Gymcastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

MEET NEWS This week, we are joined by Luba from Gymnovosti (become a patron of Gymnovosti on Patreon here) to tell us all about the Mustafina Championship. We mean Russian Championship (7:00).  But....MUSTAFINA IS BACK! And she finished 4th! And gave a fantastic interview that every gymnast and coach should read: "Pregnancy was my vacation." Do Mustafina and Komova look on track for Euros and worlds teams this year? Is Angelina Melnikova...like...consistent now?!?!?!? How did Irina Alexeeva do in her Russian debut? How did the Russians commentators react to her Americanness? Plus: Nabieva is coming out of not-retirement to be officially not retired, tears for Seda, Abliazin's Olympic strategy, obligatory Oleg Stepko drama, and the Russian commentators are even worse than Al Trautwig with some Rage-o-Meter-worthy things to say about Simone.  Plus, the Pacific Rim Championship (44:31) —because if you're not on the Pacific, you can't sit with us, unless you're Argentina or Cuba.  Jessica says the words "suns