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On Day One of the Rio Olympic Event Finals: Men’s Floor, Women’s Vault, Pommel Horse, Women’s Uneven Bars, Spencer, Uncle Tim and Jessica chat about:
The origins of "Cheeseburger booty power" - Jiani Wu episode here. Full recap of each event final details, scores, and moments we loved from: Men's Olympic Floor Final: The EPIC need for a Victorian-level fainting couch for Arthur Nory and Diego Hypolito while they waited for the results on floor. “Norying” - curl up in a ball like an armadillo until you find out if you medaled. Details of Max Whitlocks epic victory over mono and the rest of the floor field. Women's Vault Final: Simone Biles proves she is a mental rock and consistently has the best execution in the world on the hardest vaults in the world. Epic debate over the execution scores of Maria Paseka, Guilia Steingruber and Wang Yan. Pommel Horse Final--Battle of the British: Max Whitlock one-ups Louis Smith with his higher D score to Louis's higher E score. Alex Naddour proves he was the right choice for the team by breaking the 32-year pommel horse medal draught for the US. Bars Final--Reining Olympic Champion Aliya vs. WOGA and Vagina to the Line Anarchy Bars: Aliya Mustafina won over Madison Kocan with higher D to Kocan's higher E score. Sophie Scheder who we touted as the Khorkina of glorious bars, wins a medal for Germany! Beauties all medaled! Jessica Lopez hit every routine in Rio. Our favorite not-gymnastics moments--hint, Hypolito and Arthur Nory Mariano losing it on the sideline during men's floor finals.RELATED LINKS
How NBC could improve its gymnastics broadcasts Full Olympic gymnastics results here How to watch live on BBC, CBC or NBC (details here) Height, Ages and Repeat U.S. Olympic Gymnasts NBC live streaming coverage is for the FANS! So much better than so-called "primetime" evening coverage. Online NBC also has a daily online gymnastics recap show called the Daily Dismount. We are obsessed with how much more enthusiastic, passionate and positive they are than the evening broadcast team. Jim Watson, Courtney Kupets and Jonathan Horton #Jhortney 4eva! CONTEST: A winner every other podcast in August!What: The Bronze Movie Watch Party Kits (gym bag with goodies and the movie), "The End of the Perfect 10" book, a U.S. Olympic Trials T-shirt, or GRAND PRIZE*: A Bronze Movie gym bag filled with real props used in the film and a one-of-a-kind Aliya Mustafina, handmade cross-stitch by Spanny Tampson. How: Tweet, Instagram, Voicemail or Tumblr tag us and use the hashtag #BronzeContest to tell us which retired gymnast you would want to coach you, The Bronze style, to Olympic glory and why? Winners Announced: On every other podcast for the entire month of August! Starting with the women's podium training podcast. Grand Prize Deadline: August 21st at midnight. *Open to Club Gym Nerd members only
SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Please take this super short survey. It helps our podcast host find advertisers to fit your every desire. Buy one of our awesome gym nerdy gifts and goodies here. RELATED EPISODESRio Olympic Games Coverage
216: Rio Women's All-Around Final 215: Rio Men's Olympic All-Around Final 214: Rio Women's Olympic Team Final 213: Rio Men's Olympic Team Finals 212: Rio WAG Olympic Prelims 211: Rio Men's Olympic Prelims & Houry Gebeshian Interview Height, Ages and Repeat U.S. Olympic Gymnasts 210: Women's Podium Training at the Rio Olympic Games 209: Men's Podium Training at the Rio Olympic Games 208: Rio Olympics Preview 2016 Olympic Team and Coaches Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches 161: Women’s Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo Episode 77: Aly Raisman Episode 41: Laurie Hernandez & Coach Maggie Haney 151: Danell Leyva Episode 32: Sam Mikulak & 2013 Men’s NCAA Championships 2014 Winter Cup: Chris Brooks on Broken Bones, Blaniks, and Rio Episode 35: Jake Dalton 72: John Orozco 187: McKayla Maroney 206: The Russian Situation 201: Men’s Olympic Trials and P&G Champs Preview Gymbuster: Domestic vs. International Scoring 200: Alicia Sacramone 162: Wrap Up of the 2015 P&G Championships 160: PG Championships Women’s Prelims Recap Episode 48: Kyla Ross Episode 58: Charlotte Drury, Fall Euro Series & NCAA De-commits Episode 31: Elise Ray 148: Shannon Miller Episode 28: Kristen Maloney Episode 55: Worlds Wrap Up & Ferlito-Gate Episode 54: Event Finals Recap from 2013 World Championships