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Flavia Saraiva Couldn't Believe She Won Bars
Among the people surprised that Flavia Saraiva won the bars title at Szombathely: Flavia Saraiva.
Her mouth drops open and she starts laughing. Best Flavia gif since the alien spiders on beam.
For the entire conversation, listen to this week's episode: Pre-Worlds Rules Review & Szombathely World Cup
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@flavialopessaraiva
#gymnastics #Szombathely #unevenbars
A Balked Vault Costs 1.0 — Same as a Fall
Your life is unimportant: a balked vault run is the same deduction as a fall.
1.0 off for an empty run, even if you never touch the board — which is exactly what Charleigh Bullock got at Pan Ams for choosing herself over the vault.
For the entire conversation, listen to this week's episode: Pre-Worlds Rules Review & Szombathely World Cup
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#gymnastics #Worlds2026 #vault
Beam Is a Bank Robbery: Don't Get Greedy, Don't Inquire
A beam routine is like robbing a bank. You got in, you got your one bag — don't get greedy.
Sabrina Voinea inquired her way OUT of the Euros beam final. If your score puts you in the final, take the pens away from your coaches.
For the entire conversation, listen to this week's episode: Pre-Worlds Rules Review & Szombathely World Cup
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#gymnastics #Worlds2026 #balancebeam
Oliveira Finished 4th on Bars — The Code Is Wrong
"If the Code of Points says Oliveira is behind Flavia Saraiva, the code is wrong."
Spencer contends Lorrane Oliveira did the best bars routine in the Szombathely final and finished fourth.
For the entire conversation, listen to this week's episode: Pre-Worlds Rules Review & Szombathely World Cup
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Noted Bars Specialist Flavia Saraiva: Two Golds and a Silver
Noted bars specialist Flavia Saraiva won the bars gold at the Szombathely World Cup.
Plus beam gold (invalid meet if she doesn't) and floor silver. Rebeca Andrade took beam silver, Greta Mayer won vault for the home nation, Dulcy Caylor won floor.
For the entire conversation, listen to this week's episode: Pre-Worlds Rules Review & Szombathely World Cup
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Leanne Wong Is Out of Selection Camp — No Worlds
Leanne Wong is out of World Team Selection Camp.
She petitioned to camp after hyperextending her knee in training at U.S. Championships, but the two-time world all-around silver medalist won't be in Rotterdam to defend it.
For the entire conversation, listen to this week's episode: Pre-Worlds Rules Review & Szombathely World Cup
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Pre-Worlds Rules: Inquiries, Alternates & Vault Chaos
🔮 We predict the future! It’s our annual PRE-WORLDS RULES REVIEW — the gymnastics rules most likely to cause chaos, controversy, inquiries and possibly cost someone a medal at World Championships.
🤸 Plus: FLAVIA SARAIVA, noted bars specialist, is the Szombathely BARS CHAMPION. We break down Flavia’s three medals, Rebeca Andrade’s return on beam, Dulcy Caylor’s floor victory, Tatum Drusch making all four finals, and another episode of “does anyone actually know what a laid out vault looks like?”
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The CEO on Secondary Trauma: She Didn’t Know Either
Secondary trauma — she didn't know about it either.
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The post-Paris inquiry rules: it can`t be withdrawn, it`s reviewed with OFFICIAL footage only, and it can`t go to CAS.
So no, you can`t use your own personal documentary to make your case. What happened on the floor in Paris can never happen again — they wrote it into the rules.
For the entire conversation, listen to this week`s episode: Pre-Worlds Rules Review & Szombathely World Cup
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#gymnastics #Worlds2026 #Paris2024
Among the people surprised that Flavia Saraiva won the bars title at Szombathely: Flavia Saraiva.
Her mouth drops open and she starts laughing. Best Flavia gif since the alien spiders on beam.
For the entire conversation, listen to this week`s episode: Pre-Worlds Rules Review & Szombathely World Cup
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flavialopessaraiva
#gymnastics #Szombathely #unevenbars
Your life is unimportant: a balked vault run is the same deduction as a fall.
1.0 off for an empty run, even if you never touch the board — which is exactly what Charleigh Bullock got at Pan Ams for choosing herself over the vault.
For the entire conversation, listen to this week`s episode: Pre-Worlds Rules Review & Szombathely World Cup
🎧 GymCastic.com
#gymnastics #Worlds2026 #vault
A beam routine is like robbing a bank. You got in, you got your one bag — don`t get greedy.
Sabrina Voinea inquired her way OUT of the Euros beam final. If your score puts you in the final, take the pens away from your coaches.
For the entire conversation, listen to this week`s episode: Pre-Worlds Rules Review & Szombathely World Cup
🎧 GymCastic.com
#gymnastics #Worlds2026 #balancebeam
"If the Code of Points says Oliveira is behind Flavia Saraiva, the code is wrong."
Spencer contends Lorrane Oliveira did the best bars routine in the Szombathely final and finished fourth.
For the entire conversation, listen to this week`s episode: Pre-Worlds Rules Review & Szombathely World Cup
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@loloo_santos
#gymnastics #Szombathely #Worlds2026
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The Post-Paris Inquiry Rules: No Documentary Footage
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The post-Paris inquiry rules: it can't be withdrawn, it's reviewed with OFFICIAL footage only, and it can't go to CAS.
So no, you can't use your own personal documentary to make your case. What happened on the floor in Paris can never happen again — they wrote it into the rules.
For the entire conversation, listen to this week's episode: Pre-Worlds Rules Review & Szombathely World Cup
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#gymnastics #Worlds2026 #Paris2024 ...