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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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