Thanks for this podcast, I will mention my thoughts about Aly and Gabby scoring at prelims. Honestly, Aly had an awesome vault which really helped her all around. Aly had a much better routine now floor. Bars is Gabbys, hands down. Beam, well, Aly DID have higher amplitude last night on everything. Gabby had lower jumps as well as incomplete leaps. Please go back and look at tapes. You will see what I am talking about. I see the night as belonging to Aly. She had a big break on beam. I\’ll give you that. However, the rest of her routine was aggressive and hit. Gabby is an amazing gymnast. I\’m happy for her and I will be cheering her on for bars event finals. These are my thoughts and opinions! Again, thanks for your podcast. I enjoy it.

Super excited to listen to this episode this morning and fuel my continued non-stop obsession with reading recaps from yesterday, so I really appreciate all the work put in to bring this out right away! I will say I wish you guys had given Aly some credit for qualifying to two AA Olympic finals in a row! Gabby was amazing yesterday, but so was Aly, and while some specific scores might have been questionable I think their overall ranking and the difference in their scores was fair, so the assumption that Gabby was robbed by the judges rubbed me the wrong way. She is robbed by the two-per-country rule for sure, and I think it\’s ridiculous that she doesn\’t get to compete for a medal after a stellar performance yesterday, but I do think Aly fairly beat her. Even if Aly\’s BB score was high, I don\’t think they could have deducted her enough to lose considering that she had a solid routine otherwise. (And the UB score was high obviously, but so was everyone\’s!) So, I just wish she had been celebrated a bit too!

The comments about judging are really upsetting. None of us are professional judges, and I do not endorse conspiracy theories. There is no question Aly deserved to qualify over Gabby. I think their beam scores were fair. Aly had one big error on her side aerial and Gabby had several smaller errors, including her dismount which was scary.

When Ellie Downy got injured, the commentator on the BBC said “They are carrying Ellie out to check on her. And GB has our own medical team, so she’ll be in good hands there.” And I was amazed by the fact that not only they sent the athlete, of course, they would treat them so well by sending Britain’s own medical team. I wouldn’t be surprised if they also sent along boxes and boxes of Evian water bottles, Harrods crumpets and teas. A major difference with France with Samir Ait Said. AND THEY DROPPED THE POOR GUY! As if he hasn’t got a bad enough day already. I wonder if team USA also has our own medic team and our own neuro surgeon and our own CAT-scan flown in from Seattle.

I love this podcast! And it’s fine not to be a fan of Aly, but she wasn’t the one scoring the meet and to put the disdain on her is saddening. Aly is making history by qualifying for her second Olympic AA! I’m surprised at reactions of the Gymcastic staff when Gabby & Aly have shown nothing but great character and support for each other all these years.

Aly and gabby were incredible lest night. Both did an amazing gob. Both deserve all the credited in the world for that. Aly did some of her best routines in her life, in addition to a difficulty advantage. She won that AA spot fair and square.

As for the beam routines- both Aly and Gabby doesn’t always hit 180 split. It is incorrect to say that Gabby hits ALL of her splits- check the video again if you think otherwise. Gabby also lost some tenths for lots of balance checks in the lending of skills while Aly lost most of the tenths in that one big mistake and the rest was solid (aside from splits). Gabby lost a lot of tents for the dismount alone (super close to the beam, super low chest and 2 steps). So yes, they should have gotten a similar score +/- 0.1 or 0.2, and that is not surprising or a judging problem, which you so like to blame it on.

It’s really pity that Gymcastic can’t do a cover in a more balanced way. It’s pity that you criticize one gymnast for something because you don’t like her and overlook the same errors for a gymnast that you do love. Everyone have their own favorite and that OK but that shouldn’t prevent you from saying something nice on a gymnast that by all means had a fantastic performance. It’s really shameful that you target a gymnast in such a negative way, much like the NBC trio that you complaining about ALL the time. You truly could not bring yourself to give Aly the tiniest praise for her magnificent performance (which would not have taking anything form Gabby good performance).

