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At most US Olympic Trials, you earn your spot by being the top finisher. In sports like track & field and swimming, it's the top finishers who get to compete at the Paris Games this summer. Gymnastics doesn't work that way –– but some people think it should. Unpacking this messy, subjective process are two guests: Dvora Meyers, author of The End Of The Perfect 10, and Emily Giambalvo, reporter at The Washington Post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here is the second part of Johanna's interview with Dvora Meyers where they talk about America's role in gymnastics' abusive history, what (certain) responses to Suni Lee's gold medal tells us about the sport, and the impact of name, image, likeness (NIL) developments on college gymnastic athletes. Dvora Meyers is a writer and freelance journalist (formerly of Deadspin), and the author of the book The End of the Perfect 10: The Making and Breaking of Gymnastics' Top Score —from Nadia to Now. Dvora writes prolifically about gymnastics and other sports from political, cultural, and social angles and her work has appeared in The New York Times,The Guardian, The Atlantic, Vice, Defector, FiveThirtyEight and many more. She also has a substack titled Unorthodox Gymnastics, which we strongly encourage people to subscribe to get a roundup of her published pieces, plus additional exclusive analyses made available to subscribers. Pieces mentioned in this episode: “Why it's Not Surprising that Simone Biles Cheered for Angelina Melnikova” FiveThirtyEight  “Time for the End of the Teen Gymnast” FiveThirtyEight “Suni Lee Doesn't Owe Her Gold Medal to Anyone” Unorthodox Gymnastics “Women's Gymnastics is blasting into the future, but its scoring code is stuck in the past.” Defector You can follow Dvora on Twitter!   For a transcription of this episode, please click here. (Updated semi-regularly Credit @punkademic) Research Assistance for The End of Sport provided by Abigail Bomba. _________________________________________________________________________ If you are interested you can support the show via our Patreon. As always, please like, share, and rate us on your favorite podcast app, and give follow us on Twitter or Instagram. www.TheEndofSport.com

In part one of a two-part episode, Johanna is joined by Dvora Meyers to talk about the antiquated and problematic roots of gymnastics, systemic racism in the sport, athlete activism, and the ways in which the gaze of observers and fans hurts athletes within the sport and reproduces various forms of harm and exploitation. Dvora Meyers is a writer and freelance journalist (formerly of Deadspin), and the author of the book The End of the Perfect 10: The Making and Breaking of Gymnastics' Top Score —from Nadia to Now. Dvora writes prolifically about gymnastics and other sports from political, cultural, and social angles and her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Vice, Defector, FiveThirtyEight and many more. She also has a substack titled Unorthodox Gymnastics, which we strongly encourage people to subscribe to get a roundup of her published pieces, plus additional exclusive analyses made available to subscribers. Pieces mentioned in this episode: “Why it's Not Surprising that Simone Biles Cheered for Angelina Melnikova” FiveThirtyEight  “Time for the End of the Teen Gymnast” FiveThirtyEight “Women's Gymnastics is blasting into the future, but its scoring code is stuck in the past.” Defector You can follow Dvora on Twitter!   For a transcription of this episode, please click here. (Updated semi-regularly Credit @punkademic) Research Assistance for The End of Sport provided by Abigail Bomba. _________________________________________________________________________ If you are interested you can support the show via our Patreon. As always, please like, share, and rate us on your favorite podcast app, and give follow us on Twitter or Instagram. www.TheEndofSport.com

This time around, Dvora Meyers sits in with David Tuchman to talk about gymnastics, some nice ideas about charity, and one of the most harrowing Torah portions there is. Want more? Follow OMGWTFBIBLE on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram

