Actually, as I got older, it was to my advantage because I learned a lot of my skills with my body at the size and shape I am now, so I didn't sort of have to suddenly at the age of 16-17 when my body changed,

have to relearn a lot of the stuff,

which I think a lot of gymnasts do. This week we talk about the rise of the United States Gymnastics Federation and the

AAU scandal, a preview of the American Cup and we chat with Beth Total.

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And this is the best and only gymnastics podcast in the world starting with the top news stories. Blythe, what's going on this week?

All right, well this week everybody is talking about it.

It's the American Cup.

It is the first big international meet of the year after the Olympic Games and you know there's a lot of shifting going on.

As of right now, the men's field is complete. The women's field lacks two gymnasts according to the official American Cup website.

And so, you know, let's just start with the guys. First of all, we have two strong members of the U.S. Olympic team, Denel Lava and Jake Dalton,

a newcomer from Japan in Hiroki Ishakawa,

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