TSL's Interview with Kim Zmeskal

[@pandaz1993himick]

I love Jenny, she's such a natural interviewer! I love that she builds a rapport with her interviewee rather than going through a list of questions! Can she please replace Tara Lipinski in the broadcast for figure skating? :P

[@ASPSNY]

Fantastic Interview with Kim. She remains one of my all-time favorites. I still remember fondly and enthusiastically her floor routines (3 whips through to double back and even once competed a whip through to a double layout....amazing!) So glad she is now coaching the next generation!

[@hatatsuno]

Kim Zmeskal was the reason I wanted to try gymnastics in 1991 when I was 5. Loved her charisma, power, speed of her back hand springs, everything about her. I can see why she had a lot of appeal to the judges. Her floor and vaults were always just amazing.

[@MANMARTRE]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! I still watch her AA 91 floor for a pick me up, better than a Red Bull or any energy drink! I too adore Ragan Smith, she has the "IT GIRL" factor to be the Superstar of Rio games and gymnastics needs a new personality gold medalist, the ratings are in a slump and so few events are on tv anymore...just hoping she makes the team, if not she will be a major name in the next quad!!!! What Kim and Chris are doing with those girls is spectacular magic.

[@MANMARTRE]

+Kevin Jewell I give this interview a "10.00"

[@rdg___]

The ratings are not really in a slump. In non-Olympic years, gymnastics has never been very popular. However, during the Olympic year its popularity skyrockets as it is one of the most popular sports (if not the most popular) for the Summer games. Also, the major domestic meets (American Cup, Classic, P&G Championships) are broadcast on NBC or Universal every year even in non-Olympic years. The same goes for World Championships.

[@matthewhines9787]

I wholeheartedly want to thank you guys for this. i am a figure skating fan, but I was a gymnast for about 20 years and coach at a gym here in Columbus O.H. Gym is my true love. I am a M.A. in History and I have begun an academic campaign to document modern opinions of athletes in subjective sports. I know I have been hard on some of your interviews, but seriously, you guys have encouraged me to do something similar for gym and I have gotten a couple of interviews, but you guys have encouraged me to actually edit and post them...rather than just keeping them for my own academic interests. I also loved you Jenny and was rooting for you to go to Torino. Matthew

[@WHATTHEBUCKSHOW]

IVE NEVER BEEN SO READY!!

[@2010hotmale2010]

She's full of BS, Dominique went into full detail about being banned from the 2006 nationals in her book and other interviews.... Kim was just a puppet of the Karolyi's.... How the hell did her athlete (brittany something???) get named on the 2010 world team.... Such favoritism in USA gymnastics.... Glad USA gymnastics is distancing themselves from the karolyi's!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheBooty28]

2010hotmale2010 dominique moceanu is a whiny brat. Her parents forced her to do gymnastics so she is bitter and grumpy. All the other girls are very thankful to him for his training. Yes he is tough but you have to be ...he knows that is how the ussr became great at gymnastics.

[@eileendover3938]

TheBooty28 how do you feel about that comment now hey?

[@stevec6002]

Wonderful interview! So great to hear some of the behind-the-scenes stories from the ranch days! More gymn, please! Can't believe two people disliked this!

[@2010hotmale2010]

Steve C Do you wonder NOW why people DISLIKED this video??? Now that 4 years have passed, and with the whole Karolyi gym being exposed for the hell hole it was and how Kim perpetuated/protected the Karolyi’s, it’s pretty clear that people like me could see through Kim (4 years ago) and what she was doing (screwing over Moceanu and breaking down all her athlete’s by using the same abusive training method by the Karolyi’s)... Kim and Retton are now shamed and have tarnished reputations for silencing the other girls who did speak up.

[@flemminglyngbeckhansen6850]

Great interview. Kim presents herself in a very likable way. She seems at peace with herself, which is great to see. I am still amazed, when I look back at how truly competative and talented so many US girls were in 92. It's also a bit hard to remember that compulseries were part of everything then. I hate though, that so many of our athletes get injured at training prior to the Olympics. That can't be right or coincidental.

[@Ms.Opinionated]

Would you please interview Betty Okino (2 skills are named her), Dominique Dawes (3-time Olympian) and Dr. Amy Chow (2 time Olympian)? They are women of color from the 90's that helped progress the sport of gymnastics! Before there was Gabby and Simone, there was Awesome Dawson.

[@unknown-lf6zx]

Dianne Durham too back in 80s. She would have made the Olympic team but got injured. She was really the first African American elite I remember back with Mary Lou

[@dinarivas626]

Awesome interview. Kim Zemeskal was a favorite gymnast of mine. I remember watching her win the 1991 world all around, and competing in Barcelona.

