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We’re doing another LIVE SHOW FROM NCAAs with special guest Jamie Dantztcher this year in Fort Worth!

When: Friday, April 17, 2020 after prelims

Where: Fort Worth Botanic Garden Auditorium (1.1 mi from Dickies Arena)

Time: Doors open 7:30, Live Show 8-930

Tickets: Club GymNerd pre-sale Feb 26-March 4. On sale to public starting March 5.  Join Club Gym Nerd here.

• Contest! We’re giving away five copies of Break the Fall, Jennifer Iacopelli’s YA novel from a true gym nerd who loves the sport. Find out how you can win one.

GYMTERNET NEWS

• Riley McCusker announced she is now training at Arizona Sunrays (Jade Carey’s gym). We discuss.
  
• There…might be…a…KERRI STRUG MOVIE. We already have 455 thoughts about what we need from this movie and how it could go very wrong.
  
• Kathie Klages was found guilty of lying to police. Hm. Look how that happened.
  
• Brooklyn Moors has signed with UCLA
  
• Chinese gymnasts are officially out of Melbourne
  
• Plus, Raj Bhavsar’s new job, Jessica’s Tokyo feelings, Arkansas’s women’s empowerment, Nile Wilson’s gym switch, Shannon’s scrunchie immortalized, and why college gymnasts love their teams
  

MEET NEWS

• A preview of Winter Cup, starting Thursday
  
• Maggie 40 Watch and records being set all over the place by Oklahoma and Denver
  
• Spencer’s Crack Den takes on that time Kennedi Edney fell on floor and got 9.600
  
• A cornucopia of gymnastic excellence in all its forms from Cristal Isa, Gracie Kramer, Gracie Day, and Evanni Roberson
  
• We need justice for Khazia Hislop
• Melbourne is coming up this weekend—what will it mean for Jade Carey’s Olympic spot journey?
• And finally—WE HAVE A CLIMATE CHANGE FLOOR ROUTINE

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FURTHER READING

• Qualifying Score Outlook February 17, 2020
• Things Are Happening – February 14, 2020 February 14, 2020
• Keeping Up With the Cool GIFs – Week 6 February 11, 2020
• The 10s of Week 6 February 11, 2020

RELATED EPISODES

• 411: Take Off on Gay, Split on Rights
• 410: Simone’s Vault to the Rescue
• 409: Falling with Style
• 408: Jessica Goes to Camp
• 407: Crown Watch 2020
• 406: BRENNNNAAAAAAA!!!!

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This week, we open with rage (TV network-type), then switch to rage (dumpster fire-type), and go on to rage (Achilles injury-type), but then comes the fun part—Ellie Black’s return and a brand new sass-filled Olympic year segment.

• UCLA’s amazing Pride meet was the gayest thing ever to happen in gymnastics, and the Pac-12 Network pretended it didn’t exist
  
• An SEC Network basketball commentator did a very very (very) bad one
  
• Following up on the Maggie Haney suspension and the Denis Abliazin racism
  
• A doctor is suing the USOPC for whistleblower retaliation
  
• Asuka Teramoto is out with a torn Achilles and nothing matters anymore
  
• Four-Year Headlines: Where we issue yellow cards to drive-by gymnastics coverage
  
• Olympic qualifier roster updates
  
• Sorting through what happened with rhythmic star Aleksandra Soldatova
• Elite Canada – Ellie Black is back, Shallon Olsen is a superhero, and we fangirl over Brooklyn Moors and Ana Padurariu exactly as much as usual
• NCAA News – Trinity Thomas and Maddie Karr got 10s, Hailey Poland wore blue lipstick, and we got some feedback about cat leaps

FURTHER READING

• Week 6 Rankings February 10, 2020
• Things Are Happening – February 7, 2020 February 7, 2020
• Keeping Up With the Cool Gifs – Week 5 February 4, 2020
• The 10s of Week 5 February 4, 2020

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RELATED EPISODES

• 410: Simone’s Vault to the Rescue
• 409: Falling with Style
• 408: Jessica Goes to Camp
• Behind The Scenes: Laurie Hernandez Interview
• Behind The Scenes: Simone Biles Interview
• Behind The Scenes: Day One of the 2020 National Team Training Camp
• 407: Crown Watch 2020
• 406: BRENNNNAAAAAAA!!!!

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Today, a sort-of-depressing episode about suspensions and bankruptcy and the crimes of the criminal ex-doctor is saved by the beacon that is Simone posting a Yurchenko double pike video…

• Breaking: Maggie Haney has been suspended from contact with minors pending the results of the hearing and investigation – and what this means for Riley McCusker. She cannot coach at USAG events, including camp.
• Today’s Interview: We’re joined by John Barr and Dan Murphy, authors of Start By Believing: Larry Nassar’s Crimes, the Institutions That Enabled Him, and the Brave Women Who Stopped a Monster to discuss their book, that time they tracked down Kathie Klages, and what to make of USAG’s latest settlement offer in bankruptcy court.
  

GYMTERNET NEWS

• Simone posted a video of herself doing a Yurchenko Double Pike…into a pit. We get way too unrealistically excited and start talking about potential D-values and how many men’s vault titles Simone is going to win.
  
• Will the coronavirus prevent Chinese gymnasts from going to essential Olympic qualifiers? And what can be done about it?
  
• Is Australia denying visas to Iranian gymnasts for the Melbourne World Cup? And what can be done about it?
  
• Dominique Dawes is opening a gym and is REALLY PISSED about how she was treated in gymnastics
  
• The Stuttgart World Cup roster is out, and we analyze the field
• Denis Abliazin is…um...super racist
  

MEET NEWS

• Kensley went to the WOGA Classic and has information on the Blakely sisters, Sophia Butler, a new Russian junior who is going to be everything, and Karis German’s Stalder Nabieva
  
• The latest NCAA news on LSU and UCLA getting upset at home, Minnesota coming for you, and the growing trend of two-pass routines
  
• Jessica pops off and goes all Ken Jennings on Kensley’s men’s NCAA quiz
  
• Kensley explains all of the men’s college gymnastics rules to avoid favoritism and encourage transparency, exactly the opposite of women’s college gymnastics. 

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FURTHER READING

RELATED EPISODES

• 409: Falling with Style
• 408: Jessica Goes to Camp
• Behind The Scenes: Laurie Hernandez Interview
• Behind The Scenes: Simone Biles Interview
• Behind The Scenes: Day One of the 2020 National Team Training Camp
• 407: Crown Watch 2020
• 406: BRENNNNAAAAAAA!!!!

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