201: Men's Olympic Trials and P&G Champs Preview - a podcast by gymcastic@gmail.com

from 2016-06-22T06:18:49

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NEWS

In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer, and Jessica chat about:

Our favorite moments from last week's interview with Alicia Sacramone
Controversy (of course) at Australian Olympic Trials (4:01)
- Congrats to 2016 Olympian Larissa Miller and her beautiful floor!
- Funding expose from StickIt
Rhythmic and Trampoline Olympic Trials (11:09)
- Rhythmic roup qualifies for first time, ever.
- Sadness, injuries, elation and awesome adult gymnastics from tramp (14:04)
- "The legs that I had, the butt that I had were why I jumped so high" - Olympic Champion Rosie MacLennan (CAN) video
P&G Championships Preview (1:03:30)
- How to watch live, online and on tv here. Sam Peszek and Evan Heiter are doing juniors analysis!
- Karolyi Ranch film to premiere on Friday at 8pm ET on NBC, watch trailer here.
- Who we are looking forward to watching who won't go to Rio (Morgan Hurd, Emily Gaskins)
- Who is in a do or die situation to qualify to Rio or even Trials
- Recap of Beyond the Routine with Bailie Key who has scratched from P&Gs
Men's Olympic Trials Preview (1:24:36)
- W.D.M. How the men qualify to the team.
- When will the team actually be named?
- Top 4 storylines to watch?
- Mr. Hollie Vise, Alex Naddour says baby and wife help his gymnastics.

Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include:

Rhythmic gymnastics attempted suicide
The many retirements and injuries including Komova.
Why USA Gymnastics need to change their rules. None of these coaches have been banned or publicly suspended yet! (26:47)
- Moises Renobato
- From trampoline World Championships coach, Zac Lawson
- Tom Bollinger of Top Flight GYmnastics in Maryland
- Patrick Jay Wehrung
Louis Smith accused of objectifying Carly Patterson with close-up bottom shot (49:31)
Bias in judging: Should judges be allowed to judge their relatives or gymnasts?
- Tatiana Nabiyeva's coach-judge was cleared by the FIG
Awesome skills alert:
- Sergio Sasaki has A PIKED DRAGULESCU!
- Katarzyna Jurkowska of Poland is doing a gainer 2/1 off the end of the beam. Should this be a G?
- Kenzo did a Yurchenko 3.5 on a hard surface.
- BRENNA FREAKIN DOWELL!
  - She's training a Dos Santos 2 and double front FULL OUT!
NCAA News:
- Penn State abuse news: People magazine and the Washington Post have covered this and yet, the head coach still remains there.
- LSU gymnastic coach D-D Breaux gets boost in pay, now makes $240,000.
- Miss Val launched a website and announced that she is writing a book.
Book Mania - check them all out in our store here.
Two adult gymnastics camps! Shields in NJ and Atlantic in NH.

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