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This week, we have a special episode commissioned by Club Gym Nerd member Queen Heather, who requested an episode all about memorable gymnasts and teams who finished 4th!
- Part 1: The official induction of the inaugural class of the 4th Place Hall of Fame, recognizing their lifetime achievement in the 4th place arts.
- Aly Raisman and the London tiebreak
- Yelena Produnova and the travesty of the 1999 vault final, where Prod finished behind Olaru and Amanar.
- Shang Chunsong, Anna Pavlova, Vanessa Ferrari, Beth Tweddle, and Eva Bosakova
- Part 2: 4th place heartbreaks
- Dominique Dawes and her 1993 vault (and 1994)
- Jordyn Wieber
- Jade Barbosa’s 2011 vault final ankle-tastrophe
- Part 3: When 4th place is awesome
- The Japanese women’s team in 2016
- That time Sacramone got 4th. In the ALL-AROUND.
- Part 4: 4th place debates
- The 2008 Olympic vault final–Sacramone v. Cheng
- The 2000 Olympic floor final–Justice for Moya
- Part 5: 4th place men
- Kyle Shewfelt and the 2004 vault final debacle
- The 2012 men’s team final and Kohei’s phantom handstand
- Part 6: A round of 4th place trivia, some fun 4th place factoids, and an important discussion about what award should be given to those who finish 4th.
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Are we forgetting the time that Mai placed 4th on Fx at 2013 worlds?
Good, because she totally deserved to podium and I\’d much rather forget how she was robbed. #justiceformai
I love her but Produnova\’s booty was for sure on the matt when she landed that first vault.
Was it the Gordie Howe hat trick in hockey that you were thinking about? It\’s when a player gets a goal, an assist, and in a fight in the same game.
Oh Jess. Ferrari was wonderful, but there was no way she was getting 1st or 2nd on floor last year. She qualified in 7th with a hit routine, a half a point behind Jade Carey. On a perfect day, she could have challenged Frags for 3rd but even that’s a stretch.