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  • 1 hour 24 minutes
    Olympic Champion Triple Header : 2024 U.S. Classic Preview
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    2024 U.S. Classic Preview

    Special guest, Michigan great and TV analyst, Olivia Karas, fills in for Spencer to discuss this week's epic meet. For the first time in the history of women's gymnastics, three all-around Olympic Champions will compete against each other.

    • 1:40 The historic-ness of this meet
    • 2:42 What does Gabby Douglas need to do to qualify on all events to Championships and with what scores for the Paris Team
    • 7:23 The saga of Suni Lee and whether to petition or skip bars at Classic
    • 9:38 More context about Simone's first meet of 2024, including the Landis saying, "no" when she wanted to come back for Paris
    • 27:37  the new injury rules
    • 30:38 What to expect from the 2023 World Team members: Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely and Josc Roberson
    • 33:20 The NCAA to Elite roster: Leanne Wong, Kayla DiCello, Konnor McClain, Trinity Thomas and Jordan Chiles
    • 27:01 Favorite routines and skills from sneak attack stars like Myli Lew, Jayla Hang, CaMarah Williams and Kaliya Lincoln
    GYMTERNET NEWS
      • 1:01:02 Australian Championships
      • 1:03:37 Simone Biles GOAT tour now with men
      • 1:07:40 Shang Chunsong won a parkour meet
      • 1:09:40 Olympic Channel documentary on Viktoriia Onopriienko
      • 1:10:22 Larissa Libby out at Iowa, Karina Muñoz made a post, we'll tell you what happened
      • Haleigh Bryant won the Honda Award
      • 1:19:07 Moroccan Federation filed a complaint against the Algerian Federation with the FIG
      • 1:20:23 Adding insult to injury, the Minnesota Men are losing their gym
      • Asia D'Amato (ITA) is out with a knee injury
      • 1:21:34 The IOC is providing AMAZING mental health support for Paris Olympians during and after the games

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    14 May 2024, 2:49 am
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    By the Power of Manila Esposito! European Championships 2024
    European Championships 2024
    • 1:08 Spencer health update
    • 2:49 World Championships 2025
    • 3:48 Roster update for U.S. Classic in Hartford, including Konnor
    • 5:18 European All-Around Champion Manila Esposito (ITA)
    • 17:30 We construct the highest D score beam routines possible
    • 34:00 European Team Champions, Italy
    • 34:58 Alica Kinsella
    • 36:51 Silver medal British team and all the issues surrounding their success from injuries to Ondine Achampong; Amelie Morgan deciding against elite; and head coach David Kenwright stepping down
    • 39:43 Why Becky Downie is making the Paris Olympic team
    • 45:17 Olympic Qualifier, Belgium's Maellyse Brassart
    • 49:54 Romania's huge comeback to place 4th as a team
    • 50:38 Status of Bronze team France including vault star, Ming Van Eijken
    • 51:06 Firsts: Kosovo, The Adalsteinsdottir and Chad
    • 54:33 Jana Mahmoud (EGY) Paris Olympic Qualifier
    • 55:59 Pacific Rim winner Jayla Hang's all-around score is good enough for Olympic Trials
    GYMTERNET NEWS
    • 57:30 How much Cecile Landi will make as the Georgia co-head coach
    • 1:02:17 Ill fitting bra contribute to ACL injuries and affect breathing
    • 1:04:12 James Bacueti (AUS) fails to qualify to Paris Olympics because of mis-allocated World Cup points
    • 1:07:36 State team offers leotard design in every style from unitard to leotard to biketard
    • 1:13:49 Behind The Scenes Plans

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    7 May 2024, 1:27 am
  • 1 hour 22 minutes
    American Gabby Douglas Classic

    Welcome to Behind The Scenes  Spencer is back today to discuss Suni, Jade and Gabby Douglas immediately following Gabby's debut at the American Classic in Texas. We went live Saturday, April 27th at the conclusion of the meet.  Here's how to ask questions live. Can't make it live? Add all of our Club bonus content to to your favorite podcast player, instructions here. We discuss:

