Larisa Iordache ended the year on a high, winning the 2014 Glasgow World Cup.

This week we've included time stamps for each segment of the show per your request. Let us know if you like it.  Uncle Tim, Emma, and Jessica chat about:

• The Glasgow World Cup (00:00): massive moments of joy, shooting fire, Vanessa Ferrari looking tired, pulling shorts up to belly buttons, John Orozco and Oleg Verniaiev scamping around Glasgow, why Pauline Schaefer of Germany stole the show. Plus the juniors we fell in love with from Espoir.
• The Mexican Open (34:14): The Four Amiga's: Boguinskaya, Daniela Silivas, Podkopayeva, and Chusovitina; the greatness that is Marta Pihan-Kulesza's exquisite form; the return of the fierce little Italian, Enus Mariani to international competition; and most importantly, our review of the latest super bling $10,000 leotard by GK.
• NCAA previews (52:49): Our thoughts of Chayse Capps new floor routine, the genius that is Stacey Ervin's stick-a-thon floor routine and our gratittude for NCAA gymnastics after the long artistic drought that is the elite gymnastics code of points hell.
• Our favorite items from the 2014 Ultimate Gym Nerd Gift Guide(1:01:16) and what Uncle Tim's gymnastics nieces want for Christmas. It involves heavy excavation machinery.
• Uncle Tim gives his review of Cirque du Soliel's steampunk-inspired show, Kurios--complete with droplets of man sweat and what made the wive's in the audience smack their husband's mouthes closed. (1:05:34)
• Gymternet News (1:13:43): Gabrielle Douglas's agent dished all the dirt on why Dougy left Chow's, an explanation for Mustafina's poor performance in  Stuttgart, the coming out stories of a  rhythmic and artistc Olympian, how we feel about men's and women's Olympic trials being held separately, new skills in the code of points and why you should sign up for college Fantasy Gymnastics.
• Mail Call (1:41:43): An outraged Russian listener, Irish Daniel asks what we think of Verona van de Leur announcing her comeback, and a very knowledgable listener takes gymnasts to task for copyright theft against choreographers.

Check out our Gift Guide here. Draft your fantasy gymnastics team by December 27!collegefantasygymnastics.com

• 64: Glasgow World Cup & NCAA 2014 Previews
• Episode 62: Pavlova to Azerbaijan, Oleg (Finally!) in Stuttgart & The Mexican Open Extravaganza
• Episode 32: Sam Mikulak & 2013 Men's NCAA Championships
• Episode 38: Svetlana Boginskaya
• Episode 41: Laurie Hernandez & Coach Maggie Haney
• Episode 40: Michigan's Stacey Ervin
• 72: John Orozco
• 74: Melanie Sinclair & A Review of Cirque's Amaluna
• 104: Gabby Douglas Missing In Action & USA Championships

  

Mary-Anne Monckton doing her aerial layout series on beam. Photo by Nadia Boyce.

The 20 year-old is a student of the sport, should probably be a in the next episode of The Hard Way To Success, she still loves gymnastics despite seven surgeries, she gym nerded-out because she made a beam final with Catalina Ponor, is inspired by the number of women (20 and older) who held their own in the all-around final in Nanning -- she is Australia's Mary-Anne Monckton! Emma and Jessica discuss the following gymnerdery with Miss Mez:

• Why she hated gymnastics at first and being chosen like Nadia at age 7.
• Surviving seven surgeries with her love for gymnastics intact!
• Trying not to freak out while competing in beam finals with her gymnastics idol, Catalina Ponor.
• Thinking the wrong score was posted when she placed second to Larissa Iordache on beam in Doha.
• Her description of the beloved post-beam finals celebration with Ellie at the Commonwealth Games.
• Tales from Nanning, food report, her favorite competitors there and her opinion on the tie-breaking procedures for finals.
• Being coached by the infamous, Ju-Ping Tian.
• Explaining her desire to do American NCAA gymnastics to her Australian mother.
• Why she became a student of the sport (AKA super gym nerd), not just an athlete.
• Jet lag tips everyone can use.
• Her thoughts on Australian Gymnastics Jail and how the team Glasgow Commonwealth Games were chosen.
• She tells the most endearing Peggy Liddick story you will ever hear and shares Peggy's sage advice.

