268: Aimee Boorman and Maggie Haney on The Olympic Experience - a podcast by gymcastic@gmail.com
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THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW
Aimee Boorman, lifelong coach of 2016 Olympic Champion and bazillion time World Champion, Simone Biles; and Maggie Haney, coach of Olympic team gold and beam silver medalist, Laurie Hernandez, joined us to discuss their Olympic experience:
- Advice for other coaches on how to survive an Olympic year
- Why having a thigh gap is no good for gymnasts
- Culture changes at the national team camps that made the system work
- How camps are different under Valeri Liukin than they were under Martha Karolyi
- Standing up to Martha
- All the skills Simone could have had named after her if Aimee and Simone hadn't decided on the bubble wrap policy.
- How Riley McCusker got her Chinese bar dismount.
RELATED EPISODES
- Episode 41: Laurie Hernandez & Coach Maggie Haney
- 161: Women's Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo
- Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches
- 254: Vanessa Atler
- 223: Tasha Schwikert
- 222: New King
- 219: Rio Olympic Event Finals Day 3, Gala, Houry Behind the Scenes Deets!
- Greatest Gymnast Ever by Medal Count: Svetlana Khorkina vs. Simone Biles
- 218: Rio Olympic Event Finals Day 2
- 217: Rio Olympic Event Finals Day One
- 216: Rio Women's All-Around Final
- 215: Rio Men's Olympic All-Around Final
- 214: Rio Women's Olympic Team Final
- 213: Rio Men's Olympic Team Finals
- 212: Rio WAG Olympic Prelims
- 211: Rio Men's Olympic Prelims & Houry Gebeshian Interview
- Photo Gallery: Olympic Trials Day 2
- 205: Day Two 2016 Women's Olympic Trials
- Photo Gallery: 2016 Olympic Trials Day 1
- 204: Day One 2016 Women's Olympic Trials
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