115: Kenzo Shirai

Published: Sept. 10, 2014, 5:14 a.m.

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2013 Floor World Champ, Kenzo Shirai of Japan

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Kenzo "The Prodigy" "Quad King" Shirai of Japan is here! The 2013 World Champion on floor, who did the quad as his last pass (because he's that good), chats with Jessica about:

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  • Upgrades on high bar
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  • How he learned the quad
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  • His challenge for the US team at Worlds
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  • His favorite American gymnast.
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  • His advice for Aly Raisman on how to master the quad twist.
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Special thanks to our interpreter, Sho Nakamori!

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Follow Kenzo on Twitter here.

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Kenzo Shirai showing his absolutely perfect twisting form.

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In case you missed it, click on the photo below to see Christy Linder's photo gallery from P&G Championships.

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Click on Simone Biles cringing photo to see the full gallery.

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Watch this week's playlist on\xa0YouTube here.

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