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GYMTERNET NEWS

• The latest on…bum-bum-bum…decertification
  • Mary Bono was submitted by THE USOC
  • Is decertification inevitable…or not?
• THE DOCUMENTS
  • We’re being asked to believe some pretty ridiculous things right now…
  • …so we performed a play about what might maybe have happened
  • Save your applause until the end
• Rules Clarifications. At worlds, the FIG held a forum to clarify rules and it was eventful. We CODE NERD OUT about:
  • The messy chalk crackdown
  • “No face painting. This is sport, not theater”
  • No choreography onto the floor
  • No soccer flopping
  • The swing ring police (YES!)
  • The two-foot-layout police (YES!)
  • The side jump police (YES!)
  • The beam rhythm police (YES!)

THIS WEEK’S INTERVIEW

The myth, the legend, actual real-life big-boy sports reporter Will Graves of the AP joins us to discuss his experience in Doha and the current state of US gymnastics, including

• If he floated away in a flood
• Crowd size, and whether worlds should ever go back to Qatar
• His secret meeting with the country’s #2 (and interest in the rainbow leotard)
• How he approaches USAG differently than in, say, 2015
• Whether Simone is the greatest thing ever to be, ever, in the history of time and the universe, ever ever ever
• The current state of men’s gymnastics in the US

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RELATED EPISODES

• 340: USAG and The Case of the Missing Documents
• 339: Doha Worlds Event Finals Day Two
• 338: Doha Worlds Event Finals Day One
• 337: Doha Worlds Women’s All-Around Final
• 336: Doha Worlds Men’s All Around Final
• 335: Doha Worlds Womens Team Final
• 334: Doha Worlds Men’s Team Final Day Five
• 333: Doha Worlds WAG Prelims Day Four
• 332: Doha Worlds WAG Prelims Day Three
• 331: Doha Worlds MAG Prelims Day Two
• 330: Doha Worlds MAG Prelims Day One
• 329: Steve Penny Arrested & Doha Worlds Preview
• 328: The US Worlds Team & CEO Dumpster Fire

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THIS WEEK’S

This week Jessica is joined by Scott Reid from the Orange County Register. We discuss:

• Why All Olympia (AOGC) Mckayla Maroney and Mattie Larson’s gym is closing. 
• Why the  U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) is moving to decertify USA Gymnastics (USAG) now. 
• Did USAG suddenly find the  “missing” Ranch medical documents?
• Whether or not the USOC is decertifying in order to force USAG into bankruptcy.
• What effect a USAG bankruptcy will have on the evidence gathering in the lawsuits.
• Will USAG really be decertified?
• Here’s a link to his most recent article, “All Olympia agrees to pay Nassar survivor Mattie Larson $1 million“

WATCH McKAYLA MARONEY TALK ABOUT LIFE AT ALL OLYMPIA

CONTEST

• WHAT: Norbert’s are giving away a  6′ Long Sectional Beam. Model SB-402, $120 value and of course they pay shipping in the 48 continuous states.
• HOW: Twitter tag us and use hastag #norbertsbeamgiveaway and tell us your favorite beam skill or post a GIF of it. 
• DEADLINE: November 12th at noon Pacific

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Beam Finals


Men’s Vault Final

Women’s Floor



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• 329: Steve Penny Arrested & Doha Worlds Preview
• 328: The US Worlds Team & CEO Dumpster Fire
• 327: 1993 NCAA Nationals (Commissioned)
• 326: The Great Individual vs. Team Debate
• 325: Olympics of Difference Makers (Commissioned)
• 324: The Jade Carey Situation & a Miss Val Book Interview Drinking Game
• 307: SHAME – Congressional Hearings Edition
• 245: Steve Penny is GONE
• 241: The Pittsburgh Incident

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WOMEN’S BEAM, FLOOR and MEN’S PARALLEL BARS, VAULT AND HIGH BAR EVENT FINALS

• Simone Biles won her back her gold crown on Floor. She also tied Khorkina’s record for total World medals and broke Khorkina’s all-around record by winning her fourth World all-around title.
• Simone, Morgan Hurd and Mai gobbled up the floor medals like champs but we have some questions about Melanie de Jesus dos Santos floor score and obviously Brooklyn Moors should have won all the medals because she is ART!
• Ri Se Gwang was allowed out of his secret training dungeon to grace us with his bionic ankles and crazy difficulty for the vault win.
• As expected the man should be given 10’s for execution on P-Bars won gold and Oleg Verniaev hung in for silver.
• High bar was controversial with Epke winning with his huge D and improved form, but Kohei’s better E earning silver. Sam Mikulak won his first EVER individual World medal with the highest execution of the final.