[@justinmihalick430]

This interview really touched my heart.

[@BmcC102]

Another great interview! Gosh, she is just so darn likable. I can't wait for nationals, trials, and of course, the Olympics!

[@nickmann9549]

Thank you for this!!! You always ask the best questions...the 1991 AA Awards Ceremony, 1992 Olympic Trials and the Barcelona Olympics!

[@kristinadams4401]

Absolutely the best interview with Kim I've ever seen! It was so great hearing about her time competing-things were so different back then, no social media, constant updates, etc. Really all we knew about the gymnasts back then was what the NBC fluff pieces told us. Thanks so much for this great interview!!

[@sophier5508]

Great interview, she spoke of the good and bad days, which is amazing as she could have just basically avoided some of the questions, but she did not. Nice job.

[@ToFinishSchool]

I love these! Thanks so much for these interviews!

[@JRJR-nc7wm]

A great interview! I was such a fan of Kim during the 1991 olympic trails. I too did gymnastics as a freshman in highschool during that time. I was so sad when she didn't win the all around at the Olympics in 92' Kim will always be my fav gymnast of all time.

[@skatergirl8019]

Really, really enjoyed this!!! I feel like I was able to take away some great principles to incorporate into my own training and competitions from her. Thank you for the great interview!!!

[@juanantoniomoreno3409]

I was never a fan of hers but now I think differently: this is a very wise woman! I loved listening to her calmed and innocent way to see her own accomplishments. This is remarkable.!!!!

[@biff481]

Kim is a huge part of USA gymnastic history...great champion! 🇺🇸👍🏼

[@gymerin]

she was such a great interviewee! love that you've added some gymnastics interviews as well. i think she perfectly shows why US skating needs some sort of camp like system as well. i can't wait to see how Bailey and Ragan do this summer.

[@keljells]

This didn’t age well.

[@eileendover3938]

Kelly Lynn hahaha that’s exactly what I just thought!

[@sainte5]

I would LOVE it if you guys did an interview of some of the other gymnasts in this interview, to make a whole picture of those great years of gymnastics

[@danielgoncalves5499]

It would be super nice if you could do an interview with Svetlana Boguinskaya!

[@TheSkatingLesson]

Would love to

[@transmanicon]

Kim was just the greatest. Just love her.

[@anovemberstar]

daniela silivas was my favorite to win as well … don't think i cried when she didn't, but i was pissed off she got outdone -JUST - by elena!!!! but the final, when both of them got 10s, on event after event was nail biting!!!

[@matthewhines9787]

I swear I adore Kim. She is awesome. But, seriously, if she says "at the end of the day" one more time, I am going to fly to Texas and put fiberglass in her under armour.

[@JustMe-px9qy]

At the end of the day...Dominique M has Olympic gold and Kim Z has Olympic bronze. At the end of the day...that says it all.

[@dydydufjfjfuf4500]

Please interview.. Dominique Dawes

[@unknown-lf6zx]

Her whip backs are still my favorite! Why don’t they do them anymore!

[@stpark22]

My favorite of all time

[@SonOfAGun1814]

YAS KIM YAS! this interview was EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!! she remembers everything so vividly and was so candid! love it!

[@bestolen]

Can Jenny and Dave interview with David Wilson again talk about the reality of chinese pair team switch partners (Yu with Zhang and Peng with Jin). Hongbo Zhao(the coach of Chinese national pair team) claims Lori Nicol & David Wilson identify the split in the interview today. 4 atheletes can stimulate different fire with new partner. Now chinese fans are extremely mad ,angry and disappointed with Zhao and Zhang hao. Chinese fans also don't like the father-daughter style at all. Zhang says he want to compete in Beijing 2022. And the fans are mocking he is overconfident. Zhang is getting older and older,and never has the artisry on the ice. Chinese fans want to know why it happened and how it happened? How Hongbo Zhao force Yu Xiaoyu to accept the split when she resisted the split initially? Fans are really want to know the truth,but Chinese Fed doesn't tell much.

[@richardross4677]

If Zmeskal had made the 96 team she probably would have replaced Borden as the beam/floor worker.

[@richardross4677]

Would she have made the Magnificent 7 if she did the 96 Olympic Trials?

[@notsaying7025]

I didn't realize Kim Zmeskal had that long of a career you could interview her for 2 plus hours.lol

[@anovemberstar]

BUT, watching the 1992 olympics, i wanted Svetlana to win!!! i remember being GUTTED she didn't!!!!!

[@trujilloman8055]

I was 8 @ da time of Double dare days..she still is my crush.. sorry..so cute..😘😘😘😘