The History of US Olympic Trials Controversies (Commissioned)
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🗓️ 9 September 2021
⏱️ 110 minutes
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OLYMPIC TRIALS CONTROVERSIES
- This week, we have a commission from Club Gym Nerd member Jasmine, who asked for an episode on the history of US Olympic Trials—how teams were selected and all the major scandals. And there have been plenty.
- 1980 - Olympic boycott hypocrisy and what happens when gymnasts tie for the last spot? (Or have alligators?)
- 1984 - The case of Dianne Durham and the Olympic petition
- 1988 - The Perils of Rank Order: The Early Years
- 1992 - The back-room meeting that kept Kim Kelly off the Olympic team
- 1996 - Only controversial if you're a Forster?
- 2000 - Atler. Nuff said.
- The Martha Years - Were teams really chosen months in advance?
- Plus, we make our proposals for an ideal Olympic team selection process for the United States
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| 0:21.8 | From Diane Durham to Vanessa Atler to Kim Kelly, |
| 0:27.1 | trials for no Olympics at all, |
| 0:30.9 | all the controversies and ridiculous rules. |
| 0:33.6 | It's a history of the U.S. women's Olympic trials this week. |
| 0:38.0 | Today is episode number 52 for the year 2020, |
| 0:42.6 | and it is the 2021, sorry. |
| 0:45.8 | You guys know I can't remember what year it is. |
| 0:48.0 | And since we had Olympic the wrong time, that's me all up. |
| 0:51.6 | And it is the week of September 8th. |
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| 1:01.8 | What do we have happening this week, Spencer? |
| 1:03.6 | We're doing a commission because it's commission season. |
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