GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast22 Jan 2020

408: Jessica Goes to Camp

NATIONAL TEAM CAMP

Jessica attended the first national team camp of the year in Indianapolis. We discuss:

Simone's injury status, mental blocks, new book, and what grade she'd give USAG
The most important upgrades...that we're allowed to talk about
Olympic team predictions 6 months early and based on exactly two practices
The best floor routine in the history of all the evers
Laurie Hernandez Watch
Atmosphere changes compared to the past
Kitty litter boxes for some reason
REMEMBER: Join Club Gym Nerd for three full Behind The Scenes episodes just from camp with interviews from Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Riley McCusker and Jordan Chiles. Plus, more to come.

NCAA NEWS

We break down the furor over Oklahoma's scoring this weekend
Crack or Correct? (And a little Crack or Crack?)
Spencer's Crack Den on "You need to have a name to get a big score."
Plus, justice for Lexy Ramler (FINALLY), a Shchennikova update, the Stevens, and records for Minnesota, Cal, Rutgers, and Alaska

GYMTERNET NEWS

The Michigan AG and police raided Geddert's house and Twistars. Would you look at that.
The sexual assault charge against Debbie Van Horn was dropped for insufficient evidence
Maggie Haney's hearing was postponed again
Plus, Sunisa's upgrade and Isabela Onyshko is going to Stanford!

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