Neutral Deductions

The 2025 World Gymnastics Championships are set to take place in Jakarta Indonesia and we’ve got everything you need to know about the competitionFor those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. Today, I’m joined by New Zealand’s Lewis Thomson. This is Episode 82 where we preview the 2025 World Gymnastics Championships. Predict the medal winners...

A new skill was competed at the Paris World Cup, Caio Souza won the Brazilian All-Around title, The U.S. Men’s program meeting minutes are out and full of treasures, and Kawakami Shohei has now taken over the world leading all-around score,For those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. This is Episode 81 where I update you on what’s happening i...

Asher Hong is once again the U.S. National Champion, the World’s Team has been announced, and there were LOTS of fan questions about the team selection. For those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. This is Episode 80 where I’m joined by Christian Marsh to recap Day 2 of Nationals----------------------------------------------------------------...

Asher Hong is leading the all-around in a major way, four out of the six eligible athletes hit the necessary benchmarks for worlds auto-qualifications, and some surprising mishaps will mean more pressure on day two of competitionFor those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. This is Episode 79 where I recap the 2025 U.S. National Gymnastics Cha...

Four out of the five Paris Olympians return to competition, automatic World selection spots are up for grabs, and there’s a pathway to the World Championships where Frederick Richard is not named to the 2025 World Gymnastics Championships TeamFor those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. This is Episode 78 where I preview the 2025 Xfinity U.S....

Japan are unsurprisingly the 2025 FISU World University Games Team Champions, Canada had a historic competition, and the high bar final was reminiscent of the Paris Olympic Games For those new here, I’m Kensley, the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. Today, I’m joined by New Zealand’s Lewis Thomson. This is Episode 77 where we recap the 2025 World University Games. --...

The FIG has updated the floor requirements, David Shamah won the U.S. National Qualifier, and the University Games begin this weekend For those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. This is Episode 76 where I recap the last three weeks of gymnastics news and preview the 2025 University Games ------------------------------------------------------...

Oka Shinnosuke was the Asian Champion, Felix Dolci repeated to become the Pan Am Champion, and we preview the 2025 USA Gymnastics Men’s National QualifierFor those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. This is Episode 75 where I recap the 2025 Pan Am and Asian Championships. -----------------------------------------------------------------Love o...

Adem Asil was golden in the all-around, Luke Whitehouse made history winning three floor titles in a row, someone mooned the camera in the arena, yes, you heard that right, and Andy Toba finished the final routine of his international career in front of a home crowd with a silver medal on high bar. For those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics....

Germany won the inaugural Mixed Team event on home soil, Jake Jarman has a few suggestions for how to tweak the competition, and we talk strategy about how to be successful in this competition and it’s not simply being the best team ! For those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. This is Episode 73 where I recap the first European Championship...

Great Britain are the 2025 European Team Champions, Switzerland Made history by claiming silver, and Italy won bronze!  For those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. This is Episode 72 where I recap Men’s Qualifications and Team final at the 2025 European Championships! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Love ou...

Oka Shinnosuke and Hashimoto Daiki are headed to the World Gymnastics Championships,  Zhang Boheng is the 2025 Chinese All-Around Champion, the U.S. senior selection committee had to reevaluate their national team selection from Winter Cup thanks to a grievance, and the European Championships AND Canadian Championships are Happening NEXT week!  For those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral D...

Episode 70: Ukrainian gymnastics has a storied history on the international stage but as of late has collapsed under the weight of internal drama including the ongoing transfer process of Illia Kovtun to Croatia. We dive into the internal conflicts within the Ukrainian Federation, the effects of the war on their training efforts, and the current state of Ukrainian Gymnastics. For those new here, I...

Jerit Pogue has served as the Region 3 chairman for 7 years directing the most successful junior men’s regional program in the country. He has also been instrumental in seeking change in how judges are selected and gives his insights into what changes are needed to move the U.S. judging selection procedures forward. For those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about...

The World Cup series concluded this past weekend with the Cairo World Cup, World Championships Selection Procedures were released, and the rosters are roling in for the 2025 European Championships For those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. This is Episode 68 where I recap elite news from around the world ------------------------------------...

It was a nail-biter competition that came down to the last routine and the Michigan Wolverines were crowned the 2025 NCAA Gymnastics Champions;  2020 Olympic Champion Hashimoto Daiki edged out 2024 Olympic Champion Oka Shinnosuke for his fifth straight All Japan Championship, and of course, we’ll dive into whether Paul had a .01 or .03 Neutral Deduction on that final vault that may have cost Stanf...

It’s NCAA Championships Week and we are diving right in to the 2025 Men’s National Gymnastics Championships Preview with a small recap of the Osijek World Cup For those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. This is Episode 66 where I preview the 2025 NCAA Championships ________________________________________________________ Love our coverage? W...

OU took the first MPSF title since 2021, Michigan took their 5th Big Ten Title in a Row, and Army upset Navy to take their first ECAC title since 2016. For those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. This is Episode 65 where I recap the NCAA conference championships plus elite news. ________________________________________________________ Love o...

The Germans should be in charge of every competition that has ever existed, Illinois won the final regular season meet of the season and this weekend boats of the three conference championships  For those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. This is Episode 64 where I recap week 12 of the NCAA season plus elite news. ___________________________...

A new British champion has been crowned, Ferhat Arijan was a hero at home, and Controversy between  Nebraska and Michigan this past weekend  is one for the ages.  For those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. This is Episode 63 where I recap week 11 of the NCAA season plus elite news ________________________________________________________ Lov...

The British Championships are here, so is the Antalya World Cup, Josh Karnes set a new season record on parallel bars and Rhys McClenaghan won Dancing with the Stars Ireland. For those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. This is Episode 62 where I recap week 10 of the NCAA season plus elite news ________________________________________________...

U.S. athletes brought home a full set of hardware from Baku, Heath Thorpe gave us insight into just how much it costs to be an elite athlete, and Nazar Chepurnyi made perhaps the greatest gymnastics post of all time. For those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. This is Episode 61 where I recap week 9 of the NCAA season plus elite news _______...

Penn State beat Stanford, Jamie Lewis is the new English Gymnastics Champ, and USA Gymnastics responded to our request for answers about the U.S. national team selection.  For those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. This is Episode 60 where I recap week 8 of the NCAA season ________________________________________________________ Love our co...

Riley Loos won Winter Cup, Frederick Richard debuted a new uniform, and we cover what exactly went down in CottubsFor those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics and I’m joined by Christian Marsh. This is Episode 59 where we recap gymnastics from January 20 - 23________________________________________________________Love our coverage? We would ap...

It’s finally elite season which means we are all about to understand the men’s code of points that much better I have so much to catch you up on! For those new here, I’m Kensley the host of Neutral Deductions a Podcast all about men’s gymnastics. This is Episode 58 where I preview Winter Cup, Cottbus, and recap Elite Canada and so much more ________________________________________________________...