don't have the foundation to compete safely. The big winners of the meet Ragan Smith is ready to dominate and is great at bars now Jade Carey needs to go to worlds right this minute Alyona Shchennikova isn't just making up the national team numbers Gymnasts that made us burst into a standing ovation Morgan Hurd, duh Deanne Soza doing happy gymnastics again Marz Frazier winning the "NOT a quitter's try" award for one-handed Pak saves Kalyany Steele's BIG ASS standing arabian Trinity. Effing. Thomas. And her perfect beam routine Luisa Blanco's super solid 2nd-place beam routine Emily Gaskins' Cincinnati renaissance and valiant victory over the standing-in-the-corner rule We give out the Simone Biles 2013, Classic Doesn't Really Matter awards Riley McCusker and her hilarious tucked tkatchev, but should she have competed? Ashton Locklear almost did her best beam routine ever Jordan Chiles has a LEGIT Amanar, but what about the other events? Major trends we noticed in routine composition and judges doing their job GYMTERNET NEWS Russia repeats as champions at EYOF (European Youth Olympic Festival) Ksenia Klimenko channeled her inner Liu Tingting on beam Varvara Zubova even hit beam once! Elisa Iorio redeemed Italy's competition with a brilliant title-winning endo full The Olympics are coming to LA in 2028. Yea or Nay? We discuss. The FIG Executive Committee announced the JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP How many people should be on each team? And is it 50? That video of Simone getting her wisdom teeth out. We translate. There's going to be a SIMONE BIOPIC. Memo to producers: we've already cast all the parts. GIVEAWAY The winner of the Norbert's sectional beam  is Laura Dahlin! Thanks so much to Laura and to Norbert's for supporting the show! CONTEST WHAT: #BeerWithBetty: The Greatest Scavenger Hunt in the Galaxy! PRIZE: The winner will share a beer (or root beer if you are under 21) with the great Betty Okino, Olympic and World medalist, creator of the triple turn on beam, and a member of the Precision Choreography team. HOW IT WORKS: In August, we will release a list of 10 items on this photo scavenger hunt. Your mission will be to complete each one and post a photo to Twitter or Instagram tagging @GymCastic and @PrecisionChoreo and using #BeerWithBetty. The winner will be selected at random among everyone who completes all ten items. The hunt will start at 8am on Thursday August 17 and will end at 12pm on Saturday, August 19. The winner will meet with the Betty Okino at 3pm in Anaheim on August 19th! If you enter, be READY FOR BETTY because winner will meet this gymnastics legend at 3pm that day! PLUS: We will give six additional prizes for Most Outrageous photos! The top three most outrageous photos on Friday will win a personal voice message from one of Precision Choreography’s gymnastics stars (people like Chellsie Memmel, Alicia Sacramone, Houry Gerbesian, and Holly Vise)! The top three on Saturday will get a special shout-out on the GymCastic podcast. SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here with brand new membership tiers, commission your own episode, or commission your own segment. Buy some of our awesome merchandise here. RELATED EPISODES 260: U.S. Classic Preview 259: The Nassar Plea, Parkour Responds to FIG, and Ranch Updates! 258: The Fluff Cast (Commissioned) 257: The Daniels Report 256: 1996 Olympic All-Around Final (Commissioned) 255: 1996 Olympic Team Final (Commissioned) 254: Vanessa Atler 252: Myths, Legends, and Unexpected Moments in Gymnastics History (Commissioned) 199: Euros, Classics and the U.S. ManChampionships 157: The 2015 Secret Classic 156: Pan Am Games Event Finals and Secret Classic Preview  

MEET NEWS Lauren, Jessica, and Spencer preview this weekend's U.S. Classic! How to watch Hopes - Friday, July 28, 2:30 CT - USAGym Youtube  Juniors - Saturday, July 29, 1:00 CT - USAGym Youtube Seniors - Saturday, July 29, 6:30 CT - Olympic Channel & USAGym Youtube Juniors (3:30) Reasons why Emma Malabuyo, Adeline Kenlin, Maile O'Keefe, Ellie Lazzari, and Sunisa Lee are all going to win the meet simultaneously Special routines that will win your heart, including Brooke Siter's starting pose Grace McCallum's beam mount Breaking inside scoop about Gabby Perea! Jay Jay Marshall's ridiculous potential Shilese Jones' special floor Vika Smirnov's Russian realness Leanne Wong, Kara Eaker, and JaFree Scott leading the GAGE renaissance Nominees for the Olivia Dunne Award for baby junior you will be instantly obsessed with Youtube babies Konnor McClain and Sienna Robinson Leader of the Hill's children Anya Pilgrim and what she really needs to wear to the competition (hint: it's a pilgrim costume) Little Lilly Lippeatt and her tiny, sassy beam Seniors (27:23) New seniors we're most excited to see at Classic, including Morgan Hurd, Jordan Chiles, and Trinity Thomas. Gymnasts who are going to surprise the pants off everyone and win all the things Sleeper workhorse Elena Arenas and her fantastic bars The long-missing Marissa Oakley and her triumphant return The newly upgraded Marz Frazier Kayla-Williams-2017-edition, Jade Carey Routines you are ABSOLUTELY NOT ALLOWED TO MISS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES The re-Cincinnati-ing of Emily Gaskins and her lovely floor work Ex-cheerleader Laney Madsen on floor Victoria Nguyen's China-inspired beam routine Deanne Soza's most-perfect basics Abby Paulson sliding in to steal all your medals Luisa Blanco's SIDE ROLL Sydney Johnson-Scharpf, and the quest to find her a nickname Alyona Shchennikova and her Shchennikova-family bars Abi Walker's Texas Dreams uniqueness GYMTERNET NEWS (53:15) By popular demand, Spencer and Lauren literally fight to the death about the Canadian worlds team: Ellie Black, Isabela Onyshko, Shallon Olsen, Brooklyn Moors. Norah Flatley retires from elite. She plans to drop to L10 and then go to UCLA. Christina Desiderio is going to LSU this year. Cuba is going to worlds after all!!!!! The team will be Manrique Larduet, Randy Leru, Yesenia Ferrera, and Marcia Videaux. Lieke Wevers is working on a Erceg mount! Her sister, Olympic BB champ Sanne, is working on an Onodi mount. Adrian Stoica will not run for another term as head of Romanian federation. But guess who is being put forward as a possible replacement...ANDREEA RADUCAN. Lauren previews all the D'Amato twins and other juniors we need to know about competing at the European Youth Olympic Festival this week. An item-by-item dissection of screenshots from the WEIRDEST FREAKING GYMNASTICS APP in the known universe. (1:17:33)  But really, WHAT THE MOTHER OF CRAP IS THIS THING?!?!? And last, but certainly not least, we read the best letter we've ever, ever, ever received. It should hang in the Smithsonian. GIVEAWAY Thanks to the good people at Norbert’s, we’re giving away a beam! It’s a 4-foot long sectional beam, valued at $79, covered with beam suede and filled with solid (but very light weight) crosslink foam, perfect for learning those jump or acro skills that might be a little ouchy to try for the first time on the hard beam. This giveaway is for Club Gym Nerd members ONLY. Just enter by email at gymcastic@gmail.com with the subject line "I WANT THE NORBERT'S BEAM." You just may be the lucky winner selected at random. In honor of the month of July, Norbert's also has a red, white, and blue folding panel mat for just $150, shipping included. CONTEST WHAT: #BeerWithBetty: The Greatest Scavenger Hunt in the Galaxy! PRIZE: The winner will share a beer (or root beer if you are under 21) with the great Betty Okino, Olympic and World medalist, creator of the triple turn on beam, and a member of the Precision Choreography team. HOW IT WORKS: In August, we will release a list of 10 items on this photo scavenger hunt. Your mission will be to complete each one and post a photo to Twitter or Instagram tagging @GymCastic and @PrecisionChoreo and using #BeerWithBetty. The winner will be selected at random among everyone who completes all ten items. The hunt will start at 8am on Thursday August 17 and will end at 12pm on Saturday, August 19. The winner will meet with the Betty Okino at 3pm in Anaheim on August 19th! If you enter, be READY FOR BETTY because winner will meet this gymnastics legend at 3pm that day! PLUS: We will give six additional prizes for Most Outrageous photos! The top three most outrageous photos on Friday will win a personal voice message from one of Precision Choreography’s gymnastics stars (people like Chellsie Memmel, Alicia Sacramone, Houry Gerbesian, and Holly Vise)! The top three on Saturday will get a special shout-out on the GymCastic podcast. BUT WAIT: Before this contest starts, we need your help coming up with the scavenger hunt list! Please tweet us your suggestions using #BeerWithBetty from now until July 31. Ryan on twitter is already owning the suggestion game. SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here with brand new membership tiers, commission your own episode, or commission your own segment. Buy some of our awesome merchandise here. RELATED EPISODES 259: The Nassar Plea, Parkour Responds to FIG, and Ranch Updates! 258: The Fluff Cast (Commissioned) 257: The Daniels Report 256: 1996 Olympic All-Around Final (Commissioned) 255: 1996 Olympic Team Final (Commissioned) 254: Vanessa Atler 252: Myths, Legends, and Unexpected Moments in Gymnastics History (Commissioned) 199: Euros, Classics and the U.S. ManChampionships 157: The 2015 Secret Classic 156: Pan Am Games Event Finals and Secret Classic Preview

