Description

Jessica is back from Olympic Trials in Minneapolis, Spencer watched and scored every routine from home. Hear directly from athletes and selection committee member, Alicia Sacramone, in this episode. We discuss:

• Why, for once, the rank all-around team is not controversial
• Adult gymnast facts and returning all-around Olympic Champions Simone Biles and Suni Lee
• The Women's Paris Olympic Team:
  • Simone Biles
  • Jade Carey
  • Jordan Chiles
  • Suni Lee
  • Hezly Rivera
  • Traveling alternates: Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong
  • Non-traveling alternates: Tiana Sumanasekera and Kaliya Lincoln
• Injury armageddon taking out Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely and Kayla DiCello
• The lows and highs from failing to honor all injured athletes to NBC doing something really cool with science
• The Men's Paris Olympic Team:
  • Asher Hong
  • Stephen Nedoroscik
  • Frederick Richard
  • Brody Malone
  • Paul Juda
  • Traveling alternates: Shane Wiskus and Khoi Young
  • Non-traveling alternates: Patrick Hoopes, Yul Moldauer and Donnell Whittenburg
• Why Shane Wiskus went home early
• Simone Biles' coach for 15 World and Olympic medals, including Olympic all-around gold, has a book coming out. Pre-order Aimee Boorman's book now.

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Olympic Trials

• • Women's Day Two: Olympic Team Named
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RESOURCES 

• Spencer's Clickable Code of Points
• Highest scoring team machine from Emily Giambalvo at the Washington Post
• What Scores Get You a Medal
• How to Build The Paris Olympic Team
• The Highest scores, D scores and World Cup rankings at The Gymternet
• Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
• Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions

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