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IN THE NEWS

In the news, Uncle Tim; Spencer; Jessica; and special guest, Charlie Burrows, acrobatic talent scout for Cirque du Soleil joins us to chat about:

• Romanian juniors are scoring 56’s:
  • Junior national champion, Olivia Cimpian scored a 56.700
  • We kind of love Miss Galota’s throwback Geza Pozar floor routine. 
  • Andrea Raducan got married! 
• British Gymnastics news:
  • Georgia May Fenton and Tyesha Mattis are back from injury. 
  • Georgia’s bar routine shows shades of Tweddle level potential. 
  • Kelly Simm’s beam mount is the kind of mount we long for elites to do! 
  • Louis Smith and Luke Carson did something dumb and may be punished or not. (35:00)
• Charlie tells us what’s new with Cirque:
  • Casting is happening and they are looking for gymnasts
  • Charlie’s most embarrassing moments on stage
  • His trip to the Japanese Men’s Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
  • Recruiting in Japan: slippers and bowing and mis-translations
  • Can retired gymnasts make successful returns to Cirque? The case of Imogen Cairns. 
  • Would Charlie recruit Laurie Hernandez?
  • We improve Simone’s Music Video  by creating our own scenarios for her. (18:30)
  • Charlie explains how trampoline and tumbling have already solved artistic gymnastics Execution vs Difficulty scoring problem.  (53:30)
  • Words of wisdom for anyone considering applying for Cirque du Soleil.
• FIG Regime Change (41:33)
  • Reviewing the changes made and guffaws of Bruno Grandi.
  • Changes made at the FIG convention and the new Women’s Technical Committee Chair (hint, it’s NOT Nellie Kim). 
  • What will the first ever, non-European President, Morinari Watanabe (JPN). 
  • Rumors about the future of gymnastics in the Olympics Games.  
  • Why business and gymnastics are a perfect match. 
• Feedback (58:39)
  • Kim Gwan Suk’s teeth have been found.
  • Who really won 1992 Olympics Trials, Shannon Miller or Kim Zmeskal? 
• Update on the USA Gymnastics Sex Abuse Cover-Up Investigation by the Indianapolis Star. 
  • In 2011, 19 former elite gymnasts endorsed an overhaul of the USA Gymnastics sexual misconduct guidelines, including three-time Olympian Dominique Dawes. Read details here. 
  • In 2008, ESPN pointed out the flaws in the USAGym’s rules and reporting policies in an E60 called Violated.

RELATED LINKS

• Apply for Cirque du Soliel. See casting info for the gymnastics disciplines here.
• Men’s Rhythmic Gymnastics push to be recognized by the FIG. 
• Kenzo’s 4.5 to front full , Sam Mikulak’s million tkatchev’s in a row. 

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