Discussing Rhythmic Gymnastics

Here is part 1 of our discussion around the 42nd World Championships of Rhythmic Gymnastics in Frankfurt 2026. If you have wishes or ideas about special mentions of gymnasts or groups for part 2, please message us!! We always love to read your messages and comments, keep them coming! You can find our new playlist ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you have music suggestions, please feel free to comment or message...

Only one month to go until the World Championships in Frankfurt, and we talk about the last World Cup and World Challange Cups, struggles with the heat and interesting leotard choices. The Leotards we talked about: Group Germany 5 Ribbons 2015 Group Germany 5 Clubs 2013 Alina Kabaeva Ball 2004 Evgenia Kanaeva Ribbon 2011 Aliya Garaeva Ribbon Junior Grup Germany 3 Balls 2 Ropes 2018 Jana Berezko-Ma...

Not only do we chat about the last two days of the ECH, we also dive into the football World Cup and listener mail. Check out the stuff we talked about this time: Interview with Margarita Mamun 2024 Alexandra Soldatova Ribbon 2018 Alexandra Soldatova Ball 2016 We always love to read your messages and comments, keep them coming! You can find our new playlist ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ . If you have music suggestions...

We discuss the qualification process of the ECH 2026 in Varna, recording the evening before the all-around individual final. Let us know your thoughts about the new format of the final this year! You can listen to Nerea´s podcast in spanish here ! Check out Sofia Bulat´s ball routine if you find it somewhere, I unfortunately couldn´t yet. You can find our new playlist ⁠here⁠ . If you have music su...

We talk about recent World Cup results, nominations for the upcoming European Championships and our experience on our latest commentary jobs. Please check out the website The Rhythmic Report and also sign the Petition "Make Rhythmic Gymnastics Transparent, Accessible and Better Organized for Fans Worldwide" . Make sure to also pay Nicole and Kateryna on instagram a visit! You can find ou...

A lot has happened in the past few weeks in Rhythmic Gymnastics. We discuss new routines, new music choices and the new live-scoring system by Seiko, that will be established at the first World Cup of the season in Sofia. We will do the commentary in german for the apparatus finals, so please joyn us if you can on Eurovision Sport for free! Here are the routines we talked about: Darja Varfolomeev...

As the new season has already begun, we analyse the first few new routines we have seen so far, not without our usual spin-offs to other dance and music related topics of course! Make sure to check out the videos while listening to the podcast for the full experience! Stiliana Nikolova Hoop 2026 Taisiia Onofriichuk Ball 2026 Taisiia Onofriichuk Hoop 2026 Taisiia Onofriichuk Ribbon 2026 Liliana Lew...

In this engaging conversation, Christine and Sophia discuss the vibrant atmosphere of Carnival week at school, the excitement surrounding ice skating competitions, and the complex interplay of politics in gymnastics, particularly focusing on Lala Kramarenko's journey and the implications of neutral status for athletes. This conversation delves into the historical context of life in East German...

In this episode, Sophia and Christine kick off the third season of their podcast, celebrating their 40th episode. They discuss the upcoming World Championships in Frankfurt, sharing travel tips and cultural insights about the city. The conversation takes a poignant turn as they remember Ulrich Fassbender, a renowned rhythmic gymnastics photographer who recently passed away. The hosts reflect on th...

We discuss the group competition of the 2025 World Championships in Rio. Make sure to check out the replays on Eurovision Sport for free and relive some iconic routines with us. Shout out goes to Anne Angermann and the South African Group, who gave us some insights to their Road to Rio. If you like our podcast make sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Amazon Music so you never miss a ne...

We discuss the finalists of the All-Around Final (places 9-1) of the 2025 World Championships in Rio. Make sure to check out the replays on Eurovision Sport for free and relive some iconic routines with us. If you like our podcast make sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Amazon Music so you never miss a new episode and don't forget to follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@discussing.rg.podca...

We discuss the finalists of the All-Around Final (places 18-10) of the 2025 World Championships in Rio. Make sure to check out the replays on Eurovision Sport for free and relive some iconic routines with us. If you like our podcast make sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Amazon Music so you never miss a new episode and don't forget to follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠@discussing.rg.podc...

