Gymcastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

  June 2015 Best of Episode  The artist, Danell Leyva joins us this week. Known for his flair on every event, he also stands out as a staunch nonconformist. Revealing photos of Danell were tweeted during the London Olympics. He was nonplused and casually took home bronze in the all-around. He was passionately opposed to the gay discrimination laws passed earlier this year in Indiana and supported his teammate, Josh Dixon in calling for an immediate change of venue for the national championships in Indianapolis. We talked on the day the FIG released the new qualification rules for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. We discuss (please note that all time stamps in parentheses are "ish") : Danell's transformation from passive peacemaker to playground scrapper. Celebrities who smoked cigars in the arena during the Olympics. The financial importance of a national team spot (34:00). Which vaults hurt and which vaults make his body feel good. How he has stayed surgery and medication free all these years (26:00) Tim Daggett (1