The super tumbler from Michigan, World University Games and Rythmic shakedown![]()
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Episode 40: Stacey Ervin
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Episode 41: Laurie Hernandez and Coach Maggie Haney
European Youth Olympic Festial, US Men's National Qualifier, Secret Classic Preview, Laurie "Baby Shakira" Hernandez![]()
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Episode 42: 2013 Secret US Classic
Scott Bregman from USAG and Lauren Hopkins from The Couch Gymnast on the Chicago Classic![]()
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Episode 43: LGBT Gymnastics Panel
The first ever panel on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues in gymnastics with straight ally Alicia Sacramone![]()
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Episode 44: Championships Preview and Pan Am Report
Lauren Hopkins from The Couch Gymnast joints us for a detailed preview of nationals![]()
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Episode 45: Reporting in from Championships
Spanny, Lauren and Scott Bregman are all here to talk about the US National Championships![]()
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Episode 46: Russian Cup and Gabby on DWTS?
Full results and speculation on the Russian Cup, Grishna and is Gabby doing DWTS?![]()
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Episode 47: Justen Millerbernd
Justen on adult women dominating US tumbling, recruiting Memmel and Kalon's accident![]()
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Episode 48: Kyla Ross
Kyla Ross and her mom Kiana re lipstick, mental blocks, amanars and staying amateure![]()
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Episode 49: Booth on The Alexandrov Interview
What the Rodionekno conflict with Alexandrov reveals about the true state of Russian gymnastics![]()
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Episode 50: 2013 Worlds Preview
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Episode 51: Podium Training Report From Antwerp
Blythe reports in from the World Championships in Antwerp. She's watched workouts in the training hall and podium training. We talk about new skill submissions, Simone Biles putting the world on notice, Maroney competing all-around, Mustafina's conditioning and amazing bar routine where she is catching a Seitz in mixed grip, Tatiana Nabiyeva's possible concussion, Ilordache's full on balance beam, The Moors in person, Sam Mikulak, and Mr. Baby- Japan-7.4-Floor-Oh-And-I-Can-Do-A-Triple-Twisting-Yurchenko Shirai Kenzo.
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Episode 52: Prelims Recap from Worlds in Antwerp
The second edition of our coverage direct from Worlds! Blythe, The Couch Gymnast's, Beatrice Gheorghisor and a full gymnerd guest-posse discuss the qualification rounds at World Championships in Antwerp. We cover: Larisa Iordache waiting for 10 minutes on podium, Louis Smith's scent, Isbaza upgrades, Mustafina's strategy, giant moth attacks, fairness of execution scores across all subdivisions, the rug burn on Nabieva's forehead (two and a half to front layout half to face-plant), the kidnapping of famed playboy Tandoori Poulet, how beam finals scores prove the tragedy of the Australian decision to leave their gymnasts at home, Maroney's overtime deduction on floor, and Italian love affairs.
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Episode 53: All Around Finals Recap from Antwerp World Championships
Blythe, Bea, Michelle and Emma report in from Antwerp on men's and women's all-around finals. We chat about: Vasiliki Millousi's decent from tanning on Mount Olympus directly into our dreams at age 29, whether Shang Chunsong's glitter eyeshadow effected her performance, Victoria Moors sticking The Moors, the consistency of Kyla "Beam Queen" Ross, Mustafina's "gears," Yao's possible coaching deduction on bars, clarify what the controversial drummers were really doing at the meet, discuss the fit of men's competition shorts, King Kohei, and the totally dominating performance by Simone "The Smile" Biles.
Follow Blythe on Twitter @GymExaminer, Facebook and at Gymnastics Examiner.
Follow Bea on Twitter @TheCouchGymnast and The Couch Gymnast
Watch Here: http://usagymworlds.com/live/
UTRS World Rankings WAG
UTRS World Rankings MAG
FIG Live Scoring here
Tunnel Bear VPN
Related Interviews
Our Simone Biles interview
Our Kyla Ross interview
Our Jake Dalton interview
Our Sam Mikulak interview
Our Victoria Moors interview
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Episode 54: Event Finals Recap from 2013 World Championships
Blythe, Bea, Michelle and Emma direct from Antwerp; the super-fans and journalists recap event finals: McKayla Maroney on her triple yurchenko, what Aly Raisman said about the pressure McKayla has been facing, what Larissa Ilordache said after the beam final, full details on the beam final controversy, Carlotta Ferlito's rant about inquiries, our dream choreographer for Floor World Champion Simone Biles, Epke Zonderland and his huge difficulty on high bar, heartbreak for Becky Downie on bars, and Peggy-Gate and the bathroom situation at the venue.
Don't worry, next week we will discuss Ferlito's interview on October 4th after All-Around finals about dyeing her skin black in order to win (0:56) > CARLOTTA 11 E LODE.
