318: 2018 US Wonder Woman Nationals
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GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
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🗓️ 22 August 2018
⏱️ 140 minutes
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Summary
2018 US NATIONALS (8:35)
- Feelings Corner: Starring Jessica O'Beirne and TEAL WONDER WOMAN GUARDIAN ANGEL HUGS
- Discussion: This was a historically well-hit nationals. Does it undermine the notion that the women need regular national team camps? And is it weird how much credit we give the coaches instead of the athletes?
- Gushing: Simone, Morgan, Riley. Duh.
- Err: What was the deal with Ragan Smith?
- Plus: Jade Carey sticking a Moors, justice for Kara Eaker, TRINITY, some love for Jaylene Gilstrap, and Jordan Chiles' attempt at Wolfkino Part 2 didn't really work out. Twice.
RAGE (36:04)
- We're very concerned that Tom Forster doesn't understand the Olympic qualification process
- Kerry Perry deigned to address the media, and it was awful
- Ron Galimore: STILL THERE
- What change can really happen when people who DON'T EVEN BELIEVE THE SURVIVORS are being given positions of power in the women's program?
OK, BACK TO NATIONALS (1:06:56)
- All the behind the scenes goodies from the So You Think You Can Dutch meet-up contest
- Juniors (1:11:50) Leanne Wong is the junior national champion because of EXECUTION
- An update on Jordan Bowers' status
- Jessica is putting Konnor McGregor-McClain on all the Olympic teams
MEN! (1:26:36)
- Where does champion Sam Mikulak fit in the international all-around scene?
- Day 1 was....bad. But it's all going to be OK.
- LEAVE. POMMEL. HORSE. ALONE. (It's the good event now.)
- Team conundrums
- Kensley and Spencer debate Allan Bower's place on the team
- Donnell Whittenburg wasn't even named to the national team, and John Orozco has some thoughts. Is there racial bias in the men's program dressed up as concerns about "work ethic"?
- Should Colin Van Wicklen be doing this Dragulescu?
- Massive conflicts of interest and judging favoritism aren't just a women's thing!
- Most importantly: Taco Bell sponsorship ideas
GYMTERNET NEWS (2:05:00)
- Kyla and Madison appear on CBS This Morning
- Yelena Shushunova has died at 49 due to complication from pneumonia
- More athletes and other coaches come out about abuse from Han at Everest.
- The Tayo Fakiyesi story
FURTHER READING
- US Nationals, Senior Women Day 2 Live Blog
- US Nationals, Junior Women Day 2 Live Blog
- US Nationals, Senior Women Day 1 Live Blog
- US Nationals, Junior Women Day 1 Live Blog
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| 0:27.3 | Today, Simone earned her fifth title |
| 0:31.3 | and won every single event just like Dawes and she called out |
| 0:35.2 | Carrie Perry for being useless while she wore a G. K. T. Leo for the survivors |
| 0:39.9 | like newly public survivors Kyla Ross and Madison Cochin. |
| 0:43.6 | Wong is our junior national champion because e-scores matter. |
| 0:48.2 | Another college woman makes the national team, her name's Trinity. |
| 0:51.2 | Sam McCulloch hits 646, and we have a new |
| 0:54.8 | Kamal Hor King Alec Yoder. |
| 0:57.3 | The Pan Am teams are selected. |
| 0:59.1 | Floor is now the women's lowest scoring event, |
| 1:02.4 | but Forster doesn't seem to |
| 1:04.0 | understand how the Olympic qualification rules work so we're going to talk about |
| 1:07.3 | that this is episode 318 for August 22nd 2018 and welcome to the number one gymnastics podcast in the |
| 1:15.4 | universe I am Jessica and I'm here with Spencer from the balance beam |
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