431: 2003 Team Final Commissioned

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🗓️ 1 July 2020

⏱️ 111 minutes

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Summary

This episode was commissioned by Club Gym Nerd member Jasmine, who asked for an episode all about the 2003 worlds team final. Hollie's number. "Oh, that's too bad." Warming up on the podium. "So little talent." A truly iconic choice!

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A little breaking news nugget: We discuss Shawn Johnson's latest YouTube video about being given Adderall for weight loss, not an approved therapeutic exemption, for this banned substance, and what the potential fallout could be, if any.

2003 TEAM FINAL

US injury drama – and more questions about the US team medical care
Jessica's behind-the-scenes story about Khorkina interacting with children!
The birth of the legend of Chellsie Freaking Memmel
A frame-by-frame dissection of Tasha trying to block Martha's head smack
"So little talent" and what Shevchenko herself thinks of that comment
Interpreting Khorkina's choreography
Jessica's tale of spying on a US practice and Carly's crazy bars training
Hollie's number: Was the US team given preferential treatment?
China's neutral deduction for warming up on the podium
"Ooooh, that's too bad"
AND MORE!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Remember the show is PG-13 so you might hear a naughty word or two.
0:06.2	Today we are recapping the 2003 world team all
0:11.9	a team final. It's the world team all All of team final
0:14.0	final you're turning into Wikipedia where they call things team all around finals and I'm like this is this is not the terminology
0:21.0	I'm confused I'm not happy about this 2003 not the 3 up three count the red dawn of no warm-ups in finals
0:37.3	Horkina being Horkina
0:39.7	Exclamation point end of sentence yeah
0:41.6	Elvichle being so rude that even the other commentator
0:46.2	who should now not be named was horrified by what she said.
0:49.6	Carly Patterson, Ohana Bonn, Liya, warming up on the podium, Holly Vice, getting no deduction for not having a number
0:57.0	and taking forever, more evidence of racism in gymnastics, 100 injuries for the U.S. team, and the most famous gymnastics quote of all time.
1:06.0	Oh, that's too bad.
1:08.0	And lots of stories because I was there in person for every single session of this championships and beyond like at the bar
1:16.3	So I have lots of stories from it this is July 1st for the year of 2020 of our Lord Olympics who is not here because of pandemic
1:26.7	reasons. So we are bringing you this amazing wonderful fantastic recap of when there was gymnastics in the world.
1:35.0	Welcome to the number one gymnastics podcast in the galaxy.
1:37.3	I'm Jessica and I'm here with Spencer from the Balance Theme situation and
1:41.1	this episode is brought to you by club gym nerd member Sarah.
1:45.0	Sarah has dedicated this episode to the cats of the Jimdronet.
1:50.0	Tucker, Juliet, Theo,
1:53.0	Theo, Looch, Lola, Apollo, Eclipse, Tucks,
1:56.0	Ash, Slitwick, Ellie,
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