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THIS WEEK’S INTERVIEW

Creator of the laid-out double arabian, Charlie Tamayo, is here. The first male gymnast to win a World medal for Cuba tell us what it was like to grow up in the Cuban gymnastics system. We discuss:

Being selected for a special sports school
Daily life at the National School of Gymnastics, including ballet classes
Conditions in Cuba, from power to food to the politics of getting a phone
What gymnasts were told when they weren’t allowed to compete internationally
The vault that he thought would change his life
What happened to his competition and gala earnings
Learning a full twisting double back vault before it was named for Ri Se-gwang
Competing with a broken ankle
Defecting
Learning to coach in the United States
Some videos of Charlie Tamayo training the Tamayo and inside his gym in Cuba

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