IN THE NEWS
Spencer and Jessica chat about:
- Chinese National Games
- Romanian Championships
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- The craziest scoring of any national championship in the World.
- Larissa Iordache had a very head-shakey E score on beam, but upgraded to a Fabrichnova on bars
- We enjoy Catalina Ponor's death-stare-down at the beam after an unusual two falls in a row. Then we interpret Ponor’s new floor routine
- Varna World Cup, Italian and Swiss Nationals
- Andrade Amanar
- We seethe about Brazil's decision to only send two athletes to Worlds this year. SEETHE!
- Deisree Carofiglio of Italy has a Dowell and so.much.drama. in her floor routine!
- The official roster for US Worlds Training Camp is: Carey, Chiles, Frazier, Gaskins, Hurd, Locklear, McCusker, Schennikova, Smith, Thomas.
GYMTERNET NEWS (46:56)
Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include:
- Aliya Mustafina has returned to training at Round Lake with her baby.
- John Geddart got caught in what seems to be a big fat lie about disgraced ex-MSU coach, Kathie Klages working at his gym.
- Simone's therapist, Robert Andrews has written the best article ever on why gymnastics has found itself in hot water; the culture of disempowerment: USAG Sexual Abuse Scandal Is A Symptom Of Deeper Issues
- Danell Leyva will be on Danell Leyva Mira Quem Baila
- GAT Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund to help gymnastics clubs impacted by Harvey.
FEEDBACK (46:56)
- 1996 Olympic commentary and what gymnastics was like in the 70's
- Accidental upgrades like the WolfKino: Stella Nistor accidental double pirouette
- Katelyn Ohashi speaking up
- Where is Gabby Douglas?
- Bone Density and gymnastics feedback from a Bioengineer
- How far can the bars be spread apart in FIG competition?
- Competing back-to-back from Floor to Vault
WE ARE GIVING AWAY TICKETS TO WORLDS!
- Prize One: A of pair tickets (so you can bring a friend!) for every final, including the sold out Women's All-Around Final.
- Deadline: September 11th at midnight Pacific
- Prize Two: One ticket to all four all finals, including the sold out Women's All-Around Final
- Deadline: September 18th at midnight Pacific
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