Episode 53: All Around Finals Recap from Antwerp World Championships Episode 52: Triumph & Heartbreak Prelims Recap from Antwerp Worlds 114: Fallout From Gymnastike’s Handling of Maroney Hack & Tumble Episodes 3 and 4 with special guest Jenni Pinches! Episode 16: Elizabeth Price 146: Taylor Rice and The 2015 NCAA Championships Episode 9: Chellsie Memmel, Swiss Cup & FIG Presidential Proposals Episode 37: Julie Zetlin 81: Jenny Hansen Episode 15: Joan Ryan Author of Little Girls in Pretty Boxes Douglas Family Gold on Oxygen Podcast Recaps Douglas Family Gold: Finale DFG: World Selection Camp DFG PODCAST: Last Days of Summer Douglas Family Gold: A Companion for Gabby Douglas Family Gold S1E2: Graduation Day Douglas Family Gold: The First Hurdle Douglas Family Gold Preview Show -
THE NEWS Steve Penny got arrested Indicted on felony charges of tampering with evidence Oh. That's too bad. What are these alleged documents allegedly that he allegedly tried to remove from the ranch allegedly? Some things about this arrest...don't add up. What's really going on? Steve Penny has now been banned by USAG. LOLOLOLOLOLOL. The FBI emails We discuss the totally inappropriate-seeming emails exchanged between Steve Penny and an FBI agent Why everything about this is SOOOO Steve Penny Tasha Schwikert comes forward "Steve had always manipulated all of us really...he and USA Gymnastics made me feel like if it wasn't for them..." The clearest example of the semi-ambiguous "toxic culture at USAG that silences athletes" How this clarifies the infamous USAG 60 Minutes tweet WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS How to watch In the US, select qualification sessions will be streamed on NBC sports. Finals will be on the Olympic Channel and streamed on the Olympic Channel website. Women’s AA and event finals will be tape delayed on NBCSN. Men’s qualification - Thursday and Friday Women’s qualification - Saturday and Sunday Men’s and women’s team finals - Monday and Tuesday Men’s and women’s AA finals - Wednesday and Thursday Event finals - Friday and Saturday The latest from Doha Everyone drowned in a flood on the first day Inevitably equipment controversy. The floor is...hard. The pommel horse is...wrong? The latest news from Sexism Land (it's not that bad this time!) The US women watched the men's podium training (WHAT?) PREVIEW TIME Can anyone break through the US/Russia/China trio? Are the Japanese men in trouble in the team competition? Jessica previews the over-30s rocking the competition What non-Simones might win AA medals? KOHEI IS OUT OF THE ALL-AROUND What are Sam Mikulak's medal chances really? Which event final fields are good, which are bad, and who you need to look out for FURTHER READING Worlds 2018 – US Women’s Podium Training Men’s Podium Training Update World Championships Qualification Preview World Championships Viewing Guide SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. Doha merch now available! It's not too late!
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In the news, Australian national team member, Commonwealth Games and World Cup medalist, Mary-Anne "Mez" Monckton, Spencer, Stefane and Jessica chat about:
What won today, a huge D (difficulty score), E (execution score) or both? Full recap of every single gymnast in the final, details, scores, and moments we loved from: Simone and Aimee Boorman, the example of how to do it the right way--healthy, happy, better person not just gymnast, our new Olympic Champion! Why everyone needs a team of Aly Raisman's in their corner. Kind, fierce, loving, brave and freakin' NAILS! The Aliya Mustafina-vs.-Shang-Chunsong-for-the-bronze debate may rage on through the ages. Even though D was 1.5 points higher and Mustafa was having major issues on beam. Ellie Black made Canada proud, Wang brought the big D for China, Jessica Lopez hit 4-for-4 in an all-around final! And more details on all the fan favorite finalists. Our favorite not-gymnastics moments--hint, they almost all involve crying except for Spencer, as usual. GYMTERNET NEWSRound-up of the latest news from Rio includes:
Today's gymternet news was brought to you by a Club Gym Nerd member who dedicated it to this vault run. Jeffrey Wammes is the only out gymnast in Rio. Meanwhile, a so-called reporter is outing athletes during the Olympic Games. Feedback from elite judges on our Team Final complaints. Does their explanation make us feel any better about judging standards...?U.S. Women's Team domination by the numbers (thank you FIG for this):
