Jessica and Spencer cover the biggest headlines: Rebeca Andrade’s new documentary, Jordan Chiles joining Dancing With the Stars, update on Chow’s coach arrest, and news from around the Gymternet.
Watch GymCastic Live with AA World Champion, MORGAN HURD
Watch the preview. Get replay tickets here
Get Replay Tickets
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:16 Headlines: Andrade documentary, Jordan Chiles on DWTS
07:23 Gymternet news: SafeSport & coaching updates
13:00 Nola Matthews Interview – artistry, UCLA, pets, travel stories
29:00 Skills talk & beam mount wishlist
45:24 Brazilian Championships Recap – Flavia Saraiva, Julia Soares, Gabriela Barbosa
56:30 Team Brazil Worlds selection discussion
59:19 Andrade sabbatical & rehab updates
1:03:08 Mixed men’s & women’s format at Brazilian Nationals
1:05:36 Brazil’s Worlds team strategy
1:09:19 More Gymternet News – Worlds tickets
1:13:16 Dream gym features
1:17:10 Athlete wellbeing studies & abuse impacts
1:18:48 NCAA News: Southern Utah to Pac-12
1:20:17 Canadian sports abuse report & new book “Historic” by Emma Webb
1:21:06 Coaching updates, Alice Kinsella baby, Maggie Nichols engagement
NOLA MATTHEWS INTERVIEW
- Nola Matthews, the queen of angsty Y2K emo artistry, is on the show today to talk about her unmatched performance quality on floor, her beautiful bars, and Taylor Swift’s engagement, the only engagement to ever matter
BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Andrade’s taking a chill pill, and Barbosa is having a baby. Who is competing at this meet?
- FLAVIA IS BACK ALERT: watch her 13.933 on beam
- Sophia Weisburg won the all-around with a 51.231 and Caio Souza won the MAG all-around with a 80.950
- Where do scores from these Championships rank internationally heading into Worlds?
- Should MAG and WAG gymnasts compete simultaneously in the meet AND on the same apparatus?
- Post-meet interview snippets
- What did Andrade and Barbosa say about their off-time training?
GYMTERNET NEWS
- The Sports Illustrated Games roster.
- Pacific Reign Gymnastics is moving to a new big ass two-story facility! Jessica pontificates about how they should design it.
- A new Swedish study shows abuse impacts elite gymnasts well after retirement, identifying 54 negative consequences affecting athletes later in life
- Southern Utah will migrate over to the PAC-12 starting in the 2026-2027 season
- Jordan Chiles has been announced for Dancing With the Stars
- After weeks of intensive care, Lorenzo Bonicelli was transferred to a spinal unit
- A preliminary report from Canada’s Federal Commission found the sports system is ‘broken’ and suffers from widespread abuse
- Who are the new coaches in town?
- Jade Carey joined Oregon State’s coaching staff as a student coach
- Emma Malabuyo joins UCLA as a graduate assistant coach
- Tickets are finallllyyy on sale for 2025 Jakarta Worlds! Buy one here
- Alice Kinsella had a baby!
UP NEXT:
- Behind The Scenes: Live Q&A podcast every Friday at noon Pacific/8 GMT
LATEST EPISODES
️ Behind The Scenes (Club Exclusive)
Club Gym Nerd members get extended content: weekly Q&A, BTS podcast, and stories that don’t make the main show.
Want to commission your own episode? Join Club Gym Nerd: https://gymcastic.com/club/
Support the Show
- Join Club Gym Nerd: https://gymcastic.com/club/
- Headstand Game: https://gymcastic.com/headstand-plugin/
- Fantasy Challenge (2025 U.S. Championships): https://gymcastic.com/2025-u-s-championships-fantasy-challenge/
- Forum: https://gymcastic.com/community/
- Merch: https://gymcastic.com/shop/
Live Shows
Experience GymCastic live!
✨ Replay: GymCastic Live in New Orleans with Morgan Hurd
Thank You to Our Sponsors
-
- Norberts — 10% off with code GymCastic: https://norberts.net
NEWSLETTERS
- Sign up for all three GymCastic newsletters
RESOURCES
-
The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles
by Aimee Boorman with Fact Checker. Aimee coached Simone from day one in gymnastics to three back to back World All Around titles, 14 world medals and an unprecedented 5 medals at the Rio Olympics. Get your copy now. And if you loved reading (or listening) to the book, please leave a review.
- Spencer’s essential website The Balance Beam Situation
- GIFs of the Week and Meet schedule with links.
- Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
- Kensley’s men’s gymnastics site Neutral Deductions
RESISTANCE
Submitted by our listeners.
- ACTION
- Indivisible
- Practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: indivisi.org/muskorus
- 5Calls App will call your Congresspeople by issue with a script to guide you
-
- Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices)
- State your name and zip code or district
- Be concise with your question or demand (i.e. What specific steps is Senator X taking to stop XYZ)
- Wait for answer
- Ask for action items – tell them what you want them to do (i.e. draft articles of impeachment immediately, I want to see you holding a press conference in front of…etc.)
- Make 2 to your Congressional rep (local and DC office). 2 each to your US Senators (local and state offices)
-
- ResistBot
- Turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes
- ACLU Mobile Justice App
- Allows you to record encounters with public officials while streaming to your closest contacts and your local ACLU; REPORT any abuse by authorities to the ACLU and its networks.
- Indivisible
- LAWSUITS
- STAY INFORMED
- Suggested podcasts: Amicus, Daily Beans, Pod Save America, Strict Scrutiny
- Immigrant Rights
