2023 World Championships Preview
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2023
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
World Championships!
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- It's happening. Competition starts on the 30th, and we're here with our mega-preview of everything we're excited about
- Top 10 Things to Watch: We're counting down the top 10 storylines heading into worlds, including Simone's quest for history, the Women In Their 30s revolution, the United Nationals Summit on Amazing Bars, the best tricky boys, and all the shrinking Ds
- Olympic Qualification Test: Spencer puts Jessica's rule-retention skills to the test with a quiz on how athletes qualify to the Olympics from this competition
- Women's Finals: Who are the top medal contenders, who are the most exciting performers, and who are the potential disruptors for event finals?
- How Simone feels about an Amanar these days.
- Our Coverage From Worlds:
- Podcast coverage at Worlds starts on Thursday Sept 28th after the first day of women's podium training and will include a total of 10 podcasts from the competition
- We'll have tons of videos coming your way from podium training – top routines, interviews, asking the questions no one else will
- Check out our Antwerp Worlds Headquarters for all the info you need
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- Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here and even "tapestries" (banners perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast here.
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RELATED EPISODES
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RESOURCES & CITATIONS
- Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
- Larisa Latynina previously undiscovered worlds medal that ties her with Simone on the all-time medal list. Listen here.
- To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti
- The Highest D and event rankings from The Gymternet
- Judge routines and learn visually with FlipFlyTumble
- Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Could that be what she needs to, you know, win prom queen at club hands-bring Rudy? |
| 0:06.5 | That's what I'm saying. |
| 0:08.0 | Norbert is having a sale on their rainbow rocker. |
| 0:11.5 | Go to Norbert's.net for 10% discount on anything with the code Jim Castick September. |
| 0:18.1 | Norbert are also giving away a $50 Norbert's gift card that can be used in anything in their |
| 0:22.9 | online store. |
| 0:23.9 | No minimum, just follow Norbert's athletic on Instagram and then like and comment on the |
| 0:28.5 | giveaway post. |
| 0:29.5 | Look, remember the show is PG-13, so you might hear a naughty word or two. |
| 0:34.5 | It's time for our world's preview. |
| 0:37.5 | You guys. |
| 0:38.5 | Worlds in Antwerp is happening. |
| 0:41.5 | We have a preview of everything we're excited about, the big stories, what to watch at World |
| 0:46.5 | Championships, including Simone Chasing History and why every gymnastics we've never heard |
| 0:52.5 | of that news story about her is going to be wrong and we're going to tell you why. |
| 0:58.0 | The race for the most difficult bar routine in the world slash maybe ever is going to happen |
| 1:04.0 | at these worlds. |
| 1:05.5 | What it means for Olympic qualification? |
| 1:07.5 | Can you match me? |
| 1:09.5 | You take the quiz at home and see if you can beat me in the quiz because I'm going to win |
| 1:14.5 | this quiz today. |
| 1:15.5 | It is September 23rd and this is our last episode before I leave for Antwerp for Belgium |
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