She used to be called "my mini-me" by Alicia Sacramone and then she became one of the most consistent gymnasts in the United States. She clinched team gold for the Fierce Five in London with a clutch performance on floor. That routine featured some of her trademark...
76: Valentine’s Day with Svetlana Boginskaya
This week Jessica and Evan (Uncle Tim has laryngitis!) chat about: Coverage of the Winter Olympics so far (hint, O'Beirne is furious). Should NCAA judges be paid equally no matter where the meet is held? CNBC's Soviet-born reporter translated the shocking...
75: Classic Episode – UCLA’s Miss Val
This week it's a Classic Episode with UCLA's ballet-dancer turned six-time NCAA Championships winning coach, Valorie Kondos-Field. Miss Val chats with Dvora Meyers, Blythe Lawrence, Jessica, and Uncle Tim about: The power of an athlete identity as retirement looms...
74: Melanie Sinclair & A Review of Cirque’s Amaluna
First! We present our scientific review of Amaluna. Then our guest, the vivacious and effervescent, Melanie Sinclair. Before becoming an acrobat in Cirque du Soliel's goddess powered Amaluna, she was a US National Team member during the Nastia, Sacramone, Memmel...