Katya Zamolodchikova
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
4.7 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 29 July 2025
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
It's the interview you've been waiting for! This week we welcome Katya Zamolodchikova to the show. We discuss Katya's gymnastics origin story, ponder the legacy of Svetlana Khorkina's existence as a human being, thoughts on elite vs. NCAA gymnastics, and whether Nellie Kim or Nadia Comaneci would win in a bar fight.
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KATYA ZAMOLODCHIKOVA INTERVIEW
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Ladies and gentlemen, girls, gays, and theys, it's the episode you've all been waiting for; this week we welcome drag queen, actor, host of one of the funniest YouTube channels on the internet, and certified Gym Nerd, Katya Zamolodchikova to the show! In this episode we discuss everyyttthinggg you have ever wanted to know about Katya's gymnastics background including:
- Why Katya got into gymnastics
- Who is in Katya's gymnastics "trifecta of fucking doom"
- Svetlana Khorkina, Svetlana Khorkina, and Svetlana Khorkina. Did we mention Svetlana Khorkina?
- Which Russian gymnasts inspired her drag name
- Why gymnastics is "fucking weird" but also amazing
- Katya's SPICY take on why we should eliminate music from women's floor
- The skill Katya thinks was created by a "satanic demon" (Hint: it starts with "wolf" and ends with "turn")
- Katya's thoughts on raising the age limit so minors can't compete in the Olympic Games
- Designated Gym Nerd-out time to gush over all of Katya's favorite gymnasts and skills
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | A reminder that today's show is TV 14. |
| 0:03.4 | It's an adult conversation. |
| 0:04.7 | So if you're listening with someone who shouldn't hear the F word, now is your warning. |
| 0:10.1 | Today, it's drag coffee clutch with Katia Zamalachikova, drag queen extraordinaire. |
| 0:17.7 | It's July 28th, 2025. |
| 0:19.9 | And welcome to the number one, |
| 0:21.0 | gymnastics podcast in the galaxy. I'm Jessica and her, Spencer from the balance film situation. |
| 0:25.2 | So excited about our special guest today. You guys have been asking this for a very, very, |
| 0:29.6 | very, very, very long time for us to talk to her about gymnastics and have her on the show, |
| 0:33.8 | like literally years. And it finally happened. Breaking news, Morgan Hurd is confirmed for our live |
| 0:40.1 | show guest for New Orleans at the U.S. Championships. It's going to be Saturday, August 9th at |
| 0:45.2 | 2.30 p.m. The in-person and live streaming tickets will be on sale imminently. Check your email. |
| 0:51.9 | Remember club gym members, you get an early birth discount. So this is |
| 0:54.7 | world champion, resistance fighter, Florida Gator, Morgan Hurd. She's going to be inducted into the |
| 1:00.9 | Hall of Fame. And then we will immediately throw her an after party afterwards at our live show. So |
| 1:05.2 | excited about this. Check your emails and check gymcasta.com for tickets. Also, there is a bonus |
| 1:10.4 | content for Club Jim Nerd members. |
| 1:12.2 | So for a little bonus, here's a sample. |
| 1:14.4 | Go to Club Jim Nerd if you're not a member, Jimcastle.com. |
| 1:17.2 | She should have taken that gold medal and strangled that fucking... |
| 1:20.0 | Did you hear? |
| 1:20.7 | The witch is dead. |
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