300: Jesolo and Tokyo for the Brave 300 - a podcast by gymcastic@gmail.com

from 2018-04-18T06:54:15

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MEET NEWS

Jesolo! (3:00)

Emma Malabuyo is the new queen of Italy
Ragan Smith returns for first competition since worlds qualification
Adeline Kenlin is officially a national treasure
BRAZIL!
- Flavia is back and being so perfectly Flavia that line judges just ignore OOBs
- Jade Barbosa is partying like it's 2007
Romania had two whole people (neither named Larisa) who hit bars at the same time
Elena Gerasimova has speed, backward shoulder rolls, and a wolf turn fake-out for the ages
Vladislava Urazova's asymmetrical braid took the juniors by storm
SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMEDY
- Liu Jinru with the most preposterous 3/1 + punch front in Chinese history
- Perebinosova got caught in a twister and Eleonora Afanasyeva body slammed herself
- Lara Mori's vault run is a victory in itself
- Desiree Carofiglio's Popeye shuffle is the highlight of the whole competition
The Jesolo award ceremony is a psychotic meltdown with surreal fever-dream trophies

Tokyo! (53:48)

When the Olympic Channel freaked everyone out for a second
Jackson Payne injured himself on floor and then vaulted a handspring rather than withdraw from the meet. We discuss why
MAI IS NOT MESSING AROUND
Trinity Thomas is confident and consistent even though gymnastics isn't her whole life (WHAA?)
Simakova's unexpected vault and super, mega extra pre-floor wind-up doll presentation
Kenzo is back in Japan and Sam Mikulak has a new Achilles, so everything is OK again
RAGE-O-METER ABOUT NIPPLES

Is MSU interim president John Engler even worse? (Yes.)
Norah Flatley and Rachel Baumann have officially signed with NCAA teams!
NCAA nationals are this weekend! Who are the favorites, who's going to pull off the upset, and what are our wild dreams for the competition? We discuss.
The best possible thing a dad has ever cheered from the stands in a meet.

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