    • Spencer's health update
      • Our accountant has advised us against accepting donations for Spencer. Everything that has been donated already is being sent to Spencer. The best way to support him is to honor his wishes against a GoFundMe. You could visit The Balance Beam Situation often and visit the site advertisers. Whether Spencer can work or not, GymCastic will continue to pay his salary to support his treatment. Long ago we agreed to be gymnastics married, in sickness and in health. Thanks to all of our GymNerd members who make that possible.
    • Gabby Douglas, Suni and Jade at the American Classic
    • The U.S Championships petition rules per event -- who can petition on which events
    • Who made the best case for their Olympic Trials spot
    • How we are obsessed with Myli Lew and CaMarah Williams
    • Cecile Landi, the new co-head coach at University of Georgia
    • International meet updates and the calamity of Pac Rims
    • Simone Biles latest interview
    • What Spencer thought about NCAAs
    • Answer your questions about how USAG has changed, improved, devolved and evolved
    • Hartford Classic Meet-up, RSVP here 
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    Behind The Scenes is our weekly Q&A live podcast, during competitions we give our immediate reactions at the conclusion of a meet  It's all part of the bonus content for our Club Members who supporting our work year around.

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    30 April 2024, 7:06 am
  • 1 hour 28 minutes
    2024 NCAA Championship Recap & Olympic Qualification Update
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    HEADLINES

    Jessica is joined by Michigan great, Olivia Karas while Spencer is on the mend.

    • LSU are Champions!!
    • Courtney Kupets is out at Georgia. After seven seasons the UGA gymnastics coach, Courtney Kupets Carter, is gone. This has since kicked off a whirlwind of speculation surrounding her successor. The lead candidate heading into the weekend was new national champion head coach Jay Clark, which pushed a bidding war that is rumored to have reached $2 million before Clark turned it down according to our sources. We discuss the other coaches we're hearing Georgia is interested in and are expected to make an announcement soon. 
      • We discuss how this transpired
      • Why this is good for the sport
      • Who we've heard is currently in the running
    FINAL OLYMPIC QUALIFIER WORLD CUPS
    • Qualifier World Cups have concluded and the spots go to: 
    • Vault: An Chang Ok (PRK), Valentina Georgieva (BUL)
    • Uneven Bars: Georgia-Rose Brown (NZL), Levi Ruivivar (PHI)
    • Balance Beam: Nina Derwael (BEL) , Ting Hua-Tien 
      • Emma Malabuyo (UCLA/PHL) failed to qualify
        • She still has one more shot
    • Floor Exercise: Charlize Moerz (AUT), Laura Casabuena (ESP)
    NCAA FINALS
    • LSU won their first ever NCAA Championship
      • The 8th NCAA program to be crowned champion
    • The Stanford men won their fifth consecutive NCAA championship
    • Bests and Worsts from Championships
    • Judges Award for Getting it Right
    • Shocking Twist Awards
    • That Girl Award
    • Mother Award
    • Badass Skill Award
    • Individual Queen Award
    GYMTERNET NEWS
    • The DOJ has reached a settlement with 139 claimants for a total of $138.7 million
    • Sunisa Lee revealed she has been battling two kidney diseases
    • Simone Biles is the 2024 Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award winner
    • Curran Phillips' coach says he withdrew from the Doha World Cup because of USAG policy
    • GymCastic is featured in the Wall Street Journal
    • Hashimoto Daiki wins his fourth straight All-Japan All-Around Championships title
    • Morgan Price from Fisk University has won the first-ever collegiate national title for an HBCU gymnast

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    24 April 2024, 4:23 am
  • 15 minutes 5 seconds
    NCAA FINALS LIVE FROM FT. WORTH

    Welcome to Behind The Scenes - NCAA FINALS EDITION

    Michigan great, Olivia Karas joins to discuss all the news. We go live (right here, on this page) around on Friday April 20th after NCAA team final's awards and the press conference concludes. Here's how to ask questions live. Can't make it live? Add College & Cocktails to your favorite podcast player? Instructions here.

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    21 April 2024, 12:15 am
  • 38 minutes 25 seconds
    2024 NCAA Championship Preview
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    Fixing NCAA Judging With Dr. Hughes Mercier

    Dr. Mercier PhD is the creator of JEP (Judges Evaluation Program) for the FIG. The project took 10 years to create. Jessica asked him how to he would approach NCAA judging with it's 10.0 system, plentiful ^ up to deductions and a review system based on coaches feedback. Scott Bregman and Jessica talked about the need for enforcement of the Code of Points and professionalizing judging on Behind The Scenes this week. Listen or watch the full episode here.

