What We Learned From the First NCAA Gymnastics Meet of 2026

🍸 College Gymnastics Is Back — And So Are The Connection Value Controversies! College gymnastics season is officially underway, and College & Cocktails is back with its live, unfiltered post-meet breakdown of the Canadian Excellence showdown: Utah vs. Minnesota and Iowa. In this episode, we dig into: 🔍 Did the right team actually win? ⭐ Avery Neff’s beam genius - 2 foot aerial to ¼ turn Shushanova (and the start value issue) 🧠 Judging conferences, and “January 2nd scoring” 🇨🇦 The rise of international stars (Canada, Ireland, England) 🏆 Superlatives: Simone of the Meet, Artist, Assassin 🧪 Altitude science, fantasy gymnastics strategy, and postseason crystal-ball predictions 😂 The best mistakes, near-falls, and accidental comedy you only catch live This is not a sanitized recap. This is the original Friday-night live NCAA gymnastics after-party — rated PG-14, fueled by cocktails (or mocktails), and powered by your questions. 🎥 What You’re Watching Now This is a short teaser from the full 1:22:55 live episode, where we: Re-judge controversial routines Break down start values in real time Answer audience questions live Say the quiet parts out loud The full episode is available only to members. 🔐 Want the Full Episode? To watch the entire College & Cocktails episode, plus get access to: ✅ Live Friday night shows all season ✅ Full replays (never posted publicly) ✅ Behind-the-scenes Q&A ✅ Bonus extended interviews ✅ Member forums 👉 Join Club Gym Nerd and unlock the full show here: 🔗 https://gymcastic.com/college-cocktai... 🍹 This Week’s Cocktail: Yellow Card A citrus-forward drink inspired by: Rusty judges Questionable start values And the chaos we missed over the holidays (No actual yellow cards were issued. Tragically.) 📌 About College & Cocktails College & Cocktails is GymCastic’s live NCAA gymnastics watch-party + post-meet analysis, where we break down meets immediately after they happen. If you love: NCAA gymnastics analysis Judging transparency Smart humor And actually knowing why a score happened You’re in the right place.