Follow Mez on Twitter, her YouTube channel for progress videos or Instagram. 

• 108: The Commonwealth Games
• 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
• 101: Olivia Vivian
• 96: Australian Nationals & Men’s European Championships

  

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

• The freshly made senior elites, why we are excited about them, from Nia Dennis (USA) and Ryannon Jones (GB) to Flavia Saraiva (BR). (7:30)
• The best thing about new gymternet sweetheart Ksenia Klimenko's beam video, aside from her gymnastics; the gong show.
• Evan reports in from the first and most mind blowing NCAA meet of the year so far; at the NorCal Classic where Cal won and Stanford came in fourth. Elizabeth Price murdered the vault, Taylor Rice made us imagine her beating Britney Spears down with a glittery hammer while Indian Princess, Kalliah McCartney, strummed at our heart strings with her tall-is-gorgeous-ness. (16:30)
• Evan predicts the eventual rise to power of Cal's new competitor, Toni Ann Williams, the owner of a double front dismount on beam.
• NCAA season means we get to see our favorite elites in a whole new light. Find out who we are most excited to see - hint it's Captain Canada for Jessica. (35:00)
• What should the best qualities be in an adult gymnastics coach? We have the example by way of an unusual ballet teacher.

Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include:

• Aliya Mustafina is now working with Denis Ablyzian's coach at a primarily male gym. (44:50)
• Uncle Tim reviews Shawn Johnson to find out what makes her taco pie pop on Celebrity Apprentice.
• USAG gifts us a video view of Simone Biles and her new Aliya bar dismount.
• Roxana Popa was competing with a torn ACL.
• Adrianna Kenebrew can do beam and squat-ons even though she's legally blind - what's your excuse grown ups?! Time for adult gymnastics for everyone!
• Shilese Jones is the newest immigrant to Buckeye Gymnastics with Gabrielle Douglas and Nia Dennis.
• Katelyn Ohashi announces her return to competition at Texas Prime as a level 10, but at age 17 why hasn't she committed to college yet?
• The Olympics official add "sexual orientation" to Principle 6 of the charter. Should the FIG follow suit and ban meets in countries with anti-gay laws on the books?

Kenzo is doinga triple-double laid out! Koji Uematsu posted an Instragram video of his piked Kovacs, tucked kovacs, Kolman, Gaylord II! Not human!

• 90: The 2014 Women's NCAA Championships! Plus details from the Ljubljana World Cup, Korean Meet and Romania takes on Belgium and France
• Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches
• 89: Everybody Loves Raymond! Pacific Rim, Men's NCAA Championships, plus a Russian Championships/Tokyo World Cup recap DO OVER!
• 106: Biles and Ross Dominate the 2014 US Secret Classic

Kalliah McCartney is our gymnastics goddess of the week. The Sacramento State junior is 5' 7" tall (normal human size), went to Naydenov Gymnastics (just like 2014 Secret Classic champ Jordan Chiles), and if that wasn't enough, she is the decedent of a Native American princess in the Cowlitz tribe! We will be watching the Bulgarian trained mistress of elegance all season long. Expect her to make it to NCAA Championships again this year.

  

Peng Peng Lee (CAN/UCLA) gracing the cover via fan art of a game that we all wish we could to play.

Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include:

• Could it be Aliya Mustafina's love life that drew her to a new gym?
• If a gymnast like Shawn Johnson became a spokesperson for safe sex and contraception, could it change the image of gymnastics for the better?
• Scandal in Singapore! How do you get revenge when your coaches are fired? Hire them like Lim Heem Wei did.
• US elites, Ariana Guerra and Deanne Soza are back after injury and illness.
• Pac-12 Conference adopts changes that could put them ahead of the SEC.

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

• Updates and recaps from the NCAA meets: Georgia, UCLA, Florida, Michigan, LSU, Oklahoma, SJSU, and the men of Stanford and Cal.
• New rules you should know about for the NCAA competition this year.
• Elites premiers in college: Brenna Dowell, Peng Peng Lee and Brianna Brown from the famed Cincinnati Gymnastics.
• Favorite leotards, unique skills and our opinions of veterans new floor routines, including LSU's Rheagan Courville and Lomincia Hall.

Adult Gymnastics Camp 2015 details here.

Oakville Gymnastics 5th Annual World Masters Gymnastics Championships, which really just means they give out beer as a prize--details here.