IN THE NEWS Jessica speaks with John Manly of Manly, Stewart, & Finaldi, who represents Olympic and world medalists in the cases against Larry Nassar and USAG, about The plea deal offered to Larry Nassar last week The mistakes made in communicating with victims about the deal Who the real bad guys are here How settlement agreements can be used to change a culture and make an organization safer MEET NEWS Jessica and Spencer chat about: American Classic Jade Carey's star turn (that no one has seen) WHY SPENCER DOESN'T WATCH GAME OF THRONES OMG Margzetta Frazier's new Amanar The triumphant returns of Elena Arenas and Deanne Soza National Team Camp Jordan Chiles is back, and it's going to be spectacular Sunisa Lee did not attend but gave us an apology Nabieva. How to watch the U.S. (no longer Secret) Classic on July 29th. Men's National Qualifier Sam Mikulak returns on pommel horse, exactly five months after tearing Achilles Marvin Kimble wins the AA! Cue [hitting pommel horse joy-scream]! Spanish Championship Ana Perez passes the O'Beirne Test for choreography and has a front layout stepout on floor. Ray Zapata doesn't perform his triple front, but his actual floor routine is pretty casually amazing. Swedish Championship Marcela Torres, 28, hadn't competed since early 2016, came back to win her third-straight national title Central American Sports Festival YESENIA FERRERA IS BACK Her floor is the most important thing in your life and ranks among the best in the world. But, Cuba isn't registered for worlds. NOOOOOO. GYMTERNET NEWS The NCAA gymnastics committee has approved a format change that makes almost everything better! (But it's not final yet.)  Amy Smith is the new head coach at Utah State! She appeared on Episode 237 to talk about UNC's Pride meet.  Olivia Cimpian has left Romania and is now training in Hungary.  Tatiana Nabieva intends to return in December, and compete “until I die.” Spencer has some plans for her triumphant return. A British gymnastics coach is being questioned by police for child cruelty and has now been suspended by BG. THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW Jessica speaks with founders David Thompson and Victor Bevine of the International Parkour Federation and WFPF about the FIG's attempts to take over jurisdiction of parkour and why they went to Switzerland to fight it. The history of parkour: It involves hot Frenchmen called the Yamakasi The Ultimate Parkour Challenge show on MTV How parkour competition works. PK Silver, Parkour for seniors. Parkour coach Certification  Find our more about adding Parkour to your gym at USAG Congress in Anaheim here. Have insurance worries? USAParkour has you covered. Find a gym with Parkour in the database. GIVEAWAY Thanks to the good people at Norbert's, we're giving away a beam! It's a 4-foot long sectional beam, valued at $79, covered with beam suede and filled with solid (but very light weight) crosslink foam, perfect for learning those jump or acro skills that might be a little ouchy to try for the first time on the hard beam. This giveaway is for Club Gym Nerd members ONLY. Just enter by email at gymcastic@gmail.com and let us know that YOU WANT THIS BEAM. You just may be the lucky winner selected at random. CONTEST WHAT: #BeerWithBetty: The Greatest Scavenger Hunt in the Galaxy! PRIZE: The winner will share a beer (or root beer if you are under 21) with the great Betty Okino, Olympic and World medalist, creator of the triple turn on beam, and a member of the Precision Choreography team. HOW IT WORKS: In August, we will release a list of 10 items on this photo scavenger hunt. Your mission will be to complete each one and post a photo to Twitter or Instagram tagging @GymCastic and @PrecisionChoreo and using #BeerWithBetty. The winner will be selected at random among everyone who completes all ten items. The hunt will start at 8am on Thursday August 17 and will end at 12pm on Saturday, August 19. The winner will meet with the Betty Okino at 3pm that day! If you enter, be READY FOR BETTY because winner will meet this gymnastics legend at 3pm that day! PLUS: We will give six additional prizes for Most Outrageous photos! The top three most outrageous photos on Friday will win a personal voice message from one of Precision Choreography’s gymnastics stars (people like Chellsie Memmel, Alicia Sacramone, Houry Gerbesian, and Holly Vise)! The top three on Saturday will get a special shout-out on the GymCastic podcast. BUT WAIT: Before this contest starts, we need your help coming up with the scavenger hunt list! Please tweet us your suggestions using #BeerWithBetty from now until July 31. Ryan on twitter is already owning the suggestion game. SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here with brand new membership tiers, commission your own episode, or commission your own segment. Buy some of our awesome merchandise here. RELATED EPISODES 258: The Fluff Cast (Commissioned) 257: The Daniels Report 256: 1996 Olympic All-Around Final (Commissioned) 255: 1996 Olympic Team Final (Commissioned) 254: Vanessa Atler 252: Myths, Legends, and Unexpected Moments in Gymnastics History (Commissioned) 245: Steve Penny is GONE 243: Senate Bill 534 242: Standards 241: The Pittsburgh Incident 237: Ruby Harrold 227: Jane Doe 2 Sues Karolyis 221: Jane Doe vs. USAG Doctor 187: McKayla Maroney 163: ENOUGH 56: Preventing Abuse in Gymnastics 15: Joan Ryan Author of Little Girls in Pretty Boxes

This week, it's Part 2 of our very, very, extra special commission series about the 1996 Olympics, this time brought to you by Club Gym Nerd member Kris. Brave Kris channeled Lilia Podkopayeva and rose to Mount Olympus as a true and eternal hero by asking us to talk about the explosion of world champions that was the 1996 WOMEN'S ALL-AROUND FINAL! Thank you so much for supporting the show, Kris!   Jessica and Spencer discuss: Withdrawals! Kerri's foot and its many, varied costumes throughout the all-around final Marinescu being replaced by Amanar because Marinescu "didn't work hard enough." HRRRRMMMM (4:16) Romania's admitted age falsification, featuring conspiracy theories about why those medals have never been stripped but China's have (8:16) How we got here: an ode to compulsories Lilia's compulsory floor is what dreams are made of Why Shannon's compulsory beam is a CLINIC on what beam is supposed to be Compulsory bars scoring was crazy-town Rotation 1 (13:20) Intro fluff about what a failure it is to get silver or bronze Khorkina's no-look salute and perfect "Phantom of the Opera" beam soundtrack Was Gogean really "predictable" and "not that exciting"? Spencer spends 715 minutes on the epic LITTLE ROZA GALIEVA fluff (31:52) The most overtly sexual floor routine in the history of gymnastics Rotation 2 Khorkina's brilliant Carmen floor routine, meerkat impression, and...month-long hospital trip??? Pod tucks her legs on bars. Was her score fair? Shannon's bat toes, insane beam save, and why you have to pay close attention to her leo The Mo salto. The end Kochetkova's beam set is the best argument for D-scores Was NBC more positive back in 1996? Rotation 3 (1:08:14) American hopes are dashed on the floor in a stream of tears "Stop crying. There's people everywhere." Why Steve Nunno's behavior was completely unacceptable So many camera flashes. Because safety and security didn't exist in 1996. Overtly patriotic leos: Yea or Nay? Theories about who picked Simona Amanar's floor music, which may or may not involve horcruxes Lily Pod makes her Soviet grandmother proud with her perfection Rotation 4 Why Podkopayeva always had the edge heading into the final rotation and didn't "take advantage of others' mistakes" Khorkina misses bars and begins an Olympic AA tradition How should the Romanians have actually ranked? Contradictory Mo Huilan fluffs Mo's floor heartbreak and potential chicken-dance penalty The final result You could tie for medals! What a concept! Piskun kisses Pod on the nose because too adorable for words The most insulting interview in NBC's history Bela and Nunno try to out-Trump each other SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here with brand new membership tiers, commission your own episode, or commission your own segment. Buy some of our awesome merchandise here. GYMCASTIC LEOTARD CONTEST WHAT: A GymCastic crystal logo leotard, custom made to fit by Rebecca’s Moms Leotards HOW TO ENTER: Tell us who would you want to compete against in your custom-made GymCastic leo. Tag @GymCasitc and @RebeccasMomLeo on Twitter or  Instagram DEADLINE: Sunday, June 25th. Random Winner announced last podcast in June on the 28th RELATED EPISODES 255: 1996 Olympic Team Final (Commissioned) 225: 1992 Olympics Recap with Wendy Bruce (Commissioned) 185: 2008 Olympic All-Around Finals (Commissioned) 254: Vanessa Atler 148: Shannon Miller 186: Amanda Borden 38: Svetlana Boginskaya 252: Myths, Legends, and Unexpected Moments in Gymnastics History (Commissioned) 231: The Rise and Fall of Ukrainian Gymnastics 17: Growing Up In The Soviet Gymnastics System And Training At Round Lake 15: Joan Ryan Author of Little Girls in Pretty Boxes 223: Tasha Schwikert 200: Alicia Sacramone 197: Betty Okino 31: Elise Ray 28: Kristen Maloney 19: Andreea Raducan  

