284: Morgan Hurd

INTERVIEW This week, we have a very special chat with new world all-around champion, expert zombie-worm escaper, official badass woman, and favorite gymnast of young-adult authors the world over, MORGAN HURD. We discuss: Whether we're still allowed to call her Morgiboo Which gymnasts she fangirls out over If she's totally sick of people talking about her glasses yet All the behind-the-scenes scoop from worlds What she thinks about camp secrecy and possible SPIES What she thought about the lighting in the arena and training gym What happened when Ragan got injured before the AA final Who cried the most when she won Current training and TOP-SECRET upgrades Ideas for getting "the Hurd" in the code of points (we have a lot) Upcoming competition plans HARRY POTTER Which house Morgan would be in Morgan and Spencer throw down about Hagrid's teaching abilities Statues of Dobby and fuzzy sock tributes Which song from Hamilton would make the best floor music Nastia's obsession with her Getting confused for a child literally all the time How she decided on Florida What she thinks about NBC's "China would really love to have her" comments SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Store full of gifts for gym nerds here. RELATED EPISODES 274: World Championships Day 5 — Women's All-Around Final 276: World Championships Day 7 — Event Finals Part 2 271: World Championships Day 2 — Men's and Women's Prelims 283: Catalina Ponor Says Goodbye 282: GymCastic Book Club – Fierce, by Aly Raisman 281.5: Aly Raisman Comes Forward As Nassar Victim 281: Myths, Legends, and Unexpected Moments PART 2 (Commissioned) 268: Aimee Boorman and Maggie Haney: The Olympic Experience