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GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

What Gymnastics Should Learn (and Not Learn) From Figure Skating

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

Sports News, News, Sports

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 103 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

The Iowa State season cancellation mystery finally has an answer—at least from the administration. We dive into the internal conflicts, the AD's letter to families, and why the "safety" claims don't add up. Plus, we compare the Winter Olympics to gymnastics: what should we steal from Figure Skating's judging and NCAA updates

HEADLINES

  • Major Update on the Iowa State Season cancellation. Read the letter here
  • Ana Barbosu whereabouts investigation
  • Elite Season Begins!

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro: The 2026 Elite Season Begins

1:14 The Bileses: Jonathan Owens Theft Attempt in Milan

3:53 Iowa State Scandal: Why the Season Was Really Cancelled

10:43 Breaking: Ana Barbosu Under Investigation (Whereabouts Violations)

14:25 2026 Elite Kickoff: Winter Cup & Cottbus World Cup Preview

18:35 Winter Olympics: A Gymnast's Perspective

21:01 What Gymnastics Must Learn From Figure Skating

35:42 The Case for a "Grade of Execution" (GOE) Judging System

50:15 Why Gymnastics Needs Live Technical Scoring Boxes

1:05:10 Commentary & Artistry: We Need "Johnny Weir Energy"

1:14:25 Olympic Traditions: Throwing Stuffed Animals & Logistics

1:25:40 NCAA Update: The Race for Perfect 10s & Regional Rankings

1:38:15 Comedy Award of the Week: The Beam Save

1:41:34 Join Us for College & Cocktails: LSU vs. Oklahoma

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Now, this is the administrator's view.

0:03.0

A counterpoint to this, gymnastics as a sport has been through the ringer and has faced a reckoning about the culture of fear and abuse that it created.

0:14.4

So athletes for almost a decade have been told from the highest levels on down to use their voice.

0:25.2

It might be the gymnastics is the only problem sport because they're the only athletes who as a whole expect to be treated with dignity and respect.

0:36.5

We have Iowa State updates.

0:39.8

We have been watching the Winter Olympics, and we have a lot of thoughts that we want to

0:44.4

discuss with you.

0:45.5

The tens are flying in NCAA.

0:48.8

The 2026 elite season begins this week.

0:52.5

It's February 17th, 2026, and welcome to the number one gymnastics podcast in the galaxy.

0:57.6

I'm Jessica Connor Spencer from the balance fame situation where you can get everything, including the schedules, and all the things that the coaches and athletes are reading before the meets even over.

1:10.4

That's not, that's not, the captain.

1:13.0

You're going to get me in trouble.

1:15.0

You want to know the live blog that the coaches and athletes read?

1:17.6

Yes, it's the balance move situation.

1:20.0

But first, we have to talk about the headlines, which is that the Mr. Biles, the husband of the goat, Simone Biles,

1:31.4

warded an attempted theft in Milan.

1:35.6

Big news. Tell me all about it.

1:37.2

So he took Simone on a shopping spree for Valentine's Day,

1:41.3

which is funny because I'm just like,

1:42.9

she has her own money, isn't it your money? It's all, you know, but I like that, you know, she likes to be treated. It's not about the who's paying for it. It's about the thought and the occasion, Jessica. See, this is what we always say. Jessica doesn't understand romance and I do. That is the theme of this podcast, If anything there has ever been, it's that I am a

2:04.0

romantic. And Jessica is a cynic. Anywho, love that he treats her the way she wants to be treated,

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