This week, we have another very special commissioned episode for you to sink your ears into. Loyal Club Gym Nerd member Robin helped support the show by asking us to talk about everyone's favorite competition, the meet that launched a million gym nerds, and probably the most important moment in the entire history of sports, the 1996 OLYMPIC WOMEN'S TEAM FINAL! Thank you so much, Robin! Jessica and Spencer discuss: Olympic Trials Drama! (6:24) Compulsive gym hopping Miller and Moceanu injury petitions All those heartbreaks (Kulikowski! Jennie Thompson! Kristy Powell!) JUICY, JUICY 1996 FLUFF (15:59) "Little girls dancing for gold" (Jessica has some feelings) Romania apparently training inside Dracula's castle "Just Shannon" and Shannon's epic snapback Racist propaganda fluff about Mo Huilan Putting Dominique Moceanu on a seesaw for some reason The competition (35:40) The important debate: who's better, John Tesh or Al Trautwig? How unbelievably super awesome the US team was on bars Romania's endless injury drama Karolyi legs and form nostalgia What we think every time we see the Moceanu parents Deep thoughts about Geza Pozar floor routines Why Svetlana Khorkina is better than all of us in every way THE VAULT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD  A second-by-second breakdown of the Kerri Strug vaults The Strug parents (clap clap clap, chop chop chop) What Bela said to Kerri after her vault Did she actually do it on one leg? Should Kerri have been allowed to vault again when the US would have won anyway? (1:40:49) Was Russia not able to hear the floor music? Did it matter? The worst, most unprofessional, unsafe scene you've ever seen The GALA (1:47:54) The US group dance to the YMCA and the Macarena. It happened. The biggest cheer than anyone has ever received Sexy Alexei's pommel horse Khorkina's epic bars dismount Fairytale endings! (1:52:33) Where are they now? RELATED LINKS Spencer's Meet Recap: 1996 TEAM FINAL: AND SHE DID IT ON TWO LEGS Spanny Tampson: 73 Thoughts We All Had During 1996 Team Finals SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here with brand new membership tiers, commission your own episode, or commission your own segment. Buy some of our awesome merchandise here. GYMCASTIC LEOTARD CONTEST WHAT: A GymCastic crystal logo leotard, custom made to fit by Rebecca’s Moms Leotards HOW TO ENTER: Tell us who would you want to compete against in your custom-made GymCastic leo. Tag @GymCasitc and @RebeccasMomLeo on Twitter or  Instagram DEADLINE: Sunday, June 25th. Random Winner announced last podcast in June on the 28th RELATED EPISODES 225: 1992 Olympics Recap with Wendy Bruce (Commissioned) 185: 2008 Olympic All-Around Finals (Commissioned) 254: Vanessa Atler 148: Shannon Miller 186: Amanda Borden 38: Svetlana Boginskaya 231: The Rise and Fall of Ukrainian Gymnastics 17: Growing Up In The Soviet Gymnastics System And Training At Round Lake 15: Joan Ryan Author of Little Girls in Pretty Boxes 223: Tasha Schwikert 200: Alicia Sacramone 197: Betty Okino 31: Elise Ray 28: Kristen Maloney 19: Andreea Raducan  

THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW Nutrition and supplements are something we don't hear about a lot in gymnastics, unless we are looking at Jonathan Horton's Instagram or Jake Dalton's Snapchat. We wanted to know what the latest science was and what progress was being made at USA Gymnastics in terms of eduction and outreach for the national team. This week we learn about the new partnership between Thorne Research and the United States Olympic Committee. Dr. Allan Miller N.D., Executive Director of Medical Education at Thorne Research discusses all things gymnastics and nutritional science: The latest science: what coaches, athletes, parents and national team coordinators should know. How gymnasts can take advantage of this new partnership.  The WADA hack and anti-doping quality controls for supplements.  WellnessFX - it's exactly what McKayla Maroney said the national team program needed! Diagnostic testing, nutritional science, and medicine help gymnasts peak when it counts.  Gym MythBusters: Muscle soreness can be stopped.  Chocolate milk is a quality recovery drink.  Athletes get enough nutrition from diet alone.  RELATED LINKS Thorne Research for gymnastics.  NSF International supplement certification. CONTEST Win Norbert's Mini Bar & Mat Combo. Enter the contest here.  SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome shirts here. RELATED EPISODES 200: Alicia Sacramone 187: McKayla Maroney 161: Women’s Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo 168: Shannon Miller, Belarusgate, NED vs GB 148: Shannon Miller Episode 9: Chellsie Memmel, Swiss Cup & FIG Presidential Proposals Episode 15: Joan Ryan Author of Little Girls in Pretty Boxes Episode 17: Growing Up In The Soviet Gymnastics System And Training At Round Lake Episode 22: Beth Tweddle Episode 28: Kristen Maloney Episode 31: Elise Ray Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches Episode 48: Kyla Ross 61: Katelyn Ohashi Clears The Air 77: Aly Raisman 81: Jenny Hansen 99: Princess Catherine Lyons and Coach Rochelle Douglas 101: Olivia Vivian 137: Lady Lisa Mason

THIS WEEK While we are preparing for next week's epic commissioned episode, please enjoy, not one, but two blog-casts from The Balance Beam Situation. If you'd like to hear a sample of our commissioned episodes, check out our recap of the 2008 Olympic all-around final here. RELATED LINKS The Balance Beam Situation full blog posts with gifs and screen caps galore: American Horror Story: The Ranch here. Vampires and Nadia Comaneci: The Karolyi Story here. SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome shirts here. Commission your own episode or join the group commissions here.  RELATED EPISODES 185: 2008 Olympic All-Around Finals (Commissioned) 223: Tasha Schwikert 222: New King 221: Jane Doe vs. USAG Doctor US Olympian Files Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against US Team Trainer/Physician 220: Get Your Random Trash Aerial Off My Lawn 219: Rio Olympic Event Finals Day 3, Gala, Houry Behind the Scenes Deets! Greatest Gymnast Ever by Medal Count: Svetlana Khorkina vs. Simone Biles Height, Ages and Repeat U.S. Olympic Gymnasts 210: Women’s Podium Training at the Rio Olympic Games 209: Men’s Podium Training at the Rio Olympic Games 208: Rio Olympics Preview 207: A History of Political Protests in Gymnastics 206: The Russian Situation 10 Most Popular GymCastic Episodes 200: Alicia Sacramone

THIS WEEK While we are preparing for next week's epic commissioned episode, please enjoy, not one, but two blog-casts from The Balance Beam Situation. If you'd like to hear a sample of our commissioned episodes, check out our recap of the 2008 Olympic all-around final here. RELATED LINKS The Balance Beam Situation full blog posts with gifs and screen caps galore: American Horror Story: The Ranch here. Vampire and Nadia Comaneci: The Karolyi Story here. SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome shirts here. Commission your own episode or join the group commissions here.  RELATED EPISODES 185: 2008 Olympic All-Around Finals (Commissioned) 223: Tasha Schwikert 222: New King 221: Jane Doe vs. USAG Doctor US Olympian Files Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against US Team Trainer/Physician 220: Get Your Random Trash Aerial Off My Lawn 219: Rio Olympic Event Finals Day 3, Gala, Houry Behind the Scenes Deets! Greatest Gymnast Ever by Medal Count: Svetlana Khorkina vs. Simone Biles Height, Ages and Repeat U.S. Olympic Gymnasts 210: Women’s Podium Training at the Rio Olympic Games 209: Men’s Podium Training at the Rio Olympic Games 208: Rio Olympics Preview 207: A History of Political Protests in Gymnastics 206: The Russian Situation 10 Most Popular GymCastic Episodes 200: Alicia Sacramone

IN THE NEWS In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer, and Jessica chat about: Retirements, Valerie's first official camp as team coordinator, US Team to the White House, Ponor dragged into election scam, Lauren Mitchell retires, and Ellis O'Reilly's fractured vertebrae. The answer to the question: where's Gabby Douglas?  Why the UK men are all learning Pegan's on high bar. What leotard designs do we want to see now that GK has a deal with Disney.  A British promoter is marketing the British Gymnastics all-around World Cup. We give him our advice on how to host the best meet ever.  Gymnastics scoring displays: what ice skating and baseball already have that we need. An update on the allegations against USA Gymnastics team doctor, Larry Nassar, and USA Gymnastics sex abuse cover-up investigation.  Dancing shows update on Laurie Hernandez and Claudio Fragapane. The NCAA has pulled all championships out of North Carolina because state laws makes it legal to discriminate against LGBT citizens. Should USA Gymnastics do the same?  Your Feedback on our Sacramone interview, WADA hack and the ethical conundrum of buying tickets to the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions during the USAG Sex Abuse Cover Up scandal.  RELATED LINKS Watch the continuous graphic which shows difficulty score adds up, in real time, as the ice skating routine is performed. https://youtu.be/f44iy1dU2-M?t=1m24s   A blind eye to sex abuse: How USA Gymnastics failed to report cases. Read the report here. SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome shirts here. RELATED EPISODES 223: Tasha Schwikert 222: New King 221: Jane Doe vs. USAG Doctor US Olympian Files Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against US Team Trainer/Physician 220: Get Your Random Trash Aerial Off My Lawn 219: Rio Olympic Event Finals Day 3, Gala, Houry Behind the Scenes Deets! Greatest Gymnast Ever by Medal Count: Svetlana Khorkina vs. Simone Biles Height, Ages and Repeat U.S. Olympic Gymnasts 210: Women's Podium Training at the Rio Olympic Games 209: Men's Podium Training at the Rio Olympic Games 208: Rio Olympics Preview 207: A History of Political Protests in Gymnastics 206: The Russian Situation 10 Most Popular GymCastic Episodes 200: Alicia Sacramone

2008 Silver Medal Olympian. NCAA All-Around Champion. Hoosier turned UCLA Bruin. And now...a sports commentator. There isn't much Samantha Peszek can't do. She is a compact ball of energy that has a bright future ahead of her. Samantha grew up in Indianapolis as an elite gymnast. Once she was done competing at the elite level, she packed her bags, headed west to the University of California at Los Angeles where she killed it as a Bruin. The school recently surprised Samantha by retiring her leotard. While her heart and family remain in Indiana, she loves the healthy lifestyle that California provides from both a nutritional and fitness perspective. We sat down at Deveau's Gymnastics, the gym where she grew up, to chat with Samantha before the Olympics. She discussed overcoming mental blocks, some of her predictions for the Olympic games, and what is in store for the future. For those Instagram fans, she and Olympic teammate, Alicia Sacramone, recently launched The Gympire ('thegympire') to inspire people to keep moving. Samantha is well-articulate and smart. It was an exciting interview for Kristi Lee and Tiffany Stoner...two enormous gymnastics fans.

