GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast12 Mai 2021

Chinese Champs plus Project K Decoding Romanian Secret Police Files on The Karolyis with Dr. Simona Petracovschi

HEADLINES

British Gymnastics Olympic Trials: Updates on the Downies' personal tragedy and the British trials bars controversy.
Georgia-Mae Fenton and Ondine Achampong won the two days of trials, throwing everything into chaos
What do they even do with Olympic team selection now?
In Australia news, the Human Rights Commission report is out, and Peggy Liddick wrote that horrible letter. Update - Liddick has been removed from judging at AUS Championships.
Former US men's team coordinator Kevin Mazeika has been put on the USAG restricted list and cannot coach minors without adult supervision.

PROJECT K: The Romanian Secret Police Files on the Karolyis Interview with Professor Simona Petracovschi, PhD, faculty of Physical Education and Sport West University of Timisoara, Romania, to discuss the relationship between the Securitate and the athletes in communist Romania.

What was the Securitate and what was their relationship to the athletes vs average Romanian citizens in Communist Romania?
Can reports from the Securitate files be trusted?
The level of extreme privilege Marta and Bela Karolyi had even compared to the average coach.
Her thought on the conclusions the Athlete A documentary draws about the arrival of the Karolyis in the US.
The allegations of physical abuse dating back to the first year of Bela Karolyi coaching gymnastics.
Child Protective Services in communist Romania.
How was Olympic and World Champion, Maria Olaru treated after she published her book detailing abuse under the Romania gymnastics system in the late 80's through 2000. And the accidental live television admission about abuse made by the Minister of Sport to Maria.
The current state of Romanian gymnastics and the importance of these documents for the sports culture worldwide.

CHINESE NATIONALS

The rise of the veterans – Lu Yufei and Zhang Jin top the AA, and three of the four event champions are 20+
Beam-to-beam-to-beam comparison of Li Shijia, Ou Yushan, and Guan Chenchen, that mostly ends up being Jessica sound effects
Why Ou Yushan needs to be on the Olympic team anyway, and why weren't all the event champions added to the Olympic selection squad?
Updates on all of our beloveds

GYMTERNET NEWS

Canada won't send athletes to Pan Ams, and Manrique says he's not going to the Olympics.

JOIN CLUB GYM NERD

Join Club Gym Nerd or buy a gift membership for access to Behind the Scenes episodes.
Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here.
We have masks too!

RELATED EPISODES

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(894)

Ellie Black's Historic Double + World-Elites-Go-to-College Fantasy Draft

ON SALE NOW: GymCastic LIVE at U.S. Championships in Phoenix WHEN: Sunday, Aug 9th after the women's final podium ceremony at 6pm-ish WHERE: Streaming online or Phoenix, AZ WHAT: It's the post-meet af...

28 Jul 1h 28min

2026 U.S. Classic Debrief: Esponda, Ohashi's Next Move and the Worlds Picture

HEADLINES Nadia Comăneci says Ana Barbosu's legal fees in the fight to retain her Paris 2024 bronze medal will be covered. U.S. CLASSIC MORNING-AFTER COFFEE KLATSCH Reese Esponda Wins the U.S. Clas...

22 Jul 1h 21min

Behind the Scenes: U.S. Classic 2026 Meet Report, Reese Esponda Wins, Ohashi Returns & Skye Blakely Shines

Our immediate reactions right after the meet! Everything from the 2026 U.S. Classic, including Reese Esponda's all-around victory, Katelyn Ohashi's return to elite competition, Skye Blakely's event ...

19 Jul 24min

Behind The Scenes: Suni Lee is back! US Classic Podium Training & Hot Mic Moments

Recorded immediately after Senior Women's podium training at the U.S. Classic. Suni Lee officially announced her comeback documentary, Katelyn Ohashi unveiled upgrades ahead of the U.S. Classic, Jade ...

17 Jul 24min

US Classic Preview: Katelyn Ohashi, Skye Blakely & Qatar is Shopping For Gymnasts

Hear from the Ohashi and Skye themselves while we preview the 2026 U.S. Classic and break down every major storyline heading into one of the most important meets of the elite season. This week we disc...

14 Jul 51min

Becky Downie: Paris, Trauma, Fibroids & Changing British Gymnastics

Three-time Olympian Becky Downie is here and opens up about the difficult years between Tokyo and Paris, why she never officially retired after the Olympics, recovering from multiple surgeries and two...

7 Jul 1h 17min

The History of Italian Gymnastics: From Circus Acrobatics to Olympic Champions

The History of Italian Gymnastics traces the remarkable rise of one of the world's most successful gymnastics nations—from Italy's early Olympic champions and circus acrobatics roots to the Vanessa Fe...

1 Jul 1h 34min

Behind The Scenes: Ohashi Is Back!

Welcome to Behind the Scenes! Every Friday, Club Gym Nerd members join us live for our unfiltered Q&A, breaking gymnastics news, behind-the-scenes stories, hot takes, and all the conversations that do...

27 Jun 30min