This week, Jessica, Olympian Jenni Pinches, and Emma Bailey chat about the latest gymternet controversy and BBC One's Tumble episodes three and four:

• News broke over Labor Day weekend that a hack took place that exposed racy photos of several celebrities and athletes, including McKayla Maroney. We discuss how the gymternet has responded--specifically how Gymnastike and parent company Flocast, handled the news--and the backlash they have received.
• How much Jessica loves coach, Katie Richards from Heathrow who presents stickers for goals met and gives exactly zero craps about the feelings of wimps.
• Was it fair that this week the celebrities didn't have to use real rhythmic equipment?
• All trampolines should be covered with rose petals from now on.
• The awkward sexual innuendo moment between Louis Smith and host, Alex.
• The magic Dave-Roy Wood must be working on Amelle because she hasn't developed any mental blocks after a terrifying crash!
• How to avoid accidental choking when attempting rhythmic gymnastics.
• Behind the scenes scoop from Emma and Jenni who were in the studio.

Read Jenni's thoughts on Tumble and more on her blog or Twitter. Emma is on Twitter and blogs about her gym nerd here. Danusia Francis has been blogging about Tumble on her blog as well. Check out all of Emma’s nerdtastic adventures in gymnastics fandom at MoominWhiskey Meets.

Find an adult gymnastics program in the US on Jessica’s website masters-gymnastics.com. Or discover the gymnastics program that’s right for you with a video introduction to all of the different disciplines of the sport.

Find out more about BBC One’s Tumble on the official website. Watch full episodes on the BBC One YouTube Channel.

If you are outside of the UK and want to watch Tumble on BBC One, you can use FreeTVCafe.net here.  Use at your own risk. There are a ton of play buttons that will automatically download crap onto your computer. Be extremely careful not to click on an advertisement. Less risky is using a VPN. Try TunnelBear, Zenmate, GetUsVPN. 

• Episode 20: Jenni Pinches
• The Official Unofficial Podcast of Tumble on BBC One, Episode 2
• 109: The Tumble Podcast
• 113: Junior & Senior Women’s Finals from the 2014 US Championships in Pittsburgh, plus an Interview with Kim Zmeskal Burdette
• 112: Junior & Senior Women's Prelims from the 2014 US Championships in Pittsburgh
• 110: 2014 US Championship Preview Show
• 102: Classic Episode with Louis Smith
• 107: Acro World Champions Kristin Allen & Michael Rodrigues
• 106: Biles and Ross Dominate the 2014 US Secret Classic
• 82: Cottbus, English Championships & Danusia Francis finally gets a 10 on beam!
• Episode 22: Beth Tweddle
• 99: Princess Catherine Lyons and Coach Rochelle Douglas

How we all felt when Nadia saved Lucy.

Watch this week's playlist on YouTube here.

2013 Floor World Champ, Kenzo Shirai of Japan

Kenzo "The Prodigy" "Quad King" Shirai of Japan is here! The 2013 World Champion on floor, who did the quad as his last pass (because he's that good), chats with Jessica about:

• Upgrades on high bar
• How he learned the quad
• His challenge for the US team at Worlds
• His favorite American gymnast.
• His advice for Aly Raisman on how to master the quad twist.

Special thanks to our interpreter, Sho Nakamori!

Follow Kenzo on Twitter here.

• 77: Aly Raisman
• Catching up with John Orozco at the 2014 Winter Cup Challenge
• 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
• Episode 51: Podium Training Report From Antwerp
• Episode 50: 2013 Antwerp World Championship Preview

Kenzo Shirai showing his absolutely perfect twisting form.

In case you missed it, click on the photo below to see Christy Linder's photo gallery from P&G Championships.

Click on Simone Biles cringing photo to see the full gallery.

Watch this week's playlist on YouTube here.

  

This week's interviews are with: Amelle Berrabah, shown here with her pro partner, sports acro world champion, Doug Fordyce; Louis Smith who gives us the deets on his Euros disappointment; and Amelle's coach David-Roy Wood who talks about what he learned from, no biggie, Nadia.

