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We had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Missouri sophomore Kaia Tanskanen after long season and balancing both college gymnastics and elite gymnastics representing Finland. In this part 1 of our two part podcast with Kaia, we talk all about Mizzou and the moments that stood out from her freshman year and how she balanced competing in college while still maintaining her elite routines. She gives some BTS insights to the teams and her thoughts during the crazy NCAA Regionals and Nationals experience and of course we take her back to memories of being part of Region 5. That and more in this Part 1 with Kaia.
Part 2 – Finland: Competing in elite while in college, Europeans, the first for a Finnish Women on floor and 3 time is a charge at Worlds.
Podcast Highlights
- Reflecting on Region 5 and how being part of the Region prepared her for NCAA Gymnastics
- Top 3 Memories of her time in Region 5
- Thoughts on being coached by your Mom and Dad
- Competing in Stegman Coliseum and around the SEC
- 2025 NCAA Championships Experience – Link to her mom’s Instagram GRWE Post
- Youtuber and how that relates to her degree (also a funny apartment move-in story)
- Roll on the GymDawgs team and what we can expect from Georgia in 2026
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