  IN THE NEWS In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer, Stefane and Jessica chat about: Please take this super short survey. It helps our podcast host find advertisers to fit your every desire. How to watch live on BBC, CBC or NBC (details here). Injury updates, rumors and coaches who don't know basic first aid procedures: Samir Ait Said (FRA) suffered compound fracture of his leg, he wasn't splinted before he was moved and then the Rio medical staff dropped him.   Ellis O'Reilly coaches did not have her checked by medical staff immediately following this crash on her beam dismount. Maybe she was checked after the rotation, either way, absolutely unconscionable.  Martha Karolyi says injury played role in keeping Laurie Hernandez out of the all-around.  Yesterday's guest, Houry Gerbisian got her her skill named after her! See it here. Results, finals qualifiers, upsets and shockers, plus individual highlights from the fan favorites. Hint: CHUSO DID IT WITHOUT THE PROD! Tutya Yilmaz, Larissa Miler, Vasiliki Millousi, Catalina Ponor, Ana Derek (vault blooper),Dipa Karmakar Jessica Lopez, Hong Un Jong, Marissa Dick, Giulia Steingruber, Zsofia Kovacs Vault Issues, got clarification from men’s head coach, Mark Williams on what equipment the men actually have. “This is new Speith vault top. OTC has older version + Speith PH, PB & HB.” Alex has Speith PH. OU does not have Speith equip.” Our favorite non-gymnastics moments; The Judge Cheryl Hamilton Cam Worst moment: Al Trautwig tweets about Simone's biological grandparents who adopted her when she was a toddler,"They may be mom and dad, but they are NOT her parents." GYMTERNET NEWS Round-up of the latest news from Rio includes: NBC has streaming covering and a daily online gymnastics recap show called the Daily Dismount. We are obsessed with how good they are! Jim Watson, Courtney Kupets and Jonathan Horton #Jhortney  4 eva! Sex Abuse Cover Up Allegations update:  “Four U.S. senators wrote a letter to USA Gymnastics President Steve Penny on Friday, expressing "deep concern" about the organization's handling of sex abuse allegations about coaches” - IndyStar USA Today has an excellent explanation about this issue in the article titled: Sexual Predators Left Off the Banned List In happy news, Alicia Sacramone had her baby! CONTEST: A winner every other podcast in August! What: The Bronze Movie Watch Party Kits (gym bag with goodies and the movie), "The End of the Perfect 10" book, a U.S. Olympic Trials T-shirt, or GRAND PRIZE*: A Bronze Movie gym bag filled with real props used in the film and a one-of-a-kind Aliya Mustafina, handmade cross-stitch by Spanny Tampson. How: Tweet, Instagram, Voicemail or Tumblr tag us and use the hashtag #BronzeContest to tell us which retired gymnast you would want to coach you, The Bronze style, to Olympic glory and why? Winners Announced: On every other podcast for the entire month of August! Starting with the women's podium training podcast.  Grand Prize Deadline: August 21st at midnight. Open to Club Gym Nerd members only* SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome gym nerdy gifts and goodies here. RELATED EPISODES Rio Olympic Games Height, Ages and Repeat U.S. Olympic Gymnasts 210: Women's Podium Training at the Rio Olympic Games 209: Men's Podium Training at the Rio Olympic Games 208: Rio Olympics Preview 2016 Olympic Team and Coaches Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches 161: Women’s Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo Episode 77: Aly Raisman Episode 41: Laurie Hernandez & Coach Maggie Haney 151: Danell Leyva Episode 32: Sam Mikulak & 2013 Men’s NCAA Championships 2014 Winter Cup: Chris Brooks on Broken Bones, Blaniks, and Rio Episode 35: Jake Dalton 72: John Orozco 187: McKayla Maroney 206: The Russian Situation 201: Men’s Olympic Trials and P&G Champs Preview Gymbuster: Domestic vs. International Scoring 200: Alicia Sacramone 162: Wrap Up of the 2015 P&G Championships 160: PG Championships Women’s Prelims Recap Episode 48: Kyla Ross Episode 58: Charlotte Drury, Fall Euro Series & NCAA De-commits Episode 31: Elise Ray 148: Shannon Miller Episode 28: Kristen Maloney Episode 55: Worlds Wrap Up & Ferlito-Gate Episode 54: Event Finals Recap from 2013 World Championships Episode 53: All Around Finals Recap from Antwerp World Championships Episode 52: Triumph & Heartbreak Prelims Recap from Antwerp Worlds 114: Fallout From Gymnastike’s Handling of Maroney Hack & Tumble Episodes 3 and 4 with special guest Jenni Pinches! Episode 16: Elizabeth Price 146: Taylor Rice and The 2015 NCAA Championships Episode 9: Chellsie Memmel, Swiss Cup & FIG Presidential Proposals Episode 37: Julie Zetlin 81: Jenny Hansen Episode 15: Joan Ryan Author of Little Girls in Pretty Boxes Douglas Family Gold on Oxygen Podcast Recaps Douglas Family Gold: Finale DFG: World Selection Camp DFG PODCAST: Last Days of Summer Douglas Family Gold: A Companion for Gabby Douglas Family Gold S1E2: Graduation Day Douglas Family Gold: The First Hurdle Douglas Family Gold Preview Show

IN THE NEWS In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer, Lauren, Lindsey Green, Jennifer Lacopelli and Jessica chat about: Kittia-Gate: Christian Gallardo has been coaching Gabby instead of  Kittia.  Statement from Natalie Hawkins, Gabrielle Douglas’ mother:"Gabrielle hasn't made a coaching change. Christian Gallardo has been Gabrielle's coach since she arrived at Buckeye. Since there is only to be one coach alongside Gabrielle throughout the Olympic process, Christian is that coach based on their longtime coach/athlete bond, chemistry and strength together." If Laurie Hernandez is selected, will she *really* be the first Latina gymnast to make the U.S. Olympic team in 30 years? We review the night 1 of the Olympic Trials – gymnast by gymnast. Finally, we discuss Simone's hilarious Tide commercial, which is Jessica's favorite thing ever SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome shirts here. RELATED EPISODES 187: McKayla Maroney Getting to the Games: A Checklist 201: Men’s Olympic Trials and P&G Champs Preview Gymbuster: Domestic vs. International Scoring 200: Alicia Sacramone 162: Wrap Up of the 2015 P&G Championships 161: Women’s Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo 160: PG Championships Women’s Prelims Recap 77: Aly Raisman Episode 48: Kyla Ross Episode 58: Charlotte Drury, Fall Euro Series & NCAA De-commits Episode 31: Elise Ray 148: Shannon Miller Episode 28: Kristen Maloney Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches Episode 55: Worlds Wrap Up & Ferlito-Gate Episode 54: Event Finals Recap from 2013 World Championships Episode 53: All Around Finals Recap from Antwerp World Championships Episode 52: Triumph & Heartbreak Prelims Recap from Antwerp Worlds 114: Fallout From Gymnastike’s Handling of Maroney Hack & Tumble Episodes 3 and 4 with special guest Jenni Pinches! Episode 16: Elizabeth Price 146: Taylor Rice and The 2015 NCAA Championships Episode 9: Chellsie Memmel, Swiss Cup & FIG Presidential Proposals Episode 37: Julie Zetlin 151: Danell Leyva 81: Jenny Hansen Episode 15: Joan Ryan Author of Little Girls in Pretty Boxes Douglas Family Gold on Oxygen Podcast Recaps Douglas Family Gold: Finale DFG: World Selection Camp DFG PODCAST: Last Days of Summer Douglas Family Gold: A Companion for Gabby Douglas Family Gold S1E2: Graduation Day Douglas Family Gold: The First Hurdle Douglas Family Gold Preview Show RELATED PHOTOS Podium Training photo gallery here. Night One photo gallery here.  RELATED VIDEOS  Watch this week's playlist from Team USA on YouTube here. Or watch the NBC archived broadcast here. Watch Deanna Hong's new video in the 4 Years Later series on Jordyn Weiber here.

 THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW One of our original hosts, Dvora Meyers has just published The End of the Perfect 10: The Making and Breaking of Gymnastics' Top Score - from Nadia to Now. The book is the latest must-have in the gym nerd library. It examines the evolution of elite women’s gymnastics over the last few decades and answers questions that gymnastics fans have been asking since the last perfect score was handed out over 20 years ago. She reveals why successful female gymnasts are older and more athletic than they have ever been before, how the United States became a gymnastics powerhouse, and what the future of gymnastics will hold. Lauren and Jessica chat with Dvora about (4:45):  MythBusters in the book: Who were Nadia’s actual first gymnastics coaches, when the open-ended scoring system came about, East Germany set precedent for the current American training system. Gymternet vs television coverage - past and current Insulting coverage that creates gymnastics like a sideshow How the Ranch has changed over the years Texas Dreams taking athlete education to a whole new level.  Is the marketability of the 10.0 real or is it just nostalgia.  The gymternet versus dumbed-down Olympic television coverage.  Are we better off now with the open-ended scoring system? Olympic Trials Preview (38:16) Which athletes qualified to Trials, list here.  An ode to Alyssa Baumann's gorgeousness and why we are so sad that she is injured.  Which gymnasts should just be stoked to be at Trials and soak up the experience versus women who are actually in the mix.  Wildcards: Amelia Hundley, Maggie Nichols and Ragan Smith Will we see a team where both bars of the top bar gymnasts, Ashton and Kocian are on the same team? Will the business side of gymnastics come into who is chosen to do the all-around in Rio?  Will Gabby do her Amanar and upgrade bars at Trials? Can Swaggie Maggie make the team without her Amanar, and the rise of Laurie Hernandez? Lauren's Team: Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Laurie Hernandez, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian Alternates: Ragan Smith, Ashton Locklear and MyKayla Skinner Jessica's Team: Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Aly Raisman, Madison Kocian, Ashton Locklear maximizing bars potential score (that's right, six people because both need to go!).  Alternates: Amelia Hundley, Maggie Nichols, MyKayla Skinner GYMTERNET NEWS (1:21:13) Chusovitina made her Produnova and the judge at the end couldn't keep her ish together!  Romanian Nationals: Pre-meet Larissa got a concussion but still won, although she may have hurt herself on her bar landing. Ponor had a fever and was in the hospital with some kind of food poisoning/flu! UGH! RELATED LINKS Fake, Jingoistic, And Stupid: Gymnastics Coverage Is The Worst Part Of NBC's Olympics by Dvora Meyers The Tumbler Tumblr - How hard-core gymnastics fans are revolutionizing the way the sport is covered by Elspeth Reeve Irked By Broadcast Coverage, Gymnastics Sites Aim To Raise The Bar - All Things Considered on NPR SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome shirts here. Get Dvora's book in our Amazon store here. RELATED EPISODES 187: McKayla Maroney Getting to the Games: A Checklist 201: Men’s Olympic Trials and P&G Champs Preview Gymbuster: Domestic vs. International Scoring 200: Alicia Sacramone 162: Wrap Up of the 2015 P&G Championships 161: Women’s Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo 160: PG Championships Women’s Prelims Recap 77: Aly Raisman Episode 48: Kyla Ross Episode 58: Charlotte Drury, Fall Euro Series & NCAA De-commits Episode 31: Elise Ray 148: Shannon Miller Episode 28: Kristen Maloney Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches Episode 55: Worlds Wrap Up & Ferlito-Gate Episode 54: Event Finals Recap from 2013 World Championships Episode 53: All Around Finals Recap from Antwerp World Championships Episode 52: Triumph & Heartbreak Prelims Recap from Antwerp Worlds 114: Fallout From Gymnastike’s Handling of Maroney Hack & Tumble Episodes 3 and 4 with special guest Jenni Pinches! Episode 16: Elizabeth Price 146: Taylor Rice and The 2015 NCAA Championships Episode 9: Chellsie Memmel, Swiss Cup & FIG Presidential Proposals Episode 37: Julie Zetlin 151: Danell Leyva 81: Jenny Hansen Episode 15: Joan Ryan Author of Little Girls in Pretty Boxes Douglas Family Gold on Oxygen Podcast Recaps Douglas Family Gold: Finale DFG: World Selection Camp DFG PODCAST: Last Days of Summer Douglas Family Gold: A Companion for Gabby Douglas Family Gold S1E2: Graduation Day Douglas Family Gold: The First Hurdle Douglas Family Gold Preview Show RELATED VIDOES  1988 Olympic Team Finals

 IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE This week on Douglas Family Gold (S1 E5), Jessica, Spencer and Spanny recap the episode and discuss: The episode extra where Coach Christian is seen and heard!  Recap (5:00) Gymnastics fact checking machine went into overdrive during the competition scenes We ignore that it's mathematically impossible for Gabby to beat Simone.  The definition of what constitutes success for Gabby changes 7 million times.  Did Natalie fulfill her vision to show ,"What it takes to ….what goes on behind the scenes to support an elite athlete, and, for me as a mom, to support my other children at the same time.” (31:47) We examine which of our deepest fears and greatest hopes from the preview podcast came true. (36:00) What do the Dougies need to do to make this a hit show next season? (46:00) RELATED LINKS Watch episodes of Douglas Family Gold here. SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Get one of our awesome gymnastics goodies here. Buy Dvora Myers new book The End of the Perfect 10 from our Amazon shop here. CONTEST WINNER! Our winner is, Ryan Landon on Instagram for Simone Hu! Email us to claim your prize. Honorable mention in the Name the Gabby Drag Queen contest goes to these:  Cheryl Fab E. Fierce Betty Okaynow  Geralen Packs Heat-in RELATED EPISODES 200: Alicia Sacramone 161: Women’s Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo 160: PG Championships Women’s Prelims Recap 143: The Return of Gabby Douglas Episode 129: Why Gabby Left Chow (or Chow left Gabby?) & Glasgow World Cup 191: Jesolo, Stuttgart and NCAA Conference Championships 104: Gabby Douglas Missing In Action & USA Championships 176: Worlds Wrap-Up Show 175: Event Finals Day 2 Recap from 2015 World Championships 174: Live Show – Event Finals Day 1 and MAG All-Around Recap from 2015 World Championships 173: Women’s All-Around Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 172: Men’s Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 171: Women’s Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 170: Women’s Qualifying Recap from 2015 World Championships 169: Glasgow Worlds Preview Show Douglas Family Gold Podcast Douglas Family Gold Preview Show Douglas Family Gold S1E2: Graduation Day Douglas Family Gold: The First Hurdle Douglas Family Gold: A Companion for Gabby DFG PODCAST: Last Days of Summer DFG: World Selection Camp      

 IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE This week on Douglas Family Gold (S1 E5), Jessica, Spencer and Spanny recap the episode and discuss: The episode extra where Coach Christian is seen and heard!  Recap (5:00) Gymnastics fact checking machine went into overdrive during the competition scenes We ignore that it's mathematically impossible for Gabby to beat Simone.  The definition of what constitutes success for Gabby changes 7 million times.  Did Natalie fulfill her vision to show ,"What it takes to ….what goes on behind the scenes to support an elite athlete, and, for me as a mom, to support my other children at the same time.” (31:47) We examine which of our deepest fears and greatest hopes from the preview podcast came true. (36:00) What do the Dougies need to do to make this a hit show next season? (46:00) RELATED LINKS Watch episodes of Douglas Family Gold here. SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Get one of our awesome gymnastics goodies here. Buy Dvora Myers new book The End of the Perfect 10 from our Amazon shop here. CONTEST WINNER! Our winner is, Ryan Landon on Instagram for Simone Hu! Email us to claim your prize. Honorable mention in the Name the Gabby Drag Queen contest goes to these:  Cheryl Fab E. Fierce Betty Okaynow  Geralen Packs Heat-in RELATED EPISODES 200: Alicia Sacramone 161: Women’s Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo 160: PG Championships Women’s Prelims Recap 143: The Return of Gabby Douglas Episode 129: Why Gabby Left Chow (or Chow left Gabby?) & Glasgow World Cup 191: Jesolo, Stuttgart and NCAA Conference Championships 104: Gabby Douglas Missing In Action & USA Championships 176: Worlds Wrap-Up Show 175: Event Finals Day 2 Recap from 2015 World Championships 174: Live Show – Event Finals Day 1 and MAG All-Around Recap from 2015 World Championships 173: Women’s All-Around Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 172: Men’s Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 171: Women’s Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 170: Women’s Qualifying Recap from 2015 World Championships 169: Glasgow Worlds Preview Show Douglas Family Gold Podcast Douglas Family Gold Preview Show Douglas Family Gold S1E2: Graduation Day Douglas Family Gold: The First Hurdle Douglas Family Gold: A Companion for Gabby DFG PODCAST: Last Days of Summer DFG: World Selection Camp    

