Behind The Scenes: Podium Training U.S. Championships 2024

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We are watching podium training at U.S. Championships in Ft. Worth and answering your questions live  (view it right here, on the page, login to your Club Gym Nerd account to reveal the bonus content).

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Spencer is back after surgery and we discussed:

• Gabby Douglas has scratched
• Simone Biles’s Cheng, bars handstand art and beam adjustments
• Who won podium training
• Who adjusted their routines post-Classic and how
• Suni Lee’s plans for qualifying top five all-around with a downgraded bar routine, and of course, there is an Air Fryer update
• Hezly Rivera’s greatness
• Who has improved their chances post-Classic for Trials
• Updates from USAG President Li Li’s press conference on who’s making Olympic Trials and an update on the new training center

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• Will Graves story on “Simone Biles is not “cured.” Let’s start there. A cure implies finality. An ultimate and decisive victory.”

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  • Follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti
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