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SIMONE-TERNET NEWS

• Simone casually has all her skills back because Simone.
• Do we think the Aly/Gabby/Simone twitter victim-shame debacle compelled Gabby to come forward with her story? And does it change how we view her comments?
• Simone will be 23 in 2020. Gasp. What journalists are STILL getting wrong about age and women’s gymnastics!

MEET NEWS

• IT’S THE MEXICAN OPEN GALA EVERYONE!!!!!!!
  • Ponor gives her farewell gala performances on beam and floor and they’re AH-MAZING
  • If this truly is the end for Ponor, what is her legacy in gymnastics?
  • But also:
    • Manrique twerks and Jessica expects more
    • LOTS of innuendos about working poles. LOTS.
    • Ahmet Onder, Joel Plata, and the importance of men stripping for our enjoyment, even when it’s a #stripteasefail
    • Michael Jackson impersonations. Like you do.
    • That thing where you have a shirtless cowboy duel and then sit astride the pommel horse and slap it so hard chalk flies off
    • The award for worst/best use of Kevin Cerda in a Lucha Libre tribute
    • An elaborate satire of white people
  • Jessica details how to make Yesenia Ferrera into a world floor champ. (Hint: it’s conditioning)
• Elite Gym Massilia
  • The Russian juniors and their rudis will soon rule us all
  • Axelle Klinckaert’s insane/amazing must-watch floor routine, starring sound effects
• Cottbus World Cup
  • Miyachi, Bretschneider, calculated risk, and the triumph of Marvin “NO LONGER HOT MESS” Kimble on high bar
  • China has another one on PBars, and his name is Tan Di.
  • Chuso wins her 11th Cottbus vault title because obviously
  • Wang Cenyu is gorgeous on beam, but why such a short routine?
  • The future of Russian floor is Lilia Akhaimova‘s huge, strong tumbling and Maria Kharenkova‘s rebirth!

GYMTERNET NEWS

• Larry Nassar pleaded guilty to seven counts of sexual assault and his statement was just as despicable as his everything else about him.
• Up next: MSU.
• British Gymnastics suspends men’s technical director Eddie van Hoof
• Laura Jurca is leaving Romania for Germany
• The FIG finally comes to its senses about naming skills after women!
• Fabian Hambiceps stuck a high bar dismount for the last time
• Chiaki Hatakeda is doing a QUAD on floor. A QUAD YOU GUYS!
• Plus, we answer your feedback about college fantasy gymnastics, gymnerd dating services, and positive changes at TOPS camp!

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