  ***Content warning: In this episode, we discuss the ways that individuals used harmful and abusive methods in their coaching tactics and their impact on athletes.***   In the explosive second part of this interview with former US national gymnastics team choreographer and long-time Karolyi collaborator Geza Pozsar, all three hosts and guest delve into what the Karolyis reveal about gymnastics culture in communist Europe and the capitalist US. Geza powerfully makes the case that Bela Karolyi's abusive methods were a function of his deficiencies in technical knowledge, for which he overcompensated through overtraining and harsh discipline. Indeed, rather than viewing Bela as representative of Eastern methods, we should understand that he failed to thrive in the communist system. It was only in the US that he was fully embraced thanks to a capitalist preoccupation with winning at all costs. Geza also makes the case that although there has been the scapegoating of particular figures in the horrific scandals of violence and abuse that have rightly haunted US gymnastics in recent years, many other complicit figures have not been held accountable, including the mainstream media itself.   For more on Geza Pozsar, check out Dvora Meyers' terrific piece here. You can find Geza on Twitter @GezaPozsar.   After listening to the episode, check out our recent piece "Canceling the College-Football Season Isn't Enough" published in The Chronicle of Higher Education  __________________________________________________________________________   As always, please like, share, and rate us on your favorite podcast app, and give follow us on Twitter or Instagram. @Derekcrim @JohannaMellis @Nkalamb @EndofSportPod www.TheEndofSport.com   **For a transcription of this episode please click here. Huge thanks to @Punkadmic for making this happen!**  

***Content warning: In this episode, we discuss the ways that individuals used harmful and abusive methods in their coaching tactics and their impact on athletes.*** In the first part of our interview with former choreographer for Béla and Martha Karolyi, the Romanian Communist State, and US national gymnastics team, Geza Pozsar takes us through his experiences living in Romania and working for the famous gymnastics' duo in the 1970s and 198-s. This is the first part of all the history about the Karolyi's and the Communist Romanian sport system that is left out of every Western media portrayal of the coaching duo. Geza explains how Bela's coaching tactics in particular were not representative of the Communist nor Romanian sport system. Rather, their system was much more brutal. Geza does not excuse the Karolyi's methods and condemns them as he has done for the last 10+ years. Importantly, he contextualizes their world and his role in it by recalling the pressure that the Romanian state placed on winning medals in international sport, and also the high stakes involved for coaches if they did not produce Olympic champions in terms of their daily life at home. These conditions, along with Geza's assessment of Bela's limited technical coaching abilities, explain their motivations for defecting to the West to try their hand at coaching careers there. By contextualizing this history for us, Geza moreover confirms the dangerous fallacies in our anti-Communist, pro-American, capitalist narrative of Cold War sport that we have discussed in episodes prior.    For more on Geza Pozsar, check out Dvora Meyers' terrific piece here. You can find Geza on Twitter @GezaPozsar.   After listening to the episode, check out our recent piece "Canceling the College-Football Season Isn't Enough" published in The Chronicle of Higher Education  __________________________________________________________________________   As always, please like, share, and rate us on your favorite podcast app, and give follow us on Twitter or Instagram. @Derekcrim @JohannaMellis @Nkalamb @EndofSportPod www.TheEndofSport.com   **For a transcription of this episode please click here. Huge thanks to @Punkadmic for making this happen!**  

On July 12, 2016, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to read from and talk about their work on the Olympics. In this episode: Dvora Meyers, author of The End of the Perfect 10: The Making and Breaking of Gymnastics' Top Score from Nadia to Now.

On today's episode of The Routine Podcast: Gymnastics Conversations, we chat with sports writer Dvora Meyers about her "Gymnastics Doesn't Need a Safety Valve" article. We discuss whether we should transition to all five scores counting towards the team score and not have a sixth competitor in line-up.  We want to hear your thoughts on the article. Should all five scores count or should teams still be able to drop a score? Also, do you think Division I should increase the number of full athletic scholarships from 12 to 14? Let us know! TWEET US, EMAIL US, OR LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL. Dvora's Latest Story: "A Gymnast's Position" LSU Articles: - LSU Proposes Expanding Gymnastics Head Count - Gymnastics Scholarship Proposal Voted Down, but Serves as Catalyst for Larger Discussion MUSIC: ROYALTY FREE MUSIC: WWW.SOUNDOTCOM.COM

