Behind The Scenes is a weekly Q&A live podcast and post-meet live exclusive. It’s all part of the bonus content for our Club Members who supporting our work year around.
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We discuss:
- We identify “The Officers” who should have been interviewed as part of the CAS case
- Jessica’s obsession with baguettes, unsurprising new found family history, Olympic merch and The Phryges mascot/anatomy lesson
- Answer one million emails about the Olympics, scores, bronze clusterfuggle and why Simone didn’t inquire about her FX score.
MEMBER VERSION
PARIS HEADQUARTERS: podcasts, schedules and fantasy game
LINKS & ARTICLES
- The Top Gymnast in France is Competing For Algeria
- The careers of Olympians like Simone Biles mirror the rise of adult gymnastics. ‘I’m never leaving.’
- The intimate relationship between gymnasts and chalk
- Emily Giamvalvo’s gymnastics data nerd stories for Washington Post
- USA Gymnastics emerged from scandal with a rebuilt sponsor roster and a chance to shine in Paris and beyond
- What Was It Like Teaching Simone Biles Her Out-of-This-World Skills? Her First Coach Aimee Boorman Explains In New Book
- Will I Lose My Gold Medal Because of My Leotard? Uncovering Elite Gymnastics’ Rules
- What Scores Get You a Medal
- How to Build The Paris Olympic Team
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- Weekly Q&A Behind The Scenes podcast, dedications, mini-commissions , group commissions, exclusive extended interviews, and College & Cocktails episodes. Plus discounts and first dibs on Live Show tickets and merch.
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RELATED EPISODES
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- The Definitive Guide to the Paris Floor Bronze Debacle so far…
- Behind The Scenes: Back from Paris with the Cluster Fuggle of Bronze
- Event Finals Day Three live from Paris
- Event Finals Day Two live from Paris
- Event Finals Day One live from Paris
- Women’s All Around Live from the Paris Olympic Games
- Men’s All Around Final and Simone Biles Epic Clap Back at Skinner
- Women’s Team Final Live from the Paris Olympic Games
- Men’s Team Final Live from the Paris Olympic Games
- Women’s Qualifications Live from the Paris Olympic Games
- Men’s Qualification Live From The Paris Olympic Games
- Women’s Podium Training Live From The Paris Olympic Games
- Paris Olympic Preview and Olympic Judging Evaluation System (part two)
- Judging The Judges: How Judges Are Chosen For the Olympic Games
- Biggest Olympic Judging Scandals and Paris Rules Update
- Behind The Scenes: Back from Trials
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RESOURCES
- Spencer’s Clickable Code of Points
- Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
- The Highest scores, D scores and World Cup rankings at The Gymternet
- Men’s Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions
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