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THIS WEEK (1:30)

• First, Scott Bregman of the Olympic Channel joins us to talk about his fantastic interviews with Simone Biles and John Orozco and handle Jessica’s request for a naked interview with a bunch of Japanese men, or something

IN THE NEWS (19:50)

• We discuss what we learned about THE DOCUMENTS from Scott Reid’s report on the depositions in Aly’s lawsuit against USAG and the USOC – it ain’t good.
• The FIG Congress approved creating a Gymnastics Ethics Foundation — is this anything?
• The FIG has proposed changes in the way athletes qualify for worlds — we like!
• The USAG board has a new chairwoman – is there a secret golf cabal we should know about?
• Lou Anna Simon has been charged with lying to police – oh, that’s too bad.
• Alex Naddour has been removed from the suspended members list.

COTTBUS (56:50)

• Jessica’s thoughts on the crowd, swimming naked in Germany, Milad Karimi’s crib, white boards, and genetically modified Ukrainians
• Spencer jabbers endlessly about the Olympic qualification points rules, what this means for 2020 (not so much yet) and Jade Carey’s strategy
• The Rebeca Andrade Cup – THAT DTY YOU GUYS
• The beam final was a mess, but Flavia got 2nd even with a fall because perfection
• Jade Carey did…OK. She took 2nd on VT and 5th on FX with 3 OOBs
• Marta Pihan-Kulesza has brought back her Pink Panther routine, and it was AH-MAH-ZING
• Pros and Cons of how the Olympic rules have changed the apparatus world cup
  • Pros: This is the most we’ve ever cared about an apparatus world cup
  • Cons: Some of these finals were better than worlds: Cough, cough MIYACHI

UNCLE TIM ALERT (14:34)

• Uncle Tim attended Cirque’s show Volta and has an extra special review for us 

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FURTHER READING

• National Team Rankings – December 2018
• Things Are Happening – November 30, 2018
• 2019 NCAA Roster Notes
• Cottbus World Cup – Finals Live Blog Day 2
• Cottbus World Cup – Finals Live Blog

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