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Beam Finals



Men’s Vault Final

Women’s Floor




FURTHER READING

• Just the Good Stuff – Event Finals Day 2
• Worlds 2018 – Event Finals Day 2
• Just the Good Stuff – Event Finals Day 1
• Worlds 2018 – Event Finals Day 1
• Just the Good Stuff – Womens All-Around Final
• Worlds 2018 – Women’s All-Around Final
• Just the Good Stuff: Men’s All-Around Final
• Worlds 2018 – Men’s All-Around Final
• Just the Good Stuff: Women’s Team Final
• Worlds 2018 – Women’s Team Final
• Just the Good Stuff: Men’s Team Final
• Worlds 2018 – Men’s Team Final

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RELATED EPISODES

• 338: Doha Worlds Event Finals Day One
• 337: Doha Worlds Women’s All-Around Final
• 336: Doha Worlds Men’s All Around Final
• 335: Doha Worlds Womens Team Final
• 334: Doha Worlds Men’s Team Final Day Five
• 333: Doha Worlds WAG Prelims Day Four
• 332: Doha Worlds WAG Prelims Day Three
• 331: Doha Worlds MAG Prelims Day Two
• 330: Doha Worlds MAG Prelims Day One
• 329: Steve Penny Arrested & Doha Worlds Preview

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WOMEN’S VAULT AND BARS, MEN’S POMMEL HORSE, RINGS AND FLOOR EVENT FINALS

• Simone Biles breaks Scherbo’s event medal record with her bazillianth vault gold. 
• Nina did it! She won the bar world championship gold! NINA DERWAEL!!! But do we agree with third and fourth place?
• NBC things
• The best stag jump on men’s floor won gold and Kenzo was more excited for Yulo than himself.
• Pommel horse tie-breaker between Max Whitlock and Xiao. Why can’t there be ties!?
• Eleftherios Petrounias (Greece) doesn’t need no stinkin’ shoulder tender to win rings! Duh!

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Bars Finals

Men’s Floor Finals

Women’s Vault Final




FURTHER READING

• Just the Good Stuff – Event Finals Day 1
• Worlds 2018 – Event Finals Day 1
• Just the Good Stuff – Womens All-Around Final
• Worlds 2018 – Women’s All-Around Final
• Just the Good Stuff: Men’s All-Around Final
• Worlds 2018 – Men’s All-Around Final
• Just the Good Stuff: Women’s Team Final
• Worlds 2018 – Women’s Team Final
• Just the Good Stuff: Men’s Team Final
• Worlds 2018 – Men’s Team Final

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RELATED EPISODES

• 337: Doha Worlds Women’s All-Around Final
• 336: Doha Worlds Men’s All Around Final
• 335: Doha Worlds Womens Team Final
• 334: Doha Worlds Men’s Team Final Day Five
• 333: Doha Worlds WAG Prelims Day Four
• 332: Doha Worlds WAG Prelims Day Three
• 331: Doha Worlds MAG Prelims Day Two
• 330: Doha Worlds MAG Prelims Day One
• 329: Steve Penny Arrested & Doha Worlds Preview

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WOMEN’S ALL-AROUND FINAL

• Simone wins her 4th world championship AA title—but how do we feel about someone winning with two falls?
• We break down the tight race for the remaining medals among Mai Murakami, Morgan Hurd, Nina Derwael, Angelina Melnikova, and Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos
• Mai and Nina make ALL THE HISTORY
• Plus, all the things that made Jessica well up with tears, scream at the world feed, hit Spencer in the leg, and sometimes all three

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FURTHER READING

• Just the Good Stuff: Women’s All-Around Final
• Worlds 2018 – Women’s All-Around Final
• Just the Good Stuff: Men’s All-Around Final
• Worlds 2018 – Men’s All-Around Final
• Just the Good Stuff: Women’s Team Final
• Worlds 2018 – Women’s Team Final
• Just the Good Stuff: Men’s Team Final
• Worlds 2018 – Men’s Team Final

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RELATED EPISODES

• 336: Doha Worlds Men’s All Around Final
• 335: Doha Worlds Womens Team Final
• 334: Doha Worlds Men’s Team Final Day Five
• 333: Doha Worlds WAG Prelims Day Four
• 332: Doha Worlds WAG Prelims Day Three
• 331: Doha Worlds MAG Prelims Day Two
• 330: Doha Worlds MAG Prelims Day One
• 329: Steve Penny Arrested & Doha Worlds Preview

 

 

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DOHA: WOMEN’S TEAM FINAL

 Kensley, Jessica and Spencer talk about the men’s all-around final! 