Gymnastics Injury Data http://www.gymnasticsinjurydata.com/

• 116: Louis Smith, Amelle Berrabah of Team Sexy & Tumble Episode 5 Recap
• 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
• 130: Mary-Anne "Mez" Monckton
• Episode 129: Why Gabby Left Chow (or Chow left Gabby?) & Glasgow World Cup
• 128: Aly is Back

 

She is the gymnastics equivalent of panda cubs playing in snow for the first time, combined with the feeling you got when Nastia did a pirouette on bars; the perfect gymnastics happiness pill. The 2013 American Cup all-around champion, Katelyn Ohashi, has committed to UCLA and we have the exclusive interview just hours after she announced her decision to her future teammates. We discuss:

• The candlelit moment when she told the team
• Why she chose UCLA and when she will start
• The status of her return to bars and what skills she's working on
• Surprising her coach by busting out crazy dismounts
• The look on her face after her second pass on floor at Texas Prime last weekend
• What she thinks of the Tumblr posts you make about her
• Switching from coach Valeri Luikin to Laurent Landi
• If she knows that the gymternet is obsessed with Laurent

• Episode 23: Lloimincia Hall & The American Cup
• Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches
• Episode 39: Victoria Moors
• 61: Katelyn Ohashi Clears The Air

Watch all of Ohashi's routines from this Texas Prime here.

 

The PSU gymnastics team wrote 409 on their hands. Jessica is furious, find out why.

In the news, Uncle Tim, Spanny Tampson, and Jessica chat about (time stamps in parenthesis):

• Catalina Ponor is training again. Will she make the Romanian team? (3:30)
• Texas Prime Meet:  Texas Dreams is raising an army of artistic gymnasts. Our listeners really liked this girl Colbi Flory
• Lilia Podkopayeva  resorted to thievery and dancing as a form of protest in order to defend the efforts of her team at the Legendz Classic. (11:00)
• Katelyn Ohashi returns to competition! (14:35)
• Spanny declares Oklahoma the new queens of choreography and has an out-of-body gym-gasm experience watching Chayse Capps in person.(40:15)
• Kyla Ross working new skills and applying to Stanford next year. (23:30)
• NCAA rankings and a review of the 10's on vault. (33: 28)
• Kennedy Baker (Gators) does the sassiest arabian double pike in all the land. (48:45)
• Our picks for NCAA floor champ if as of right now, including Denver's Nina McGee. (51:45)
• Alabama vs. Arkansas - Katie Bailey (Bama) might have done the highest full-out in the history of gymnastics; Courtney Kupets makes her debut as a television commentator. (1:01:50)
• UCLA vs. Arizona - Sam Peszek invents a new skill to cover a wobble, and Arizona continues their Halloween themed dramatic floor choreography. (1:15:25)
• PSU vs. Nebraska - where Nebraska continues to push the difficulty level with E's on floor and variety on beam; while PSU star Robles steals the show. (1:21:16)
• Rage-o-Meter: Jessica is furious that the Penn State gymnastics team wrote the number 409 on their hands, according to a television broadcast, to honor football coach Joe Paterno. Paterno who was fired for failing to report child molestation to police even though it happened in the Penn State locker room and was reported to him by an eyewitness. (1:24:35)

Jerry Sandusky grand jury report. Joe Paterno grand jury  testimony. The Freeh Report.

Article: What Paterno Admitted he knew: Sandusky couldn't have done it without him

ArticlePenn State Hockey : Decision to put 409 stickers on helmets overshadowing program

Article Penn State Hockey: Athletic Director Sandy Barbour apologizes for 409 sticker tweet.

