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GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

Anna Pavlova: History and Heartbreak (Commissioned)

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πŸ—“οΈ 18 March 2021

⏱️ 84 minutes

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This week's episode has been commissioned by Dr. Ben, who asked for an episode on the fascinating history of Anna Pavlova, who blessed us with her flexibility, artistry, and power, yet who heartbreakingly remained off the podium in many major finals.

  • Why Do We Love Pavlova? Form. Grace. Longevity. Switch ring.
  • The Ultimate Pavlova Quiz
  • Baby Pavlova: A star even in 2000 and 2002
  • The Badass Years: Two Olympic medals and one iconic beam series
  • Fight to the Death – Athens Edition: Did Pavlova deserve all-around bronze over Zhang?
  • Fight to the Death – Beijing Edition: Did Pavlova deserve beam bronze over Cheng?
  • The Vault Zero: A Gymnastics Tragedy
  • The F-U Russia Years: Medals for Azerbaijan

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0:00.4

iconic hand positions and not just once all the time. So one, she's got, this is her

0:06.6

Warren piece swichering because she's got the piece side on one hand with the two fingers extended

0:13.0

and she's got the finger gun on the other hand. So she's literally telling a story through her

0:19.3

swichering, an iconic, historically significant work of literature through her swichering. And so

0:26.8

when we talk about, oh, you should tell a story through your floor routine and people are like,

0:31.7

I'm going to be, you know, a rebel marionette who like was imprisoned by Coco Chanel or whatever

0:38.8

story they come up with. On a Pavlova is like, I'll do that, but every element should tell a story

0:45.1

and her swichering tells, you know, the story of human tragedy. Remember the show is PG-13,

0:52.2

so you might hear a naughty word or two. This episode is brought to you by one of our wonderful

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1:45.1

honor of Russian championships. Her career, this is a quote from Dr. Ben. Her career was

1:52.4

mired by many disappointments in international finals, although she had many special qualities,

1:57.9

flexibility, artistry combined with power that made her a favorite of many. Let us examine

2:04.2

the fascinating history of Ana Pavlova. From the first time she blessed us with her gorgeous

2:09.8

gymnastics as a promising Russian junior elite, even though she largely remained off the podium.

2:16.6

This is Jim Kastik, the number one gymnastics podcast in the galaxy. I'm Jessica. I'm here with

2:20.8

Spencer from the Balancing Situation. Spencer, who's bringing us this episode? As you mentioned,

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