It's interview-o-rama today on the show! Louis Smith is here to answer your Book Club questions. Amelle Berrabah, the British singer and finalist on BBC One's gymnastics tv show, Tumble, is here with her coach David-Roy Wood (who also coaches Princess Catherine). And by the way, Amelle is going to continue with adult gymnastics when the show is over because she loves the fitness results she's achieved during training! To conclude, Jessica and Emma recap Tumble episode 5 before the big finale on Saturday where NADIA WILL BE PERFORMING!

• Louis Smith tells us:
  • If he was every suspicious of his dad's motives when he came back into his life.
  • Exactly why he was so upset about not being named to the GB squad for Europeans and how he thinks it should have been handled.
  • If there is any truth to the Lucy Mecklenberg romance rumors
  • How he concentrated on training with Lisa Mason and Rochelle Douglas in the same gym and advice for asking out a teammate.
  • What he would change about Tumble for next season.
• Amelle and Dave tell us:
  • What they learned from Nadia's surprise visit to their balance beam training session.
  • About the training schedule and pressures of Tumble.
  • Overcoming fear and doubt when there are millions of people watching.

Find an adult gymnastics program in the US on Jessica’s website masters-gymnastics.com. Or discover the gymnastics program that’s right for you with a video introduction to all of the different disciplines of the sport.

Find out more about BBC One’s Tumble on the official website. Watch full episodes on the BBC One YouTube Channel.

If you are outside of the UK and want to watch Tumble on BBC One, you can use FreeTVCafe.net here.  Use at your own risk. There are a ton of play buttons that will automatically download crap onto your computer. Be extremely careful not to click on an advertisement. Less risky is using a VPN like TunnelBear, Zenmate, GetUsVPN.

• 114: Fallout From Gymnastike’s Handling of Maroney Hack & Tumble Episodes 3 and 4 with special guest Jenni Pinches!
• Episode 20: Jenni Pinches
• The Official Unofficial Podcast of Tumble on BBC One, Episode 2
• 109: The Tumble Podcast
• 102: Classic Episode with Louis Smith
• 107: Acro World Champions Kristin Allen & Michael Rodrigues
• 82: Cottbus, English Championships & Danusia Francis finally gets a 10 on beam!
• Episode 22: Beth Tweddle
• 99: Princess Catherine Lyons and Coach Rochelle Douglas

  

The Youth Olympic Games artistic gymnastics champions.

This week Bea, Blythe, Emma and Jessica chat about:

• Romanian Nationals
  • Could Larisa Iordache have a higher difficulty value at Worlds than Simone Biles?
  • Jessica picks her new junior superstar: Andreea Iridon.
  • The state of the Romanian World Team and the dreaded (for the seniors) bars.
• The Swiss, Romanian, Germany Friendly meet
  • An update on Swiss stalwart, Gulia Steinbruger.
  • Germany's steller bar workers are getting it done!
• Youth Olympic Games
  • The most overwhelming display of affection and sportsmanship we've ever seen in the history of gymnastics.
  • The educational component of the YOG that none of us knew about!
  • Becky Downie pushing her coach away from the camera to stop from dying of teenage embarrassment.
  • Vault final was won by a Chinese gymnast, Wang Yan with a big 14.783
  • Giarnni Regini-Moran, another sign of the next super power is British Gymnastics.
• Novara Cup
  • The fan insanity/zero security for athletes at Italian gymnastics meets.
  • The return of veterans, Joana Adlerteg (SWE) and Julie Crocket (BEL).
• Russian Cup
  • The return of Victoria Komova on bars from her growth spurt and injury.
  • Aliya Mustafina is back, with a vengence!
  • The glorious zero-craps-given attitude of Tatiana Nabiyeva.
• Sandra Isbasa to do Romanian Dancing With The Stars.

Get more from Bea over at The Couch Gymnast.

• 90: The 2014 Women's NCAA Championships! Plus details from the Ljubljana World Cup, Korean Meet and Romania takes on Belgium and France
• 89: Everybody Loves Raymond! Pacific Rim, Men's NCAA Championships, plus a Russian Championships/Tokyo World Cup recap DO OVER!
• Episode 46: Russian Cup Results and Gabby Dancing With The Stars?
• Episode 3: Russian Regime Change, Fashion Code and a Chat With Anna Li
• Episode 49: Booth on the Alexander Alexandrov Interview

Watch this week's playlist on YouTube here.

  

This week on GymCastic, it's raining men.

