GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast11 Nov 2024

Hall of Shame: Gymnastics Commentary Edition

PORTLAND LIVE SHOW HALL OF SHAME

Update about Monica Phelps and her banned, pedophile husband
Sexually inappropriate comments about minors: Nope.
Sexually inappropriate comments about adults: Double nope.
Infantilizing adults and calling them little girls: Triple nope.
Weight Shaming: The Monica Phelps Chapter
Being weirdly obsessed with adoption: The Al Trautwig Chapter
Tragic moments in college commentary
Tragic moments in putting on accents

GYMCASTIC'S OFFICIAL BROADCAST DOs and DON'Ts

18 Dos and (mostly) Don'ts for gymnastics broadcasts concerning comparing gymnasts to dented cars, being the smile police, "Bela's girls," and talking about a gymnast's "personality."

BANNED WORDS AND PHRASES

From "supple" to "weight" to "international look" to "ancient" to "4 inches wide," we have some words and phrases that are hereby banned from gymnastics commentary.
The most important message for any commentator to reiterate before they begin broadcasts re smashing the patriarchy for the witches they couldn't burn.

JOIN CLUB GYM NERD

Or give it as a gift!. It includes:

- Weekly Q&A Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktail s episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch.
- Exclusive VIP section on the message board Forum
More goodies:
- GymCastic newsletters
- College & Cocktails menu (including mocktails, of course)
- GymCastic Fantasy Games
- GymCastic Store: clothing and gifts to let your gym nerd flag fly and even "tapestries" (banners, the perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast!
- Baseball hats available now in the GymCastic store

RELATED

- Nellie Kim Code episode
- Support Donnell Whittenburg's coach, Anthony Ingrelli here
- Olympic coach John Geddert criminal charges and death
- Doug Boger:
  - OC Register: Doug Boger banned
  - Story on Colorado resident, Doug Boger: "Gymnasts Accuse Colorado Coach Of Sex Abuse, Torture"
  - GymCastic episode Preventing Abuse in Gymnastics
- The Karolyi Secret Police Files
- Episode where we predict the future: Biggest Olympic Judging Scandals
- Unionize and Profit Share: The Money Game LSU Docuseries
- Find all our recent episodes here
- Behind The Scenes: every Friday find them all here
  - Behind The Scenes: GOAT Tour & Jordan's Swiss Appeal

COMMISSIONED EPISODES

Det här avsnittet är hämtat från ett öppet RSS-flöde och publiceras inte av Podme. Det kan innehålla reklam.

Avsnitt(886)

Rebeca Andrade Returns, Pan Am Championships & World Qualifiers

Rebeca Andrade is back—and people are confused...did she come out with her girlfriend or not? We break down Andrade's long-awaited return at the 2026 Pan American Championships, Claire Pease's all-aro...

23 Juni 41min

The Pantheon of Gymnastics: The Greatest Routines of All Time (COMMISSION)

What are the greatest gymnastics routines ever performed? This commissioned episode takes on an impossible challenge: building the Pantheon of Gymnastics. Jessica and Spencer debate the most iconic va...

17 Juni 1h 46min

Elite Summer 2026: The New World Order

Elite summer is officially here and GymCastic is breaking down the state of the art in gymnastics heading into the 2026 season. We discuss Simone Biles revealing she "almost died," Melanie De Jesus Do...

9 Juni 1h 27min

The Rivalries We Never Got: How to Fix Gymnastics

Simone Biles and Rebeca Andrade are two of the greatest gymnasts in history. Yet they competed against each other just five times in nine years! In this episode, we tackle what may be gymnastics' bigg...

2 Juni 1h 38min

Behind The Scenes: Spy Databases, Georgia's Power Move, Konnor McClain's Health Warning

BONUS Welcome to Behind The Scenes: Secrets of The Podcast We are enjoying a well earned break this week. But we'd never leave you without the news. Here is a little bonus of our weekly Q&A show for C...

26 Maj 31min

Olympic Bronze Medalist Sam Oldham on Gymnastics Politics, Spies & Athlete Welfare

Olympic bronze medalist Sam Oldham joins Jessica for a conversation about his personal Japanese Gymnastics Spy, mental health, ADHD, grace and letting coaches learn rather than be cancelled, sports sc...

19 Maj 1h 49min

NCAA Stars Who Could Go Elite? Plus Bărbosu Suspended, Belarus Returns & Acro's Olympic Problem

Ana Bărbosu has been provisionally suspended for whereabouts violations, the IOC has cleared Belarus restrictions, and USA Gymnastics is disputing claims from fired men's program manager Lisa Mendel. ...

13 Maj 1h 39min

Jade Carey Comeback, NCAA Transfers & Worlds Qualification Explained

GymCastic Live: Featuring Chae Campbell - Watch the Trailer HERE Replay tickets available → Get tickets here Olympic champion Jade Carey is officially BACK, Jordyn Wieber steps away from coaching, an...

5 Maj 1h 24min