Inside the FIG: Steve Butcher Interview
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
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🗓️ 6 September 2023
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Time to gym nerd out with us in the deepest of deep dives because Steve Butcher knows all the things. in our second interview with the former International Gymnastics Federation MTC President and FIG Sports Director we discuss:
- What exactly happened at the Tokyo Olympics when Simone Biles coach ran over to him remove Simone from the mee.
- The new FIG rules Simone's Tokyo health struggle inspired
- His thoughts on the FIG decision to open the door for Russia in Paris
- Judging pommel horse at the the 2012 Olympic Team Final; the Kohei dismount controversy
- What happened at the 2012 Olympics when US head coach, Mazeika asked about changing the US mens team final lineup
- Judging bias evaluation and what the data showed after Tokyo
- Fujitsu robot judging, how it started and what's to come for gymnasts
- The future of World Championships from site selection to qualifying to reducing costs
- Proposed changes to the next Code of Points
- Why men have more opportunities for medals than women in artistic gymnastics
- Leaving the FIG to join Evo
- Advice to gym nerds who want to rise to the top of the FIG like he did
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| 0:23.6 | Train smart. |
| 0:24.6 | I knew that we had a short time. |
| 0:26.7 | The doctor has to sign off on Simone exiting the competition. |
| 0:30.9 | Simone is exiting the competition without any apparent illness or injury. |
| 0:36.8 | But his only question was, and it should be, for what medical reason could she be excused |
| 0:43.2 | from the competition? |
| 0:44.9 | Remember, the show is PG-13, so you might hear a naughty word or two. |
| 0:53.1 | Exactly what happened behind the scenes on the floor when Simone had to pull out of |
| 1:00.1 | the team finals at the Tokyo Olympics because of the twisties. |
| 1:04.1 | We are talking to the man who walked Simone and the Olympic doctor through the process |
| 1:09.4 | on the floor at the Olympic Games. |
| 1:11.9 | It's an exit interview where we look back on changes enacted during his tenure, insight |
| 1:17.3 | into some of the fans' biggest frustrations with the FIG, and details on specific controversies |
| 1:23.6 | through the years. |
| 1:24.6 | It's a look inside the International Gymnastics Federation with former technical committee |
| 1:28.9 | president and FIG sports director, Steve Butcher. |
| 1:32.9 | And welcome to the number one gymnastics podcast in the galaxy I'm Jessica, and I'm here |
| 1:37.0 | with Kenzie, and Kenzie has a new website called Neutral Deductions dedicated to men's |
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