You should change the podcast name to “Gabby’s FanCast, the number 1 Gabby’s fun podcast in the galaxy”, would be more fitting :-/

Aly and gabby were incredible lest night. Both did an amazing gob. Both deserve all the credit in the world for that. Aly did some of her best routines and have the difficulty advantage. She won that AA spot fair and square.

It’s really pity that Gymcastic can’t cover in a more balanced way. Everyone have their own favorite and that OK but that shouldn’t prevent you from saying something nice on a gymnast that by all means had a fantastic performance. You truly could not bring yourself to give Aly the tiniest praise for her magnificent performance (which would not have taking anything form Gabby good performance).

As for the beam routines- both Aly and Gabby doesn’t always hit 180 split. It is incorrect to say that Gabby hits ALL of her splits- check the video again if you think otherwise. Gabby also lost some tenths for lots of balance checks in the lending of skills while Aly lost most of the tenths in that one big mistake and the rest was solid (aside from splits). Gabby lost a lot of tents for the dismount alone (super close to the beam, super low chest and 2 steps). So yes, they should have gotten a similar score +/- 0.1 or 0.2, and that is not surprising or a judging problem, which you so like to blame it on.

You should change the podcast name to “Gabby’s FanCastic, the number 1 Gabby’s fans podcast in the galaxy”, would be more fitting :-/

I have to echo the sentiments of the above commenters… the tone of this podcast left a bad taste in my mouth. I thought it was unfortunate that some much emphasis was being placed on the jugding and how that supposedly harmed Gabby, and Aly\’s tremendous accomplishment (2 olympic AA finals in a row!!) was hardly mentioned. Yes, the bars scoring was wonky, but it was wonky for both Aly and Gabby. Gabby had a fantastic competition, but Gabby didn\’t have enough this time around, it\’s as simple as that. There\’s no need for catty bitterness.
I was also really disappointed for the shots that were taken at Jordyn at the end of the podcast. The implication that Gabby is a better teammate now than Jordyn was in 2012 because Jordyn cried is really frustrating. First, people expected Jordyn to qualify in 2012, and I don\’t think anyone except the Gabby stans expected Gabby to qualify to AA over Aly or simone. Secondly, the margin between the top 3 AAers in 2012 was MUCH closer, which goes to my first point – Gabby and the rest of the team had to see the writing on the wall in training and in competetion long before Jordyn did. All the credit in the world to Gabby for smiling and encouraging her teammates in 2016 in the face of disappointment, but her disappointment is not the same as Jordyn\’s. It is apples and oranges. Gabby gets to carry the fact that she is an olympic all around champion always, and Jordyn knew in that moment in 2012 that she never would be. Jordyn crying in 2012 because of the shock and disappointment does not make her a bad teammate, as the panel seemed to imply. Gabby remaining composed yesterday does not make her a superior teammate to Jordyn, as the panel also seemed to imply. Jordyn pulled herself together in London in a way that epitomizes a true teammate. Gabby remaining supportive in the face of her personal defeat also makes her a fantastic teammate, but you have to admit that the situations are not equal, and blame should not be retrospectively placed on Jordyn for having the emotions that she did. Both deserve praise, not unfair comparisons. Both were 4 years younger in 2012. Who knows how Gabby would have reacted had the tables been turned? Afterall, she is the one who, four years ago, not so diplomatically said \”Everyone has to deal with disappointment.\” If you chalk that up to immaturity,etc, it is completely unfair to then chastize Jordyn for her actions in 2012. This podcast showed it\’s pro Gabby bias more than ever with this particular cast, and I was disappointed. Unsure if I will continue to listen.

I woke up this morning so excited to listen to this – now I wish I hadn\’t. It ruined my day to hear such whining. You complain about the NBC team, but this was just as painful to listen to. I not going to spend time writing more because it isn\’t even worth it I will say – let\’s go TEAM USA. All the girls are amazing.

I have to agree with the sentiments above. I am so proud of all of the girls. What a great night. It\’s ok to have favorites, but not at the expense of good coverage. I think you guys did a disservice to yourselves. Sad because I love this podcast and greatly appreciate all of your work.