The Pantheon of Gymnastics: The Greatest Routines of All Time (COMMISSION)

What are the greatest gymnastics routines ever performed? This commissioned episode takes on an impossible challenge: building the Pantheon of Gymnastics. Jessica and Spencer debate the most iconic vaults, bars routines, beam masterpieces, and floor exercises across every era—from Olesia Dudnik, Yang Bo, and Kim Gwang Suk to Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade, Kaylia Nemour, and Sunisa Lee. Along the way they revisit the artistry of 1989 Worlds, the greatest NCAA floor routines ever performed, and the unforgettable performances that defined generations of gymnastics fans.

REFERENCE VIDEOS

• Vanessa Atler's double-twisting Yurchenko from 1999
• Mo Huilan's iconic typewriter floor routine from 1994
• Produnova's tango floor routine with a freakin' double-arabian punch front!!
• Jesus Rivera proving why Cuba was at the forefront of artistry i
• Lashenova on why the Soviets weren't messing around with artistry
• Can you even bring pain of a nation if you don't have a sad violin? Natalia Frolova, Brooklyn Moors, and Leah Homma 

CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction & Commission Brief
02:12 VAULT: Greatest Vaults Ever
07:16 Simone's YDP
09:29 Andrade's Cheng
10:56 The Amanar Debate
12:12 Best DTYs
15:27 Shannon Miller's Yurchenko Full
16:18 Greatest Rudis
17:38 Yang Yun's Flying Jesus Vault
18:13 Produnova, Yulo & Davtyan
23:11 BARS: Greatest Bars Routines Ever
25:47 Kim Gwang Suk
28:04 Amy Chow Appreciation
29:04 He Kexin's Beijing Masterpiece
32:06 Beth Tweddle
34:00 Mustafina

42:35 BEAM: Greatest Beam Routines Ever
42:42 Dudnik & Yang Bo
44:10 Li Li & Ke Qinqin
46:39 Gutsu & Lysenko
48:43 Kui Yuanyuan
50:30 Fan Ye
53:01 Soviet Beam Greats
56:04 Anna Pavlova
59:40 Komova & Flavia
01:03:07 Sanne Wevers
01:06:10 Zhou Yaqin & Zhang Qingying
01:09:01 Why Simone isn't the beam GOAT

01:11:12 FLOOR: Greatest Floor Routines Ever
01:11:29 Podkopayeva & Omelianchik
01:14:16 Dominique Moceanu
01:16:39 Mo Huilan's Typewriter Routine
01:17:01 Elena Produnova
01:18:03 Jesús Rivera
01:20:45 Céline van Gerner & Eythora
01:23:02 The Legendary 1989 Worlds Floor Session
01:30:17 Simone Biles
01:31:18 Vanessa Ferrari
01:33:22 Rebeca Andrade
01:33:56 Pain of a Nation: Greatest Choreography
01:38:21 Dobre, Filatova & Petrik
01:41:34 NCAA Floor Pantheon

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