My research and commentary have been featured various media outlets, including the New York Times, the Guardian, FiveThirtyEight, Defector and Vice. The following is a selection of those engagements.

Podcasts

The End of Sport podcast interviewed me in July 2020 in response to the release of Athlete A, looking for more insight into the cultures within women’s gymnastics and their historical roots. Part one is available here and part two is available here.

I spoke to Keep the Flame Alive podcast in July 2021 about my book, the gendered origins of gymnastics and the Cold War. Listen here.

Print and online media highlights

Below is a selection of the best pieces that feature my work. A more complete list of media can be found at the end of this page.

“Why don’t men do leaps?” Business Insider, 7 August 2021.

“The Cold War roots of the rules gymnastics fans loathe,” Washington Post, 4 August 2021.

“Why women gymnasts compete to music in their floor routines but men don’t,” CNN, 31 July 2021. Also published by The Independent and others.

“Time For The End Of The Teen Gymnast,” FiveThirtyEight, 27 July, 2021.

“A History of Gymnastics, from Ancient Greece to Tokyo 2020,” Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2021.

“Back to the Beginning: A Q&A with Dr Georgia Cervin, author of Degrees of Difficulty,” Unorthodox Gymnastics, 13 July 2021.

“Women’s Gymnastics Is Blasting Into The Future, But Its Scoring Code Is Stuck In The Past,” Defector, 13 July 2021.

“‘Petri dish for abuse’: gymnastics faces a reckoning in Australia,” The Guardian, 5 May 2021.

“We Won’t Stop”: Gymnasts Around the World Are Organizing To End Abuse,” Vice, 24 September 2020

Radio

“World reacts after more sad Simone Biles Olympics news confirmed,” Mike Hosking Breakfast, (Newstalk ZB: NZME), 29 July 2021.

“Gymnastics culture has faced a reckoning with uncovering of systemic abuse,” AM (ABC Radio News and Current Affairs: Australian Broadcasting Commission), 8 May 2021.

“How women’s gymnastics fell from grace,” Sporty (Radio National: Australian Broadcasting Commission), 8 May 2021.

“The review into Gymnastics Australia was shocking but it’s not the only sport with issues,” Hack (Triple J: Australian Broadcasting Commission), 4 May 2021.

“Gymnastics scandal hits NZ,” Extra Time, (Radio New Zealand), 7 August 2020.

“Abuse is normalised in gymnastics,” Morning Report, (Radio New Zealand), 7 August 2020

Drive, (Radio2SER Sydney), 7 August 2020

“What does gymnastics do now after abuse allegations?” Early Edition (Newstalk ZB and associated stations), 4 August 2020

Auckland gymnastics club faces abusive coaching allegations, Checkpoint, (Radio New Zealand) 3 August 2020

Print and online media – larger selection

Highlights of my research in commentary in print media / online are listed above. This is a larger selection of articles to which my research has contributed.

“Why don’t men do leaps?” Business Insider, 7 August 2021.

“Do athletes get money for medals? Why do divers use tiny towels? Your Olympic questions answered,” Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 5 August 2021.

“The Cold War roots of the rules gymnastics fans loathe,” Washington Post, 4 August 2021.

“Olympic odyssey: Simone Biles leaves a lasting imprint on the world of sports,” The Mercury News, 3 August 2021.

“Olympic gymnasts had to do their own beauty looks this year,” RTE Ireland, 3 August 2021.

“Why women gymnasts compete to music in their floor routines but men don’t,” CNN, 31 July 2021. Also published by The Independent and others.

“Why It’s Not Surprising That Simone Biles Cheered For Angelina Melnikova,” FiveThirtyEight, 30 July 2021.

“Time For The End Of The Teen Gymnast,” FiveThirtyEight, 27 July, 2021.

“Tokyo Olympics: The remarkable youthfulness of the new Olympians,” Stuff, 27 July 2021.

“A History of Gymnastics, from Ancient Greece to Tokyo 2020,” Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2021.

“Back to the Beginning: A Q&A with Dr Georgia Cervin, author of Degrees of Difficulty,” Unorthodox Gymnastics, 13 July 2021.

“Women’s Gymnastics Is Blasting Into The Future, But Its Scoring Code Is Stuck In The Past,” Defector, 13 July 2021.

“From a ‘pioneering’ sport for women, to one overshadowed by a culture of abuse. What happened to women’s gymnastics?” ABC News, 11 May 2021.

“‘Petri dish for abuse’: gymnastics faces a reckoning in Australia,” The Guardian, 5 May 2021.

“What if everything we know about gymnastics is wrong? New York Times, 4 May 2021.

“A ‘toxic’ and dehumanising culture: how Australian gymnastics needs to reform in wake of damning report,” The Conversation, 4 May 2021.

“Gymnastics NZ has apologised for past abuses — now it must empower athletes to lead change,” The Conversation, 15 February 2021 (reprinted on Stuff, The Spinoff, New Zealand Herald and others).

“We Won’t Stop”: Gymnasts Around the World Are Organizing To End Abuse,” Vice, 24 September 2020

“Gymnastics abuse: New Zealanders part of a global call to action for change,” Stuff, 21 August 2020

“Gymnastics New Zealand steps away from handling complaints,” Stuff, 8 August 2020

“Identifying abuse in gymnastics,” Radio New Zealand, 7 August 2020

“Girls no more: why elite gymnastics competition for women should start at 18,” The Conversation, 5 August 2020 (reprinted on Stuff, Radio New Zealand and others)