• 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

In the news,  Jessica and Spencer from The Balance Beam Situationchat about:

• Auburn could be the bar dismount champions, especially Caitlin Atkinson half-in half-out (look out Katie Bailey)
• Ranch News: Gabrielle Douglas, Aly Raisman, Simone Biles vs. Bailie Key, plus Laurie Hernandez is back on the team!
• The latest NCAA rankings and why they don't really mean anything right now.
• Our thoughts on the latest 10’s from Brenna Dowell, Haley Scaman and Ashley Lambert.
• Did we think Florida was underscored on beam at Alabama? Did Alabama recover from last week's beamsaster?
• Thank goodness the SEC Network is obviously listening to the show because they've fixed Courtney's Keys.
• The good, the gorgeous (Kari Lee's beam! Peng's bars! DABRITZ) and the beam start-value apocalypse from Utah vs. UCLA.
• Kentucky at Georgia: Brittany Rogers saves the team with all of her patented Mapleleaf stadler action bar genius.
• Comeback-MANIA in Romania! Marian Drăgulescu joining Ponor to save Romanian gymnastics!
• Tabitha Yim gave one of the most important interviews of all time. Print it on your soul now.
• Shannon Miller's ex-husband is in trouble again.
• The period, good ol' menstruation - is it still taboo in sports? We give our expert opinions.
• Your feedback about the Penn State gymnastics team's 409 controversy.

Tabitha Yim says, “not everyone achieves their dreams and when I talk to my athletes now, I tell them I didn’t, but I’m okay.Just because you don’t, doesn’t mean you can’t be happy. You can always build new dreams and pursue them just as passionately.” Read the rest of her interview here.

• 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

The original diva, 14 time Olympic and World medalist, the Belarusian Swan tells all

FIG Men's Technical Committee President, Steve Butcher.

This week the President of the International Gymnastics Federation Men’s Technical Committee, Mr. Steve Butcher is here. Yes, the Nelli Kim of men’s gymnastics talks about spring board thieves, fashion rules, Execution score data analysis (nerdgasm!), tons of Code of Points nerdtastic details, gymnastics jail and if he would want his own son to do elite gymnastics. This is important to you women's gymnastics fans becuase MAG and WAG rules must now inform each other. What happens in men's effects the women's rules! We discuss:

• The FIG's analysis of Execution score parity between men's and women's judges.
• The downfall of having too many examples of Execution scores on the FIG Helpdesk.
• Bruno Grandi's statement that biomechanics will become a bigger part of the Code of Points versus the medical aspect of athlete health.
• Bringing back the 10.0 and making it Execution score more visible during competitions.
• Date for the next Code of Points newsletter with bonus content for the first time in 20-ish years.
• Artistry in men's gymnastics: What President Butcher's female friends say they want to see on men's floor exercise.
• Country imposed minimum scores which prevent gymnasts from competing in major international competitions.
• Release from gymnastics jail for judges - how judges from non-power house countries can gain more experience.
• Misconceptions about the powers of his position and responsibility for the current Code of Points.
• How closely he works with Nelli Kim to make sure women's and men's gymnastics inform each other.
• The rule making process -- concnesus or majority.
• Fixing the Broken Grip Rule!
• Can the FIG regulate the manufacture of grips like they do the equipment?
• Getting the FIG to match the gold standard for social media and streaming video that USAG has set.

• 138: Prince Emyre Cole
• 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

Watch the grip controversy on YouTube here. 

Simone Biles hugs Katelyn Ohashi after winning the 2015 American Cup.

This week we are joined by very special guest and World Cup silver medalist, Mary-Anne Monkton of Australia. Uncle Tim, Evan and Jessica recap of the 2015 American Cup in Cowboy Stadium AKA Simone Biles new house:

• Marta was on the Nastia Cup broadcast doing commentary again and it was fantastic!
• Oleg gave Uncle Tim the best birthday present ever!
• MyKayla Skinner crashed her Cheng in podium training and completely missed her hand. (see photo gallery link below).
• Head Scratcher of the week: How does a gymnast get invited to a World Cup. Read all 16 pages of Rules here or this:
  • The top seven all-around placers at World Championships are invited. If that includes the host country already, the 8th placer is invited. If it doesn't include the host, the 8th spot is reserved for the host. The FIG Executive Committee can invited a 9th wildcard. If after inviting the top eight they don't have eight participants, they then invite placers nine through twelve from Worlds. If they still don't have eight, they then invite each federation in the order they finished in the team competition at World's (up to the eighth place team) to send a gymnast until they get eight. Then the wildcard gymnast is selected by FIG.
• Do we think it’s fair the way NBC characterizes Simone as unbeatable, as if the pressure doesn’t compound exponentially the more she wins?
• Debate our favorite moments and best saves of the meet: MyKayla Skinner on beam or perhaps Sam Mikulak on high bar.
• We give our thoughts on leveraging the host country's music and cultural dances in floor routines.
• We pretend we are Aimee Boorman and devise a strategy to keep Simone Biles happy, healthy and engaged.
• We pretend to be Sam Mikulak and devise a plan for him to convert the consistency he had for his NCAA team to his elite career.
• The High Bar tension controversy: are the men supposed to all use the same tension on the high bar? No, we are asking. We want to  know!
• Nastia Liukin gets her first grade from us as a commentator.
• Fashion: what did we think of the Nastia Cup leo, and could Nastia's Swarovski crystals on the nails work for the men
• Friday the 13th of NCAA Gymnastics. Every meet had a terrifying crash. The worst of which was Shelby Hilton from University of Kentucky. We have an update on her and opine that perhaps a little angel named Kylie had something to do with that crash.
• The Rage-o-Meter ; Trautwig needs to acknowledge that the majority of the gymnasts on the World Cup circuit are in their 20's and that's the new norm. And many women in their 20's make the US Olympic team and even win medals.
  • We launch a new campaign. Tweet to NBC #NoPolosForNastia