In the news, Uncle Tim, Evan, Cordelia Price, and Jessica chat about:

• The triumphant return of CUBA (WAG 4th place team) and how much we want Yesenia Ferrera and Manrique Larduet to defect too!
• Marvin "The Hot Mess of Unlimited Potential" Kimble
• Comparing the US men's scores at the national championships to the rest of the world (see chart below)
• How we felt about the US men's team selection process
• Pan American Championships: the good, the bad and the injuries (Maggie Nichols, noooo!!!)
• Yamilet Peña and the tale of the sliding sting mat
• Marta gives advice to parents and Arthur Zanetti loves to take pictures with Cordelia
• Sexy Data: How did Pan Am Championship scores compare to P&G Championships for the US women
• How the performance of the US women at Pan Am's effected their positions for the world team
• We lament the loss of thrown back artistry from our beloved, Tomás "Porn Stach" González
• How Donell Whittenburg stole the show at P&G Championships

How competitive was the men's competition at the Pan American Championships? This chart shows the top men's all-around scores for the qualification rounds at each competition. Pan Am's for men were more competitive than Commonwealths, about equal to Europeans, but not as competitive as Worlds. Compiled by Cordelia Price.

Apply for tickets to the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto here.

Jessica Lopez (L to R), Mykayla Skinner and Yesenia Ferrera of Cuba.

• Catching up with John Orozco at the 2014 Winter Cup Challenge
• 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
• Episode 51: Podium Training Report From Antwerp
• Episode 50: 2013 Antwerp World Championship Preview
• 97: Anadia World Cup & Canadian Nationals
• Episode 35: Jake Dalton
• Episode 24: Sho Nakamori & Match-Play Meet Debrief with Justin Spring
• 72: John Orozco
• Episode 40: Michigan's Stacey Ervin
• Episode 32: Sam Mikulak & 2013 Men's NCAA Championships
• Episode 21: Kyle Shewfelt

Watch this week's playlist on YouTube here.

  

Our recap of the Tumble Finale

This week Scott Bregman, Director of Content and Communications for USA Gymnastics joins us to talk about live coverage direct from the 2014 World Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, China. Then in the official unofficial podcast of BBC One's Tumble recap, Emma and Jessica chat about:

• Which celebrities and gymnasts we'd like to see on the next season of Tumble.

• The alleged sex tape of Louis Smith that doesn’t exist.

• Nadia performing for the first time in 20 years!

• Host Alex cutting off a judge AGAIN!

• Our favorite moments from the show.

• The Bobby and Kristin romance that we haven't recovered from.

Here is the full schedule of the the live (if all goes well) broadcast from Nanning.

Use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) like TunnelBear to watch podium training and the qualification rounds being broadcast by USA Gymnastics at USAGymWorlds.com 

Find an adult gymnastics program in the US on Jessica’s website masters-gymnastics.com. Or discover the gymnastics program that’s right for you with a video introduction to all of the different disciplines of the sport.

Find out more about BBC One’s Tumble on the official website. Watch routines on the BBC One YouTube Channel.

• 114: Fallout From Gymnastike’s Handling of Maroney Hack & Tumble Episodes 3 and 4 with special guest Jenni Pinches!
• Episode 20: Jenni Pinches
• The Official Unofficial Podcast of Tumble on BBC One, Episode 2
• 109: The Tumble Podcast
• 102: Classic Episode with Louis Smith
• 107: Acro World Champions Kristin Allen & Michael Rodrigues
• 82: Cottbus, English Championships & Danusia Francis finally gets a 10 on beam!
• Episode 22: Beth Tweddle
• 99: Princess Catherine Lyons and Coach Rochelle Douglas

Watch this week's playlist on YouTube here.