    IN THE NEWS This week, Uncle Tim, Spencer, Lauren, and Jessica chat about: Men's Olympic Trials The Olympic Team: Sam Mikulak,  Chris Brooks, Jake Dalton, Alex Naddour (aka Mr. Hollie Vise), John Orozco. Alternates: Danell Leyva, Donnell Whittenburg, Akash Modi   Strategy (8:47) Nancy Armour vs. John Orozco drama (14:50) Highlights on and off the floor Brooks hugging OTC athlete liaison, Sherry. The skill Uncle Tim's gymnastics nieces have to learn before they can be in his wedding (23:54) NBC massive errors and generally being jerks (26:18) Putting down Gabby even though she's exactly on track to be at her best Race, poverty and sexualizing athletes  Women's P&G Championships Our debate for the Gymnastics Is Hard Award (38:00) Injury list Junior analysis, favor and future super stars (50:00) Senior analysis (59:00) Who qualified to Olympic Trials for the women: Alyssa Baumann; Simone Biles; Christina Desiderio; Gabby Douglas; Brenna Dowell; Rachel Gowey; Laurie Hernandez; Amelia Hundley; Madison Kocian; Ashton Locklear; Maggie Nichols; Aly Raisman; Emily Schild; MyKayla Skinner;  Ragan Smith Quantifying Simon's awesomeness; she's improved her senior two day total by 4.550 An update on Simone's floor music lyrics.  The Ranch documentary from NBC (1:31:50) The infamous "Kitchen Scene" where Marta tells Bela off (1:33:17) The F The Score Award : who made us fall in love with gymnastics (1:51:00) Absolute favorite moments from the entire week of gymnastics (1:56:41) SUPPORT THE SHOW: Join Club Gym Nerd Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome shirts here. RELATED EPISODES 187: McKayla Maroney Getting to the Games: A Checklist 201: Men's Olympic Trials and P&G Champs Preview Gymbuster: Domestic vs. International Scoring 200: Alicia Sacramone 162: Wrap Up of the 2015 P&G Championships 161: Women’s Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo 160: PG Championships Women’s Prelims Recap 77: Aly Raisman Episode 48: Kyla Ross Episode 58: Charlotte Drury, Fall Euro Series & NCAA De-commits Episode 31: Elise Ray 148: Shannon Miller Episode 28: Kristen Maloney Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches 144: Counter Kim at Game of Regions 2015 Episode 55: Worlds Wrap Up & Ferlito-Gate Episode 54: Event Finals Recap from 2013 World Championships Episode 53: All Around Finals Recap from Antwerp World Championships Episode 52: Triumph & Heartbreak Prelims Recap from Antwerp Worlds 114: Fallout From Gymnastike’s Handling of Maroney Hack & Tumble Episodes 3 and 4 with special guest Jenni Pinches! Episode 16: Elizabeth Price 146: Taylor Rice and The 2015 NCAA Championships Episode 9: Chellsie Memmel, Swiss Cup & FIG Presidential Proposals Episode 37: Julie Zetlin 151: Danell Leyva 81: Jenny Hansen Episode 15: Joan Ryan Author of Little Girls in Pretty Boxes Douglas Family Gold on Oxygen Podcast Recaps DFG: World Selection Camp DFG PODCAST: Last Days of Summer Douglas Family Gold: A Companion for Gabby Douglas Family Gold S1E2: Graduation Day Douglas Family Gold: The First Hurdle Douglas Family Gold Preview Show

IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE This week on Douglas Family Gold (S1 E5), Jessica, Spencer and Stefane recap the episode and discuss: The family listened to the podcast! (3:00) Gabby's bar upgrades revealed! (5:00) Coach Christian's voice made the show, but not with his face at the same time. What Gabby's Family has to do to overtake the Kar*$&#*ians as the top reality family in the world. (15:29) Natalie's on-screen script boo boo. (28:42) There was no cause for excitement about the Ranch footage because it was all recycled USAG footage. (35:50) Jene Park, AKA Edna from The Incredibles is back: (30:55) champagne and coffee for everyone Gabby says,  “what more chocolate do I need” and non-stop BBC jokes ensue. Natalie has a boob tattoo and we can't stop analyzing it. (43:37) Jessica's story about Natalie being a badass in Tokyo. (60:00) Feedback (53:25) Some feedback about Gabby's alleged single status from the African-American community. Gabby wearing her hair natural this weekend for nationals in St. Louis. RELATED LINKS Watch episodes of Douglas Family Gold here. Watch Gabby compete in St. Louis at the national championships here SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome gymnastics goodies here. CONTEST Name the Gabby Drag Queen here! Tweet @GymCastic #GabbyFamilyDrag with your name for our fabulous listener and legit adult gymnast in her Gabby drag.  RELATED EPISODES 161: Women’s Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo 160: PG Championships Women’s Prelims Recap 143: The Return of Gabby Douglas Episode 129: Why Gabby Left Chow (or Chow left Gabby?) & Glasgow World Cup 191: Jesolo, Stuttgart and NCAA Conference Championships 104: Gabby Douglas Missing In Action & USA Championships 176: Worlds Wrap-Up Show 175: Event Finals Day 2 Recap from 2015 World Championships 174: Live Show – Event Finals Day 1 and MAG All-Around Recap from 2015 World Championships 173: Women’s All-Around Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 172: Men’s Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 171: Women’s Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 170: Women’s Qualifying Recap from 2015 World Championships 169: Glasgow Worlds Preview Show Douglas Family Gold S1E2: Graduation Day Douglas Family Gold: The First Hurdle Douglas Family Gold Preview Show DFG PODCAST: Last Days of Summer 200: Alicia Sacramone

  IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE This week on Douglas Family Gold (S1 E5), Jessica, Spencer and Stefane recap the episode and discuss: The family listened to the podcast! (3:00) Gabby's bar upgrades revealed! (5:00) Coach Christian's voice made the show, but not with his face at the same time. What Gabby's Family has to do to overtake the Kar*$&#*ians as the top reality family in the world. (15:29) Natalie's on-screen script boo boo. (28:42) There was no cause for excitement about the Ranch footage because it was all recycled USAG footage. (35:50) Jene Park, AKA Edna from The Incredibles is back: (30:55) champagne and coffee for everyone Gabby says,  “what more chocolate do I need” and non-stop BBC jokes ensue. Natalie has a boob tattoo and we can't stop analyzing it. (43:37) Jessica's story about Natalie being a badass in Tokyo. (60:00) Feedback (53:25) Some feedback about Gabby's alleged single status from the African-American community. Gabby wearing her hair natural this weekend for nationals in St. Louis. RELATED LINKS Watch episodes of Douglas Family Gold here. Watch Gabby compete in St. Louis at the national championships here SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome gymnastics goodies here. CONTEST Name the Gabby Drag Queen here! Tweet @GymCastic #GabbyFamilyDrag with your name for our fabulous listener and legit adult gymnast in her Gabby drag.  RELATED EPISODES 161: Women’s Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo 160: PG Championships Women’s Prelims Recap 143: The Return of Gabby Douglas Episode 129: Why Gabby Left Chow (or Chow left Gabby?) & Glasgow World Cup 191: Jesolo, Stuttgart and NCAA Conference Championships 104: Gabby Douglas Missing In Action & USA Championships 176: Worlds Wrap-Up Show 175: Event Finals Day 2 Recap from 2015 World Championships 174: Live Show – Event Finals Day 1 and MAG All-Around Recap from 2015 World Championships 173: Women’s All-Around Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 172: Men’s Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 171: Women’s Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 170: Women’s Qualifying Recap from 2015 World Championships 169: Glasgow Worlds Preview Show Douglas Family Gold S1E2: Graduation Day Douglas Family Gold: The First Hurdle Douglas Family Gold Preview Show DFG PODCAST: Last Days of Summer 200: Alicia Sacramone

  NEWS In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer, and Jessica chat about: Our favorite moments from last week's interview with Alicia Sacramone  Controversy (of course) at Australian Olympic Trials (4:01) Congrats to 2016 Olympian Larissa Miller and her beautiful floor! Funding expose from StickIt  Rhythmic and Trampoline Olympic Trials (11:09) Rhythmic roup qualifies for first time, ever. Sadness, injuries, elation and awesome adult gymnastics from tramp (14:04) "The legs that I had, the butt that I had were why I jumped so high" - Olympic Champion Rosie MacLennan (CAN) video P&G Championships Preview (1:03:30) How to watch live, online and on tv here. Sam Peszek and Evan Heiter are doing juniors analysis! Karolyi Ranch film to premiere on Friday at 8pm ET on NBC, watch trailer here. Who we are looking forward to watching who won't go to Rio (Morgan Hurd, Emily Gaskins) Who is in a do or die situation to qualify to Rio or even Trials Recap of Beyond the Routine with Bailie Key who has scratched from P&Gs Men's Olympic Trials Preview (1:24:36) W.D.M. How the men qualify to the team. When will the team actually be named? Top 4 storylines to watch? Mr. Hollie Vise, Alex Naddour says baby and wife help his gymnastics. GYMTERNET NEWS Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include: Rhythmic gymnastics attempted suicide The many retirements and injuries including Komova.  Why USA Gymnastics need to change their rules. None of these coaches have been banned or publicly suspended yet! (26:47) Moises Renobato  From trampoline World Championships coach, Zac Lawson  Tom Bollinger of Top Flight GYmnastics in Maryland   Patrick Jay Wehrung Louis Smith accused of objectifying Carly Patterson with close-up bottom shot (49:31) Bias in judging: Should judges be allowed to judge their relatives or gymnasts? Tatiana Nabiyeva's coach-judge was cleared by the FIG Awesome skills alert: Sergio Sasaki has A PIKED DRAGULESCU! Katarzyna Jurkowska of Poland is doing a gainer 2/1 off the end of the beam. Should this be a G? Kenzo did a Yurchenko 3.5 on a hard surface. BRENNA FREAKIN DOWELL! She's training a Dos Santos 2 and double front FULL OUT! NCAA News: Penn State abuse news: People magazine and the Washington Post have covered this and yet, the head coach still remains there. LSU gymnastic coach D-D Breaux gets boost in pay, now makes $240,000. Miss Val launched a website and announced that she is writing a book. Book Mania - check them all out in our store here. Two adult gymnastics camps! Shields in NJ and Atlantic in NH. RELATED LINKS Gymbuster: Domestic vs. International Scoring She'll Never Get Those Scores Internationally by Spencer 10 Most Popular GymCastic Episodes #DouglasFamilyDrag Contest The Hard Way To Sucess featuring Gabby Jupp List of gymnasts on Snapchat Details in Maria Olaru book The Price of Gold. Uncomfortable Honesty. Golden Era of Gymnastics book by Karen Hollis RELATED EPISODES 200: Alicia Sacramone 162: Wrap Up of the 2015 P&G Championships 161: Women's Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo 160: PG Championships Women's Prelims Recap Douglas Family Gold on Oxygen Podcast Recaps DFG PODCAST: Last Days of Summer Douglas Family Gold: A Companion for Gabby Douglas Family Gold S1E2: Graduation Day Douglas Family Gold: The First Hurdle Douglas Family Gold Preview Show

