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- Men's Program Clarification (4:55): Paul Ruggeri is the new athlete representative on the USAG Board of Directors. Steven Legendre is still the athlete advocate representative for the men's team.
THE MEETS!
American Cup – Women (7:39)
- LEANNNEEE WONNNNG THE END
- Fact-checking Jessica's feelings, brought to you by Uncle Tim (!!!!)
- Why someone needs to get Armine a Spotify subscription
- Kim Bui is a bars NINJA and Jessica has a plan to get her an Olympic medal
- Grace McCallum will do Grace McCallum every single Grace McCallum for Grace McCallum points. How she rode being Grace McCallum to the E-score title
- TIE FOR BRONZE between Black and Murakami
- There were four whole world-medal-level gymnasts at the top of their games fighting for medals. At AMERICAN CUP. You guys.
- The true winner of the meet: the NBC trio's Night of Honesty during commercial breaks (27:45)
American Cup – Men (32:42)
- MATH NERD RAGE: Spencer discusses how Moldauer and Mikulak really should have tied, except the FIG doesn't know how to math good. It's the strongest he's ever felt about anything.
- Moldauer did Moldauer, and Mikulak did Mikulak
- Jessica scores Ma Yue's stick celebration and has a theory about Bart's performance that involves Bambi
Jesolo – Seniors (50:17)
- Sunisa Lee is HERE! She won the AA with 56.466—WITH A FALL
- In which we learn what led Jessica to scream "THEY'RE DOING IT" in the middle of a Best Buy and then start crying.
- Ting Ting for silver. We break down her NCAA-performance floor routine and her most glorious beam
- Emma Malabuyo took bronze as the most consistent competitor of the whole meet, making us forget all about the back problems of 2018
- Qi Qi is everything, and Italy has one allowable bars composition, but it's AMAZING
Jesolo – Juniors (1:07:10)
- AHHHH KONNOR MCCLAIN AHHHH
- She won the junior AA title and proved an understanding of slapstick comedy far beyond her years
- Everyone is obsessed with Guan Chenchen on floor
- We have a moment about the Russian juniors. More like seven moments (1:11:46)
NCAA (1:20:51)
- Perfect 40 Watch
- What kept Kyla "Kayla" Ross from a Perfect 40 on Sunday, and a discussion of whether she will get it before the end of her career
- We have national championships sign plans involving one Brenna "McDowell."
- When your floor routine makes your coach break into a spontaneous college salute, you know it was a win
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