At the 2012 Olympics, the USA won gold by 5.066 points ahead of Russia At the 2014 World Championships, the USA won gold by 6.194 points ahead of China At the 2015 World Championships, the USA won gold by 5.174 points ahead of China At the 2016 Olympics, the USA won gold by 8.209 points ahead of RussiaRELATED LINKS
How NBC could improve its gymnastics broadcasts Full Olympic gymnastics results here How to watch live on BBC, CBC or NBC (details here). Height, Ages and Repeat U.S. Olympic Gymnasts NBC live streaming coverage is for the FANS! So much better than so-called "primetime" evening coverage. Online NBC also has a daily online gymnastics recap show called the Daily Dismount. We are obsessed with how much more enthusiastic, passionate and positive they are than the evening broadcast team. Jim Watson, Courtney Kupets and Jonathan Horton #Jhortney 4eva! CONTEST: A winner every other podcast in August!Today's winner is: @KCozyGirl “Definitely Mckayla Maroney, she'd perfect my vault and then teach me how to take selfies and be the next Drake.” What: The Bronze Movie Watch Party Kits (gym bag with goodies and the movie), "The End of the Perfect 10" book, a U.S. Olympic Trials T-shirt, or GRAND PRIZE*: A Bronze Movie gym bag filled with real props used in the film and a one-of-a-kind Aliya Mustafina, handmade cross-stitch by Spanny Tampson. How: Tweet, Instagram, Voicemail or Tumblr tag us and use the hashtag #BronzeContest to tell us which retired gymnast you would want to coach you, The Bronze style, to Olympic glory and why? Winners Announced: On every other podcast for the entire month of August! Starting with the women's podium training podcast. Grand Prize Deadline: August 21st at midnight. *Open to Club Gym Nerd members only
SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Please take this super short survey. It helps our podcast host find advertisers to fit your every desire. Buy one of our awesome gym nerdy gifts and goodies here. RELATED EPISODESRio Olympic Games Coverage
215: Rio Men's Olympic All-Around Final 214: Rio Women's Olympic Team Final 213: Rio Men's Olympic Team Finals 212: Rio WAG Olympic Prelims 211: Rio Men's Olympic Prelims & Houry Gebeshian Interview Height, Ages and Repeat U.S. Olympic Gymnasts 210: Women's Podium Training at the Rio Olympic Games 209: Men's Podium Training at the Rio Olympic Games 208: Rio Olympics Preview 2016 Olympic Team and Coaches Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches 161: Women’s Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo Episode 77: Aly Raisman Episode 41: Laurie Hernandez & Coach Maggie Haney 151: Danell Leyva Episode 32: Sam Mikulak & 2013 Men’s NCAA Championships 2014 Winter Cup: Chris Brooks on Broken Bones, Blaniks, and Rio Episode 35: Jake Dalton 72: John Orozco 187: McKayla Maroney 206: The Russian Situation 201: Men’s Olympic Trials and P&G Champs Preview Gymbuster: Domestic vs. International Scoring 200: Alicia Sacramone 162: Wrap Up of the 2015 P&G Championships 160: PG Championships Women’s Prelims Recap Episode 48: Kyla Ross Episode 58: Charlotte Drury, Fall Euro Series & NCAA De-commits Episode 31: Elise Ray 148: Shannon Miller Episode 28: Kristen Maloney Episode 55: Worlds Wrap Up & Ferlito-Gate Episode 54: Event Finals Recap from 2013 World Championships Episode 53: All Around Finals Recap from Antwerp World Championships Episode 52: Triumph & Heartbreak Prelims Recap from Antwerp Worlds 114: Fallout From Gymnastike’s Handling of Maroney Hack & Tumble Episodes 3 and 4 with special guest Jenni Pinches! Episode 16: Elizabeth Price 146: Taylor Rice and The 2015 NCAA Championships Episode 9: Chellsie Memmel, Swiss Cup & FIG Presidential Proposals Episode 37: Julie Zetlin 81: Jenny Hansen Episode 15: Joan Ryan Author of Little Girls in Pretty Boxes Douglas Family Gold on Oxygen Podcast Recaps Douglas Family Gold: Finale DFG: World Selection Camp DFG PODCAST: Last Days of Summer Douglas Family Gold: A Companion for Gabby Douglas Family Gold S1E2: Graduation Day Douglas Family Gold: The First Hurdle Douglas Family Gold Preview Show -
2015 Russian Cup All-Around Champion, Daria Spiridonova (RUS, 57.1)
WHAT: Elevate of The Stage: Xcel, J.O., with Auburn vs. Alabama dual meet finale
WHEN: January 16-17, 2016
WHERE: Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama
SPECIALNESS: It's on podium and the college coaches will watch the top levels on Saturday night.
