Off The Floor: A Gymnastics Australia Podcast Off The Floor: A Gymnastics Australia Podcast

Emily Abbot, Alexia Aristoteli, Alannah Matthews, Himeka
Onoda and Felicity White join ‘Off The Floor’ from the Australian Gymnastics Championships on the Gold Coast to recall their Olympic experience in Tokyo.



The quintet made history three years ago when they became the first Australian Rhythmic Gymnastics Group to step onto the floor at an
Olympic Games.



With host Dane Heverin they discuss how the Covid-19
pandemic restrictions on the Games brought the Australian team closer together, and how they practised their routine over Zoom during lockdown.



They also provide career updates - Alexia and Himeka are
studying physiotherapy, Felicity is studying to be a primary school teacher, Alannah has a new job as an exercise physiologist and Emily is close to completing her studies in psychology – as they gathered together to support Alannah during her comeback to the sport at the Australian Gymnastics Championships.

A different style of episode this time around as the Gymnastics Australia media team caught up with several of our Olympic hopefuls in Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics prior to the Australian Gymnastics Championships on the Gold Coast.

Hear from Heath Thorpe, Jesse Moore, Clay Mason Stephens, Kate McDonald, Emma Nedov, Romi Brown and Ruby Pass as well as Gymnastics Australia Interim CEO and High Performance Director Chris O'Brien.

Tyson Bull boasts the best performance by an Australian in Men's Artistic Gymnastics in an Olympic Games which he achieved by finishing fifth in the Horizontal Bar final at the Tokyo.

In an open and honest conversation with host Dane Heverin, Tyson discusses wrestling with the disappointment of missing out on a medal while also viewing making an Olympic final as a remarkable achievement.

He also takes us through his journey in the sport, including his time in the US college system, and the incredible friendship amongst Australia's Men's Artistic Gymnasts which led to him winning a Commonwealth Games silver medal in Birmingham.

Ji Wallace is the only Australian to win an Olympic medal in gymnastics with his silver medal in Trampoline at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 – the first time the sport appeared at the Games.

Ji is now a coach in the Queensland high-performance program and on this episode, he discusses with host Dane Heverin how eager he is to help another Australian stand on an Olympic podium.

Especially with the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games on the
horizon!

As well as talking about his Olympic experiences, Ji goes
into how he fell in love with the sport of Trampoline and so much more in a chat where his passion for gymnastics shines through.

Off the Floor makes its debut with Australia's current top Women's Artistic gymnast Georgia Godwin joining host Dane Heverin to kick off Gymnastics Australia's new podcast.

Ahead of July's Paris Olympic Games, Georgia discusses the special bond shared by the Australian Women's Artistic Gymnastics team, she recalls her experience at the Tokyo Olympic Games, she gives us insight into how she is handling the added attention that comes in an Olympic year and many other fascinating insights.