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This week’s episode is commissioned by Club Gym Nerd Member Ryan, who asked for an episode all about GYMNASTICS FAILS—“the craziest, jaw-dropping-est, and most importantly hilarious instances when it simply wasn’t someone’s day—the most ridiculous falls, the wardrobe malfunctions, and infamous equipment fails. No one is off limits for gymnastics blooper reels. I want this episode to be lighthearted, nostalgic, and a reminder that gymnastics is a struggle for basically all of the human race at one point or another.”

Time Stamps

• Gymnastics Fail Challenge (2:43)
• Vault and Bars (12:36)
• Bart Deurloo and The Case of The Wandering Nut (34:39)
• Beam (38:10)
• Floor (55:27)
• Hilarious Saves (1:02:38)
• Wardrobe Malfunctions including Stacey Ervin and the Case of the Escaped Nut (1:06:52)
• Equipment Fails (1:13:20)
• Oops I Forgot (1:17:51)

WATCH LIST

Follow along as we discuss each magnificent fail, which are linked in the order in which we discuss them.

• Martina Rizzelli
• Michelle Kenney
• Laura Mitchell
• Margret Kristinsdottir
• Purvising the judges
• Sydney McGlone
• Toni-Ann Williams
• Lisa Panzironi
• Catalina Ponor
• Ana Derek
• Shayla Worley
• Chair 1, Zamo 0
• Zamo and Khorkina
• Shang Chunsong
• Bart Deurloo and the case of the wandering nut
• Tracie Ang
• Flavia Saraiva
• Kerri Strug
• Kennedy Baker
• Tatiana Nabieva
• Zamo pull-ups
• Alyona Shchennikova and Leah Clapper
• Lauren Beers
• Seda’s spiders
• Viktoria Karpenko
• Kaitlyn Clark
• Chris Brooks
• Sara Berardinelli
• Trinity Thomas
• Danusia Francis
• Aljas Pegan
• Ludmilla Tourischeva
• David Henderson
• Ekaterina Kramarenko
• Pianist improvs music for Nancy Theis FX

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