U.S. Team Selection and answering all of your questions.
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This is our weekly live Q&A podcast. This is our last weekly BTS until we start live from women’s podium training at the Jakarta World Championships podcasts. Today we start at noon Pacific/ 8 GMT to discuss the team announcement During Worlds we will have a live podcast following each women’s podium training day and every medal day live from Jakarta at World Championships. Login to reveal the full show below. Here’s how to ask questions live. Can’t make it live? Add BTS to your favorite podcast player (instructions here).
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CHAPTERS
00:00 – Show intro & Jakarta Worlds schedule prep
00:36 – Programming note: last BTS before Jakarta
01:18 – Japan stopover vs direct flight
01:40 – Spencer’s power rankings & Russians
02:11 – Visa updates, credentials & first Indonesian lesson
07:42 – Alternates & accreditation rules
11:53 – U.S. team named & vault controversy
16:08 – Trampoline pit safety & physics
20:51 – If no medals, program changes?
30:39 – Who’s sending full teams & nominative roster
31:46 – Dulcy double Y turn judging debate
37:10 – How to watch Worlds (feeds & networks)
39:21 – KJ Kindler airport story
40:12 – Simone 2013 AA w/o event titles
40:43 – Pro League update & Pod Save America
46:05 – Archives missing on Spotify (RSS)
57:37 – Japan team decisions: Miyata Shoko
1:07:06 – Twilight & Alien game tangent
1:13:23 – Slime mold subway design & city builders
1:19:01 – Closing wrap: packing for Jakarta, raffle reminder & NCAA countdown
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RESOURCES
- The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles by Aimee Boorman with Fact Checker. Get your copy now. And if you loved reading (or listening) to the book, please leave a review.
- Spencer’s essential website The Balance Beam Situation
- GIFs of the Week and Meet schedule with links.
- Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
- Kensley’s men’s gymnastics site Neutral Deductions