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Damon Young to discuss Zion Williamson and the NCAA. ESPN’s Scott Eden also joins to talk about disgraced NBA ref Tim Donaghy and Deadspin’s Dvora Meyers assesses whether breaking should be an Olympic sport. Zion Williamson (1:24): In the aftermath of his shoe explosion and knee injury, should the 18-year-old superstar leave college basketball for good? Tim Donaghy (19:46): ESPN investigated the referee for two years and found evidence that he fixed games. What should we make of his (and the NBA’s) continued denials? Breaking (40:51): If it becomes an Olympic sport, what will it look like and who will profit from it? This episode is brought to you by Capterra. Try it today, for free, at Capterra.com/HANGUP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Damon Young to discuss Zion Williamson and the NCAA. ESPN’s Scott Eden also joins to talk about disgraced NBA ref Tim Donaghy and Deadspin’s Dvora Meyers assesses whether breaking should be an Olympic sport. Zion Williamson (1:24): In the aftermath of his shoe explosion and knee injury, should the 18-year-old superstar leave college basketball for good? Tim Donaghy (19:46): ESPN investigated the referee for two years and found evidence that he fixed games. What should we make of his (and the NBA’s) continued denials? Breaking (40:51): If it becomes an Olympic sport, what will it look like and who will profit from it? This episode is brought to you by Capterra. Try it today, for free, at Capterra.com/HANGUP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of The Routine Podcast: Gymnastics Conversations we discuss the very much talked about University of Oklahoma vs University of Florida meet, our thoughts on scoring this season, and what we like to hear from gymnastics commentators. We also get an update from NAIGC President Tim Michaels on what's new this season. Continue the conversation with us! Tweet us, email us or leave us a voicemail. Have you read Dvora Meyers' recent article?  Also, which meets are you most looking forward to this weekend? Let us know! Tom Gibbs Uneven Bars Routine MUSIC: ROYALTY FREE MUSIC: WWW.SOUNDOTCOM.COM

Kai Wright of WNYC and Slate’s Jamelle Bouie on the governor’s race in Georgia. Plus, Deadspin’s Dvora Meyers explains the implosion of USA Gymnastics.  We’ll be piloting What Next in public for the next several weeks. Tell us what you think: whatnext@slate.com.  Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at Slate.com/whatnextplus. Follow us on Instagram for updates on the show, our weekend reading lists, and occasional posts about pita chips.  Podcast production by Mary Wilson and Jayson De Leon. Engineering by Terence Bernardo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kai Wright of WNYC and Slate’s Jamelle Bouie on the governor’s race in Georgia. Plus, Deadspin’s Dvora Meyers explains the implosion of USA Gymnastics.  We’ll be piloting What Next in public for the next several weeks. Tell us what you think: whatnext@slate.com.  Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at Slate.com/whatnextplus. Follow us on Instagram for updates on the show, our weekend reading lists, and occasional posts about pita chips.  Podcast production by Mary Wilson and Jayson De Leon. Engineering by Terence Bernardo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Yahoo’s Jeff Passan to discuss Red Sox pitcher David Price’s October awfulness. ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle talks about why Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew are staying in Ohio, and Deadspin’s Dvora Meyers assesses gymnast Simone Biles. Baseball playoffs (3:20): Why have David Price and Clayton Kershaw been so much worse in the playoffs than in the regular season? And will the Milwaukee Brewers’ bullpen-first strategy come back to haunt them? Columbus Crew (21:22): The Major League Soccer franchise was supposed to move to Austin. How did Columbus manage to keep its team? Simone Biles (38:48): The reigning Olympic gold medalist is still taking gymnastics to new heights. She’s also getting more comfortable speaking out in public. Afterballs(58:42): Stefan on the UEFA Nations League and Josh on an obituary cliché. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Yahoo’s Jeff Passan to discuss Red Sox pitcher David Price’s October awfulness. ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle talks about why Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew are staying in Ohio, and Deadspin’s Dvora Meyers assesses gymnast Simone Biles. Baseball playoffs (3:20): Why have David Price and Clayton Kershaw been so much worse in the playoffs than in the regular season? And will the Milwaukee Brewers’ bullpen-first strategy come back to haunt them? Columbus Crew (21:22): The Major League Soccer franchise was supposed to move to Austin. How did Columbus manage to keep its team? Simone Biles (38:48): The reigning Olympic gold medalist is still taking gymnastics to new heights. She’s also getting more comfortable speaking out in public. Afterballs(58:42): Stefan on the UEFA Nations League and Josh on an obituary cliché. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Levin talks with writer Dvora Meyers about the U.S. women’s gymnastics team’s dominant win in the team all-around. Plus, David Epstein of ProPublica explains why elite female gymnasts are shrinking. Facebook: http://fb.com/HangUpAndListen Email: hangup@slate.com Show notes at http://slate.com/hangup Ending music by mtbrd http://mtbrd.bandcamp.com/ & Flamingosis https://flamingosis1.bandcamp.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Levin talks with writer Dvora Meyers about the U.S. women’s gymnastics team’s dominant win in the team all-around. Plus, David Epstein of ProPublica explains why elite female gymnasts are shrinking. Facebook: http://fb.com/HangUpAndListen Email: hangup@slate.com Show notes at http://slate.com/hangup Ending music by mtbrd http://mtbrd.bandcamp.com/ & Flamingosis https://flamingosis1.bandcamp.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 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