Can AI be used in rhythmic's judging? We talk about it, as well as the latest competition results, German Championships and a few gymnasts that caught our eye. Check them out and enjoy beautiful routines: Sophia Ho Ball 2025 Joe Ee Ng Hoop 2025 Joe Ee Ng Ball 2025 Karle Kimaya Ball 2025 Luna Henao Hoop 2025 Luna Henao Ball 2025 Luna Henao Clubs 2025 Luna Henao Ribbon 2025 Geovanna Santos Ball...

In this episode we talk about the World University Games in Germany and the World Cup in Milan. Apart from that, we ramble on about school, the best music for your rhythmics routine and women's football (so normal football, not the men's one). If you like our podcast make sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Amazon Music so you never miss a new episode and don't forget to fo...

After a longer break we are back with an episode about the European Championships in Tallinn, a retiring gymnast and body positivity. You can check out stuff we mentioned here: Billie Eilish - Bad (Michael Jackson Cover live) Sadly I didn't find a video of the Prince of Egypt routine by the Turkish Group - maybe check out a replay of the whole competition :) If you like our podcast make sure t...

We discuss the new routines of some crowd favourites and analyse the overall themes of this seasons choreographies. Please forgive us our dive into language fun, we hope you enjoy that as well! You can check out the routines we discuss here: Taisiia Onofriichuk - Clubs 2025 Taisiia Onofriichuk - Ball 2025 Takhmina Ikromova - Clubs 2025 Takhmina Ikromova - Ball 2025 Takhmina Ikromova - Hoop 2025 So...

We finally have time to talk about some of the new routines we have seen so far. If you don't agree with our opinions, please let us know, we want to hear yours! We also check out the competition schedule for the next months and dive into memories of your past dancing days. Check out the routines we talked about here (unfortunately not all routines have a separate video on youtube yet, so you...

We talk about the investigation by the GEF about the manipulating of scores at the ECH 2024 by Evangelia Trikomiti as well as the news of the resignation of Irina Viner as head coach of the russian national team. Also, in regards to the new CoP there has been a change/clarification already so we won't get to see 10 backwards illusion turns in every routine. Check out the official document by t...

Joining us in our discussion about the changes in the new CoP is Samuel ( @saem_rg ), national judge from Italy. If you want to dive deeper into the rules of rhythmic gymnastics, make sure to check out his instagram account, where he shares great explanations and examples of judging. If you like our podcast make sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Amazon Music so you never miss a new e...

Triggered by some shocking statements of gymnasts leaving the sport, we talk about mental and physical health in rhythmic and artistic gymnastics. We also want to say a big thank you to Mimi, who invited us to her masterclass with Darja Varfolomeev in december. Check out her instagram account here . If you like our podcast make sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Amazon Music so you ne...

We recap the German National League 2024 were we saw new routines and new gymnasts. There is also some gossip about Elvira Krasnobaeva's nationality change and the retirement of team Israel. Melissa Diete Instagram Dasha Bergmann Instagram "Music" by John Miles If you like our podcast make sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Amazon Music so you never miss a new episode and don't forget...

We discuss the wonderful gala performances shown at Euskalgym 2024 and also get quite emotional. You can check out the clips here if you want to check them out: Milena Baldassarri Gala Liliana and Laura Lewinska Gala Group Spain Gala Alba Bautista Gala Darja Varvolomeev Gala Margarita Kolosov Gala Boryana Kaleyn Gala Stiliana Nikolova Gala Darja Varfolomeev Ball new COP Teresa Gorospe Gala Or you...

***Please excuse the bad audio, we had technical issues!*** We have a guest for this episode, an expert on artistic gymnastics, Maria. We talk about the differences of our two sports and solve some mysteries of the communities. If you want to check out a great podcast in german about different gymnastic sports, listen to " Von Staub zu Gold " by the Deutscher Turnerbund If you like our podcast mak...

We are back for another season of Discussing Rhythmic Gymnastics! We talk about the latest news and what's to come in this podcast. Check out the routines we talk about here: Tara Dragas NEW Hoop 2024/2025 Rin Keys Hoop 2024 Rin Keys Ball 2024 Rin Keys Clubs 2024 Rin Keys Ribbon 2024 If you like our podcast make sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Amazon Music so you never miss a new e...

We enter the last episode of our first podcast-season with answering fanmail, discussing the start of a petition and talking about the group competition of the Olympic Games in Paris. Please let us know your thoughts about the Olympics in the comments! Instagram accounts to check out: @handpainted_apparatus_for_rg - Professional design for RG apparatus @shinebrightgymnastics - Educational and prac...