• 139: Steve Butcher, President of the FIG Men's Technical Committee
• 138: Prince Emyre Cole
• 130: Mary-Anne "Mez" Monckton
• 80: 2014 American Cup: Recap & Photo Essay
• Episode 23: Lloimincia Hall & The American Cup
• Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches
• Episode 32: Sam Mikulak & 2013 Men's NCAA Championships

Podium Training Photo Gallery of the 2015 American Cup

Whatch every routine from Youtube here. Thank you USAG!!!!

   

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 Greenhouseplugin 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

In the gymternet news, Uncle Tim, Lauren Hopkins, Spanny Tampson and Jessica chat about:

• The Bronze trailer got even raunchier and we can't wait for this movie to come out!
• Mustafina's bad joke: a photo of her holding a gun to her head
• Liang Chow posting photo of himself and his gymnasts holding Jeb Bush signs
• American Cup roster updates and why Jesolo is becoming the greatest meet ever. 
• Our sadness of the lack of camp news.
• Lauren's profile on 26 year-old Armenian-American, Houry Gebeshian who could be the first female gymnast ever in the Olympics for Armenia.
• (30:00)What kind of themed gymnastics video what Mr Moceanu (Dr. Mike Canales) should do for his 40th birthday with his wife, Dominique Moceanu.
• What gymnastics spin is greater than the Temple women's team who turned getting stuck in a blizzard for 30 hours into a team building event.
• (00:46:00)Feedback from Angela who thought our discussion of transgender athletes was uninformed, to say the least.
• (01:03:00)NCAA NEWS:
  • Why we loveElizabeth (Ebee) Price
  • An update on Katelyn Ohashi who, after x-rays came back negative, was revealed to have  a fractured sternum after a CT Scan on Wednesday.
  • Is the Michigan men's dynasty over?
  • Some of the Florida 10's made us squeal with joy, like Bridget'sbeam, other's werequestionable.
  • Why Aja Sims got 700 million Spanny points. 
  • The best comeback skill of 2016: hint, Boguinskaya and Nastia argued about it at length.
  • Why UW is the team we should all be watching.
  • The most heartbreaking meet we've ever watched: Auburn vs. Arkansas.

February is the month of love and what do we love? Gymnastics t-shirts! We are having our very first design contest, and your art could be Gymcastic's newest t-shirt.  Submit your best gymnastics themed art to be made into some sweet swag.

Grand Prize (x2 Winners): Your design featured on our page, your artwork on the bodies of gymnerds everywhere, and a free t shirt with your design!

How to Submit: Post your design on Instagram, Tumblr, or Twitter. Use the hashtag #gymcasticdesigncontest FAQ and Rules here

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GymCastic members are automatically entered to win 6 awesomely gym nerdy prizes per year. This month, one lucky member with win the exclusive, sold-out, Cloud & Victory Legends sweater.

The Gymnastics Legends Sweatshirt by Cloud&Victory

• Join Club Gym Nerd here.
• Get one of our awesome shirts here.

• 183: Front Chicken Dump
• 182: Triumvirate of Glory
• 181: Hipster Team 2016
• 180: Flamethrowers, the must-have accessory for 2016 

Remember this show is rated PG 13 for language and discussion of a hook-up in the tv series Orange is the New Black which obviously directly relate to gymnastics, as you will find out in this episode.