  

Larisa Iordache, Simone Biles, Kyla Ross and Aliya Mustafina battle it out in Nanning, China! Illustration curtesy of The Magnificent "USA, Russia & Romania"

CODE FOR LIBSYNC HERE  It's our annual World Championships preview show! Jessica, Uncle Tim and Evan chat about:

• What these championships mean for the Olympic Games in Rio.
• Our picks for top contenders and dark horses for every event final and medal (except rings and pommel horse because those events are only exciting in finals).
• Who will the US put up in beam finals?!
• How will Sosnitskay's Cheng help the Russian team.
• Will Tatiana Nabieva and Biles burn the floor down with their collective sass at the post-meet banquet?
• Will Chusovitina win another vault medal at age 39?
• If this US men don't win a medal, will there be a shakeup at USAG?
• Can Japan upset the Chinese men at home!?
• The fan favorites you need to watch; the one's who will win the crowd, even if they don't win medals.
• How to watch podium training and the qualifying rounds (select teams only) for free from anywhere in the world

And here are the latest news stories we cover this week from around the gymternet:

• Precision Choreography adds another legend to their roster
• Katelyn Ohashi is back on beam with a full.
• Sarah Finnegan does a double side flip.
• Marcel Nguyen is out with a torn ACL but his YouTube diaries are keeping us happy.
• Dutch gymnasts star in a pole dancing television contest.
• The latest episode of The Hard Way to Success is on the Downie sisters.

If you aren't in the United States, use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) like TunnelBear or Hola to watch podium training and the qualification rounds being broadcast by USA Gymnastics at USAGymWorlds.com 

• 106: Biles and Ross Dominate the 2014 US Secret Classic
• Episode 45: The 2013 P&G Championships Post-Meet Report
• P&G Championships by the Numbers: The Senior Women - Night 1
• Spanny Tampson Reports on Day One of the 2013 P&G Gymnastics Championships from the Hotel Bar
• Episode 44: Pan Am Report and P&G Championships Preview
• Catching up with John Orozco at the 2014 Winter Cup Challenge
• 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
• Episode 51: Podium Training Report From Antwerp
• Episode 50: 2013 Antwerp World Championship Preview
• 97: Anadia World Cup & Canadian Nationals
• Episode 35: Jake Dalton
• Episode 24: Sho Nakamori & Match-Play Meet Debrief with Justin Spring
• 72: John Orozco
• Episode 32: Sam Mikulak & 2013 Men's NCAA Championships
• Episode 21: Kyle Shewfelt

Watch this week's playlist on YouTube here.

  

Bai Yawen (China) kicks major booty on beam at Worlds in her hometown!

Coverage of the World Championships with a recap of the men's and women's qualifying rounds from Nanning, China. Jessica, Coach Rick, Lauren Hopkins and Spanny Tampson chat about:

• Mr. Miguel Zapata of Spain, winning fans worldwide.
• New Zealand's Anna Tempero.
• Whittenburg didn't make vault finals, but Re Se Gwang did it with no legs.
• Aimee Boorman calls out International Gymnast magazine.
• Romania's deep troubles.
• Diego Hypolito, the veteran cannot be denied!
• Skinner, so so so consistant
• Simone has cast a happy spell on everyone at the World Championships.
• Newcomers everyone is talking about: Nile Wilson and Bai Yawen's bow.
• The status of the Azerbaijan experiment.
• Oleg Vernaiev! Finally! Or Uncle Tim may have had a stroke.
• Score changes made overnight on the FIG website.
• Celebrity couple nicknames we need for skills competed by two gymnasts at the same Worlds

Watch the Universal Sports broadcast for free on http://www.usagymworlds.com/live/

Nanning TV is showing a live stream and has very entertaining behind-the-scenes footage and interviews. No Chinese language knowledge necessary! Check it out here http://www.nntv.cn/live/nntv_gg/

• 106: Biles and Ross Dominate the 2014 US Secret Classic
• Episode 45: The 2013 P&G Championships Post-Meet Report
• P&G Championships by the Numbers: The Senior Women - Night 1
• Spanny Tampson Reports on Day One of the 2013 P&G Gymnastics Championships from the Hotel Bar
• Episode 44: Pan Am Report and P&G Championships Preview
• Catching up with John Orozco at the 2014 Winter Cup Challenge
• 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
• Episode 51: Podium Training Report From Antwerp
• Episode 50: 2013 Antwerp World Championship Preview
• 97: Anadia World Cup & Canadian Nationals
• Episode 35: Jake Dalton
• Episode 24: Sho Nakamori & Match-Play Meet Debrief with Justin Spring
• 72: John Orozco
• Episode 32: Sam Mikulak & 2013 Men's NCAA Championships
• Episode 21: Kyle Shewfelt

Nanning TV shenanigans.

  

Our full recap of the 2014 Gymnastics World Championship men's and women's team finals from Nanning, China.

