College & Cocktails: Conference Championships

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This week we are watching all of the Conference Championships. We go live (right here, on the page) around 7:00 pm Pacific. Links for scores and streams for Week 12 here.  Here’s how to ask questions live. Can’t make it live? Add College & Cocktails to your favorite podcast player? Instructions here.

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• • Surprises, was the judging better (?), most deserving 10s, Jade Carey’s hop full turn, Bowers vs. Harris vault form, eMjae’s beam shock and the Rhode Island School of Design mascot
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  • Call for volunteers for a study on skin color bias in judging, help with online survey here.

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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• • Spencer’s essential website The Balance Beam Situation 
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