312: 4th Is the New 1st (Commissioned)
This week, we have a special episode commissioned by Club Gym Nerd member Queen Heather, who requested an episode all about memorable gymnasts and teams who finished 4th!
- Part 1: The official induction of the inaugural class of the 4th Place Hall of Fame, recognizing their lifetime achievement in the 4th place arts.
- Aly Raisman and the London tiebreak
- Yelena Produnova and the travesty of the 1999 vault final, where\xa0Prod\xa0finished behind Olaru and Amanar.
- Shang Chunsong, Anna Pavlova, Vanessa Ferrari, Beth Tweddle, and Eva Bosakova
- Part 2: 4th place heartbreaks
- Dominique Dawes and her 1993 vault (and 1994)
- Jordyn Wieber
- Jade Barbosa's 2011 vault final ankle-tastrophe
- Part 3: When 4th place is awesome
- The Japanese women's team in 2016
- That time Sacramone got 4th. In the ALL-AROUND.
- Part 4: 4th place debates
- The 2008 Olympic vault final\u2013Sacramone v. Cheng
- The 2000 Olympic floor final\u2013Justice for Moya
- Part 5: 4th place men
- Kyle Shewfelt and the 2004 vault final debacle
- The 2012 men's team final and Kohei's phantom handstand
- Part 6: A round of 4th place trivia, some fun 4th place factoids, and an important discussion about what award should be given to those who finish 4th.\xa0
- 309: Perfect Form \u2013 The O'Beirne Code (Commissioned)
- 308: 2004 Olympic All-Around Final (Commissioned)
- 306: Gymnastics Fails (Commissioned)
- 304: The GymCastic Olympics (Commissioned)
- 281: Myths, Legends, and Unexpected Moments PART 2 (Commissioned)
- 279: A Diva Is Magical: The Svetlana Khorkina Episode (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)
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