130: Mary Anne Mez Monckton - a podcast by gymcastic@gmail.com

Mary-Anne Monckton doing her aerial layout series on beam. Photo by Nadia Boyce.

The 20 year-old is a student of the sport, should probably be a in the next episode of The Hard Way To Success, she still loves gymnastics despite seven surgeries, she gym nerded-out because she made a beam final with Catalina Ponor, is inspired by the number of women (20 and older) who held their own in the all-around final in Nanning -- she is Australia's Mary-Anne Monckton! Emma and Jessica discuss the following gymnerdery with Miss Mez:

• Why she hated gymnastics at first and being chosen like Nadia at age 7.


• Surviving seven surgeries with her love for gymnastics intact!


• Trying not to freak out while competing in beam finals with her gymnastics idol, Catalina Ponor.


• Thinking the wrong score was posted when she placed second to Larissa Iordache on beam in Doha.


• Her description of the beloved post-beam finals celebration with Ellie at the Commonwealth Games.


• Tales from Nanning, food report, her favorite competitors there and her opinion on the tie-breaking procedures for finals.


• Being coached by the infamous, Ju-Ping Tian.


• Explaining her desire to do American NCAA gymnastics to her Australian mother.


• Why she became a student of the sport (AKA super gym nerd), not just an athlete.


• Jet lag tips everyone can use.


• Her thoughts on Australian Gymnastics Jail and how the team Glasgow Commonwealth Games were chosen.


• She tells the most endearing Peggy Liddick story you will ever hear and shares Peggy's sage advice.

Follow Mez on Twitter, her YouTube channel for progress videos or Instagram. 

• 108: The Commonwealth Games


• 124: Event Finals at the 2014 World Championships


• 123: All Around Finals at the 2014 World Championships


• 122: Team Finals at the 2014 World Championships


• 121: Qualifications Recap from the 2014 World Championships


• 120: The World Championships Preview Show


• 101: Olivia Vivian


• 96: Australian Nationals & Men’s European Championships

 

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