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GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

Exclusive: New USAG President Kyle Albrecht's First Interview + NCAA AA Debate

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

Sports News, News, Sports

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 80 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

British Gymnastics has suspended its trampoline high performance program amid athlete safety concerns—Jessica sat down with new USA Gymnastics President Kyle Albrecht to talk about athlete safety, the future of the sport, and the GAGE suspension.

HEADLINES

  • British Gymnastics Suspends Trampoline High Performance Program

GYMTERNET NEWS

GymCastic Exclusive: New USA Gymnastics CEO Kyle Albrecht's First Interview

  • Kyle Albrecht is taking the helm of USA Gymnastics after Li Li Leung stepped down
  • Kyle comes from Major League Soccer's youth participation and development programs
  • We discuss  athlete safety, the future of the sport, expanding the American view of gymnastics and the GAGE suspension

NCAA

  • It's conference championships weekend!
    • What even is the big deal about conference championships? We'll give you our honest summary
    • What meets to watch out for (Oklahoma vs. LSU vs. Florida? UH YEAH)
  • Liv and Cory didn't know who Muriel Grossfeld was and more shenanigans from College & Cocktails this week.
  • What teams do we need to put on Regionals watch?
  • Utah officially can't make it into the top 8. Why this is a BIG deal.
  • The Kentucky situation.
  • This week's 10 updates featuring all the senior night 10s and Kailin Chio,

CHAPTERS

00:00 – Cold Open: GAGE Decision & Athlete Safety
00:00:29 – British Gymnastics Suspends Trampoline Program
00:05:21 – Iowa State Gymnastics Fight to Reinstate Program
00:06:25 – LA28 Ticket Lottery Deadline + Jessica's Event Picks
00:07:45 – Aimee Boorman Leaves German Program
00:09:26 – US Championships Tickets + McClenaghan Wins Gold
00:10:22 – Livvy Dunne Joins Baywatch
00:10:39 – Interview: New USAG President Kyle Albrecht
00:12:45 – Vision for Growing Gymnastics Beyond the Olympics
00:15:12 – Athlete Safety, SafeSport & Learning from Nassar Era
00:17:44 – Adult Gymnastics Expansion & Retention
00:20:02 – GAGE Ban Explained + Accountability in USAG
00:23:04 – NCAA Update: Conference Championships Preview
00:26:17 – Why Conference Championships Are Chaos (and Fun)
00:28:08 – Oklahoma vs LSU vs Florida Showdown Preview
00:30:00 – Regionals Bubble Teams: Washington, Rutgers, Pitt, Penn
00:33:00 – Utah Can't Make Top 8: Chaos Incoming
00:36:06 – Kentucky as the Ultimate Regional Spoiler
00:38:24 – Selection Show Details + Regional Drama Incoming
00:40:18 – 10.0 Explosion: Senior Night Scoring Madness
00:41:29 – Chio's 3 Tens + Gym Slam Watch
00:43:48 – LSU NIL Strategy & Athlete Marketing Shift
00:49:05 – Best Gymnast Debate: Chio vs Chiles vs Roberts
00:53:46 – More Perfect 10s: Harris, Ostrom, Smith
00:55:23 – Rankings Battle: Oklahoma vs LSU for #1
00:56:45 – Fan Story: "GymCastic Creating World Peace"
00:58:51 – Konnor McClain Beam Controversy (9.925 Breakdown)
01:02:07 – Mixed Team Format Debate: Missing Events?
01:05:00 – American Cup Equipment Scare (Bar Collapse!)
01:06:06 – Code Questions: Up-To-Level (UTL) Deductions Explained
01:12:40 – Athletes Turned Coaches: Eligibility & NCAA Rules
01:14:58 – Head Injury Protocol Rant (Hockey Example)
01:17:23 – College & Cocktails + Weekend Watch Guide
01:18:59 – Outro: Live Show, Merch & Final Thoughts

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Transcript

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0:00.0

To follow up on Gage specifically, were you involved in the decision to take action against Gage?

0:07.8

Yes, I was involved in decision.

0:10.6

I don't want to take, you know, it's not about me, it's about our team.

0:14.1

And so I, you know, I struck, I know, but I, look, I, I, on these things, you know, it's not about new CEO or Kyle, right?

0:21.4

These are, you know, gymnastics decision.

0:23.4

This is about the growth and the safety and the prosperity of our sport.

0:28.5

British gymnastics has suspended their trampoline program.

0:32.9

My interview with USAG's new president, Kyle Albrecht, bragging rights and bonuses time.

0:39.4

Conference championships are upon us. We will give you all the details from the last

0:44.8

regular season competitions and what to look forward to this weekend. It is March 17th,

0:51.6

2026. Happy St. Patrick's Day.

0:55.4

You know, because we don't say patties, because that's a slur, which I should know as an Irish American, but I did not.

1:01.5

Patty wagon, a slur.

1:04.1

Yeah.

1:05.2

So, happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone.

1:07.9

I'm Jessica, and welcome to the N.

1:10.1

I'm watching Netflix podcast in the Galaxy. I'm here and welcome to the number one gymnastics podcast in the galaxy. I'm here

1:13.1

with Spencer from the balance beam situation and breaking news. Okay. NCAA live show tickets

1:19.7

should be on sale tomorrow on the 18th. So check for them. And let's start with the headlines.

1:28.5

Number one, British gymnastics has suspended their trampoline high performance program.

1:36.2

Okay.

1:37.0

Tell me what's going on here.

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