                                                              AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

Our first ever commissioned podcast! Club Gym Nerd member, Red, ordered a recap of the 2008 women's Olympic all-around finals with "fairytale expectations as if we didn't know what happened to the competitors." We talk about the medal contenders, the fan favorites, sideline shenanigans, judging flubs, standout skills and routines, with routine play by plays. From Anna Pavlova, Stelliana Nistor, Chusovitina, Jiang Yuyuan, Kesenia Semenova, Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Yang Yinlin; we cover all the juicy details and include leotard fashion reports. Spencer, Uncle Tim and Jessica take you through every last drop.  

Club Gym Nerd members support the show and in return are automatically entered to win 6 awesomely gym nerdy prizes per year. This month, one lucky member will win the exclusive, sold-out, Cloud & Victory

• Commission your own podcast here. 
• Join Club Gym Nerd here.
• Or buy one of our awesome shirts here.

February is the month of love and what do we love? Gymnastics t-shirts! We are having our very first design contest, and your art could be Gymcastic's newest t-shirt.  Submit your best gymnastics themed art to be made into some sweet swag.

Grand Prize (x2 Winners): Your design featured on our page, your artwork on the bodies of gymnerds everywhere, and a free t shirt with your design!

How to Submit: Post your design on Instagram, Tumblr, or Twitter. Use the hashtag #gymcasticdesigncontest FAQ and Rules here.

• Tim Daggett: A GymCastic Classic Episode
• Episode 43: The First Ever Panel on LGBT Issues in Gymnastics
• Episode 48: Kyla Ross
• Episode 49: Booth on the Alexander Alexandrov Interview
• 77: Aly Raisman
• Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches
• Episode 41: Laurie Hernandez & Coach Maggie Haney
• 161: Women's Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo

Condensed 2008 all-around finals recap here. Anna Pavlova beam video. 

 2008 Olympian Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs' training partner, Taylor Lindsay-Noel talks about her injury in this video. The way her mother spoke out after the accident, forever changed the way catastrophic injuries are handled in the gymnastics community. These days most federations, coaches and gyms respond immediately to help the gymnast cover medical care and assist the family.  

Olympic gold medalist, Amanda Borden

The smiliest gymnastics queen in all the land visited Uncle Tim this week. On the 20th anniversary of her Olympic gold, the commentator, gym owner, coach and member of the Magnificent Seven, Amanda Borden, chatted about (01:15:10):

• Why that forward shoulder roll in 1992 compulsory beam routine was so hard
• Whether or not horrific fall replays should be shown on TV
• Committing to the University of Georgia; going pro and never leaving home for training
• Her thoughts on the gymnastics fans theory that Mary Lee Tracey has an injury curse
• If  NCAA coaches should ditch the ties and heels and rock a warmup suit like elite coaches
• Being one of Mary Lee Tracy’s first stars and learning to navigate that elite world together
• The significance of female head coaches winning the first team Olympic gold medal 

Jessica, Spanny and Lauren have your weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet:

• Uncle Tim's major news (forgive us this indulgence, we are really excited for  him)
• Beth Tweddle broke her neck on a reality show but she's up and walking
• Orozco won the all-around in his first competition back after his second Achilles tear
• Chusovitina killed it at the WOGA Classic. Proving that age is nothing but a number and we have the data to prove it
  • Ages of Pre-Olympic World Medalists
• (11:30) Sophia de Jesus's floor routinewent viral, like way beyond Lloimincia or any other gymnastics routine we can find.
  • Spanny broke down just how huge her numbers are.
  • We analyze why this routine, in particular, broke through. 
  • (24:40) Could Sophina de Jesus do her hip-hop floor choreography in elite?  We asked two elite judges. You must hear their answers!
• (41:26) NCAA News :
  • We talk about teams we love who ranked 8-16
  • Cal's WOGA-ness and throwing every vault in Code
  • OSU's unique and innovative commitment to artistry
  • Auburn gymnastics beat Alabama for the first time since 1979
  • Sacramento State and their robot choreography and insane skills (Ezhova)
  • Kentucky's Sidney Dukes
  • Georgia who just beat LSU and Florida!
  • Agree or Disagree Greg Marsden who said, college meets should stop extended awards ceremonies at the end of a dual-meet.

