Kennedy Baker

Polls

Best Routine of Week 4 Poll

Congratulations to our week 3 champion, Nicole Artz’s first career 10.000 on floor, which...

Polls

Best Routine of Week 1 Poll

Poll time! Each week, I’ll put up the top routines of the previous weekend...

Season Preview

Florida 2017

FLORIDA ROSTER 2017 Seniors Claire Boyce Missed 2016 season with injury Weekly BB, FX,...

Elite Things

Before They Were NCAA – The 2012 Elites

Now comes the point in the year when we must attempt to wrench ourselves...

NCAA Gymnastics Nationals

National Championship Preview Part 4: Do We Care About Individuals? (Not Really)

Individuals are the worst. The quest for the individual AA title and event titles...

Rankings

Week 4 Rankings + Notes

That Florida gymnastics isn’t marketing a shirt that says, “On Fridays, we get 10s”...

The History of Romanian Gymnastics (Commissioned) - GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

WATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded. [wcm_nonmember]Please login to your Club Gym Nerd account to listen and/or watch this episode. Not a member? Join here. THE HISTORY OF ROMANIAN GYMNASTICS This episode has been commissioned by Nico T.L., who requested an episode on the history of Romanian gymnastics, from the pre-Nadia era (huhhhh?) to the present. We discuss: Mythbusters: Romanian gymnastics started with Nadia The 60s: Boycotts and Romanian Gymnastics Jail How Nadia changed the difficulty game Scandals: The Romanian walkout at 1977 Euros, the 1981 Agache/Szabo identity swap, and most shocking of all, floor routines choreographed by Martha The age of Silivas, Dobre, and the single greatest Romanian team of all time URGENT: Ballet Beats WATCH ALONG: Popa, Voinea, and Potorac "Romania does boring, safe gymnastics guaranteed to win." Fact, fiction, or depends? WATCH ALONG: Marinescu and Olaru On Top of the World: Romania 2000-2004 Did the open-ended code kill Romanian gymnastics? The 2012 team, Ana Porgras, and what could have been The 2015 Worlds incident Hope for a better future? Spencer and Jessica select their all-time Romanian dream teams JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too! RELATED EPISODES Project K Project K: Decoding Romanian Secret Police Files on The Karolyis with Dr. Simona Petracovsch 365: 1988 Olympics Team Competition (Commissioned) 364: 80s Fight! (Commissioned) 281: Myths, Legends, and Unexpected Moments PART 2 (Commissioned) 278: 2000 Sydney All-Around Final (Commissioned) 262: 1996 Olympic Event Finals (Commissioned) 258: The Fluff Cast (Commissioned) 256: 1996 Olympic All-Around Final (Commissioned) 255: 1996 Olympic Team Final (Commissioned) 252: Myths, Legends and Unexpected Moments in Gymnastics History (Commissioned) 228: Leotards (Commissioned) 225: 1992 Olympics Recap with Wendy Bruce (Commissioned) 185: 2008 Olympic All-Around Finals (Commissioned) Carly Patterson's Album Interpreted & Dave Tilley PT Gymnastics Myth Busters Tenths Don't Matter REFERNCES The Balance Beam Situation 10 year GIFebration Rhythmic coach disciplined by FIG for violent behavior Gymnastics History, 1968: The Women’s Compulsories Competition in Mexico City Romanian Coach, Gheorghe, convicted of manslaughter for beating gymnast to death during practice.