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You Can't Not Take Her Floor
If Reese Esponda hits, how do you not take her floor?
But if Jade Carey brings the upgrades, are two vault-and-floor gymnasts too many for one Worlds team?
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The D Giveth, the E Taketh Away
The D giveth. The E taketh away.
The floor D panel at the Szombathely World Cup is the same one going to Worlds, so those D scores are worth watching.
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Great Britain Names Its Worlds Team
Great Britain named its Worlds team.
Becky Downie, Alia Leat, Alice Kinsella, Abi Martin and Ruby Evans, with Shantae-Eve Amankwaah as the traveling alternate.
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Pauline Schäfer-Betz Is Out
Terrible breaking news: Pauline Schäfer-Betz has withdrawn from Worlds.
Worlds is canceled. Probably in protest, because they won't give her credit for a layout position.
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How the Two Automatic Worlds Spots Work
60% camp, 40% Nationals: here's how the two automatic Worlds spots work this year.
Hezly Rivera has about a 0.5 head start. Claire Pease and Charleigh Bullock are 0.1 apart for the second spot.
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Why the Auto Spot Matters Most for Charleigh Bullock
Why the automatic spot matters most for Charleigh Bullock.
Spencer lays out a high-scoring U.S. team without her, and why she needs to lock it in with her scores.
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The Memmel Era's First Hard Decision
This could be the first truly hard decision of the Memmel era.
What does the selection committee value: backups and coverage, or the highest-scoring team
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2026 U.S. World Team Selection Camp Preview
We preview the 2026 U.S. World Team Selection Camp, including the automatic qualification race, team scenarios, upgrades and wildcards; catch up on Worlds withdrawals, new team announcements and Asian Games drama; and celebrate the gymnastics moments giving us feelings this week. Then we dive into your feedback and questions about Andrew Chupp and the adult gymnastics revolution, the origin of “Take Off on Gay,” spironolactone and drug testing, PCOS, a 2021 Tokyo Olympics rewatch, GymCastic lore, the shortage of U.S. Brevet judges ahead of LA 2028, Carlos Yulo at the Asian Games, women’s health, and more — plus what’s coming next from World Team Selection Camp and the road to Rotterdam Worlds
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00:00 – Welcome to Behind The Scenes
03:15 – World Team Withdrawals & Breaking News
09:45 – Asian Games Drama
16:22 – Sand & Sea Worlds Travel
23:53 – U.S. World Team Selection Camp Preview
27:12 – Automatic Spots & Team Contenders
31:52 – Jade Carey, Upgrades & Team Scenarios
46:11 – Gymnastics Feelings: Asian Games
58:11 – Andrew Chupp & “Take Off on Gay”
1:00:59 – Spironolactone, PCOS & Drug Testing
1:02:52 – Rewatching the 2021 Tokyo Olympics
1:08:49 – GymCastic Lore & U.S. Brevet Judges
1:12:42 – Carlos Yulo & Asian Games Feedback
1:13:23 – Women’s Health & Happy Things
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The selection camp wildcards: Caroline Moreau and Simone Rose.
The perfect alternate, and the beam hero who qualified the whole country to Worlds.
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If Reese Esponda hits, how do you not take her floor?
But if Jade Carey brings the upgrades, are two vault-and-floor gymnasts too many for one Worlds team?
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The D giveth. The E taketh away.
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Great Britain named its Worlds team.
Becky Downie, Alia Leat, Alice Kinsella, Abi Martin and Ruby Evans, with Shantae-Eve Amankwaah as the traveling alternate.
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The Selection Camp Wildcards
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The selection camp wildcards: Caroline Moreau and Simone Rose.
The perfect alternate, and the beam hero who qualified the whole country to Worlds.
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