THIS WEEK'S EPISODE This week in Douglas Family Gold (S1 E4), Jessica, Spencer and Spanny recap the episode and discuss: Real Moment of the Week Awards (2:00) Recap with actual gymnastics! (4:00) John wants to "prank" the family by tasering them in the outdoors. (9:15) Jessica responds to criticism from the asexual community after last week's discussion of whether or not Gabby has, or is ready for a relationship and the ancient trope of the romantically immature gymnast.  (24:30) Resource links below.  RELATED LINKS Watch episodes of Douglas Family Gold here. Ages and stages of healthy human sexual development from Darkness To Light and ACT of Youth SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome gymnastics goodies here. CONTEST Name the Gabby inspired Drag Queen here! Tweet @GymCastic with the #GabbyFamilyDrag with your name for our fabulous listener and legit adult gymnast drag queen.  161: Women’s Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo 160: PG Championships Women’s Prelims Recap 143: The Return of Gabby Douglas Episode 129: Why Gabby Left Chow (or Chow left Gabby?) & Glasgow World Cup 191: Jesolo, Stuttgart and NCAA Conference Championships 104: Gabby Douglas Missing In Action & USA Championships 176: Worlds Wrap-Up Show 175: Event Finals Day 2 Recap from 2015 World Championships 174: Live Show – Event Finals Day 1 and MAG All-Around Recap from 2015 World Championships 173: Women’s All-Around Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 172: Men’s Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 171: Women’s Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 170: Women’s Qualifying Recap from 2015 World Championships 169: Glasgow Worlds Preview Show Douglas Family Gold S1E2: Graduation Day Douglas Family Gold: The First Hurdle Douglas Family Gold Preview Show 200: Alicia Sacramone

THIS WEEK'S EPISODE This week in Douglas Family Gold (S1 E4), Jessica, Spencer and Spanny recap the episode and discuss: Real Moment of the Week Awards (2:00) Recap with actual gymnastics! (4:00) John wants to "prank" the family by tasering them in the outdoors. (9:15) Jessica responds to criticism from the asexual community after last week's discussion of whether or not Gabby has, or is ready for a relationship and the ancient trope of the romantically immature gymnast.  (24:30) Resource links below.  RELATED LINKS Watch episodes of Douglas Family Gold here. Ages and stages of healthy human sexual development from Darkness To Light and ACT of Youth SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome gymnastics goodies here. CONTEST Name the Gabby-inspired Drag Queen here! Tweet @GymCastic #GabbyFamilyDrag with your name for our fabulous listener and legit adult gymnast.  RELATED EPISODES 161: Women’s Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo 160: PG Championships Women’s Prelims Recap 143: The Return of Gabby Douglas Episode 129: Why Gabby Left Chow (or Chow left Gabby?) & Glasgow World Cup 191: Jesolo, Stuttgart and NCAA Conference Championships 104: Gabby Douglas Missing In Action & USA Championships 176: Worlds Wrap-Up Show 175: Event Finals Day 2 Recap from 2015 World Championships 174: Live Show – Event Finals Day 1 and MAG All-Around Recap from 2015 World Championships 173: Women’s All-Around Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 172: Men’s Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 171: Women’s Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 170: Women’s Qualifying Recap from 2015 World Championships 169: Glasgow Worlds Preview Show Douglas Family Gold S1E2: Graduation Day Douglas Family Gold: The First Hurdle Douglas Family Gold Preview Show 200: Alicia Sacramone

THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW We are honored and humbled to welcome back the legend herself, Alicia Sacramone, to celebrate our 200th episode. She joined us for episode 43, the  first ever panel on LGBT Issues in Gymnastics in 2013. Since then she's married her longtime boyfriend, started a few businesses, and began coaching and doing choreography. Alicia is expecting her first child this summer. The Olympic silver medalist, 10x World medalist and 4x World Champion discussed:  The crazy vault she never got to compete Her goal as a television analyst for the SEC Network Competing in college at Brown and elite simultaneously How Marta Karolyi reacted and why she decided to go pro with Under Armour  Transitioning to the open-ended scoring system:  The 2006 floor leap series incident when her routine wasn't credited and she didn't make finals Placing behind Cheng Fei in 2008 Olympic vault final even though Fei had a fall Which gymnast rocked the Code of Points best Clarifying the facts from Shawn Johnson's recent speech for the Regan Foundation.  The Comeback: Tokyo World Championships achilles tear, pain medication and fan reactions to her being awarded the team gold medal even though she couldn't compete. How her husband and cross training helped, and what technology she used to come back better than ever after her injury.  Why Brestyan's gymnasts don't get injured when they land short. Here is a video sample of  "Brestyan Legs"  2012 Olympic Trials: what happened behind the scenes, did the selection committee make the right choice, and what she did to get over it Almost getting into a fight with Isabella Severino (FRA) on the dance floor and the competition floor! Being the Athlete Representative at USA Gymnastics Combating barbaric training methods How she promoted positive body image and health education Why USA Gymnastics has struggled to retain dietitians and nutritionists for the national team.  Her own struggles with healthy eating Growing up in a leotard:  A little advice about boobs, hygiene, underwear and hair that every coach, parent and gymnast can benefit from.  Are cameras too close to gymnasts on the sidelines of the competition? What she tells the directors on the SEC Network about appropriate and inappropriate shots. SUPPORT THE SHOW: Join the Gym Nerd Club for only $2/mo. or $20/yr. When you join the GymCastic club, you’ll get all of the following perks: One of a kind GymCastic Ringtone (actually you get three! One of them is naughty.) Automatically entered for 6 awesome giveaways per year (super gymnerdy goodies like tickets and swag.) The June  giveaway is a genuine, autographed Aly Raisman baseball card, still safely encased in nerdalicious plastic.    You will be notified first when new merchandise comes out (early birds get shirts for 30% off!) Our undying gratitude and the good feeling that you are making this podcast possible. Join Club Gym Nerd here. Or support us by getting one of our awesome merchandise here. RELATED EPISODES 187: McKayla Maroney Episode 43: The First Ever Panel on LGBT Issues in Gymnastics 161: Women's Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo 168: Shannon Miller, Belarusgate, NED vs GB 148: Shannon Miller Episode 9: Chellsie Memmel, Swiss Cup & FIG Presidential Proposals Episode 12: Miss Val Part 2 Episode 11: Miss Val Episode 15: Joan Ryan Author of Little Girls in Pretty Boxes Episode 17: Growing Up In The Soviet Gymnastics System And Training At Round Lake Episode 22: Beth Tweddle Episode 28: Kristen Maloney Episode 31: Elise Ray Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches Episode 48: Kyla Ross 61: Katelyn Ohashi Clears The Air 77: Aly Raisman 81: Jenny Hansen 99: Princess Catherine Lyons and Coach Rochelle Douglas 101: Olivia Vivian 137: Lady Lisa Mason  

The kick-over-front, front-toss, dump, chicken-flip has an actual name, the "Rowe". Gymnast photos by the wonderful Christy Ann Linder of Gym Focus.    In the news, Jessica, Uncle Tim, Spanny Tampson, and Spencer chat about: Gymternet News: Russian news: Mustafa is back on bars! Rodionenko announced retirements, but are they all true? And why Russian athletes go to Germany for treatment.  The IOC announced that transgender athletes can now compete without gender reassignment surgery. We wonder how the gymnastics community will react and discuss why the IOC is far ahead of the NCAA when it comes to trans issues. Grandi says people think he is obsessed with justice. Has his biggest impact in the sport been one of fairness in judging or nah?  A kick-over-front tuck on beam was at one time named after "Rowe" but it's also known by 700 other crazy names. We establish the best name ever (see eponymously named episode) Listener Feedback (23:00): NastiaFan101 says we're wrong about Valerie and his WOGAtchev, some of his gymnasts had great tkatchevs. Jill asks who do we think will replace Marta Karolyi as US Team Coordinator and who should replace her.  Professor Nin took issue with Jessica's implication that people of color are less educated and therefore not eligible for head coaching positions (not what she meant! She was talking about these statistics). The professor goes onto explain what she thinks schools and athletes look for in a prospective college. NCAA Women's and Men's News: What made vault world champion, Alicia Sacramone squeal with joy when Ashley Gnat (LSU) competed The cartoon mouse who makes every Oklahoma home meet worth watching and why. Which beam rotation was the bleakest this week. Could Ukraine beat Georgia at anytime if they wanted to?  Why Florida will never remove Bridgey Caquatto from the anchor position on floor and what the television crew thought of her performance.  What kind of amazing things could you accomplish in life if you had a mic-ed up Dana Duckworth in your ear 12 hours a day? Why gymnastics fans should care about men's gymnastics--Anton Stephenson and Maggie Nichols video, the biggest fashion faux pas in men's college gymnastics and Ethan Lottman for Olympic pommel horse champion. Should the beam be changed after Katelyn Shashi's terrifying beam fall, and should she have really done her routine again even if she was ok?  USA Today reports that the SEC had half-BILLION in revenue in 2014. Olympic reporter Nancy Armour asks “And athletes aren't getting paid why again???” Which underdog teams can legitimately contend for a Super Six spot this year? New Hampshire's beam team and Missouri's all-around game are on our radar.  Rage-o-Meter: The Dumbass Award so far goes to Temple University for getting stuck on the highway in a blizzard for 30 hours. Smart move. Nobody saw that surprise blizzard coming. Gymnastics and Trampoline Scholarship http://www.trampolines.com/pages/jump-ahead-scholarship  Support us! Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome shirts here. Listener Inbar_Gienger will have this series written into book two of the Lauren Hopkins 2016 trilogy! Congratulations! Please email us to claim your prize,  a copy of Lauren's book, "Finding Our Balance"   182: Triumvirate of Glory 181: Hipster Team 2016 Elites and the NCAA Take me! The Listener Survey 180: Flamethrowers, the must-have accessory for 2016 #ShowYourScreens Twitter challenge. This is how gym fans roll on Friday night.  We have video recaps of some of your favorite episodes. Here's Nanning Event Finals. Thanks Ms. M for putting these together! Check out our YouTube Channel with new video summary episodes here.  