Follow Blythe on Twitter @GymExaminer, Facebook and at Gymnastics Examiner.
Follow Bea on Twitter @TheCouchGymnast and The Couch Gymnast
Follow Emma on Twitter here.
Watch Here: http://usagymworlds.com/live/
CBC Broadcast Sports Saturday with Kyle Shewfelt and Lori Strong on October 19th.
NBC Broadcast will be October 12th and 13th.
UTRS World Rankings WAG
UTRS World Rankings MAG
FIG YouTube here
Tunnel Bear VPN
Related Interviews
Our Simone Biles interview
Our Kyla Ross interview
Our Jake Dalton interview
Our Sam Mikulak interview
Our Victoria Moors interview
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Episode 55: Worlds Wrap Up and Ferlito Gate
McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross and Simone Biles at the 2013 World Championships courtesy of My Crazy World of Graphics[/caption] This week, British Olympian Jenny Pinches joins us to discuss the latest news and the state of gymnastics. We talk about: the two new gymnastics reality shows in the works, Victoria Komovareturning to training (or playing?) after a serious case of meningitis, the Kohei Uchimura interview on team gold for Rio, Aimee Boorman's interview after becoming the first ever female American head coach of an all-around World Champion, Simone Biles; Rodionenko's complaints about Aliya Mustafina being called for "equipment testing", a skill table for gymnastics like diving has, Philipp Boy's latest ovulation inducing photo and Nelli Kim's claims that she is being slandered by Russia's top gymnasts.
Dvora Meyers joins us to talk about Carlotta Ferlito's racially charged remarks and the Facebook post where Italian Federation spokesman, David Ciaralli defends Ferlito, stating increased difficulty is designed to make things easier for,"colored people." Read the Chicago Tribune's full story on Ferlito-Gate here.
In our Worlds Wrap Up, Uncle Tim identifies trends in scoring and tells us if Execution or Difficulty reigned supreme. Then it's favorites, worsts, wedgie solutions, where the judges got it wrong, the hottest coaches and athletes, the routines that make Jenny and Jess feel funny and what the Code of Points and the International Gymnastics Federation are doing right and what rules still need to be changed.
Don't forget to send us your entries for the Halloween Costume Contest! The winner can pick the poster of their choice from the fabulous Cloud & Victory. Here are just a few of the options below. Send photos to gymcastic@gmail.com by November 1st. 
Related Links
Uncle Tim's 2013 World Championships by the Numbers: The Ladies
Uncle Tim's 2013 World Championships by the Numbers: The Dudes
Dvora's blog Racism in Gymnastics
Dvora's Deadpin article Are Black Gymnasts The New Black QBs?
Simone Biles interview
Kyla Ross interview
Jake Dalton interview
Sam Mikulak interview
Victoria Moors interview
The routine that makes Jenny Pinches feel funny. #WomanCrushWednesday
Ali Zahran from Egypt does the Victorian.
Submitted skill we love, Michael MAKINGS (RSA), 180 counter salto backward to rollout. No value given (boo!), but can used as choreography
if you want to be AWESOME!
Croatia's suit and tie leotad worn by Tina Erceg[/caption]
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Episode 56: Preventing Abuse in Gymnastics
OC Register headlines. To read Scott Reid's series describing the culture of exploitation that surrounded young female gymnasts in the 1970s and 1980s click on the image above.[/caption] We start our special episode by looking back at some of the physical, emotional and sexual abuse stories from gymnastics' recent past. We start in the 1980's. If you are a long time listener, you'll find out why Jessica always calls the 80's the Dark Ages. With three special guests we discover the history which brought gymnastics to this point of change, what has been done to stop abuse, what loopholes still need to be shored up, and what educational and policy programs for prevention are now available. In addition, you'll find out how to stop and report gymnastics child pornography.
Our guests are, Scott Reid, investigative reporter for the Orange County Register, Katherine Starr, two time Olympian and founder of Safe4Athletes, and Lynn Moskovitz-Thompson, Director of Educational Services at USA Gymnastics. Check out the resources discussed on the show. Safe4Athletes, including their app. USAG's Club's Care and We Care campaigns. FBI's Innocent Images Task Force. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint form. Scott Reid's report on defeated statute of limitations bill in California SB 131 and his abuse investigation. YouTube's reporting hub.
In this episode: Can club-hopping by abusers be stopped? How to make a standard of behavior an effective tool for identifying grooming behavior and abusers early. Stopping character assassination of girls who are abused. Learning how to speak up and being heard by adults. Why kids don't come forward when they are abused by a coach. How to support a gymnast who has been abused once he or she comes back to the gym. What questions to ask before choosing a gym.
