College & Cocktails: Big Girl ABC Meet

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This week we are watching the Sprouts Farmers Meet on ABC (watch here) and going live on the page around 3pm Pacific immediately after the Oklahoma, UCLA, Utah, LSU session. We discuss:

What was wrong with the beam that made every team have a fall
Utah’s dismount strategy
ABC addressing the Tom Farden departure
Judging – where it was fair vs suspicious
Konnor McClain’s 10 and the triumphant return of Morgan Hurd
Clemson debut meet and tiger leotard
The victorious Selena Harris and why Amelie Morgan (GB, Utah) should go for Paris

Every week we pick a college meet to watch, then go live, right here on this page to discuss our immediate thoughts about the meet. For more info on how to watch your favorite elites, Olympic and World medalists in college and all year long, check out The Balance Beam Situation’s schedule with links.

College & Cocktails combines our weekly Behind The Scenes Q&A live podcast with a college meet of the week. It’s all part of the bonus content for our Club Members who supporting our work year around.

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