Four Nations Cup all-around champion, Seda Tutkhalyan (RUS) 

 

Jessica, Emma and Bea chat about:

• The rules for pre-floor routine walk out choreography; our dos and don'ts.
• Laura Jurica (ROM) has made progress on bars.
• If there were gymnastics-satyr made of Mustafin's arms and Shawn Johnson's power, it would be little Russian power house, Seda Tutkhalyan.
• The throwback Pozar-esque folk dance floor from new senior Anastasia Dimitrieva (RUS).
• The triple full from Zarzu (ROM) that looked as easy as a playground cartwheel.
• An update on training for comeback masters, Catalina Ponor and Dragulescu.
• Brazilian babies, Rebeca Andrade and Flavia Saraiva put the world on notice at the Flanders International.
• Nastia got engaged and announced the founding of The Shine Agency, but questions about what Shine will actually do still remain.
• Douglas Family Gold will air on Oprah's Oxygen channel later this year, and Emma has many concerns!
• A listeners discovers that Paul Ruggeri predicted the future of Olympic qualifying on this very show in 2012.
• Since Bea is Romanian, we got a little pronunciation tutorial--even Nadia would be impressed with.

What: Do your favorite Shannon Miller pose or choreography.

How: Post it on Twitter or Instagram, tag us and use hashtag #MillerTimeContest

Deadline: Monday, June 15th

Winner: Gets a copy of Shannon’s book!

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The Couch Gymnast coverage of Four Nations Cup.

• 77: Aly Raisman
• Episode 9: Chellsie Memmel, Swiss Cup & FIG Presidential Proposals
• 148: Shannon Miller
• 139: Steve Butcher, President of the FIG Men’s Technical Committee
• 96: Australian Nationals & Men’s European Championships
• 88: Rhonda Faehn & Mackenzie Caquatto
• 74: Melanie Sinclair & A Review of Cirque’s Amaluna
• Episode 58: Charlotte Drury, Fall Euro Series & NCAA De-commits
• Episode 55: Worlds Wrap Up & Ferlito-Gate
• Episode 25: Fan Ye
• Episode 20: Jenni Pinches
• 30: Mary-Anne “Mez” Monckton

See the Must Watch Routines from the Four Nations Cup over on The Couch Gymnast.

Watch this week's playlist on YouTube here.