Archives for July 2014

 

 

This week Uncle Tim, Spanny Tampson, Lauren Hopkins, and Jessica chat about:

• Which skills and/or apparatus cause the most exertion-induced flatulence.
• The good and bad–the unusual team final format at the Commonwealth Games
• Could Donnell Whittenburg be this generation’s Marian Dragulescu?
• Nadia, Shannon Miller, Dominique Dawes, Mary Lou Retton and Bart Conner on ABC’s Extreme Weight Loss, featuring an adult gymnast!
• Who’s in, out, and ones to watch at this weekend’s Secret Classic in Chicago.
• Jessica and Spanny share their body image struggles as adult gymnasts.
• We pick our Rio Olympic teams based on this year’s Secret Classic roster.
• The Chow-manar vs. The Raisman-manar.
• How will Gabby Douglas’s move to Buckeye’s with Nia Dennis benefit them both.
• The State of Danell Leyva; training in Miami for the altitude in Colorado, don’t mix.
• Spanny Tampson’s review of Gymnastike’s Beyond The Routine series at Texas Dreams.
• What goes through our minds while we watch rings routines.
• Can “women’s” gymnastics remain a viable sport if it can only be done at the elite level, before puberty?
• Beautiful Cuban gymnastics shine at the Festival Panamericano; Yesina Ferrera Nunez and Manrique Larduet.

 

 

Louis will be our very first GymCastic Book Club guest in August.

What: Read the book and submit questions about it for Louis.

How: Buy the book here, send your questions to us at  gymcastic @ gmail.com or leave a voicemail on Skype at username “GymCastic Podcast” or by dialing (415) 800-3191.

When: Submit your questions by the first week in August and we’ll ask Louis when he’s on the show in August.

Watch Gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games from anywhere in the world BBC2 here or BBC1 here or here for all streams. WARNING! Don’t click on any of the ads on these pages! These are free because they are full of spam links, beware of the x boxes. Use this VPN to watch the Commonwealth Games from anywhere:  TunnelBear 

Watch ABC’s Extreme Weight Loss with obese, 44-year-old Georgeanna, who wants to get back to gymnastics here.

• Episode 48: Kyla Ross
• Episode 72: John Orozco
• Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches
• Episode 22: Beth Tweddle
• Episode 39: Victoria Moors
• Episode 42: The 2013 Secret US Classic from Chicago
• Episode 41: Laurie Hernandez & Coach Maggie Haney

Or watch this week’s playlist on YouTube here.

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

• The fashion, safety, random whistling sounds, top 40 music and insane skills from the Trampoline, Double Mini, Rhythmic, Tumbling and Acrobatic Championships
• Can Dana Duckworth fill Sarah Patterson’s heels as she retires after 36 years at the University of Alabama
• Gabby Douglas leaves Chow’s again–where should she go now? Jessica gives us an elaborate plan for Gabby while Uncle Tim speculates about the business end of things.
• Then we answer your questions about men’s age limits–why did Kenzo become a world champ at 17?
• Do pro gymnasts delay official retirement to milk endorsements? Or are they just keeping their options open?

CALLING AWESOME TYPISTS! Our transcription team serves the deaf gymnastics population by transcribing each episode with their passion for typing and gymnastics. If you’d like to join Team GymCastic Transcription and help our deaf audience read each episode faster, email us at gymcastic @ gmail.com to volunteer.

 

 

Louis will be our very first GymCastic Book Club guest in August.

What: Read the book and submit questions about it for Louis.

How: Buy the book here, send your questions to us at  gymcastic @ gmail.com or leave a voicemail on Skype at username “GymCastic Podcast” or by dialing (415) 800-3191.

When: Submit your questions by the first week in August and we’ll ask Louis when he’s on the show in August.

 

Elizabeth Grimsley writes about gymnastics over at allflippedout and tweets about it here. 

USA Gymnastics full gallery of great photos from USA Championships on Facebook.

• Episode 26.5: Jenny Hansen, Casey Jo Magee and Anna Li with an Announcement!
• Episode 3: Russian Regime Change, Fashion Code and a Chat With Anna Li
• 03: Ranch Classic & Sports Acro World Championships
• 102: Classic Episode with Louis Smith
• 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

Or watch this week’s YouTube play list here.

 

It’s a classic interview this week from back in October 2012, when we talked to Great Britain’s Louis Smith. The outspoken, three-time Olympic medalist talked to us about Strictly Come Dancing, handling the pressure, role models, his nude pommel horse photo shoot, style on the British team and Rio.

We are very excited to announce that Louis will be our very first GymCastic Book Club guest in August.

What: Read the book and submit questions about it for Louis.

How: Buy the book here, send your questions to us at  gymcastic @ gmail.com or leave a voicemail on Skype at username “GymCastic Podcast” or by dialing (415) 800-3191.

When: Submit your questions by the first week in August and we’ll ask Louis when he’s on the show in August.

• Episode 4: Louis Smith, Spanny’s Athlete Oath, Making Men’s Gymnastics More Popular
• Episode 22: Beth Tweddle
• Episode 21: Kyle Shewfelt
• Episode 20: Jenni Pinches
• Episode 35: Jake Dalton
• Episode 34: Rick McCharles
• 95: WAG European Championships Part Two — Lesser Known Stars and a Behind The Scenes Report
• 94: Women’s European Championships Part One!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian Olympian, Olivia Vivian, perhaps the biggest ham in all of elite gymnastics, is with us this week! She helped Australia to a sixth place finish, its best Olympic finish in history in Beijing. Despite a back fracture, a mangled hand and being normal height of 5′ 6″, she’s made a successful comeback to elite at the age of 24, almost 10 years since she first completed at the 2005 world championships. We can’t wait to watch the Oregon Beaver compete at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow later this month. We are putting out bets on her to duke it out with the British in bars finals. We discuss:

• “Australian Gymnastics Jail” – her thoughts on the Australians being left at home for the Antwerp World Championships last year.
• Learning new techniques from coach John Carney at OSU to improve her already stellar bars.
• How college gymnastics in America gave her a better understanding of the competitiveness Peggy Liddick brings to the Australian program.
• Earning a living as an adult athlete and returning to elite training hours.
• The freedom and trust she experienced from her coaches as an adult elite athlete.

Check out Olivia’s antics on her Twitter, Facebook, YouTube Channel or Instagram.

Just some of the reasons we love Miss Vivian and her Instagram account.

Or watch our YouTube playlist for Olivia Vivian’s interview here.

• 96: Australian Nationals & Men’s European Championships
• 97: Anadia World Cup & Canadian Nationals
• 90: The 2014 Women’s NCAA Championships! Plus details from the Ljubljana World Cup, Korean Meet and Romania takes on Belgium and France
• 84: Meet Recaps! Jesolo & NCAA Conference Championships
• 82: Cottbus, English Championships & Danusia Francis finally gets a 10 on beam!
• Episode 52: Triumph & Heartbreak Prelims Recap from Antwerp Worlds
• Episode 48: Kyla Ross
• Episode 17: Growing Up In The Soviet Gymnastics System And Training At Round Lake