165: Ponor is Back!

In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer from The Balance Beam Situtation, and Jessica chat about:

• Romania vs. France Meet
  • Catalina Ponor Periscoped her comeback!
  • We also go to see Larissa Iordache and Diana Bulimar compete.
• Marian Dragulescue returned to competition at the Israel Cup
  • We compare his vault to Oleg Vernaiev’s at the Ukraine Cup
  • How Alexander Shatilov and Draulescue compare on floor five weeks out from Worlds
• NCAA gymnasts preparing for Worlds
  • Danusia Francis, Toni-Ann Williams and Britney Rogers prepare for Glasgow while competing for their college teams.
• Beyond The Routine: Canada Rising recap from Spencer!
• Rhythmic Worlds
  • The US group and Ms. Laura Zeng qualified to the Olympics!
  • Bruno Grandi’s poorly chosen English phrasing.
  • Should artistic gymnasts be allowed to use lyrics in routines.
  • Is rhythmic more or less artistic than it used to be?

Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include:

• Mustafina out of the Russian Cup, but what does that mean for Worlds?
• Line Judging changes for Glasgow Worlds.
• Your feedback on episode 163: Enough about the arrest of Marvin Sharp.
• New artistic standouts to watch from Sainsbury’s School Games.
• Who has a bigger collection of Code of Points than Uncle Tim?
• Gymnast-inspired names for your cat!

• 164: Marian Dragulescu
• 163: ENOUGH
• 162: Wrap Up of the 2015 P&G Championships
• 161: Women’s Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo
• 160: PG Championships Women’s Prelims Recap
• 159: 2015 Championships Preview Show
• 158: Ariana Berlin’s Full Out Movie

 

Watch this week’s playlist on YouTube here.