This week we are bringing you the 5th episode in our Recruit Reflection series and we are so excited to be joined by Lucie Kirchner who is a 3x National Qualifier and 2022 Nastia Cup Qualifier who trains at JPAC in Indiana. Lucie joins us to talk about her recruiting journey, which looked a little bit different from other gymnasts because she received and accepted a scholarship offer from her dream school before the date that official visits could even take place. Lucie was one of the first...

Today we are back with another segment of Coaches Corner as well as a 2024 season preview! We are excited to be joined by Janelle McDonald, who is gearing up for her second season as head coach for the UCLA Bruins. Janelle joins us to talk about what you can expect from the freshmen, her strategy on vault with more 10.0 vaults in the arsenal, how her team is navigating their last season in the Pac 12 and more! Join the gymnastics Discord: https://discord.com/invite/rTNmXUsYTU  Thank you to...

This week we are bringing you the 4th episode in our Recruit Reflection and we are excited to be joined by Charlotte Raymond, a level 10 gymnast from Canada who is committed to Brockport. She’ll be joining the team next season since she’s a class of 2024 and she joins us to chat about how she became interested in college gymnastics, how she got herself on coaches radars, feeling the pressure to go to a D1 school, and ultimately why she chose Brockport as her future home. Join the...

Today we are back with another segment of Coaches Corner as well as a 2024 season preview! We are honored to be joined by KJ Kindler to preview the upcoming season for the Oklahoma Sooners, who of course are the 2x defending NCAA champions and have won 6 of the last 9 NCAA titles. KJ joins us to talk about how she helps her team handle the pressure that comes with being the top team, athletes to watch for next season, what she views as the key to the teams success and more! Join the...

This week we are bringing you the 3rd episode in our Recruit Reflection series featuring fan favorite Sydney Seabrooks! Sydney recently committed to the University of North Carolina on a full athletic scholarship after visiting seven schools (which puts her in a tie for the most visits of any athlete in the 2025 class to date!) Sydney is a 2-time Level 10 National Qualifier and one of the largest advocates for transparency in the college gymnastics recruiting process.  Join the gymnastics...

This episode officially kicks off our 2024 NCAA season previews as well as our new segment, Coaches Corner where we sit down with the head coach of some of the top NCAA teams in the country to chat about the upcoming season. We’re excited to be kicking things off with Bev Plocki, who is the head coach at the University of Michigan and is heading into her 35th season with the Wolverines. Under her tenure she has led the Wolverines to 27 Big Ten titles and the program's first ever NCAA title...

This week we’re back with the second episode in our Recruit Reflections series and we’re super excited to be joined by Lexi Zeiss. Lexi was the alternate for the 2022 World Championships team as well as the 2023 Winter Cup All-Around Champion. Lexi had a really unique recruiting experience since she was recruiting in the midst of her elite season. After only taking one other official visit, which you’ll hear about in this episode, Lexi ultimately ended up committing to LSU and is set to sign...

We kick off the first episode in our Recruit Reflections series with one of the top recruits in the 2025 class, Mackenzie Estep! Mackenzie trains at Ascend Gymnastics in Washington and is the 2023 Level 10 National Champion on beam, floor, and in the all-around as well as being a 3x Nastia Liukin Cup qualifier! Mackenzie recently committed to the University of Oklahoma on a full athletic scholarship after taking visits to Utah, Florida, and LSU. Today she joins us to chat all about her...

This week we are excited to be joined by Panama’s newest Olympian Hillary Heron who was gracious enough to hop on a call with us while still in Antwerp after a very successful World Championships where she became the first gymnast (not named Simone Biles of course!) to compete one of the Biles elements at a World Championships. She also punched her ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympics and is riding a high as she gears up for next week’s Pan American Games.  Watch the Pan Am Games:...