February is the month of love and what do we love? Gymnastics t-shirts! We are having our very first design contest, and your art could be Gymcastic's newest t-shirt.  Submit your best gymnastics themed art to be made into some sweet swag.Grand Prize (x2 Winners): Your design featured on our page, your artwork on the bodies of gymnerds everywhere, and a free t shirt with your design!How to Submit: Post your design on Instagram, Tumblr, or Twitter. Use the hashtag #gymcasticdesigncontest FAQ and Rules here.

Club Gym Nerd is our way of saying thank you for helping us pay the bills! GymCastic members are automatically entered to win 6 awesomely gym nerdy prizes per year. Members also got the first look at next week's big interview with McKayla Maroney and will get to see the interview in it's entirety, before anyone else. This month, one lucky member will win the exclusive, sold-out, Cloud & Victory Legends sweater.

• Join Club Gym Nerd here.
• Get one of our awesome shirts here.

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• 178: Eythora Thorsdottir and Coach Patrick Kiens
• 177: Stella Umeh
• 148: Shannon Miller
• Tim Daggett: A GymCastic Classic Episode
• 72: John Orozco
• 75: Classic Episode - UCLA's Miss Val

Olympic gold medalist and three time World Champion, McKayla Maroney has much to share about where she has been, what happened along the way and where she is going next. She settles long debated gymternet questions and we find out what caused the physical and emotional breakdown she referred to in this video last year. We discuss:

• If she feared blowback from speaking frankly about her experiences. 
• The skill she tried that Marta told her to never to do again.  
• The circumstances surrounding her injuries and multiple surgeries.
• The post-Olympic tour conditions and their effects on her health. 
• She answers fans suspicions that her injuries are due to poor nutrition.  
• Some fans claim that AOGC break gymnasts, her thoughts. 
• Did the advice she received from her coaches contribute to her injuries?  
• How she dealt with self identity as she struggled to stay healthy. 
• Discusses the role of humility and insecurity through the Olympic selection process. 
• Does she think the men's team should be more like the women's program in order to be more successful? 
• Dealing with criticism on social media. 
• She describes her personal experiences as an elite gymnast, and their influence on changes she would like to see made at the national team level. 
• Did she really have to hire bodyguards after the Olympics?
• Who does she credit with teaching her that amazing vault technique: her second coach, Howie Liang at Gym-Max or her Olympic coach, Artur Akopyan at All Olympia Gymnastics Center (AOGC)? 
• Why did she go overtime in 2013 at the Antwerp World Championships on floor?

McKayla Maroney officialwebsiteand YouTube channel.

• Fill your emotional chalk bucket! Positive Coaching Allianceis a national non-profit developing “Better Athletes, Better People” by working to provide athletes a positive, character-building youth sports experience. Check out their free resources and courses. There are even trainings specifically for gymnastics. 
• US Olympic CommitteeSafeSport:Learn about the dangers of emotional misconduct in sports. Definitions and model policies to prevent emotional and verbally abusive coaching. 
• Resources :
  • Dr. Alan Goldberg's article onCoaching Abuse.
  • Sports phycologist and diving Olympian, Dr. Megan Neyer at Neyer Performance Strategies offers therapy and training for gymnasts and gymnastics schools.
  • Safe4Athlete's therapists referral network. 
  • Treatment centers for athletes with eating disorders  EDRS or McCallum Place. 
  • 24-Hour Suicidehotline1 (800) 273-8255

We are having our very first design contest, and your art could be Gymcastic's newest t-shirt.  Submit your best gymnastics themed art to be made into some sweet swag.Grand Prize (x2 Winners): Your design featured on our page, your artwork on the bodies of gymnerds everywhere, and a free t shirt with your design!How to Submit: Post your design on Instagram, Tumblr, or Twitter. Use the hashtag #gymcasticdesigncontestFAQ and Ruleshere. 

Club Gym Nerd is our way of saying thank you for helping us pay the bills! GymCastic members are automatically entered to win 6 awesomely gym nerdy prizes per year and get lots of perks like being able to preview this week's big interview with McKayla Maroney.  This month, one lucky member will win the exclusive, sold-out, Cloud & Victory Legends sweater.

• Join Club Gym Nerd here.
• Get one of our awesome shirts here.

• 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