GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast19 Jul 2023

Nellie Kim Code

THE KIMS: What are all the elements named after Nellie Kim in the code of points? Who actually performed them first and when/what competition? Did Nellie Kim ever perform them, and when did she perform them for the first time? When did she name them after herself?

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The Nellie of it all

Who is Nellie Kim, and how did she become one of the most powerful people in gymnastics?
Why does she have 7 skills named after herself in the Code of Points, and when did that happen?
The badass revelation that was her vaulting in 1976
Skill-by-skill:
- We take each of the Kims in turn: which ones are totally legit (at least one! Potentially some!), which ones reflect the hustle of a winner, which are just the most brazen attention grabs, and which are just the silliest

The Playlist

Kim I Kim II Kim III Kim IV Kim V Kim VI Kim VII

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