Simone Biles adds two more gold medals to her medal haul, Flavia Saraiva won her FIRST individual World medal, why Shilese Jones is under-appreciated and more! We discuss it all as we wrap up our coverage from the 2023 World Championships! Join the gymnastics Discord: https://discord.com/invite/rTNmXUsYTU  Thank you to our monthly Patreon supporters: Alex M, Jenna A, ML, Lela M, Katie C, MSU, Kimberly G, Randee B, Amy M, Martin, Jasmine C, Emily B, Abbie M, Derek H, Kerry M, Cathleen R,...

Rebeca Andrade is a World Champion on vault once again, edging out Simone Biles! Kaylia Nemour made history by winning the silver medal for Algeria! And the FIG royal screwed up, which is now impacting Olympic qualification. Confused by everything that unfolded today? We break it all down!  Join the gymnastics Discord: https://discord.com/invite/rTNmXUsYTU  Thank you to our monthly Patreon supporters: Alex M, Jenna A, ML, Lela M, Katie C, MSU, Kimberly G, Randee B, Amy M, Martin, Jasmine...

Simone Biles just became the most decorated gymnast of all-time by winning her sixth World All-Around title. We share our thoughts!  Join the gymnastics Discord: https://discord.com/invite/rTNmXUsYTU  Thank you to our monthly Patreon supporters: Alex M, Jenna A, ML, Lela M, Katie C, MSU, Kimberly G, Randee B, Amy M, Martin, Jasmine C, Emily B, Abbie M, Derek H, Kerry M, Cathleen R, Lucy S, Paul M, Becca S, Amy C, Blake B, Alainne E, CookieMaster, Faith M,, Lori S, Sabrina M, Erica S, Maria...

What a day! We discuss all the history that was made during the women’s team final at the 2023 World Championships, including Team USA’s historic 7th consecutive title, Brazil winning its first medal EVER as a team, and France winning a team medal for the first time in 73 years!   Article on Romania: https://www.insidegymnastics.com/news-features/a-new-beginning-romania-clinches-olympic-team-berth-for-first-time-since-2012/  Join the gymnastics Discord:...

This week we are sharing our thoughts on Team USA’s Worlds Team, as well as giving you our podium predictions! Thank you to our monthly Patreon supporters: Alex M, Jenna A, ML, Lela M, Katie C, MSU, Kimberly G, Randee B, Amy M, Martin, Jasmine C, Emily B, Abbie M, Derek H, Kerry M, Cathleen R, Lucy S, Paul M, Becca S, Amy C, Blake B, Alainne E, CookieMaster, Faith M,, Lori S, Sabrina M, Erica S, Maria L, M, Faith, Sharon B & Catherine B! You guys rock! If you would like to support...

This week we are excited to bring you an interview with rising junior on the Cal gymnastics team, Mya Lauzon! Mya is here to talk all about her teams record breaking season last year, getting the first perfect 10 of her career on beam, we get her thoughts on Cal leaving the Pac 12 and joining the ACC for her senior season, and so much more! Alex M, Jenna A, ML, Lela M, Katie C, MSU, Kimberly G, Randee B, Amy M, Martin, Jasmine C, Emily B, Abbie M, Derek H, Kerry M, Cathleen R, Lucy S,...

This week we run through some of the latest Worlds Team announcements, we talk about all the NCAA conference changes and how that impacts non-revenue sports like gymnastics, plus we share our "fantasy" Worlds teams! Full list of World Championships qualifiers from the Gymter.net: https://thegymter.net/2023-world-championships-wag-qualifiers/ Thank you to our monthly Patreon supporters: Jenna A, ML, Lela M, Katie C, MSU, Kimberly G, Randee B, Amy M, Martin, Jasmine C, Emily B, Abbie M,...

This week we are finally recapping the 2023 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships! We talk about Simone Biles, who of course won her 8th U.S. national title, Leanne Wong having the absolute meet of her life, whose stock for Worlds went up in San Jose and more so much more! Read my story about Leanne Wong's Bowtique: https://www.insidegymnastics.com/news-features/leanne-wong-elite-gymnast-by-day-entrepreneur-by-night/ Thank you to our monthly Patreon supporters: ML, Lela M, Katie C,...