Sam Mikulak was third going in to the finals but high bar got him again. Why the all around tie-breaker of dropping the lowest score is the stupidest thing ever. Why Artur Dalaloyan’s come back from team finals was so heartwarming. Kenzo and Ngorny won our hearts and so did Nastia who hates the world feed and tie-breakers as much as we do. TELL ‘EM Nastia!

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Men’s Team Finals

CONTEST

• • WHAT: Norbert’s are giving away a  6′ Long Sectional Beam. Model SB-402, $120 value and of course they pay shipping in the 48 continuous states.
  • HOW: Twitter tag us and use hastag #norbertsbeamgiveaway and tell us your favorite beam skill or post a GIF of it. 
  • DEADLINE: November 12th

FURTHER READING

• Just the Good Stuff: Mens’s AA Final
• Worlds 2018 – Men’s AA Final 
• Worlds 2018 – Men’s Team Final
• Just the Good Stuff: Women’s Qualification Day 2
• Worlds 2018 – Women’s Qualification Day 2
• Just the Good Stuff: Women’s Qualification Day 1
• Worlds 2018 – Women’s Qualification Day 1
• Just the Good Stuff: Men’s Qualification Day 2
• Worlds 2018 – Men’s Qualification Day 2
• Just the Good Stuff: Men’s Qualification Day 1
• Worlds 2018 – Men’s Qualification Day 1 (Russia)

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RELATED EPISODES

• 335: Doha Worlds Womens Team Final
• 334: Doha Worlds Men’s Team Final Day Five
• 333: Doha Worlds WAG Prelims Day Four
• 332: Doha Worlds WAG Prelims Day Three
• 331: Doha Worlds MAG Prelims Day Two
• 330: Doha Worlds MAG Prelims Day One
• 329: Steve Penny Arrested & Doha Worlds Preview

 

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DOHA: WOMEN’S TEAM FINAL

 Jessica and Spencer talk about the women’s team final! 

The US won by the largest margin of victor by a male or female team ever! Tom Forster actually told us the criteria for the lineups, asked for the gymnast’s opinions and even told us the team goals which are completely reasonable! Russia and US rotation world peace. Historic finish for Canada. Don’t worry Japan will be safe. The World feed might be ever worse than NBC with Trautwig. Our hearts broke for Brazil and China. How the French and German teams won our hearts. EVEN SPENCER’S!

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FURTHER READING

• Worlds 2018 – Men’s Team Final
• Just the Good Stuff: Women’s Qualification Day 2
• Worlds 2018 – Women’s Qualification Day 2
• Just the Good Stuff: Women’s Qualification Day 1
• Worlds 2018 – Women’s Qualification Day 1
• Just the Good Stuff: Men’s Qualification Day 2
• Worlds 2018 – Men’s Qualification Day 2
• Just the Good Stuff: Men’s Qualification Day 1
• Worlds 2018 – Men’s Qualification Day 1 (Russia)

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RELATED EPISODES

• 333: Doha Worlds WAG Prelims Day Four
• 332: Doha Worlds WAG Prelims Day Three
• 331: Doha Worlds MAG Prelims Day Two
• 330: Doha Worlds MAG Prelims Day One
• 329: Steve Penny Arrested & Doha Worlds Preview

 

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DOHA: MEN’S TEAM FINAL

Kensley, Jessica, and Spencer talk about this super exciting disaster of a men’s team final!

• China vs. Russia – China wins by 0.050!
  • How it all went down, shock by shock, rotation by rotation
  • Was the result fair?
  • How do we feel about this new alternating-routines format?
  • Plus, good-luck hickies and nose-hair close-ups
• Japan and the US and the fight for bronze
  • Kohei comes through! Duh.
  • But even Japan was not immune to the splat-monster
  • How should the US feel about this 4th place finish?
  • Terry, Tim, and Nastia were NOT having the world feed (then maybe NBC should open its WALLET instead of whining about it!!!!!!)

