Beyond the Routine: Texas Dreams | Building the #1 US Elite Club from Scratch

[@vamosrafa8841]

Texas dreams, the experts in breaking amazing gymnasts Bailie Key tops the list as the most broken gymnast, so broken she only competed one shaky routine during 4 years in college, such a talent list in vain Then we have Macy Toronjo, we can say she’s more lucky because she got to compete few times at UCLA, obviously not reaching her full potential because of injuries We also have Ragan Smith and Emma Malabuyo. The former had some success in the beginning but her two years as a senior were painful to watch as she tried to stay competitive while clearly injured, and didn’t have a proper closure to her elite career. Same with Emma : huge success as a junior, than disappeared as a senior because of an injury after the other, at least we got see her in 2021 but it was a bit too late to catch up to gymnasts who has few years of internationals experience and progress They’re both doing well though in college, sth we can’t say about Toronjo or Key

[@alexahamilton5573]

its ragan! i love her

[@jeanweber7639]

I watched her grow up. she visited my gym Rebounders with Bella....we watched her compete and win.....Great that she and Chris are building their own legacy.

[@Maya-uj2pg]

this was SO. GOOD. OMG.

[@johnhickey8206]

FloSports

[@emmalukenbill9966]

FloSports can you please post these on here I can't afford a pro account. Thanks!

[@isaacmartinez1801]

She was the number 1 gymnast in the world. I remember all of the hype before the 92 olympics. Everybody thought that she was going to win gold easily, then Shannon Miller showed up.

[@Julia-en5ys]

can we have a Brestyan's or aly raisman beyond the Routine?

[@jennas84100]

Wow. I remember being a young kid watching her at her first Olympics. I loved her then and this makes me love her even more. She seems like such a neat person.

[@gizzy4002]

It’s hard to quit something you’ve always known. When it’s over, its over. I see the passion and emotion Kim has for gymnastics. I love her❤️

[@dylanhafer7641]

started crying when Kim said she would give anything to go back and perform a floor routine

[@mbusch3024]

Dylan Hafer same actually haha

[@mtflatbedllcmareebenner7827]

Me too!!!!

[@svenlabots1869]

Yeah....reminds me of those legendary words during a 1995 floor routine...."Now Kim is a powerful tumbler"

[@Constantin9va]

Priorities much? 🤢 🤮 it is SO sad!

[@heatherwicker9990]

I love Bailey's gymnastics. I hope she goes to college and competes. Kim and Chris seem to have the right mix for their gym. The girls seem happy and I love how they compete against each other in training. Makes it so interesting. This was a great documentary. Loved Kim's gymnastics and glad to see her so fired up and passionate about coaching too. Rock on!!

[@gracieleal8771]

i’ve watched this documentary so many times and it continues to inspire me

[@jenjean70]

I love her! I remember watching her years ago. I met her in person a couple of weeks ago. Her son was at the region 3 elite team camp with my son and it was time to go home for the day. Her son, Koda, had out his Pokemon cards and the boys were gathered around him looking at the cards when I turned around and saw her standing there, waiting to pick him up. I said "HI!" and she said "Hi"- I was so star struck I didn't know what else to say...I didn't want to sound like a creepy stalker! LOL! Her son is an extremely talented gymnast and I can see him going far!

[@ellavateify]

I would've loved Kim as my coach. She seems so kind, gentle and supportive

[@anditalktojesus]

about that...

[@amysharp6690]

elissa 😂

[@alainapullock81]

Welp...seems like she is just like yhe rest if them. Psychotic

[@alexisdeverell340]

This didn’t age well

[@mm4chelle]

Faker

[@ella_encantada]

She’s the reason I fell in love with gymnastics. Class act and still my favorite gymnast.

[@Constantin9va]

Me too! Now I’m so disgusted. Those who perpetrate abuse are not to be tolerated.

[@mariaellis2882]

Why are people talking so bad about her? These kids are wonderful gymnasts and they look happy.

[@lolo9096]

@@mariaellis2882 they spoke out about her abusive coaching.

[@kristinakane9981]

Kind of weird watching this after all the things former gymnasts have said about her 😕

[@eurekamreum5458]

Oh gosh, was she involved in the scandals as well?

[@kristinakane9981]

Eureka Mreum yep 😕 A bunch of former gymnasts say she was abusive and overtrained them and Kennedy Baker says that her husband would make racist jokes and that Kim once cut off Kennedy’s hair without her permission 😱. She also knew about Nassar and tried to stop Dominique Moceanu from telling people.

