Podcasts Sports GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast 156: Event Finals Pan Am Games and Secret Classic Preview

156: Event Finals Pan Am Games and Secret Classic Preview

Published: July 22, 2015, 8:17 a.m.

This week Uncle Tim and Jessica\xa0discuss the Pan American Games Event Finals with 2004 Olympic floor champion and CBC analyst Kyle Shewfelt!

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  • Gym Myth Busters: We found out, straight from the men's FIG Technical Committee President, if Manrique Larduet (CUB) was deducted for excessive celebration after his\xa0parallel bars routine in qualifying.
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  • We had to know Kyle's opinion: should the men's all-around final have gone to Manrique instead of Sam Mikulak (USA)?
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  • Why Canada, Cuba and Flavia Lopez Saraiva (BRA) stole the show in Toronto.
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  • The Out of Bounds Championship floor final, a first of it's kind.
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  • Kyle and our listeners came up with the\xa0solution the\xa0Yamilet Pe\xf1a (DOM) and the Produnova of Death vault situation. Nellie Kim, now hear this!
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  • Why\xa0Daniele Hypolito (BRA) is a hero and true sportsman (even after being robbed of a bronze in the vault final).
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  • Why\xa0Rachel Gowey (USA), \xa0Jessica Lopez (VEN) and\xa0Amelia Hundley's (USA) floaty bars made us smile.
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  • Ellie Black (CAN) told Kyle Shewfelt why she was able to achieve to her highest\xa0potential during the most pressure packed final of the competition: beam.
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  • Ana Sof\xeda G\xf3mez Porras (GUA) finally redeemed herself on the floor, but she presented a text book example of why a gymnast should never tumble with hands side by side on beam!
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  • How difficult is the full-in off the end of the parallel bars, done by Jossimar Calvo (COL), compared to a double-tuck off of the side; Kyle weighs in.
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Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include:

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  • A preview of the Secret Classic: from college elite\xa0Brenna Dowell to 2011 world team gold medalist, Sabrina Vegas; to reigning Olympic champions, Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas; it's going to be a great meet!
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  • Does being named to a Pan Am Team hurt a gymnasts chances of being on a World or Olympic team?
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  • Shannon Miller's coach, Steve Nunno, is back! \xa0It's has been confirmed to a fan website first; congratulations Full Twist! Emily Gaskins (AKA Baby Podkopayeva) of Intensity Gymnastics in Florida, is being coached by Steve Nunno and Romanian Olympic gold medalist,\xa0Lavinia Agache. \xa0We discuss the implications--at length!
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  • Plus, rhinestones, not just for facial injuries anymore.
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  • If you want to hear Kyle Shewfelt's analysis of the Pan Am Games, download the CBC Sports App for streaming replays, available on Android\xa0and Apple.
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  • Check out Kyle Shewfelt Gymnastics, it\xa0is a marvel; from business plan to layout and function, it needs to be the centerfold of a gymnastics school design and business magazine. They have acrobatics, adult gymnastics classes, rhythmic, tumbling, trampoline, gymnastics cross training, yoga, Gymsanity, Warrior Gymnastics\xa0(What is this? We want to do it!) and parkour. If the GymCastic headquarters were in\xa0Calgary, we'd live at Kyle's gym.
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  • Secret Classic\xa0coverage begins on Friday with live podium training here\xa0or\xa0USA Gymnastics YouTube Channel. The senior competition will be on Universal Sports. If you aren't in the US and are having trouble with access to Universal Sports, try using a VPN. Our listeners recomend\xa0TunnelBear, Hola, ZenMate and GetUsVPN.
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