Remember the Halloween Costume Contest is on! Send in your pictures by November 1st to receive the poster of your choice from fan-couture experts, Cloud & Victory.
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Classic Episode: Tim Daggett
Tim Daggett, Olympic Champion and NBC commentator. In this classic episode we bring you our full interview with Olympic gold medalist and longtime NBC commentator, Tim Daggett. Recorded in September 2012, Tim talks about his life-threatening leg injury at the Rotterdam World Championships, the Produnova vault, what he wants hardcore gymnastics fans to know, his thoughts on the direction the code is going, the loss of the perfect 10, cheating and kindness in coaching.
Related: Episode One: Tim Daggett Part One Episode Two: Tim Daggett Part Two
Daggett's injury at the 1:30 mark.
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58: Charlotte Drury, Fall Euro Series Meets and NCAA de-commits
Charlotte Drury and her royal court, McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross.
The fall European series are in full swing and we've got the latest news: Larisa Iordache at the Arthur Gander Memorial, Oleg Verniaiev busts a Kato at the Swiss Cup, Al Fong tells USAG they missed their chance with Brenna Dowell, an update on Jordyn Weiber, the great Ksenia Afanasyeva and her shorts at the Gala de Estrellas in Mexico, Bogi calls herself a bitch, Peng Peng Lee has preventable (?) knee surgery, Svetlana Boginskaya coaching Anna Pavlova, Vasiliki Millousi, Paul Ruggeri and Tomas "Porn 'Stach" Gonzalez at the Tournoi de Schiltigheim, the Irish National Champion, Luke Carson, has a brilliant fundraising idea, and we hypothesize about the continuing defections from University of Georgia.
Our guest this week is a rare breed. She was plucked from a gymnastics class like Nadia was from her classroom for a serious training group at a young age. The other members of her group at National Gymnastics Training Center and later Gym-Max are artistic gymnastics royalty; her lifelong friends, Olympic Champions Kyla Ross and McKayla Maroney came back from Belgium to give her advice going into her first World Championship this week. But it won't be in artistic gymnastics. She followed a different path to success and happiness. This week we talk to trampoline National Champion, Charlotte Drury. She is a tremendous spokesperson for trampoline and the gymnastics for life movement. We absolutely loved talking to her. You can watch Charlotte compete with commentary by the one and only Mitch Fenner on the USAG and FIG YouTube channels.
The winner of our Halloween Costume Contest is, Zombie Gymnast Maddie! Congratulations! We hope you enjoy your poster from Cloud & Victory
Zombie Gymnast by Maddie. The trophy as blunt force weapon...we approve.
More:
Blythe's report on the Arthur Gander Memorial and Tournoi Schiltigheim.
Every definition of artistry in Codes since 1968 with Uncle Tim
Video of Charlotte Drury at the Elite Challenge
Watch the playlist for this week's episode here http://youtu.be/Voq7dC2X5YY
This week's video <a href="http://youtu.be/Voq7dC2X5YY" target="_blank">playlist.</a>
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59: Cirque Talent Scout, Supermega Dream Job
Ever wondered what it's like to travel around the world finding the best talent for Cirque du Soleil? We sat down with talent scout, Marceline Goldsteinto ask her all of our burning Gym Nerd questions: who is the oldest person she ever recruited, are there any injuries that preclude employment, how many years can a career at Cirque last, how does Cirque manage to not piss off federations who may want a competitor to stay in the sport, how they support the disciplines like acrobatics which is so essential to Cirque's survival, is being able to hit at meets an essential prerequisite (you'll be surprised), what kind of support system is in place for longevity and health.
Our friend, Evan Heiter joins us once again to chat about the Mexican Open, which US Senior should go, who will win the Stuttgart World Cup, Octavian Bellu and Mariana Bitang's latest contract negotiation/vacation from Romania. Then in our new gymternet news segment, we speculate on Katelyn Ohashi's emphatic message; Nastia once again working with the great choreographer, Travis Wall; why comedian Michael Buckley and Evan should do Kiss & Cry interviews for gymnastics; and ponder important questions like - should men and women cross-compete on the same event (a la Paul Ruggeri on uneven bars) or should artistic gymnastics be done with their routines if they fall as is required in trampoline? All this, plus Danusia Francis's new dismount, Simone Biles yurchenko double back and Utah's dramatic leotard reveal video. Tacky or genius?
Next week, our guest will be Olympic Medalist, three-time NCAA champion at Alabama and current the athlete representative on the USA Gymnastics Team Selection Committee, Terin Humphrey.
More:
GymCastic guide to Movember
Our interview with Cirque Artist, Nebraska Gymnast, Tricia Woo
Our interview with Simone Biles
Our interview with Charlotte Drury
Our interview with Svetlana Boginskaya
This week's video playlist
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