185: 2008 Olympic All-Around Finals (Commissioned)

Published: Feb. 10, 2016, 7:08 a.m.

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Our first ever\xa0commissioned podcast! Club Gym Nerd member, Red, ordered a\xa0recap of the 2008 women's Olympic all-around finals with "fairytale expectations\xa0as if we didn't know what happened to the competitors." We talk about the medal contenders, the fan favorites, sideline shenanigans, judging flubs, standout skills and routines, with routine play by plays. From Anna Pavlova, Stelliana Nistor, Chusovitina, Jiang Yuyuan, Kesenia Semenova, Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Yang Yinlin; we cover all the juicy details and include leotard fashion reports. Spencer, Uncle Tim and Jessica take you through every last drop.\xa0 \xa0

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Club Gym Nerd\xa0members support the show and in return are automatically entered to win 6 awesomely gym nerdy prizes per year. This month, one lucky member will win the exclusive, sold-out, Cloud & Victory

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February is the month of love and what do we love?\xa0Gymnastics\xa0t-shirts!\xa0We are having our very first\xa0design contest, and your art could be Gymcastic's newest t-shirt. \xa0Submit your best gymnastics themed art to be made into some sweet swag.

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Condensed\xa02008 all-around finals recap here. Anna Pavlova beam video.\xa0

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\xa02008 Olympian Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs' training partner, Taylor Lindsay-Noel talks about her injury in this video. The way her mother spoke out\xa0after the accident, forever changed the way catastrophic injuries are handled in the gymnastics community. These days most federations, coaches and gyms\xa0respond\xa0immediately to help the gymnast cover medical care and assist the family. \xa0

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