This week Karina Muñoz is here, the incredible rising sophomore at Iowa who will stare deep into your soul when she’s on the floor performing! Karina is truly a remarkable gymnast who not only contributes big scores to her team (she went 9.9 or higher on every event during her freshman season), but she brings such a positive energy to her team and the sport as a whole. Karina joins us to talk about her college recruiting journey, goals for the upcoming season, and so much more!  Thank you...

This week we are joined by rising super senior on the NC State gymnastics team, Chloe Negrete! In this interview we talk about how she got recruited to NC State, advancing from a play in round (that her team shouldn't have even been in!!) to make it all the way to the regional finals, coming back from an achilles injury to have her best season yet as a senior, and so much more! Thank you to our monthly Patreon supporters: ML, Lela M, Katie C, MSU, Kimberly G, Randee B, Amy M, Martin,...

This week we are talking all things Core Hydration Classic! It was the comeback meet for Simone Biles and Suni Lee – their first elite competitions since the Tokyo Olympics! Plus we saw the beautiful Melanie de Jesus dos Santos in action, absolute domination from Joscelyn Roberson and so much more!  Thank you to our monthly Patreon supporters: ML, Meghan W, Lela M, Katie C, MSU, Kimberly G, Randee B, Amy M, Martin, Jasmine C, Emily B, Abbie M, Derek H, Kerry M, Cathleen R, Lucy S, Paul M,...

This week we are super excited to be joined by the legendary Haleigh Bryant from LSU! Haleigh joins us to reflect back on the incredible season LSU had in 2023, we talk goals and preparations for her senior season, where her head is at in terms of taking a fifth year and so much more, so stick around! Thank you to our monthly Patreon supporters: ML, Meghan W, Lela M, Katie C, MSU, Kimberly G, Randee B, Amy M, Martin, Jasmine C, Emily B, Abbie M, Derek H, Kerry M, Cathleen R, Lucy S, Paul...

This week we are so excited to be sitting down with rising Michigan senior Naomi Morrison. Naomi of course was a part of the team who won Michigan’s first NCAA title in program history during her freshman season and has been a key part of Michigan’s success ever since with her amazing Yurchenko 1.5, picture perfect Gienger on bars and one of the best full twisting double backs college gymnastics has ever seen! We are so excited to have Naomi on the show this week to chat about her incredible...

This week we answer the burning questions that you all submitted over the last few months plus talk about all the big news that has been happening in the gymnastics world including Gabby Douglas making a run for Paris 2024 and Konnor McClain heading to LSU a year early. Thank you to our monthly Patreon supporters: Meghan W, Lela M, Katie C, Tyler S, Kasey, MSU, Kimberly G, Robert H, Randee B, Amy M, Martin, Jasmine C, Emily B, Abbie M, Derek H, Kerry M, Cathleen R, Lucy S, Paul M, Becca S,...

This week we discuss the announcements of Simone Biles and Suni Lee on the 2023 US Classic roster, as well as Trinity Thomas' plan to train for Paris 2024 (which we helped film and announce!) It's going to be an exciting run to Paris 2024... here are some of our early thoughts! Thank you to our monthly Patreon supporters: Meghan W, Lela M, Katie C, Tyler S, Kasey, MSU, Kimberly G, Robert H, Randee B, Amy M, Martin, Jasmine C, Emily B, Abbie M, Derek H, Kerry M, Cathleen R, Lucy S, Paul M,...

This week we are excited to bring you our interview with the first commit for Talledega College, Kyrstin Johnson. Talledega of course is the second HBCU to start a gymnastics program and is now the third college gymnastics program in the state of Alabama. We talk to Kyrstin about her decision to commit to Talledega, her family history with that school, what goals she has for herself and more! Thank you to our monthly Patreon supporters: Meghan W, Lela M, Katie C, Tyler S, Kasey, MSU,...