LIVE SHOW 2025 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Jessica and Spencer are joined by former professional musical theater boys turned super choreo-coaching duo, Daymon Jones and Patrick Kiens to discuss Celine van Gerner’s iconic Cats makeup, the Paris Olympic FX final from their perspective as Romanian team head coaches, choreographing in over 15 countries combined and the 2025 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships of course. They will also take your (virtual and in person) questions live!
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When: Between meet day on Friday, April 18, Doors at 6:30, Show 7:00 CT
Where: Rose Marine Theater, Ft. Worth, Texas or online from anywhere
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Day Four of Regionals and we have our first NCAA Championship qualifiers and Michigan State’s 198! This is our weekly Behind The Scenes Q&A episode. Today we watched all the regionals. We will go live after the meet (right here, on this page) Saturday, April 4th at 6:00-ISHpm Pacific/10:00pm Eastern. Login to reveal the show below.
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Can we expand on the hate for the men’s team declining to interview in 2022? It was great that Jordan interviewed even through the tears; however, she shouldn’t have felt compelled to do so? (Which is likely the reason she went through with that interview). There is absolutely no obligation for elite athletes to interview if they do not want to – in fact – across many sports athletes always decline interviews.
You can’t advocate for athletes’ mental health and selfishly expect them to show up to every interview if they’re not in the appropriate headspace to do so. Shacarri Richardson has never spoken about the 100m final in Paris Olympics and guess what..? She doesn’t owe anyone her side of the story. The same goes for gymnasts. Any USAG leadership that requires athletes do interviews regardless of their headspace after a meet (don’t forget, these competitions can be extremely mentally draining) needs to be reconsidered.
This comment comes from a gymnast and a gymnastics fan.
Just gotta say, OKLAHOMA’s floor music is clearly chosen with as much intention as all other elements…choreography, Tumbling