RAGE

THE FIG HAS MADE A RULE BANNING CELINE VAN GERNER’S CAT MAKEUP AND WE ARE NOT HAVING IT RAGGGGGEEEEEEEEE

FURTHER READING

• Worlds 2018 – Men’s Team Final
• Just the Good Stuff: Women’s Qualification Day 2
• Worlds 2018 – Women’s Qualification Day 2
• Just the Good Stuff: Women’s Qualification Day 1
• Worlds 2018 – Women’s Qualification Day 1
• Just the Good Stuff: Men’s Qualification Day 2
• Worlds 2018 – Men’s Qualification Day 2
• Just the Good Stuff: Men’s Qualification Day 1
• Worlds 2018 – Men’s Qualification Day 1 (Russia)

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RELATED EPISODES

• 333: Doha Worlds WAG Prelims Day Four
• 332: Doha Worlds WAG Prelims Day Three
• 331: Doha Worlds MAG Prelims Day Two
• 330: Doha Worlds MAG Prelims Day One
• 329: Steve Penny Arrested & Doha Worlds Preview

 

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DOHA WORLDS: DAY THREE WOMEN’S PRELIMS

Spencer, and Jessica  chat about the results of the final day of women’s prelims at the 2018 Doha Artistic Gymnastics World Championships:

• The team final is set. We discuss: US, Russia rough vault, will they bring in the alternate? China lots of room for improvement but TingTing and Zhang made beam finals.  Canada were all Ellie Black and fantastic. Brazil won the leo competition and hit like beasts.  Japan still hanging in for finals. France and Melanie de Jesus Dos Santos. Germany and their killer bars.
• Which event final is going to be the most competitive. Hint IT’S BARS.
• Why new Romania is Jessica’s new favorite Romanian team ever.
• Brooklyn Moors is in floor finals so the completion is legitimate.
• The latest from behind the scenes and things women can get arrested for in Qatar.

FURTHER READING

• JUST THE GOOD STUFF: WOMEN’S QUALIFICATION DAY 1
• JUST THE GOOD STUFF: MEN’S QUALIFICATION DAY 2
• JUST THE GOOD STUFF: MEN’S QUALIFICATION DAY 1
• WORLDS 2018 – MEN’S QUALIFICATION DAY 2 (USA, JPN, GB, CHN)
• WORLDS 2018 – MEN’S QUALIFICATION DAY 1 (RUSSIA)
• Women’s Podium Training Update
• WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFICATION PREVIEW

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• 332: Doha Worlds WAG Prelims Day Three
• 331: Doha Worlds MAG Prelims Day Two
• 330: Doha Worlds MAG Prelims Day One
• 329: Steve Penny Arrested & Doha Worlds Preview
• U.S. Men’s Team Conference Call
• 328: The US Worlds Team & CEO Dumpster Fire
• 327: 1993 NCAA Nationals (Commissioned)
• 326: The Great Individual vs. Team Debate
• 325: Olympics of Difference Makers (Commissioned)
• 324: The Jade Carey Situation & a Miss Val Book Interview Drinking Game

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DOHA WORLDS: DAY THREE WOMEN’S PRELIMS

Spencer, and Jessica  chat about the results of women’s prelims at the 2018 Doha Artistic Gymnastics World Championships:

• Simone’s kidney stone (which she has nicknamed, “The Pearl of Doha”) couldn’t stop her leading by almost five points and making the Biles Vault official.
• We rave about Morgan Hurd peaking at exactly the right time to make AA finals. Kara Eaker’s glorious beam, Riley McCusker’s bars, Grace McCallum being money, and Ragan Smith being able to be part of the team on the floor.
• Nina Derwael (BEL) winning bars so far and probably making floor finals!
• Grown Ass Women news: Chuso, Germany, Netherlands and Japan.  Plus Marta Pihan-Kulesza (POL) bringing her baby Pink Panther, Jagna into the mixed zone and Jurkowska-Kowalska (POL), 26 making the laid-out gainer DOUBLE full beam dismount officially called the Jurkowska-Kowalska!
• Storms, falcons and the positive side of  Doha hosting a world championships.

FURTHER READING

• JUST THE GOOD STUFF: WOMEN’S QUALIFICATION DAY 1
• JUST THE GOOD STUFF: MEN’S QUALIFICATION DAY 2
• JUST THE GOOD STUFF: MEN’S QUALIFICATION DAY 1
• WORLDS 2018 – MEN’S QUALIFICATION DAY 2 (USA, JPN, GB, CHN)
• WORLDS 2018 – MEN’S QUALIFICATION DAY 1 (RUSSIA)
• Women’s Podium Training Update
• WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFICATION PREVIEW

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• 330: Doha Worlds MAG Prelims Day One
• 329: Steve Penny Arrested & Doha Worlds Preview
• U.S. Men’s Team Conference Call
• 328: The US Worlds Team & CEO Dumpster Fire
• 327: 1993 NCAA Nationals (Commissioned)
• 326: The Great Individual vs. Team Debate
• 325: Olympics of Difference Makers (Commissioned)
• 324: The Jade Carey Situation & a Miss Val Book Interview Drinking Game

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