[@embeth446]

Kristina Kane I hadn’t heard that about her trying to stop Dom M from telling people. Where did that come from?

[@kristinakane9981]

@@embeth446 that probably wasn’t the right word choice haha. When Dominique was trying to make a comeback in 2006 she only competed two events at the secret classic. She said that usag told her she needed to get a certain score to qualify to the national championships and she got that score but then they said she couldn’t compete. In her memoir I believe she said that Kim Z encouraged them to not let her compete because she had been speaking out about being abused by the Karoyli’s/Nassar.

[@cf4880]

@@kristinakane9981 she prb didn't know what nassar was doing. but she was an enabler and yes she did treat dominque poorly. i remember that. and she should apologize to dominque. she didnt support her back when she spoke out against bela. when dominque told her version of events, kim's response was, "well he is trying to make us the best in the world." bela brainwashed kim to get her to that level and i still think she acts brainwashed.

[@patpat446]

She seems such an incredible kind person as a coach

[@alexisdeverell340]

Yikes...knowing what we know now

[@jhayushi]

@@alexisdeverell340 what do we know now?

[@Creole164]

@@jhayushi Google… Texas Dreams have turned into Texas Nightmares Karolyi Edition…

[@teamme6311]

Thank you for giving us Ragan, LOVE HER 100%

[@nickderekyelli]

I just love you, Kim Zmeskal. You & Kathy Johnson are my all time fav's. Your style was so impeccable - you were just so absolutely beautiful in your presentation and style. I haven't caught up with you for so many years, and to watch this just made me cry. I've been a competitive gymnast and long-time coach, and though it's at a much lower level, I strive to always coach like you - very focused and goal-oriented, but sincerely dedicated to each child. I knew you were that kind of coach - the perfect kind. And your husband is the perfect match for you from what I can see, and I'm so glad you guys are happy & successful. With respect ...Marie

[@sophier5508]

Great documentary. I was watching TV the day when Kim won Worlds in 1991, and watching her now, makes me think she seems to be a very wise and kind person.

[@bigbennie96]

She gets it

[@Frensis26]

"He was doing sarcasm and stuff" AAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[@Constantin9va]

@@kimzw in a lot of pain it looks like! I want all the good things for these Texas Nightmares kids!

[@kimzw]

Same. I was surprised to see I commented so bluntly three years ago.

[@Constantin9va]

@@kimzw it’s all good. I experience the same thing like “I said WHAT?!” Lol ah well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@garybarawidan9252]

This was epic story telling. Getting to see the evolution of triple whip back Kim Zmeskal from phenom to coach was so insightful. You can see her love of gymnastics. It's so evident that her teaching and coaching is so special. You can see her empathy, care, energy, and personal attention she gives to her students. Those kids are so lucky to be learning from a Master. I hope the legacy USA gymnastics that Bella and Martha built gets passed to Kim and her husband.

[@TheDeeSDeeS]

OMG, I love Chris! I like that he pushes the competition, he is exactly right - you have to teach one gymnast to do something and the others will learn it too. Just because they want to. I like that he is funny and brings that to the gym.

[@emilyrogers6220]

I hope flo gymnastics reads this comment. I really love this Texas dreams video it is very inspiring and I have watched it many times. I really want to watch the other parts to the Texas dreams series and other videos but I don't want to pay the money to go "pro" on the website. Please put the other parts on KZbin!!!!

[@KatieJane56]

Nunovurbznzsodontask have you checked how ridiculously expensive Flo is? They’re crazy if they think their content is worth that much

[@KatieJane56]

Nunovurbznzsodontask way to be rude and unintelligent all at once

[@klt5756]

don't ever buy Flo, they spread child pornography and their content is trash for the price they charge

[@argoneonoble]

I haven't seen much of Kim since her glory days as a gymnast. Then after the '92 disaster, I've only seen those photos of her looking so sad and broken down, her glory often overlooked. . . . . Now I remover why I loved her so much. She is so perky , positive, happy. I'm happy to see she is so happy and successful,in life, and is still in the world of gymnastics.

[@argoneonoble]

And she till looks great and super cute!!!

[@kendallford3040]

What happened in '92?!

[@argoneonoble]

She was the favored one to lead the Olympic team. was rock solid in all the competitions before At olympics was really off, you could see in her face. she fell off beam, stepped out of bounds on Floor.

