Gymnastics Mythbusters 4.0
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2023
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Today, we update and revisit some of our favorite busted gymnastics myths—and bust some new myths as well
- Myths that sound too crazy to be true, naked gymnastics edition
- Dumb crap left over by haters about periods, height, and lines
- Who REALLY scored the first perfect 10?
- The myth of the "candle" mount and the "Liukin"
- Fighting for justice for Olga Mostepanova, Kerri Strug, Larissa Libby and more
- Who REALLY won the world all-around title in 2005?
- Is gymnastics a sport dominated by high schoolers?
- Was the Sydney vault REALLY set wrong?
- Was Olga Korbut REALLY the first to do the Korbut?
- Is Simone Biles the most decorated gymnast of all time?
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RELATED EPISODES & RESOURCES
- Myths, Legends, and Unexpected Moments Part 1
- Myths, Legends, and Unexpected Moments Part 2
- Myths, Legends, and Unexpected Moments Part 3
- 2023 NCAA Championships
- College & Cocktails: Live from NCAA Finals in Ft. Worth
- Romanian Gymnastics Secret Police Files
- Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
- Photo Galleries from NCAAs
- The Highest D and E scores from The Gymternet
Transcript
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| 0:26.1 | train smart. |
| 0:27.1 | Remember the show is PG-13, so you might hear a naughty word or two. |
| 0:32.8 | Simone Biles is not the most decorated gymnast of all time. |
| 0:37.2 | The beam is not orange as wide. |
| 0:40.3 | Nadia was not the first perfect 10 at an Olympic Games. |
| 0:44.6 | Clutch your Swarovski pearls, diamonds crystals, because this is episode 610 for May 8, 2023, |
| 0:56.6 | but this is our update, our fifth installment of gymnastics mythbusters. |
| 1:02.9 | Welcome to the number one gymnastics podcast in the galaxy. |
| 1:05.5 | I'm Jessica. |
| 1:06.5 | I'm here with Spencer from the balance fee situation. |
| 1:10.3 | And let us begin with our fourth installment of gymnastics mythbusters. |
| 1:14.0 | We've done three previous, and we are going to revisit some old myths to reinforce them, |
| 1:21.2 | so you can tell all your friends. |
| 1:22.7 | Excuse me. |
| 1:23.7 | That's not true. |
| 1:24.7 | Or yell at the TV. |
| 1:26.0 | And we have some new information myths to bust for you. |
| 1:29.9 | You can listen to all three previous episodes. |
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