Graphic Design by MegTwelve. Visit her store at http://twelvestore.bigcartel.com                                      

Our coverage of the 2014 Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, China continues. Jessica, Uncle Tim and Lauren Hopkins cover the men's and women's team finals:

• Gabby Jupp redeems herself and Jessica apologizes for confusing Hannah Whelan and Ruby Harold!
• Sexy Data about the men's start values and execution.
• The Japan vs. China team men's team final controversy-- is it worth discussing and is it different from any other sport?
• Olivia Vivian and her beer cozy wrist band to honor her father.
• The best routines of team finals.
• The fluidity and O'Beirne Code approved brilliance of Japan's beam routine composition.
• The reason the Chinese women lost the world championship -- they didn't use Bai Yawen in finals!
• The leadership and patience with which Aliya Mustafina and Larissa lordache lead their teams.
• Khorkina's complains about team Russia.
• The adorableness of Bai Yawen hugging Mustafina on the podium.
• The new trend in men's gymnastics, the comb-over bump it.

Come back Saturday to hear our recap of the women's and men's all around finals.

Lauren Hopkins is head honcho over at The Gymternet.  Uncle Tim puts data miners to shame on Uncle Tim Talks Men's Gym. Find inspiration for your adult gymnastics career at Masters Gymnastics.

Watch the Universal Sports broadcast for free on http://www.usagymworlds.com/live/

Nanning TV is showing a live stream and has very entertaining behind-the-scenes footage and interviews. No Chinese language knowledge necessary! Check it out here http://www.nntv.cn/live/nntv_gg/Check out the video grid of routines from Worlds http://thegymter.net/2014/10/05/worlds-qualification-videos-running-master-list/

• 106: Biles and Ross Dominate the 2014 US Secret Classic
• 121: Qualifications Recap from the 2014 World Championships
• 120: The World Championships Preview Show
• Episode 45: The 2013 P&G Championships Post-Meet Report
• P&G Championships by the Numbers: The Senior Women – Night 1
• Spanny Tampson Reports on Day One of the 2013 P&G Gymnastics Championships from the Hotel Bar
• Episode 44: Pan Am Report and P&G Championships Preview
• Catching up with John Orozco at the 2014 Winter Cup Challenge
• 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
• Episode 51: Podium Training Report From Antwerp
• Episode 50: 2013 Antwerp World Championship Preview
• 97: Anadia World Cup & Canadian Nationals
• Episode 35: Jake Dalton
• Episode 24: Sho Nakamori & Match-Play Meet Debrief with Justin Spring
• 72: John Orozco
• Episode 32: Sam Mikulak & 2013 Men’s NCAA Championships
• Episode 21: Kyle Shewfelt

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Graphic Design by MegTwelve. Visit her store at http://twelvestore.bigcartel.com

Our coverage of the 2014 Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, China continues with a full recap of the women's and men's all-around final.  Uncle Tim, Lauren and Jessica chat about:

• The podium and the BEE!
• All of the new members of the Hot Pink Nation.
• Gutsuism, fair or unfair.
• Larissa Iordache -- She finally did it and had higher start value than Simone.
• Sexy Data --Who performed the highest difficulty and scored best in execution  for the men and women?
• SamGate -- What happened with Sam Mikulak's parallel bar routine?
• Yao Jinnan's bonus wipeout moment at the end of her floor routine.
• The Longines Prize for Elegance -- Should the same gymnast be able to win more than once?
• Vanessa Ferrari -- Her gymnastics prowess and the leaps that drive us nuts.

Contest Alert! Why:  We want to create a playlist of songs that should be used for floor routines. What:  Send us the song title and artist name for a song that’s never been used in a floor routine before. How to Enter: Send your song to gymcastic@gmail.com, and we will choose the winners at random. Not Twitter or Facebook, please! Deadline: November 1, 2014 Prizes:  Official P&G Championships chalk (a whole box!), black polo shirt (small),  water bottle,  towel with carrying case.  

Lauren Hopkins is head honcho over at The Gymternet. Uncle Tim puts data miners to shame on Uncle Tim Talks Men’s Gym. Find inspiration for your adult gymnastics career at Masters Gymnastics.