[@kendallford3040]

+argoneonoble oh thanks

[@user-qz3ls9od9n]

No 1992 disaster, she was injured. Through it all, she still walked away with a medal.

[@MarySupertramp]

Thanks so much for letting us watch this episode to the people outside of the US, that can't afford to subscribe to your awesome website. Congrats for an incredible job!

[@izzyabuyuan4815]

I LOVE RAGANNNNN AS SOON AS I SAW THIS VIDEO IN MY SUGGESTIONS I CLICKED ON IT SO FAST

[@taylorr7479]

I love all of these Beyond the Routine episodes!

[@chloepost8207]

Omg little Raegan! 5:54

[@smooshiebear80]

Great documentary! So nice to see how Kim has matured into an adult and such a great coach. I was disappointed when she stopped competing, but loved her perspective that while she will probably always miss that, she finds coaching "so much more interesting." I think "try to be different" will be my new mantra. Or, Chris' "Let me give you a neck massage!" 😀

[@soniarodriguez2072]

Kim is still my favorite gymnast of all time.

[@peachypeachy7792]

yeah i cant stop thinking about "let it feel different"

[@KSMaxiefan01]

If you’re leaving positive comments on this video you need to do your research (within the last year). Don’t be fool Texas dreams is Texas nightmares

[@SteveLovesTraffic]

Right! I bet China, Russia, and Romania have some pretty messed up stuff going on. Need an agenda based documentary for those gyms.

[@angiedyer9619]

Love watching Kim and Chris coach. Love the sarcasm! Wish there were more of them 😁

[@susandilaudo9534]

Omg. Baby malabuyo! Sooio cute. "I get it now. He was doing sarcasm and stuff."

[@jampots1000]

Chris' use of Normative Feedback, is right on the edge, but overall right on. Only negative I see here is the fact that the major gymnasts, Bailie and Peyton suffered horrendous injuries which ruined their elite, and in Petyon's case, college career. I hope these injuries were not the result of being pushed too hard. Now, in 2017 Regan is US champ and favourite for the world title, whilst Emma is 2nd best junior and an early favourite for Tokyo 2020

[@SchocoMacGirl]

well that did not go so well...I do think that they overtrain their athletes...

[@chicklit8604]

@@SchocoMacGirl injuries is synonymous to athlete. No pain no gain . That’s life.

[@erselley9017]

Yeah...she suffered one of those horrendous injuries you were speaking about at the world championship she was favored to win. Consider yourself lucky your from 6 years in the past and haven't witnessed her make that run to the table and immediately realize her chance was gone. Heartbreaking

[@Shukween062005]

Kim Zsemeskal my fav gymnast of all time!

[@bradenmills624]

Baby Ragan!

[@bigbennie96]

Class & Grace right there I wouldn't be surprised if Kim is offered Marta's position when she retires after Rio

[@heatherwicker9990]

No I believe Rhonda Faehn is taking over for Marta. She was the coach at Florida I think it was.

[@alishax9202]

no Rhonda isn't going for the job, hasn't been confirmed yet but many people think Valeri Liukin is getting the job

[@brianpatterson1827]

shed be perfect in Martha's position. she's been in this system herself. who better to take over the reigns.

[@brianpatterson1827]

+al x He's done a whole lot for gymnastics and he was big in gymnastics and also nastia obviously. I could also see him being the one too.

[@heatherwicker9990]

I just figured Faehn because she is on the selection committee now and always with Marta and I read somewhere that she left coaching for that. oh well...no sweat off my back. I'm sure whomever gets it will be awesome and the US will still win a lot.

[@betsytrog813]

My favorite still to this day. She was so much fun to watch!

[@soniarodriguez2072]

Mine as well.

[@harleyfletcher7082]

“You know what happens every time you do that? Reagan gets confident.” 😂😂😂😂 he coaches a LOT like my dad

[@kimberlyr9998]

OMG I am LOVING this! Kim & Chris are a wonderful coaches!! Especially love Chri's coaching style.. Big fan of sarcasm right here!!! I wish they had a show.

[@EmilyRojek18]

This would be an amazing TV series

[@tazhorse]

Totally agree

[@mindyschocolate]

"Let me massage your neck" mimes strangulation. LMAO!

[@chicklit8604]

Dirty mind plays tricks on you

[@heididorling8533]

Thank you for putting this on your youtube channel! Greatly appreciate it!!! Excited to see some of these kiddos this weekend!

