154: Aly in The Body Issue

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🗓️ 8 July 2015

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Olympic gold medalist, Aly Raisman in the 2015 ESPN magazine's Body issue. Click on the image for her video and interview with ESPN.

In the news this week, Uncle Tim and Jessica chat about:

Aly Raisman's take on the lack of eating disorders in gymnastics and learning to have muscle pride in ESPN's Body Issue
Raducan asked the Olympic Committee to give her gold back, they said no.
International Gymnastics Federation President, Bruno Grandi's interview on the 2020 Olympic qualification changes:
- Grandi says gymnastics has a business problem; but is really just a marketing problem?
- We agree with Grandi most of the time, but when he leans on nostalgia for evidence, we tear his arguments to shreds!
- Grandi argues that Romania has been hurt by the lack of elegance in the code. He must mean this 1978 routine from Romanian, Emilia Eberle and her famous for the hump the floor choreography.
Menstrual Cups for gymnastics. If you have used them for gymnastics, tell us about your experience.
How not to flirt with girls at gymnastics
Gym Myth Busters:
- Is difficulty really the strongest predictor of all-around rankings?
- Do height or weight matter in elite gymnastics?
- Shawn Johnson promotes self love on The Secret Life of The American Teenager.

Full Out Movie has an air date! August 9th 4pm after the NFL pre-season game on LA/San Diego television.
2000 Olympic Trials: Special Victims Unit from The Balance Beam Situation
Do Height and Weight Matter in Women's Elite Gymnastics? Uncle Tim has the answer.
E-Scores vs. D-Scores: Which is the strongest predictor of all-around rank? Find out here.
Sexy Data: Which event is the strongest predictor of all-around rankings?
Lauren Mitchell wishes to stress that she has yet to make a decision on her gymnastics future
Gymnast Kiera Brown dismissed from the team due to violation of team rules

Gymnastics competition begins on July 11 with the men’s team finals, which also serve as the all-around and individual event final qualification.

The women take the floor on July 12 for team finals.

Pan American Games scheduling and listings here.

Check out these meet summary videos from A R Federova. 2011 Worlds here.

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0:29.4	Remember the show is PG-13, so you might hear a naughty word or two.
0:34.0	I just I hate the way that he puts down current gymnast
0:38.2	doesn't give a credit to the gymnast currently competing.
0:41.8	He can never say look how well look at what the data
0:45.2	proves what Uncle Tim has come up with that show that we're going the right direction
0:49.0	with women's gymnastics look at Simone Biles she's a fantastic example of this.
0:53.0	She has incredible e-scoring and incredible difficulty.
0:56.0	She's exactly what we've been looking for.
0:58.0	She's the great example. Today, Ali in the ESPN body issue, Bruno Grandy explains his damn self. Does and D score or your weight determine results? How about your
1:19.0	what did I write your oh. Your letters. And your letters determine what results? We'll find out
1:30.5	and read them on today's episode.
1:32.8	This is episode 154 for July 8th, 2015.
1:37.6	Welcome to the number one gymnastics podcast
1:40.2	in the whole wide world. I'm Jessica and I'm here with Uncle Tim
1:45.4	PhD and let's start with something that you should mark your calendars for.
1:50.8	The full-out movie has an air date it will be on TV in the LA
1:55.4	San Diego region on whatever channel the NFL preseason game is on on August 9th at 4 p.m. after the NFL preseason game.
2:05.8	So mark your calendars and we can have a group Twitter online feed and
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