Beam, Floor, High Bar and P-Bars Event Finals Live from the Paris Olympic Games

Live on location in Paris, Jessica reports on the competition in Bercy Arena today and on her interviews with athletes. Spencer is watching, rewatching and judging from home. Plus we have lots of behind the scenes news from the Paris Olympics to share.

00:00 We have beam, floor, high bar and p-bars Olympic Champions!
Beam, survive and medal. High bar, survive and medal. Floor, we have an inquiry!
01:38 Why did Simone Biles get a neutral deduction during beam finals? The failure to salute controversy explained.
3:03 Why Simone Biles saluted all the way off the floor for ever and ever at the judges
4:34 What happened during Simone Biles floor routine that cost her gold
Simone Biles win silver on floor and becomes the second most decorated Olympic gymnast of all time
8:32 The bronze medal floor final controversy explained between Ana Barbosa, Jordan Chiles and Sabrina Voinea
Jordan Chiles enters her first event finals and walks away a bronze medalist
Rebeca Andrade wins floor and becomes the most decorated Brazilian Olympian of all time
12:36 How inquires work in gymnastics, what can be inquired about the score and what cannot
16:54 The beam final in detail
Alice D’Amato wins Italy’s first women’s gymnastics Olympic gold
And teammate Manila Esposito took bronze making the two beam medals a first for Italy
23:28 There’s no shushing in gymnastics! Why did the French crowd shush people yelling encouragement to the gymnasts as they competed on beam?
25:07 A French perspective on the shushing controversy.
27:31 Do male gymnasts get a pass for poor behavior while women like Simone Biles get deductions. More on the alleged deduction for failing to salute.
37:59 High Bar Finals
42:24 Does the FIG need to change event finals format to prevent the number of falls that happened today?
51:29 P Bars, the drama free final of the day

Get tickets to our Paris Live Show replay. Here is our full Olympic podcast schedule 

• • • 
      

      • PARIS HEADQUARTERS: podcasts, schedules and fantasy game

      

      • LINKS & ARTICLES

        • The Top Gymnast in France is Competing For Algeria
        • The careers of Olympians like Simone Biles mirror the rise of adult gymnastics. ‘I’m never leaving.’
        • The intimate relationship between gymnasts and chalk
        • Emily Giamvalvo’s gymnastics data nerd stories for Washington Post
        • USA Gymnastics emerged from scandal with a rebuilt sponsor roster and a chance to shine in Paris and beyond
        • What Was It Like Teaching Simone Biles Her Out-of-This-World Skills? Her First Coach Aimee Boorman Explains In New Book
        • Will I Lose My Gold Medal Because of My Leotard? Uncovering Elite Gymnastics’ Rules
        • What Scores Get You a Medal
        • How to Build The Paris Olympic Team

        Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!). It includes:

        • • Weekly Q&A  Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktails episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch.
          • Exclusive VIP section on the message board Forum
        • More goodies:
          • GymCastic newsletters 
          • 2024 College & Cocktails menu (including mocktails, of course)
          • GymCastic Fantasy Games
          • GymCastic Store: clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even “tapestries” (banners, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast!
          • Baseball hats available now in the GymCastic store

        RELATED EPISODES

        • • • • Event Finals Day Three live from Paris
              • Event Finals Day Two live from Paris
              • Event Finals Day One live from Paris
              • Women’s All Around Live from the Paris Olympic Games
              • Men’s All Around Final and Simone Biles Epic Clap Back at Skinner
              • Women’s Team Final Live from the Paris Olympic Games
              • Men’s Team Final Live from the Paris Olympic Games
              • Women’s Qualifications Live from the Paris Olympic Games
              • Men’s Qualification Live From The Paris Olympic Games
              • Women’s Podium Training Live From The Paris Olympic Games
              • Paris Olympic Preview and Olympic Judging Evaluation System (part two)
              • Judging The Judges: How Judges Are Chosen For the Olympic Games
              • Biggest Olympic Judging Scandals and Paris Rules Update
              • Behind The Scenes: Back from Trials

        RESOURCES 

        • Spencer’s Clickable Code of Points
        • Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
        • The Highest scores, D scores and World Cup rankings at The Gymternet
        • Men’s Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions

        MORE WAYS TO LISTEN HERE