Watch the Universal Sports broadcast for free on http://www.usagymworlds.com/live/ Nanning TV is showing a live stream and has very entertaining behind-the-scenes footage and interviews. No Chinese language knowledge necessary! Check it out here http://www.nntv.cn/live/nntv_gg/

Check out the video grid of routines from Worlds http://thegymter.net/2014/10/05/worlds-qualification-videos-running-master-list/

•  122: Team Finals at the 2014 World Championships
• 121: Qualifications Recap from the 2014 World Championships
• 120: The World Championships Preview Show
• 106: Biles and Ross Dominate the 2014 US Secret Classic

• 121: Qualifications Recap from the 2014 World Championships
• 120: The World Championships Preview Show
• Episode 45: The 2013 P&G Championships Post-Meet Report
• P&G Championships by the Numbers: The Senior Women – Night 1
• Spanny Tampson Reports on Day One of the 2013 P&G Gymnastics Championships from the Hotel Bar
• Episode 44: Pan Am Report and P&G Championships Preview
• Catching up with John Orozco at the 2014 Winter Cup Challenge
• 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
• Episode 51: Podium Training Report From Antwerp
• Episode 50: 2013 Antwerp World Championship Preview
• Episode 35: Jake Dalton
• 72: John Orozco
• Episode 32: Sam Mikulak & 2013 Men’s NCAA Championships
• Episode 21: Kyle Shewfelt

  

Graphic Design by MegTwelve. Visit her store at http://twelvestore.bigcartel.com

Our coverage of the 2014 Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, China continues with a full recap of the women's and men's all-around final.  Uncle Tim, Lauren and Jessica chat about:

• Every single event final, even rings and pommel horse!
• The judging of the balance beam final Mustafina's score vs. Terramoto's score.
• Which side of the gymnastics debate won Execution or Difficulty. We have the statistical proof in this week's edition of Sexy Data.
• Which gymnastics need to sit in over splits until next year's worlds or stop complaining about their E scores.
• Bruno Grandi's latest call for change. Why doesn't he understand that EXECUTION IS NOT ARTISTRY!
• All the ways in which the Italian Gymnastics Federation is like the Perez Hilton of gymnastics federations.
• Would reducing the number of skills with a simultaneous minimum time limit on floor (for men and women) and beam, help address the lack of artistry in the current system.

Contest Alert!

Why:  We want to create a playlist of songs that should be used for floor routines.

What:  Send us the song title and artist name for a song that’s never been used in a floor routine before.

How to Enter: Send your song to gymcastic@gmail.com, and we will choose the winners at random. Not Twitter or Facebook, please!

Deadline: November 1, 2014 Prizes:  Official P&G Championships chalk (a whole box!), black polo shirt (small),  water bottle,  towel with carrying case.

Uncle Tim puts the artistic in men's gymnastics over on Uncle Tim Talks Men’s Gym. 

Lauren Hopkins is head honcho over at The Gymternet. 

Find inspiration for your adult gymnastics career at Masters Gymnastics.

Watch the Universal Sports broadcast for free on http://www.usagymworlds.com/live/

Check out the video grid of all the available routines from Worlds http://thegymter.net/2014/10/05/worlds-qualification-videos-running-master-list/

• 115: Kenzo Shirai
• 123: All Around Finals at the 2014 World Championships
• 122: Team Finals at the 2014 World Championships
• 121: Qualifications Recap from the 2014 World Championships
• 120: The World Championships Preview Show
• Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches
• 106: Biles and Ross Dominate the 2014 US Secret Classic
• 121: Qualifications Recap from the 2014 World Championships
• 120: The World Championships Preview Show
• Episode 45: The 2013 P&G Championships Post-Meet Report
• P&G Championships by the Numbers: The Senior Women – Night 1
• Spanny Tampson Reports on Day One of the 2013 P&G Gymnastics Championships from the Hotel Bar
• Episode 44: Pan Am Report and P&G Championships Preview
• 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
• Episode 51: Podium Training Report From Antwerp
• Episode 50: 2013 Antwerp World Championship Preview
• Episode 35: Jake Dalton
• Episode 32: Sam Mikulak & 2013 Men’s NCAA Championships
• Episode 21: Kyle Shewfelt

  

