The History of Olympic Trials Controversies
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
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🗓️ 22 November 2022
⏱️ 106 minutes
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Summary
OLYMPIC TRIALS CONTROVERSIES
- This week, we have a commission from Club Gym Nerd member Jasmine, who asked for an episode on the history of US Olympic Trials—how teams were selected and all the major scandals. And there have been plenty.
- 1980 - Olympic boycott hypocrisy and what happens when gymnasts tie for the last spot? (Or have alligators?)
- 1984 - The case of Dianne Durham and the Olympic petition
- 1988 - The Perils of Rank Order: The Early Years
- 1992 - The back-room meeting that kept Kim Kelly off the Olympic team
- 1996 - Only controversial if you're a Forster?
- 2000 - Atler. Nuff said.
- The Martha Years - Were teams really chosen months in advance?
- Plus, we make our proposals for an ideal Olympic team selection process for the United States
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| 0:30.0 | Remember this show is PG-13, so you might hear a naughty word or two. |
| 0:35.0 | From Diane Durham to Vanessa Atler to Kim Kelly, |
| 0:41.0 | trials for no Olympics at all, |
| 0:45.0 | all the controversies and ridiculous rules, |
| 0:48.0 | it's a history of the US women's Olympic trials this week. |
| 0:52.0 | Today is episode number 52 for the year 2020, |
| 0:56.0 | and it is the 2021. |
| 0:59.0 | You guys know I can't remember what year it is, |
| 1:02.0 | and since we had the Olympics the wrong time, |
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| 1:08.0 | Welcome to the number one gymnast's podcast. |
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