165: Ponor Is Back

Published: Sept. 16, 2015, 5:32 a.m.

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Catalina Ponor (art courtesy of My Crazy World of Graphics)

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In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer from The Balance Beam Situtation, and Jessica chat about:

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  • Romania vs. France Meet\n
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    • Catalina Ponor Periscoped her comeback!
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    • We also go to see Larissa Iordache and Diana Bulimar compete.
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  • Marian Dragulescue returned to competition at the Israel Cup\n
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    • We compare his vault to Oleg Vernaiev's at the Ukraine Cup
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    • How Alexander Shatilov and Draulescue compare on floor five weeks out from Worlds
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  • NCAA gymnasts preparing for Worlds\n
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    • Danusia Francis, Toni-Ann Williams and Britney Rogers prepare for Glasgow while competing for their college teams.
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  • Beyond The Routine: Canada Rising recap from Spencer!
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  • Rhythmic Worlds\n
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    • The US group and Ms. Laura Zeng qualified to the Olympics!
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    • Bruno Grandi's poorly chosen English phrasing.
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    • Should artistic gymnasts be allowed to use lyrics in routines.
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    • Is rhythmic more or less artistic than it used to be?
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Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include:

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  • Mustafina out of the Russian Cup, but what does that mean for Worlds?
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  • Line Judging changes for Glasgow Worlds.
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  • Your feedback on episode 163: Enough about the arrest of Marvin Sharp.
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  • New artistic standouts to watch from the\xa0Sansbury School Games.
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  • Who has a bigger collection of\xa0Code of Points than Uncle Tim?
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  • Gymnast-inspired names for your cat!
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Watch this week's playlist on\xa0YouTube here.

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