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Mixed Team American Cup with Data Analyst Dr. Elliot Schwartz

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Team China won the inaugural LA28 Mixed Team format American Cup, Iowa State cut gymnastics and blamed everyone but themselves, and why the UCLA vs Stanford meet was awesome.


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HEADLINES

  • Iowa State cuts its gymnastics program
    • Why the Athletic Director’s statement sounds like a chauvinist tirade
  • China wins the inagural Mixed Team American Cup
    • China won the final round by three points over the United States, who took silver
    • Japan took third after multiple falls in the final round

AMERICAN CUP DEEP DIVE

  • For the first time ever, the LA28 Olympic Mixed Team format was competed
  • How does this work in the arena? Were in-arena spectators able to easily follow along? Or was it just a chaotic collection of random routines
  • Committing ahead of time means you can’t adjust your events after each round which is stupid!!!
  • Yup, we picked up on some of your strategies
  • Does this meet actually feel like a team competition? Are they able to watch their teammates and cheer?
  • What is the statistical ”ideal” apparatus selection strategy for a team with three athletes vs two?
  • American Cup YouTube Playlist
  • Photo Gallery 

INTERVIEW 

Data analyst and figure skating official Dr. Elliot Schwartz joins the show to explain the strategy behind the format, whether teams should be allowed to change lineups mid-competition, and what gymnastics could learn from figure skating’s scoring system and judging transparency.

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