  In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer from The Balance Beam Situation, and Jessica chat about: A clarification to start the year off : USA Gymnastics did not actively delete Marvin Sharp's name from Bridget Sloan's biography page, it was automatically deleted when his gym became ineligible for sanctioned competition.  Why flamethrowers are the must-have accessory for 2016 and our favorite trends from 2015 American Cup competitors announced while Russia names 90% of it's Olympic team and Romania announces the Rio training squad.  Our thoughts on Shawn Johnson's new wedding-YouTube channel.  Spencer tells us which elites are killing it in NCAA already, which freshman are on his must-watch list and we discuss our hopes and dreams for the new Greg Marsden, Sam Peszek, Alicia Sacramone commentary team.  Lots of listener feedback about: MyKayala Skinner's use of the N word on twitter Do we victim blame on the show?  Who won Uncle Tim's Tattoo World Championships in Glasgow Take our survey! Help us make the show better and pay the bills too. Your opinions matter! What: It's the new Olympic year, so now is the time for your New Years Gymsolutions. With steady work (and some Brestyan's leg drills) you will be able to do some amazing things by December, 2016. How: Write your gymnastics resolution with the hashtag #gymsolution2016 on our Facebook page or Twitter. For example, "My #gymsolution2016 is join an adult gymnastics class so I can learn to point my toes like Jake Dalton" Prize:  Finding Our Balance, book one in the 2016 trilogy by Lauren Hopkins of the Gymter.net Deadline: Sunday, Jan 24th Join Club Gym Nerd here and get the personalized GymCastic treatment.  Buy one of our awesome shirts here. 179: Aliya's Ink 178: Eythora Thorsdottir and Coach Patrick Kiens 177: Stella Umeh Classic Episode 142: They Broke Bart Conner 176: Worlds Wrap-Up Show 175: Event Finals Day 2 Recap from 2015 World Championships 174: Live Show - Event Finals Day 1 and MAG All-Around Recap from 2015 World Championships 173: Women's All-Around Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 172: Men's Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 171: Women's Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships 170: Women's Qualifying Recap from 2015 World Championships 169: Glasgow Worlds Preview Show Watch Glasgow Worlds LIVE!  

What: Do your favorite Shannon Miller pose or choreography. How: Post it on Twitter or Instagram, tag us and use  any of these Steve Nunno quote hashtags: #ItsMillerTime or #InterGalacticChampion or #MillerTimeContest Deadline: Monday, June 1st Winner: Gets a copy of Shannon’s book! Shannon Miller © Dave Black   The FIG announced changes to the qualification rules for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Teams can only send four all-arounders, for a three-up three-count finals format. Qualifying teams can still also send two individual event specialists who qualify through several results from World Championships, World Cups and Continental Championships. For example, the US could still send six gymnasts to compete, four for the team medal, plus two event specialists. Uncle Tim, Spencer, and Jessica chat about the new rules and more: New Olympic qualification rules: Our gut feelings about the rule: from horror to elation and mistrust. How will the new rules effect non-dominant teams and individual World medalists? A list of questions that need to be answered about implementation before we can decide if this is good or bad. Do we trust the FIG to implement the qualification system fairly? Individuals and countries who stand to be damaged the most by the new rules. What past Olympics have looked like for athletes like, Hollie Vise, Alicia Sacramone, Anna Li or Elizabeth Price if these rules had been in place. Rhonda Faehn left University of Florida to be Senior Vice President of Women’s Program Is Rhonda Faehn the House of Cards of gymnastics? We discuss the reasons she was chosen specifically for the position. Conspiracy theories about why a head college coach would leave...they never, ever leave. We also think that The Varna World Cup How soon is too soon to start fixing the equipment after a routine? Does the FIG need to have an intervention on behalf of Ri Se Gwang's ankles? Pinheiro Rodrigues won rings with an Olympic cross. We got to see a Church from Dufournet. Sao Paolo World Cup Brazil rolled out the soccer style enthusiasm for new senior, Flavia Saraiva. Approve or Disapprove: Shang Chunsong's new back to back tumbling passes on beam. Should elites use music on balance beam? Enrique "Porn 'Stach" Gonzalez Sepulveda’s side roll! Gymternet News: Brazilian Federation investigates racist video by Arthur Nory. Nastia almost made it to the finale of Dancing With The Stars. Shawn Johnson posts a cryptic message about tumbling again. The ugliest leotard we've ever seen: The Bavarian-tard. NCAA Nationals: new proposal for a four team final. Which Gymnast Does Your State Love the Most? Find out here. Watch the Full Out movie trailer here.  77: Aly Raisman Episode 9: Chellsie Memmel, Swiss Cup & FIG Presidential Proposals 148: Shannon Miller 139: Steve Butcher, President of the FIG Men's Technical Committee 96: Australian Nationals & Men’s European Championships 88: Rhonda Faehn & Mackenzie Caquatto 74: Melanie Sinclair & A Review of Cirque's Amaluna Episode 58: Charlotte Drury, Fall Euro Series & NCAA De-commits Episode 55: Worlds Wrap Up & Ferlito-Gate Episode 25: Fan Ye Episode 20: Jenni Pinches 30: Mary-Anne "Mez" Monckton          

Alexandra "Sasha" Tsikhanovich of Bridgeport University   In the news, Uncle Tim, Evan, and Jessica chat about: Brazil's Amanar vaulting superstar,  Rebeca Andrade. The best gymnastics job posting we've ever seen ever - help make grand exit with flips as I quit my job. Cintia Rodrigues (ESP) and Niamh Rippin (GB) instagram-nastics, a hecht full and Yurchenko double tuck respectively. Play Nerd-Jack : by relating any topic to gymnastics in as few words as possible. (16:50) The results, skills and return of Victoria Moors to competition at Elite Canada. (24:00) Debate who has the better pike front on beam: Ellie Black or Alicia Sacramone. Evan yearns for more substantive and instructional commentary from the newest college television hosts in his own version of the rage-o-meter. (29:00) NCAA rankings, which 10 was really worthy (can it be a 10 if the gymnast has full out syndrome, AKA "I have to pee" legs on her landing?), and gush about Kennedy Baker and Division II powerhouse, Bridgeport star, Sasha Tsikhanovich. (34:00) Highlight the best of the NCAA meets including Gnat's double twisting Yurchenko, UW's Allie Northey who can do a Jaeger with pointed toes, Peng Peng Li smoking bars and beam like a G for UCLA, Cal's Dana Ho who has Gienger that puts Nastia's to shame, plus what to do when a judge forgets about the meet. Our fabvorite unique skills of the season so far: backspin, Comaneci salto, aerial to land in Y scale, and a one armed front handspring to knee sit on beam. Debut the new feature, an under appreciated gymnasts of the week in Lexi Cappelli of University of North Carolina who does a Depeche Mode floor routine with a supine worm. Three ways to watch the AT&T American Cup in person even if you are on a budget. Install the Greenhouse plugin to find out which industry contributes the most to your representatives. 135: The Duchess of Stalderland 134: 409 Wins Restored, Lives Still Ruined 133: Interview - Katelyn Ohashi Commits to UCLA Videos: Katelyn Ohashi is back!  132: It's Never Too Late to Start Adult Gymnastics Episode 131: A New Hope    

Miss Aly Raisman, the most decorated American in London and the Olympic champ on floor. She used to be called "my mini-me" by Alicia Sacramone and then she became one of the most consistent gymnasts in the United States. She clinched team gold for the Fierce Five  in London with a clutch performance on floor. That routine featured some of her trademark INSANE tumbling. She's back in the gym and ready to return to competition later this year.  We discuss: If she's still on track to be back for Classics in Chicago. Bars, bars and bars, yes, she talks about her love/hate relationship with bars. Her advice about handling pressure (because she's so freakin' good at it!) Crazy skills she's been working on. Kenzo look out! What helped her improve her flexibility and toe point last year. What happened with Jordyn in the training room when Aly advanced to all-around finals without her. How her relationship with coaches Mihai and Silvia Brestyan has changed since the Olympics. Her thoughts on the Chinese age controversy in Antwerp. How she deals with fear, even when Miahi calls her a chicken! Aly's Twitter and Facebook  63: Doctor Larry Nassar Episode 48: Kyla Ross Episode 39: Victoria Moors Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches    

The first ever panel on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues in gymnastics with straight ally Alicia Sacramone