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GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

Live from NCAA Championship: Minnesota Breakthrough, Faith Torres Wins AA, Jordan Chiles Strikes Back

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

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4.6 β€’ 1.6K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Minnesota forced the favorites to hit and made the NCAA team final, Oklahoma looked like the clear title favorite, Faith Torres won the all-around, and Jordan Chiles finished her NCAA career with another floor title. We break down both semifinals, the event champions, the teams moving on, and the biggest judging and podium storylines from Fort Worth. Then in the members-only Behind The Scenes portion, we get into the arena shennanigans, Oklahoma podium-training injury news, DJ choices, puppies, and all the weird little details you didn't see on the broadcast.

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MEMBERS-ONLY BEHIND THE SCENES:
This episode also includes a Behind The Scenes section for Club Gym Nerd members, with extra reporting from the arena including the Oklahoma podium training injury discussion, LSU's arena music moment, the fan fest, puppies, and other live-show chaos you didn't see on TV.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 – Teams Advance to the NCAA Final
00:40 – Event Champions: Faith Torres, Kira Wells, Riley McCusker, Brooklyn Roray, Jordan Chiles
02:23 – Live Show Preview with Chae Campbell
03:54 – Minnesota Breaks Through in Semifinal Two
06:37 – UCLA Misses Its Chance on Vault
08:15 – Jordan Chiles' Bars Fall and Floor Title Redemption
10:45 – Arkansas Falls Short
12:18 – Oklahoma Dominates the Day
12:45 – Faith Torres Wins the All-Around
14:17 – Oklahoma Injury / Lineup / Podium Questions
16:29 – End of Public Show
16:53 – Members Only: BTS Begins
17:39 – LSU Arena Music Discussion
18:38 – Oklahoma Gymnast Injury in Podium Training
20:31 – Recovery, Catsuits, and Arena Noise
24:20 – Semifinal One Vault Debate: Kaliya Lincoln vs Kailin Chio
28:37 – Why NCAA Judging Drives Everyone Insane
32:08 – Chio's Recovery and LSU Team Mentality
35:03 – Florida and LSU Advance, Georgia Misses Its Opening
38:35 – JaFree Scott's Beam Miracle
42:05 – What Florida and LSU Need to Do for the Final
45:36 – Can Minnesota Beat LSU?
47:26 – UCLA's Underperformance and Jordan's Beam Response
50:27 – Proposed Beam Rule Changes
52:25 – FanFest, Food Trucks, and NCAA Atmosphere
54:43 – Event Winners and All-Around Follow-Up
57:16 – Maggie Slife and the Air Force Story
59:38 – Puppies, Fan Experience, and More BTS
01:01:41 – Event Specialists: Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor
01:04:25 – Is Podium Good or Bad for Nationals?

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Gymkastic.

0:02.6

This is our live...

0:06.0

The hotel room special.

0:07.8

This is our live podcast,

0:08.8

immediate reactions right after watching the prelims for teams,

0:14.6

and the teams that have made it through to the NCAA finals are

0:18.3

Oklahoma, Florida, Minnesota, and in fourth place, LSU by score.

0:26.9

The 26 National Championships event finals also happened today, and your 26 national champions

0:36.5

are all around national champion, Faith Torres from Oklahoma,

0:41.0

Walt National Champion, up first from Oklahoma, Kira Wells, and bars.

0:46.2

Are you guys ready?

0:47.3

Your national champion on bars is Riley McCusker for Florida.

0:53.4

Don't cry.

0:54.2

So they're holding in.

0:55.7

And then your team national champion is Brooklyn Robre from Minnesota.

1:01.4

And floor national champion is the person that has the best dance in all the NCAA.

1:06.2

Once again, just like last year, another UCLA gymnast.

1:09.3

It is Jordan Childs.

1:12.6

This is our live,

1:17.5

behind the scenes Q&A show that we do, especially for club gymnast members who help pay the bills and send us to these meets. Or we have our immediate reactions right after the competition ends.

1:22.2

And today's show is brought to you by Oklahoma wearing a jewelry store as a leotard.

1:28.4

Did they?

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