Simone Biles broke two world records and tied Kim Zmeskal's record for three consecutive national titles. © Christy Linder   2015 National Champion, Laurie Hernandez, teammate 2014 National Champion Jazmyn Foberg, Texas Dreams superstar Ragan Smith and new national team member Sydney Johnson-Scharpf joined us for a live video broadcast on Periscope. Periscope only archives broadcasts for 24 hours but our video will be uploaded to YouTube soon. We asked them what they were most proud of this weekend, new skills, nicknames, Sydney's balance beam crash in warm-ups and what their national team theme song should be for 2015. After the kids went out to party, national team coaches Christian Gallardo and Aimee Boorman joined us. Christian coached Nia Dennis at Buckeye Gymnastics and now coaches Shilese Jones and Olympic all-around champion Gabrielle Douglas. Aimee Boorman is the lifelong coach of two time world champion, Simone Biles. We discussed: The Gabby Douglas strategy, is she playing it safe and waiting to upgrade until she absolutely needs to? We think that would be smart. But is she top three on any even right now. Christian and Aimee explain, "Brestyan's Legs" a plyometric leg circuit that gives Aly ligaments of steel. Know we know why she hasn't blown out her knees one million times! How they handle the NBC cameras and microphones that might catch conversations they don't want on air. Why Simone and other gymnasts won't do triple twisting doubles or double double dismount on beam especially when there is no one touch in event finals. Do Gabby and Aly Raisman coming back to the national team change the dynamic of the team at all? Is Christian on Gabby's television show, Douglas Family Gold. Aimee and Christian told us how they started gymnastics, who they were most impressed with at championships, their favorite leotards and leotard designers,  what rules in the code bother them the most. Thoughts on their athlete's use of social media, for example, Ask FM. A full explanation about the wolf turn trend and why everyone does them, even though 99% of them are  hideous. They propose a deduction for excessive turn preparation pause. The time Simone tried to kill Aimee by rolling like a bowling ball into her ribs on the podium. What they think about the NCAA recruiting rules, and Marta retiring. The day Christian, who is not Simone's coach, knew that Simone was special, when Marta read her the riot act and Simone gave her the most honest and innocent Which gymnast would be most likely to score a 10 under this code? If camp was the Hunger Games which coach would win? Their thoughts on how fast gymnastics is progressing and the weight of difficulty versus execution in the code of points. Finally an explanation for the reason for the splatfest in prelims from Aimee's mom. Christian Gallardo is on Twitter thanks to our Periscope viewers who met Christian's heart challenge! You guys made this happen! Make sure to follow him.  Aimee Boorman is also on Twitter, where you can ask you about her Game of Thrones and Jon Snow theories. Get video of every routine, photos and results from the 2015 P&G Championships. We recapped the senior women's championships with Jessica, Lauren Hopkins, Cordelia Price, Dvora Meyers, Jennifer Lacopelli and Amy Scherer. We discussed: Score analysis and info straight from Karolyi herself. There is a stick bonus in place but it's added to the difficulty score not the execution score. Execution scores had no bonus  here. Marta said that Brenna Dowell and Ashton Locklear would be invited to the Worlds selection camp because they might be needed as specialists. Scratches from the meet including injuries to Alyona Shchennikova , Amelia Hundley, and Madison Desch. The Kyla Situation : is it a lack of training on hard surfaces, endurance or the fact that her feet hit the mat on bars when she taps, that's holding her back from her normal performance. She hasn't missed an elite season in seven years. She's amazing! She will be fine. Everyone can shut it! Simone Biles the potentially greatest gymnast of all time, broke another world record with a 9.9 execution score on vault in day two. We debate what wild fictional scenario could ever throw her off her game: a sharknado, a bee, or Zack Efron. Bailie Key the silent ninja in her black ring master leotard costume The wolf turn is worth too much and can't be deducted enough. It's time for a change, Nellie Kim! Madison Kocian, the 2015 national bars champion, how she should prepare for the future and world's selection camp in order to contribute on more than one event. 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Photos by Lauren Hopkins, John Cheng and Christy Linder.   Coming soon - our Periscope broadcast will be up on YouTube.    

Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss Fox Sports 1’s sabermetric-friendly NLCS broadcast and debate Georgia football player Todd Gurley’s suspension. They also talk to Dvora Meyers about superstar gymnast Simone Biles. Show notes at www.slate.com/hangup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UCLA's six-time NCAA Championship winning coach, Valorie Kondos-Field.Copyright Christy Linder 2014   It's a Classic Episode with UCLA's ballet-dancer turned six-time NCAA Championships winning coach, Valorie Kondos-Field. Miss Val chats with Dvora Meyers, Blythe Lawrence, Jessica, and Uncle Tim about: The power of an athlete identity as retirement looms Collegiate gymnastics as one big life skills class The problems with basing self-esteem on performance Incentivizing artistry Her most embarrassing moment as a dancer Why so many of her athletes have the desire to go back to elite after college The actual dollar amount and experiential cost of losing NCAA eligibility What advice she gave Jordyn Wieber about going pro We discover how Miss Val and her former roommate inspired one of the creators of the television show Will and Grace Why Canadians thrive in NCAA Lastly, she tells the story of the amazing wedding gift she gave to a fan The Bruin Gymnastics YouTube channel. 15 years of UCLA routines, including the fan favorite, "Floor Files"; individual playlists featuring each gymnasts' routines for all four years. Miss Val on Twitter. UCLA Gymnastics website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter. 69: 2009 World Champion Kayla Williams & Alabama's Sarah Patterson 65: NCAA Judge Dean Ratliff, Early Recruiting & Saving Temple Men's Gymnastics Episode 56: Preventing Abuse in Gymnastics Episode 43: The First Ever Panel on LGBT Issues in Gymnastics Episode 17: Growing Up In The Soviet Gymnastics System And Training At Round Lake Episode 5: Growing up at WOGA Episode 3: Russian Regime Change, Fashion Code and a Chat With Anna Li

Interview with GB's Louis Smith about being on the show Strictly Come Dancing, pressure, role models, his famous pommel horse photo shoot, style and Rio. Spanny Tampson's Athlete Oath with special guest Dvora Meyers and how to make men's gymnastics more popular. Visit us at GymCastic.com