191: Jesolo, Stuttgart and NCAA Conference Championships - a podcast by gymcastic@gmail.com

from 2016-03-23T05:08:46

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This week Olympic medalist, World Champion and NCAA Champion, Sam Peszek, along with Evan Heiter, Uncle Tim, Spencer, and Jessica chat about:

NCAA Conference Championships:
- Pac-12 Championships: what went wrong for Utah, why people are freaking about UCLA's insane beam team and Arizona State's emotional Olympic meet.
  - What's it's like for Sam to be on the other side of the camera as an analyst (19:50)
  - Elizabeth Price (Ebee) and the vault
  - The sad truth about first-up sacrificial lamb of college gymnastics rotations.
  - Sam responds to our in-depth discussion in episode 185 about whether or not Sophia de Jesus could do her college choreography in elite. (22:00)
  - Gym Myth Busters: do judges really score higher later in the day. (37:00)
- SEC Championships (40:35): Florida won, but could Alabama or LSU take them out at NCAAs?
  - How did the end of the meet get conspiracy theorists buzzing; and what really happened? (42:50)
  - Who was the overshadowed star of the first session/ had best meet of her life? Spoiler alert, Brandi Jay of Georgia.
- Battle of Gymternet Love at Regional will be Big 10 all-around champ Lindsay Mable vs. Nina McGee (52:00)
- Which team has the best bar routines that you have never, ever seen. (55:00)

Jesolo (59:00)
- How Gabby and her upgrades are coming along
- Why Italian gymnastics fans are the best!
- Marta is soooo excited for her retirement.
- The Jesolo Bee
- How Ragan Smith and Laurie Hernandez are making a case for the Olympic team
- Carlotta Ferlitto's beam crash
- Aly Raisman's uncharacteristic fall on vault.

Stuttgart (1:16:00)
- What this told us about the status of the Russian Olympic team
- Oleg and the Ukranians

Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include (1:25:45):

The Bronze movie review

Thema Williams is going to the Test Event! Suck it slut-shamers!

Valentina Rodionenko says Russia will have no meldonium problems.

Aliya Mustafina not likely to compete at nationals

Catalina Ponor and Diana Bulimar's new floor routines

U.S. Men sweep a meet and wear cowboy hats

English Championships

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