Jiani Wu

What was it like growing up in China before they were a gymnastics super power? Jiani tells us all about it. A native of Shanghai back when China was a closed society, Jiani was one of the first allowed to compete outside of the country. Wu helped the Chinese women win their first World Championships team medal, a silver at the 1981 Worlds in Moscow and a bronze for the team at the 1984 Olympics.We discuss:

• Adjusting to coaching in the United States and working with parents.
• The Yurchenko loop and Teza skills that she was doing back in the 70's.
• Her coaching philosophy and how it ties into her experience as an accidental champion.
• Secret romances and how she met her husband in the training halls of the national training center.
• The training schedule and beam complex seriousness of the Chinese training regime.
• Gymnastics urban legend busting about China's conditioning, pizza and hamburgers.
• What China was like in the 1970's before their athletes were allowed to compete outside of the country.
• Coaching both of her daughters, 2012 Olympic alternate Anna Li and level 9 Andrea Li.
• That time she Yin Alvarez'd when Gabby Perea hit her bar routine.
• The major awardChina gave her for winning an Olympic medal.

Legacy Elite Gymnastics

• 106: Biles and Ross Dominate the 2014 US Secret Classic
• 2014 Senior Secret Classic Competition Photo Gallery
• 2014 Junior Secret Classic Competition Photo Gallery
• Photo Gallery of Podium Training at the 2014 Secret Classic
• 88: Rhonda Faehn with Mackenzie Caquatto
• Episode 3: Russian Regime Change, Fashion Code and a Chat With Anna Li
• Episode 17: Growing Up In The Soviet Gymnastics System And Training At Round Lake
• Episode 5: Growing up at WOGA

Jiani Wu performing the Yurchenko Loop

Jiani Wu performing her eponymous skill on bars.

Watch the playlist for this episode here.

 

In the news, Uncle Tim, and Jessica chat about:

• Sepcial guest, Scott Bregman, Communications Director at USA Gymnastics stops by to lets us know how to watch Tumbling and Trampoline World Championships starting this week in Florida.
• Jessica hit Scott with the hard hitting question about China - the squat toilets, the lavishness of the event and being an exotic foreigner.
• Our favorite saves from Worlds.
• Lots of emails and voicemails from the listeners!
• Who is the Nanning Bee on Twitter?
• Articles about artistry that drive us nuts, especially when they rely on nostalgia to make their arguments.
• Kenzo does a triple double at the Swiss Cup.
• Hip thrusting and Lilia Podkopayeva at the Gala de Estrellas de Gimnasia in Mexico.
• Jessica's favorite new Romanian junior Alexandra Mihai and her 2.5 backspin.
• Khorkina lets it be known that she was pissed off after the 2008 Olympics; we discuss the recent interview (there's a lot of discussion about public crying).

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• 125: Growing Up In China - Jiani Wu Interview
• 124: Event Finals at the 2014 World Championships
• 123: All Around Finals at the 2014 World Championships
• 122: Team Finals at the 2014 World Championships
• 121: Qualifications Recap from the 2014 World Championships
• 120: The World Championships Preview Show

 

Oklahoma's showstopper Raymond White (center), Victoria Komova (bottom L), Michigan repeat as NCAA Champions and Luo Huan, Bailie Key with Nia Dennis (far R) at Pacific Rim Championships. 

In the news, Jessica, Blythe, Uncle Tim, Evan and Scott Bregman chat about:

• A star is born! Why everyone flipped out when Oklahoma's Raymond White was shown on TV during the men's NCAA Championships!
• Russian Championships and Tokyo World Cup recap do-over with Blythe! Yes, yes, you were all upset, we didn't devote enough time to it. Please forgive us!
• Pacific Rim - the US gets serious on bars, Nia "Silent Assassin" Dennis, Chinese babies, Ting Ting and Luo Huan, plus from Canada, Miss Alleza Yu's "mysterious" floor choreography.
• Which sponsor will snatch up Sam Mikulak now that he can go pro?
• Women's NCAA Championships Super-Fight: we debate why LSU, Florida or Oklahoma could become the 2014 champions.
• Whether or not we like this new "welcome" arm sweep the US team is using to enter their floor routines.
• If tiny, tan and talented Katherine Grable can "Jenny Hansen" the meet by stealing the all-around title away from Rheagan Courville  or Sam Peszek.