TWO PRIZES:
$250 off of a gym's registration (20 or more gymnasts) to compete in the JO meet and no team FeesOR
Four VIP passes to watch the college meet on the floor, access to hospitality and four free t-shirts. ***With this the winner will have to be someone 18 or older because recruitable gymnasts can't be on the floor during college meet competition (blame the NCAA rules).HOW TO ENTER:
Like us on FacebookSend us an email with the subject line “Elevate the Stage” to [email protected]DEADLINE: Sunday, October 18th More details on the Elevate the Stage podium meet here.
Lauren Hopkins, Uncle Tim, and Jessica chat about:
The Russian CupMaria Paseka's Cheng is getting better and better! We think she'll be on the podium in Glasgow. Alla Sosnitskaya won bars but it was actually Viktoria Komova who had the highest bars score of the meet!Ksenia Afanasyeva did choreography that was so lazy, it rivaled the epic Zero-F*^*s-Given floor routine from Tatiana Nabieva last year.The provisional world team and Aliya Mustafa putting Valentina Rodionenko in her place by saying"I will decide if I complete on the basis of my health."Denis Ablyzian put Ri Se Gwan on notice with the most insane tsuk-full-in of all time. Osijek World CupManrique did not do well and it's a world-wide tragedy.Paula Mejias, Danell Leyva’s teammate at Universal in Miami, triumphed from her vault disaster at the Pan Am Games. Jade Barbosa, grandmother of Brazilian gymnastics, did an absolutely, stunningly solid, wonderful beam routine.Ruby Harold burned the bars to the ground with her sheer awesomeness!Igor Radivilov's neck tattoo continues to slightly inhibit his landing ability on vault.We discuss the need for , pommel horse winner, Louis Smith to harness the power of his D.Chinese World TeamBai Yawen is not on the team and Jessica refuses to talk about it.As of this recording it was Fan Yilin, Huang Huidan, Mao Yi, Shang Chunsong, Tan Jiaxin, Wang Yan with alternate Chen Siyi. Tan Jiaxin did an Amanar that terrified the worldMao Yi fell on a Moors and was knocked unconscious during her routine. Shang Chunsong won the all-around and why we think she has a good shot at the podium in Scotland.Defending bars silver medalist, Huang Huidan, struggled on her best event. German National ChampionshipsHead coach Koch is calling aa champ Elisabet Seitz, Pauline Schäfer and Sophie Scheder, "The Hambüchens" and we don't know how we feel about that. Pauline Tratz wore a technicolor dream coat leotard that either thrilled and/or burned our eyes out.Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include:
Marvin Sharp died in jail, initial reports say it was suicide.Is Coach Rick right -- if female coaches take more leadership roles in gymnastics, will less men mean fewer incidents of sexual abuse?Is a massive lawsuit like the one faced by the Catholic Church force gyms and USA Gymnastics to make Safe4Athletes mandatory for every club?You can help Lisa Mason continue to train. Lisa currently travels over 600 miles a week! That's an average of $200/week in gas! HELP LISA HERE. Simone Biles gave the world a full camp update with scores and gave such an epic Snapchat that it skipped meme-dome and became a t-shirt.The Cure of Wolf Turn-Itis: Please take note, there are now two official GymCastic approved ways to acceptable exit from a wolf turn:The Melnikova --Step up into an immedate double turn https://youtu.be/k384wBo2KcUThe Chayse Capps -- drop into pron position like a python about to devour the beam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AHqKWTX5a8Episode 46: Russian Cup Results and Gabby Dancing With The Stars?117: Youth Olympic Games, Romanian Nationals, Russian & Novara Cup165: Ponor is Back!164: Marian Dragulescu163: ENOUGHTim Daggett: A GymCastic Classic EpisodeEpisode 56: Preventing Abuse in GymnasticsThe Gymnasi-Cat Naming Contest WINNER is Rainey, who gets to choose one of these two fabulous, adult small, P&G Championship prizes.
Runner Up
The now legendary, Lil' Kim-Z MouseKill
Pauline Tratz (GER) and her Technicolor Dream Leo
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