[@easytoslip]

awesome documentary! go Kim and Texas Dreams!

[@Cmc995]

17:23 this may look cute and silly in this video real quick. But that’s like the most toxic way to coach or manage humans especially young people

[@shawnallamagymnast1945]

AWW I LOVED SEEING LITTLE MACY NOW THAT SHES AT UCLA😭

[@icarrus4u]

Absolutely Amazing! I loved KIm then and most inspired by her now. Great documentary!

[@nely_bis]

I love this!!! Watched it over and over countless times

[@jonette.e8436]

Personally I couldn’t feel bad for her AT ALL during this because of how horrible she was with the team she train and the fact she new about Nassar sexually abusing the girls and not saying anything no to mention how she would make racist jokes and them they portrayed her as an innocent person in this video it’s so uncomfortable and as a gymnast it nit appreciated like at all-

[@micheleclark59]

Unless you have Private info not discussed in court you have no proof and that’s messed up

[@madelinehornsey6845]

That closet is LIT

[@l.o.b.7462]

"Chris and I aren't like Marta and Bela"...well thank goodness for that given the recent exposure of the Karolyi's over the top/pretty much abusive coaching practices. She even says at the end that when she was under them the gymnasts weren't allowed to talk to eachother in the gym? Like what the hell....I get wanting to keep them focused but communication is a frickin basic human right

[@saralloyd3922]

It was just their style of coaching, which obviously worked, I mean, look at Kim now!

[@Namastephie]

Sara Lloyd thank you! Things are different over there good or bad and that’s what they knew and what worked. Some people need that and excel with that environment.

[@mathildewesendonck7225]

They are not even allowed to drink water in the gym...

[@grayskindablue]

Sara Lloyd Making kids starve themselves, physically abusing them, and creating an isolated environment for a pedophile to run rampant in is just “a different coaching style.” 🙄 Look at Kim, but look at the gymnasts who were never world champions or Olympic medalists who purposely injured themselves not to go back, who have eating disorders, who have PTSD, how many of the 198 to come forward at the Nassar trial just “had a different coaching style.” Sure abusing already very talented athletes into working even harder has worked, does that mean that we should just keep doing it?

[@embeth446]

Sara Lloyd Guess this didn’t age well with many of her athletes coming out now about abuse and over training in her gym.

[@brianpatterson1827]

I love her. what a beautiful couple. and amazing!! a beautiful family!

[@Jessicathi]

Omg! Macy is now a ucla gymnast

[@davidbarnett9312]

Pound for pound and inch for inch, these elite female gymnasts are the toughest athletes you'll ever see. There's so much pressure for them to succeed at the highest levels, and at such a young age.

[@myassisdragon1558]

This is great! I teared up when they showed the framed picture of Kim and Hilary❤️

[@TheMsmith77]

Kim still a bad ass in my book! Love the documentary. I remember all the gymnastic greats from Mary Lou Retton on up! I am thankful to be around for the history of gymnastics. It has been an amazing change as far as the routines, the choreography, the styles and the raw power that these gymnast exude. Whoohooo!!

[@liceous]

Kim cut Kennedy Baker’s braids off

[@MelissaBrownebi]

Ah Hilary!! Some days i just miss those days so much. Kim was an excellent role model and super kind to us kids.

[@biff481]

This is fantastic! 👍🏼 Awesome gymnast, and all-around great human being... 👌🏼

[@seer1623]

She's got such beautiful eyes, almost otherworldly.

[@bobmyles955]

Kind of weird watching this after all the things former gymnasts have said about her 😕

[@jenniferveitch8713]

Baillie was such a beautiful gymnast to watch.

[@Miathegr8]

Kim is the reason I ever paid attention to gymnastics. I loooove her.

[@smileypantscuppycake122]

Little Ragan! ❤

[@lillycaines7756]

THIS WAS SO GOOD, I LOVE THE COACHES AND KIDS. THIS S GOING TO BE SO GREAT!

[@wandasteeves5239]

Yes Chris exactly what propelled Scott/Tessa was them training w competitive USA 🇺🇸 team, pushing each other.

[@beautitudes]

What a Great coach Kim has become

[@lisaroberts2178]

I looked up to Kim as a kid during her era and I’m so happy to see what she’s doing for these kids and the sport.

