2000 Olympic Trials (Group Commission)
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 14 September 2021
⏱️ 111 minutes
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Summary
This week, we have a group commission from Brianna, Stephanie, Atwood, Laura, Karla, and Emma, all about [deep breath] the collective nightmare that was the 2000 Olympic Trials. We discuss:
- The breaking news that there actually was official selection criteria, and it was technically followed.
- The significance of 2000 Trials as the worst thing that has ever happened ever, the controversy of the selection process, the low point this represented in athlete-first commentary, and just...the Bela of it all
- Shannon's comeback
- What if Atler had been able to compete on the "new" vault?
- The way the commentators talk about Alyssa Beckerman
- The infamous Rybacki fluff piece
- DLO + Punch front
- Shannon's vault injury
- BEIGE DRAPES
- Steve Nunno's performance piece
- The Moceanu sadness forest
- Why they selected the team they did, and was it the right call?
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| 0:00.0 | Remember, the show is PG-13. |
| 0:02.1 | So you might hear a naughty word or two. |
| 0:03.9 | The 2000 Olympic Trials, where the athlete rep |
| 0:08.0 | on the selection committee refused to certify the team |
| 0:11.6 | and USUG announced the team anyway. |
| 0:14.5 | The 2000 Olympic Trials, well, |
| 0:15.9 | Bella Carole told Vanessa Atler, don't worry. |
| 0:19.1 | That's why I'm on the selection committee. |
| 0:21.0 | In case something happens, I can put you on the team. |
| 0:24.3 | We'll discuss the actual selection criteria. |
| 0:27.5 | They're fairly well-known. |
| 0:28.7 | Versus the shenanigans of agents, coaches, parents, USAG. |
| 0:32.3 | And of course, the athlete last commentary |
| 0:35.6 | of our beloved NBC. |
| 0:37.7 | This is episode 53 for the year 2021. |
| 0:41.2 | And welcome to the Never Wanted Asks Podcast |
| 0:44.1 | in the galaxy. |
| 0:45.2 | I'm Jessica, anywhere with Spencer |
| 0:46.9 | from the Balanced Beam situation. |
| 0:48.9 | Today's episode is a group commission. |
| 0:52.2 | Commissioned by... |
| 0:55.4 | Oh, I'm reading the name. |
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