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The Original College Gymnastics Post-Meet Show
This is our weekly Behind The Scenes Q&A episode. This week we are watching Michigan State at UCLA (scores watch on FOX). We will go live after the meet (right here, on the page) Saturday, February 1st at 4:30pm Pacific/7:30pm Eastern. Here’s how to ask questions live. Can’t make it live? Add College & Cocktails to your favorite podcast player (instructions here).Login to reveal the show below.
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We discuss MSU’s absolutely dominant vault performance. Analyze Jordan Chiles 10 on FX vs Chae and Brooklyn. Sage Kellerman’s vault. MaKayla Tucker (standing 5’10” tall) proving why no one should tell you, you are too tall for gymnastics! Elle Beaufait switch half ring should always be credited. Jay Clark’s comments on scoring and Emma Malabuyo’s heroic beam routine. And of course important topics like cesarian sections, long bones and how to file for your class action claims in one place.
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My husband’s summary of Brooklyn Moors’ routine: “She bent her back like 270 degrees!” Yes, dear, we call that a front-handspring.
Personally, yes please for resistance chat. Not living in the US but being affected by some of their decision making, I am currently seconding US friends so that I can write letters and they can send them. It really can get overwhelming keeping up with everything and so some small regular thoughts on what needs to be addressed and opportunities to do so is helpful. It also makes me proud to be part of a community where gymnastics is the thing that brings us together and the world around us is something we care about as well.
Thank you. Another listener has already started a thread on the forum here: https://gymcastic.com/community/bts/possible-gymcastic-resistance-organizing-group/