    NIL Lowdown with Attorneys, Tasha Schwikert & Josie Leinert

    Olympic medalist, World and NCAA champion, Tasha Schwikert Esq. joined Jessica with her co-worker Josie Leinert Esq. (née Loren, yes, as in Kaylie Cruz of Make it Or Break It fame) to talk about the realities of recruiting in the unregulated wild west of 2024 NIL.

    • Handlers charging for access to athletes
    • Payoffs to join a team disguised as NIL "deals"
    NCAA Championship Preview

    Official Championship Schedule 

    SEMIFINAL 1 Thursday, 3:30pm CT - LSU, Cal, Arkansas, Stanford

    • LSU - They have been runner-up to Oklahoma 4 times in the past decade. 
    • Cal - Cal is the one team that holds up best with the naked eye. 
    • Arkansas - If Cal or LSU has to count a fall, Arkansas has the scores to continue their gymnastics on ABC. 
    • Stanford - The only unseeded team to advance to Championships. 

    SEMIFINAL 2 Thursday, 8pm CT - Oklahoma, Florida, Utah, Alabama

    • Oklahoma - This is about legacy. The dynasty has already been established, but Oklahoma has never three-peated.
    • Florida - Last year, the Gators finished just 0.15 behind Oklahoma and the year prior 0.1125. Can they find those extra tenths this Championship? 
    • Utah - For the 48th consecutive season the Utes are back at Nationals and so is Maile O’Keefe, the reigning all-around national champion and beam champion.
    • Alabama - Ranked in the top 10 on every event except floor, which ironically they set a program record on this season with a 49.750. 

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    15 April 2024, 10:27 am
  • 1 hour 27 minutes
    2024 Regionals Recap
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    Regionals Recap
    • Eight teams have advanced: Oklahoma, Alabama, Utah, Florida, Arkansas, LSU, Cal and Stanford.
    • The following individuals have also punched their ticket to Fort Worth: AA: Gabby Wilson, Jade Carey, Lily Smith, Skylar Killough-Wilhelm VT: Sierra Brooks, Mya Hooten, Emma Silberman, Anaya Smith UB: Carly Bauman, Courtney Blackson, Mara Titarsolej, Jada Mangahas BB: Amani Herring, Isabella Magnelli, Nikki Smith, Selena Harris FX: Sierra Brooks, Raena Worley, Skyla Schulte, Chae Campbell
    • We discuss all of the injustices and justices of each Regional and of course Corrupt or Correct : Gainesville edition
    • Plus, all the individuals who qualified and who should have advanced.

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    10 April 2024, 6:39 am
  • 22 minutes 25 seconds
    College & Cocktails: Regionals Chaos

    Welcome to Behind The Scenes! We are 75% done with Regionals, the first round of NCAA Championships. We will discuss the ups, downs and utter, could crushing pain of defeat so far. Recorded live Saturday April 6th at 5:00 pm Pacific before Sundays Regional Finals. Here's how to ask questions live. Can't make it live? Add College & Cocktails to your favorite podcast player? Instructions here.

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    Listen to the full show  Join here. Not sure if you are ready to join? Watch College & Cocktails week one from last year for free here. Get your complete 2024 College & Cocktails/Mocktalis menu here! We discuss:

      • Jay Clark's yellow card
      • Scoring better or an illusion?
      • UCLA and Michigan greif
      • When it's a deduction to substitute and when it is not
      • Clemson vs. Iowa State
      • Head coach fashion
      • Which of the unseeded teams impressed us the most
      • Claire Pease domination, FlipNow and indoctrinating gym nerds
      • Oklahoma's rough 198 first day and the day two LSU bars saga

    Every week we pick a college meet to watch, then go live, to discuss our immediate thoughts about the meet.

    For more info on how to watch your favorite elites, Olympic and World medalists in college and all year long, check out The Balance Beam Situation's schedule with links. College & Cocktails combines our weekly Behind The Scenes Q&A live podcast with a college meet of the week. It's all part of the bonus content for our Club Members who supporting our work year around.

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    8 April 2024, 9:29 pm
  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    Meet Me in the Alley

    GymCastic LIVE at NCAA Championships with special guest. Tickets on sale now.

