Gymcastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

IN THE NEWS The Gabby Tweet Heard 'Round the World (1:00) What was wrong with Gabby's response to Aly's post about victim shaming and why so many people are angry about it How her teammates responded Gabby's apology Our thoughts on the whole mess And then just as we were about to post, late breaking news: Gabby Douglas came forward as Larry Nassar victim. FIERCE (13:13) Aly Raisman’s book, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything, was released last week. We talk through all of our feelings about it as a gymternet family. Why this is the best gymnastics book ever written for this age group USA Gymnastics does not come off well. At all. It's awesome. The post-Olympic tour is a hellscape Aly's experience with Larry Nassar is quite telling about exactly how this went on for so long and the very understandable reasons that victims don't speak about their experiences We need to talk about this mysterious Fran character Why the section about nutrition is a MUST-READ for all elite and NCAA coaches