College gymnastics is back, and College & Cocktails returns with its live post-meet breakdown of the Canadian Excellence showdown featuring Utah, Minnesota, and Iowa.
Recorded immediately after the meet, this episode covers early-season judging trends, start value controversies, standout performances, and what January scoring can (and can't) tell us about the rest of the NCAA season.
In this episode:
- Did the right team win?
- Avery Neff's breakout meet and a start-value judges' conference
- Utah's depth, Minnesota's beam strength, and Iowa's returning veterans
- Superlatives: Simone of the Meet, Artist of the Meet, Assassin of the Meet
- Early-season judging inconsistencies and ...dun dun dunnnn altitude effects!
- Fantasy gymnastics implications and lineup strategy
- Audience Q&A on winter break training, international eligibility, and college gymnasts with named skills
- Corrupt or Correct: re-judging controversial routines
College & Cocktails is GymCastic's live, behind-the-scenes NCAA gymnastics show — recorded in real time, rated TV-14, and fueled by strong opinions, expert analysis, and the Spencer with a cocktail.
This episode is part of our weekly Friday night College & Cocktails series.
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