281: Myths, Legends, and Unexpected Moments PART 2 (Commissioned)
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 15 November 2017
⏱️ 102 minutes
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Summary
This week's episode is commissioned by Club Gym Nerd member Beth, who commissioned a sequel to our first show all about the biggest myths, legends, and unexpected moments in gymnastics history because there were just too many to pack into a single episode the first time around. Thank you for letting us do this, Beth!
- But first, Jessica's greatest dream has FINALLY come true in this week's Club Gym Nerd episode dedication!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE x100000000.
MYTHS AND LEGENDS
- Myth Un-Busted??? The latest, secret information about Soviet pregnancy doping
- Is there really a real-life skill called the Miller? Or did NBC lie to us? (BOTH!)
- Did Verona van de Leur really leave gymnastics to become a porn star?
- Bonus: More gymnastics nudity "scandals" than you ever wanted to know about!
- Did Title IX really kill men's college gymnastics?
- Is there really such a thing as the international look? Or did NBC lie to us?
- Did Armine Barutyan really do a double layout beam dismount?
- Is the American Cup really the SCAMerican Cup?
- Will she really "never get those scores internationally"?
- Did a Soviet gymnast's tampon really fall out during her floor routine?
- Did Cristina Bontas's saliva really make Yang Bo fall in the 1992 beam final?
UNEXPECTED MOMENTS
- When the pommel breaks off in your hand
- When Bela was so obsessed with pissing off Ellen Berger that he almost costs Mary Lou her gold medal
- Bonus: Which barnyard animal did Bela compare Ellen Berger to in 1988?
- The many (many) (many) fractures of the 1992 Olympic team
- Dominique Moceanu gets emancipated from her parents, and her dad hires a hit man to kill her coach
- Gymnastics in the bath?
- The magical changing age of Hong Su Jong
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- Open to Club Gym Nerd members only
- Deadline: December 3rd
- Send your story to gymcastic@gmail.com with the subject line: Tumbl Trak Handstand Story
- The person with the funniest or most hilariously embarrassing handstand story will be chosen as the winner
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Transcript
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| 0:30.0 | Welcome to Gymkastic, the number one gymnastics podcast in the galaxy. I'm Jessica and I'm here with Spencer for another listener commissioned episode. |
| 0:40.0 | This is episode 281 for November 15th, 2017, a sequel to our show all about the biggest |
| 0:48.0 | myths, legends, and unexpected moments in gymnastics history because there were just too many to |
| 0:55.0 | pack into a single episode the first time around. Thank you so much to Beth for |
| 0:59.6 | commissioning this episode and this episode. I'm so excited Spencer. You know I've been waiting for this |
| 1:07.3 | forever since we started the clock. This episode is brought to you by this special club gym nerd member. |
| 1:17.0 | I know I've already proposed, but because I love you so much, I can't help but do this over and over again. So here's a little rhyme about some things I know. |
| 1:25.4 | You're a foot taller than Simone Biles and you're American now but you're from the British Isles. |
| 1:31.2 | While I may not know a Tecachev from an Aminar, I do know that you feel right at home at the ballet bar. |
| 1:38.0 | Cheeseburger booty power is where it's at, and my dog Zelda is basically a cat. |
| 1:42.0 | Even though you've never had a cheeseburger in your life, |
| 1:45.2 | I still want you to be my wife. I know that you like a huge D score, so I'll ask you once more. |
| 1:54.7 | Will you spend the rest of your life with me? |
| 1:57.5 | Together we'll make a perfect ten you'll see. |
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