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Spencer and Jessica chat about:
- Chinese National Games
- Jiang Tong’s scream of joy after hitting floor
- Retirements, including Bai Yawen and Shang Chunsong
- Chen Yile killer beam, TingTing is the top senior in AA qualification – beam
- Fan Yilin rocking a new Huang Huidan/Riley McCusker dismount
- Wang Yan’s brush-your-shoulders-off floor routine
- China announced Worlds Team: AA -Liu Tingting, Luo Huan; VT, BB, FX – Wang Yan; UB – Fan Yilin
- Romanian Championships
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- The craziest scoring of any national championship in the World.
- Larissa Iordache had a very head-shakey E score on beam, but upgraded to a Fabrichnova on bars
- We enjoy Catalina Ponor’s death-stare-down at the beam after an unusual two falls in a row. Then we interpret Ponor’s new floor routine
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- Varna World Cup, Italian and Swiss Nationals
- Andrade Amanar
- We seethe about Brazil’s decision to only send two athletes to Worlds this year. SEETHE!
- Deisree Carofiglio of Italy has a Dowell and so.much.drama. in her floor routine!
- The official roster for US Worlds Training Camp is: Carey, Chiles, Frazier, Gaskins, Hurd, Locklear, McCusker, Schennikova, Smith, Thomas.
GYMTERNET NEWS (46:56)
Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include:
- Aliya Mustafina has returned to training at Round Lake with her baby.
- John Geddart got caught in what seems to be a big fat lie about disgraced ex-MSU coach, Kathie Klages working at his gym.
- Simone’s therapist, Robert Andrews has written the best article ever on why gymnastics has found itself in hot water; the culture of disempowerment: USAG Sexual Abuse Scandal Is A Symptom Of Deeper Issues
- Danell Leyva will be on Danell Leyva Mira Quem Baila
- GAT Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund to help gymnastics clubs impacted by Harvey.
- Houston warned in August 2016 of rain bombs
FEEDBACK (46:56)
- 1996 Olympic commentary and what gymnastics was like in the 70’s
- Accidental upgrades like the WolfKino: Stella Nistor accidental double pirouette
- Katelyn Ohashi speaking up
- Where is Gabby Douglas?
- Bone Density and gymnastics feedback from a Bioengineer
- How far can the bars be spread apart in FIG competition?
- Competing back-to-back from Floor to Vault
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Gymnastics is going the way of ice skating – Iordache\’s two full twisting backs on beam to ensure she gets the D score whatever happens.
Where will it all end?
It was Shri Lanka in 2003 worlds
Yup, Sri Lanka, not India
The thing about Brazil is that Marcos Goto, the new coordinator, wants to send a message to gymnasts and coaches: if you don\’t achieve the selection comitte goals you\’re out. What used to happen in Brazil, especially in the womens side, was that certain gymnasts already knew that they would compete no matter how bad, or good, they were. So now they specified very objective goals, scores, and if the gymnast achieve she\’s in no matter her background.
I don\’t personally agree with that but what happens here in Brazil is that the national team was based 70% from girls from Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo, and the others from Curitiba. We had very good girls from São Paulo or other cities and gyms that NEVER had a chance to even be invited to camps.
Marcos Goto coached Zanetti and Hypolito to olypmic medals, let\’s see what he can do for the girls in this Quad.
Read the gymternet article on programs not sending a full team to worlds. The article made sense. Could you comment on it in your next podcast? Love listening to your podcasts, especially the interviews. Thanks!
Did I miss something? You talked about the possible US Worlds team and didn’t even mention TRINITY! She’s not hurt, is she? I want her on the team, even tho I don’t see exactly how that would be.
But I just love her. I’m surprised no one mentions Jade’s lack of execution details. I think she has promise but like Makayla before her, she needs polish.