[@connorrigley7668]

Reagan Smith really reminds me of Shawn Johnson she’s little but has a lot of power on the beam and all that

[@MsAlexisChannel]

i hope you post more documentary on youtube

[@AudreyLauryn]

When is the next one coming out on KZbin this was so good

[@emilyflorence2485]

Think I have watched this so many times

[@thecatspajamas8918]

Kim seems like a wonderful coach, but IDK, Chris seems a little douchy to me, particularly his “heavy lifting” comment to the young lady he was helping on bars and the way he pits the girls against each other.

[@LoyaFrostwind]

I agree. I think if I were training there, I would find him annoying. I'm not good with sarcasm. To each his/her own. It would take me awhile to get used to him.

[@Constantin9va]

Chis give me the creeps. He’s got that same vibe and energy of my old coaches, both convicted for SA. I’d advise him to protect his hard drive with his whole entire life.

[@Elong.]

IMHO USAG should have started their Made in America series with Kim. Congrats on Gym of the Year Kim! So much talent at your gym and your P&G leos were amazing! I hope at least one of your girls represent in Rio. im sure there will be many more of your gymnasts in the future in the run for a Olympic team. Chris the Minecraft room is so cool!!!👍 Flo please do a feature on WOGA. They barely spoke English whem they moved here and the gym was an old grocery store and look at them now:)

[@michaelshelley4957]

VERY cool......glad Kim is successful!!! she deserves it!

[@alexacabello9625]

Aww mini Ragan😍

[@booksbyleynes]

The Girl at 10:39 - I'm dying she's so cute !

[@lshaw3425]

That man is disgusting. Why did no one call out his manipulation and verbal abuse when this was made?

[@coachkatie2349]

Some one did and when they did they were black listed Dominique Moceanu

[@mjamitche5245]

I don't know what kind of a dream Texas Dreams is to train at when the coaches allow their gymnasts to compete in pain against their doctor's advice on untreated injuries. As a former gymnast and a current healthcare professional, if I was a coach at any gym I would not allow it. Continued training on top of ignored injuries will result in years of avoidable pain.

[@raetice2638]

Chris is me when I coach 😂😂

[@nerdynerd67]

Ayyye it’s ragan! My favorite! Love her

[@SageRosemaryTime]

Another "PR" piece , there's also one on the Karoli's that make it all seem so pure and happy - sadly untrue.

[@TheDeeSDeeS]

I have such a big crush on Chris since I saw this... :D He's soooo coool!

[@curtburrows9592]

I feel so inspired after this!!!!

[@ghxMing]

Ragan always so shy 😂❤

[@biff481]

What great coaches, and human beings... 💯

[@sonyapeach]

I’m so disgusted. She was one of my favorites on the team next to Dominique Daws and Betty Ohkina.

[@gymnasmic7425]

The gymnasts are so open with the cameras, unlikely so many other gymnasts. I think the other gymnasts are too afraid to say anything because of the strict atmosphere. These gymnasts are so relaxed.

[@dorimadancy855]

Do a MG Elite beyond the routine!!

[@leabrouet6705]

Can I take extracts from this video for a video for Ragan Smith please ?

[@izzyabuyuan4815]

Léa Sport agreed

[@sameersingh3282]

BEAUTIFUL DREAMS.......

[@Anja-ss4ym]

I love this video!😍

[@Creole164]

Well this didn’t age well…🥴

[@gracetiffany6666]

Please post BTR canada rising!! I can't afford FloPro and I would love to watch it!

[@liceous]

TEXAS NIGHTMARES. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE OF TALENT, STARRING KIM ZMESKAL.

[@Yarnnnnn]

What happened)

[@darkmatter5940]

Victim: Ragan Smith 😢

[@megangarr6997]

This whole thing made me cry

[@ashleyrocke4144]

omg did i just see baby ragan???

[@ashleyrocke4144]

AHHHH BABY EMMA TOO THIS IS TOO CUTE

[@gabbyde457]

How come we can all see this one as a full episode?

[@surfergirl4545]

Does anybody know the name of the piano song at the end of this?

[@golden_leader9227]

Bjorn Lynne - Soaring Dreams (i think?)

[@kitisabuebos]

Kim,,, I love you since the 1st time I saw you,,,, you're my inspiration,,, and I will love you 4ever,,,😶😊😃!!!

[@tapperbear8957]

that was amazing

[@mariaellis2882]

These kids are really good and they look happy.

[@bkirstie]

key word LOOK