Welcome to The Original College Gymnastics Post-Meet Show!
We’ll start around 9pm CT after the first day of NCAA Championships where event champions will be crowned! Scores and Watch links. You can score the meet along with your fellow gym nerds. Here’s how to ask questions live. Can’t make it live? Add Club bonus episodes to your favorite podcast player (instructions here). Tip: After logging in, refresh this page and the extended player will appear below. Not a member? Join here.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 – Teams Advance to the NCAA Final
00:40 – Event Champions: Faith Torres, Kira Wells, Riley McCusker, Brooklyn Roray, Jordan Chiles
01:31 – Behind the Scenes Show Intro
02:23 – Live Show Preview with Chae Campbell
03:54 – Minnesota Breaks Through in Semifinal Two
06:37 – UCLA Misses Its Chance on Vault
08:15 – Jordan Chiles’ Bars Fall and Floor Title Redemption
10:45 – Arkansas Falls Short
12:18 – Oklahoma Dominates the Day
12:45 – Faith Torres Wins the All-Around
14:17 – Oklahoma Injury / Lineup / Podium Questions
16:29 – End of Public Show
16:53 – Members Only: BTS Begins
17:39 – LSU Arena Music Discussion
18:38 – Oklahoma Gymnast Injury in Podium Training
20:31 – Recovery, Catsuits, and Arena Noise
24:20 – Semifinal One Vault Debate: Kaliya Lincoln vs Kailin Chio
28:37 – Why NCAA Judging Drives Everyone Insane
32:08 – Chio’s Recovery and LSU Team Mentality
35:03 – Florida and LSU Advance, Georgia Misses Its Opening
38:35 – JaFree Scott’s Beam Miracle
42:05 – What Florida and LSU Need to Do for the Final
45:36 – Can Minnesota Beat LSU?
47:26 – UCLA’s Underperformance and Jordan’s Beam Response
50:27 – Proposed Beam Rule Changes
52:25 – FanFest, Food Trucks, and NCAA Atmosphere
54:43 – Event Winners and All-Around Follow-Up
57:16 – Maggie Slife and the Air Force Story
59:38 – Puppies, Fan Experience, and More BTS
01:01:41 – Event Specialists: Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor
01:04:25 – Is Podium Good or Bad for Nationals?
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Every week we pick a college meet to watch, then go live, right here on this page to discuss our immediate thoughts about the meet. Our superstar, bar tender Linzers, creates a bespoke themed mocktail and cocktail recipe for each meet.
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Per your comment…I have always thought that, too, about hurting ankles! Why wear high heels on the gym floor?! Courtney ended up putting them back on, though!