• Gym Nerd Poll: The 2014 NCAA Gymnastics Championships

• 87: NCAA Regionals, Russian Nationals & Miss Lloimincia Hall is discovered
• 88: Rhonda Faehn & Mackenzie Caquatto
• 87: NCAA Regionals, Russian Nationals & Miss Lloimincia Hall is discovered
• Episode 30: Women's NCAA & European Championships
• Episode 32: Sam Mikulak & 2013 Men's NCAA Championships
• Episode 40: Michigan's Stacey Ervin

Check out this week's video playlist here. 

Uncle Tim and Jessica chat about:

• Our favorites from Tumbling and Trampoline World Championships and what we think artistic gymnastics can learn from these daredevils with good form.
• Are fake music endings acceptable in floor routines or a cruel joke on the audience?
• The floor routine to the Sia song Chandelier by Ellie Boterell of England is everything!
• The GymCastic Floor Music contest playlist is up on Spotify here.
• A guide to shapashnikova variations on uneven bars, because Jessica sometimes needs help with bars.
• Standouts at the Medellín World Cup: Yamilet Peña, Mariana Chiarella of Peru and Jossimar Calvo Moreno.
• Mustafa's latest interview where she discusses her injuries, coaching (can't because she doesn't dislike children enough) and frustrations with the bar code.
• Will the open division at Shawn Johnson's new NCAA-esque meet series allow for international elites to compete?
• Oleg Vernaiev talks about training in war-torn, pit-less Ukraine.

The Gymternet's Ultimate Floor Music Playlist is ready for you listening pleasure. Send us videos if you use one of the songs for a floor routine! Check it out here.

A GymNerd's Guide to Shapashnikova's on Bars:

1. Shapashnikova = Clear hip
2. Van Leeuwen = Toe-on with 1/2
3. Khorkina = Clear hip with 1/2
4. Toe on Shapash = Maloney
5. Toe on Shapash ½ = Van Leeuwen
6. Stadler Shapsh = Isn’t named, but sometimes called the Chow after Amy Chow
7. Stadler Shapash half
8. Inbar (piked) stalder Shaposh = Komova II (2011 World Championships)
9. Inbar (piked) stalder Shaposh with ½ turn = Komova I (2010 Youth Olympic Games)

• 126: Post-Worlds Hangover
• Episode 58: Charlotte Drury, Fall Euro Series & NCAA De-commits
• Episode 47: Justen Millerbernd,Tumbling and Kalon

Audrys Nins of the Dominican Republic, gives good cowboy.

Watch this week's playlist on YouTube here.

 

AlyRaisman training in the recent USA Gymnastics documentary

Uncle Tim and Jessica chat about:

• Komova's triumphant return to international competition (nobody cares if she watered down)
• Oleg's baby mohawk, Ruggeri's floor , Roxana Popa's hot new bars steal the show at the Blume Memorial.
• Why does Boguinskaya make Chusovitina pose in front of lingerie shops wherever they go?
• Our jazz hands filled love for Elythora Thorsdottir and Axelle Kinckaert's big band choreography.
• Why the Romanian juniors are leading the charge for artistry and uniqueness in eastern Europe.
• Should all competition bibs feature names instead of numbers like the did at the Stuttgart World Cup?
• Afanaseyeva is back with a new floor routine and a huge neck tattoo. Seriously.
• We lament for the Mustafina who could have been in Stuttgart (it wasn't pretty, e.g. helicopter legs triple full is back).
• The adorable VK fan chat with Oleg Vernaiev. That American's are the friendliest and he still hates high bar!
• All the reasons to love german announcers especially when they talk about Donell Wittenberg and Hambuchen.
• Andres Breischneider does the double twisting kovcas again! You better STEP UP Epke!
• Who has the best team on paper -- the NCAA signing day debate.
• The 43-year-old mother of three, Louise Andrew's experience competing in the masters gymnastics (AKA being the coolest mom ever).
• The cheerleader who's never competed in gymnastics, Laney Madsen of Gym-Max, was invited to national team training camp.

• Episode 62: Pavlova to Azerbaijan, Oleg (Finally!) in Stuttgart & The Mexican Open Extravaganza
• 77: Aly Raisman
• 72: John Orozco
• 64: Glasgow World Cup & NCAA 2014 Previews
• 71: The Chest Position Enforcement Bureau