    • Gabby Douglas was not accepted to US National team camp. We discuss the reasons, implications, and insanity of this
    • Plus, Larissa Libby is on administrative leave at Iowa, Konnor is planning to compete at Classic, and the stars were out at the world cup in Turkey
    Regionals Preview
    • It's elimination season! Only 8 teams will survive the weekend! Let's get into it!
    • Michigan Regional: Jessica discusses the one very special scream that convinced her Alabama will advance, while Spencer makes the scoring case for Michigan
    • Arkansas Regional: Why the floor qualification race may be the highlight of this regional, and the vital importance of never underestimating Jordyn Wieber
    • Cal Regional: This regional is being previewed under protest due to having Cal, Denver, and UCLA in a regional where only two teams can advance. We will be taking no further questions at this time
    • Florida Regional: Can Michigan State or Missouri break through the seemingly impenetrable force of Florida and Utah, and will any of us survive the bars qualification race?
    • Plus, all the individuals who absolutely must qualify and the key spoilers and under-the-radar stories from each regional
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    2 April 2024, 12:43 am
  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    199 Watch: NCAA Gymnastics Conference Championships

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    College Headlines
    • The regionals brackets are set. We discuss who got royally and totally screwed by the draw (hi, MSU!) and who got blessed by the light of the gym gods
    • Oklahoma set an NCAA record score of 198.950 at conference championships. Where do we go from here?
    • Will we hit the all-time 10s record this season? (18 to go!)
    • Jessica honestly, truly cannot stop talking about Kendall Whitman
    • What do we make of Cal and Florida's performances? Will this carry over to regionals?
    • Did Michigan State's win feel more significant because it was in front of an on-campus home crowd and not a neutral venue?
    • Plus, Maile O'Keefe's bars save, how eMjae Frazier encapsulated conference championships, Michigan State's confetti, Konnor McClain thriving in a championship environment, and a Corrupt or Correct about stuck Yurchenko 1.5s.
    • In the gymternet news, we discuss the second edition of the Friendship Games, athltes paying taxes on NIL while the NCAA doesn't, who gets to float in the opening ceremonies, and important Olympic condom news

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    26 March 2024, 7:20 am
  • 54 minutes 8 seconds
    Hana Ricna

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    Hana Ricna Interview

    Ricna is a Czechoslovakian two-time World medalist, 1988 Olympian and three-time Olomouc medalist (the Soviet organized Alternative Olympics in 1984). She took second all-around at Olomouc to Soviet great, Mostepanova. The stadler tkatchev is named after her; a skill used often by the current generation of elites. Her son competed for Stanford gymnastics and Czech Republic at the Rio Olympics. Her daughter just finished her senior year on the Stanford gymnastics team, where she performed her mom's floor routine in tribute. She started gymnastics at age four and thinks she won her first pre-elite junior championship around age 8 (Czech papers reported she was 8. Ricna she said she thinks she was 9 but doesn't remember).

    • How The Ricna came to be and what she thinks of the way her skill is performed now
    • All the trouble she got into and wild things she did as a young gymnast
    • Skills she trained, including a tucked full on beam and a full twisting Hindorf
    • Her shoulder dislocation on vault at the 1986 Ahoy Cup in Rotterdam and subsequent surgeries
    • Her experience post-injury at the 1988 Seoul Olympics
    • What the Czech athletes were told about the boycotted 1984 Olympic Games
    • Competing at the legendary, famed, holy grail of gymnastics, the alternative-Olympics in her home country, the Olomouc Friendship Games
    • The great Czech Olympic Champion, Vera Caslavska as a coach and friend
    • Reflects on how she was trained and fueled in the 80's
    • What she would change about her elite training now that she has coached for 30 years
    • The divergent attitudes of her gymnast children - Stanford, World Championships and a Rio Olympian who was obsessed with Kohei.
    • Watching her daughter, Sandra Jessen (FIG licensed as Jessenova ), compete her 1980's floor routine this year, for Stanford
    • Transiting to post-professional athlete life and flying into the U.S. Customs without a visa
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    Conference Championoships
    • Heading into Conference Championships this weekend - what does it mean for NQS, regionals and NCAA Championships.
    • Links to watch and scores for each conference Championship - The Balance Beam Situation

    2024 NCAA LIVE SHOW

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    19 March 2024, 1:13 am
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