To Score the Impossible Score
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2023
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
NCAA Headlines
- Grace McCallum was injured on vault at the Meet No One Could See
- Correct or Corrupt: The judging incident in Florida.
- We discuss how this (and all the other judging problems at this competition) might have even happened and why it was allowed to stand, why it matters, why overscoring gymnasts isn't actually a kindness, and why there's no public accountability.
- Is USAG suddenly beating college gymnastics in the competition accessibility department?
- Plus, updates on the race to the 10s record and other ranking changes
NCAA Week 6 Notes
- Some important DOs and some very important DON'Ts
- A tribute to beam amplitude and those who are not basic
- Your feedback on leotard bonus, college gymnastics music mixes, cringey in-arena nonsense, pickle sponsorships, and more
- Plus, fantasy gymnastics notes for week 6, and some elite Winter Cup roster news
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | And my argument is, when a gymnast makes a mistake, |
| 0:03.8 | they are practically naked in a leotard for everyone to see. |
| 0:08.6 | And when they have a horrible injury, it is all out there |
| 0:12.3 | for everyone to watch. |
| 0:14.0 | When the judges make a mistake, I mean generous, |
| 0:18.5 | make a mistake. |
| 0:20.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:21.7 | I, there is no transparency. |
| 0:24.0 | Remember, the show is PG-13. |
| 0:26.1 | So you might hear a naughty word or two. |
| 0:28.6 | Norberts has a sale on cable tighteners in February, |
| 0:32.9 | which is topical for this NCAA season. |
| 0:35.9 | Go to norberts.net for a 10% discount on anything |
| 0:39.9 | with the code GymCasticDebuary. |
| 0:42.8 | Norberts is also giving away a $50 Norberts gift card |
| 0:46.4 | that can be used on anything in our online store, no minimum. |
| 0:50.4 | Just follow Norberts Athletics on Norberts Athletic |
| 0:54.4 | on Instagram, then like and comment on the giveaway posts. |
| 0:57.6 | When the judging is so bad that the athletes getting perfect scores |
| 1:06.2 | have to speak out about it, we have reached a whole new era of judging. |
| 1:12.1 | There's so much to discuss this week, |
| 1:13.7 | and there was so much incredible gymnastics. |
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