Podcasts Sports GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast 166: Aliya was like Nu-uh Rodionenkos!

166: Aliya was like Nu-uh Rodionenkos!

Published: Sept. 23, 2015, 5:33 a.m.

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2015 Russian Cup All-Around Champion, Daria Spiridonova (RUS, 57.1)

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WHAT: Elevate of The Stage: \xa0Xcel, J.O., with Auburn vs. Alabama dual meet finale

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WHEN: January 16-17, 2016

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WHERE: Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama

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SPECIALNESS:\xa0It's on\xa0podium and the college coaches will watch the top levels on\xa0Saturday night.

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TWO PRIZES:

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  • $250 off of a gym's registration (20 or more gymnasts) to compete in the JO meet and no team Fees
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  • Four VIP passes to watch the college meet on the floor,\xa0access to hospitality and\xa0four free t-shirts. ***With this the winner will have to be someone 18 or older\xa0because\xa0recruitable gymnasts can't be on the floor during\xa0college meet competition (blame the\xa0NCAA rules).
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HOW TO ENTER:

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  1. Like us on Facebook
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  2. Send us an email with the subject line \u201cElevate the Stage\u201d to gymcastic@gmail.com
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DEADLINE: Sunday, October 18th More details on the Elevate the Stage podium meet here.

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Lauren Hopkins, Uncle Tim,\xa0and Jessica chat about:

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  • The Russian Cup\n
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    • Maria Paseka's Cheng is getting better and better! We think she'll be on the podium in Glasgow.\xa0
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    • Alla Sosnitskaya won bars but it was actually Viktoria Komova who had the highest bars score of the meet!
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    • Ksenia Afanasyeva did choreography that was so lazy, it rivaled the epic Zero-F*^*s-Given floor routine from\xa0Tatiana Nabieva\xa0last year.
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    • The provisional world team and Aliya Mustafa putting\xa0Valentina Rodionenko in her place by saying"I will decide if I complete on the basis of my health."
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    • Denis\xa0Ablyzian put Ri Se Gwan on notice with the most insane tsuk-full-in of all time.\xa0
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  • Osijek World Cup\n
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    • Manrique did not do well and it's a world-wide tragedy.
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    • Paula Mejias, Danell Leyva\u2019s teammate at Universal\xa0in Miami, triumphed from her vault disaster at the Pan Am Games.\xa0
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    • Jade Barbosa, grandmother of Brazilian gymnastics, did an absolutely, stunningly solid, wonderful beam routine.
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    • Ruby Harold burned the bars to the ground with her sheer awesomeness!
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    • Igor Radivilov's neck tattoo continues to\xa0slightly inhibit his landing ability on vault.
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    • We discuss the need for , pommel horse winner, Louis Smith to harness the power of his D.
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  • Chinese World Team\n
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    • Bai Yawen is not on the team and Jessica refuses to talk about it.
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    • As of this recording it was\xa0Fan Yilin, Huang Huidan, Mao Yi, Shang Chunsong, Tan Jiaxin, Wang Yan with alternate\xa0Chen Siyi.\xa0
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    • Tan Jiaxin did an Amanar that terrified the world
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    • Mao Yi fell on a Moors and was knocked unconscious during her routine.\xa0
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    • Shang Chunsong won the all-around and why we think she has a good shot at the podium in Scotland.
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    • Defending bars silver medalist, Huang Huidan, struggled on her best event.\xa0
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  • German National Championships\n
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    • Head coach Koch is calling aa champ Elisabet Seitz,\xa0Pauline Sch\xe4fer and\xa0Sophie Scheder, "The Hamb\xfcchens" and we don't know how we feel about that.\xa0
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    • Pauline Tratz wore a technicolor dream coat leotard that either thrilled and/or burned our eyes out.
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Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include:

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  • Marvin Sharp died in jail, initial reports say it was suicide.\n
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    • Is Coach Rick\xa0right --\xa0if\xa0female coaches take more leadership roles in gymnastics, will less men mean fewer incidents of sexual abuse?
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    • Is a massive lawsuit like the one faced by the Catholic Church force gyms and USA Gymnastics to make Safe4Athletes mandatory for every club?
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  • You can help Lisa Mason continue to train. \xa0Lisa currently travels over 600 miles a week! That's an average of $200/week in gas!\xa0HELP LISA HERE.\xa0
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  • Simone Biles gave the world a full camp update with scores and gave such an epic Snapchat that it\xa0skipped meme-dome and\xa0became a t-shirt.
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  • The Cure of Wolf Turn-Itis: Please take note, there are now\xa0two official GymCastic\xa0approved ways to acceptable exit from a wolf turn:\n
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    1. The Melnikova --Step up into an immedate double turn https://youtu.be/k384wBo2KcU
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    2. The Chayse Capps -- drop into pron position like a python about to devour the beam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AHqKWTX5a8
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The Gymnasi-Cat Naming Contest WINNER is Rainey, who gets to choose one of these two fabulous, adult small, P&G Championship prizes.

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Runner Up

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The now legendary, Lil' Kim-Z MouseKill

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Pauline Tratz (GER) and her Technicolor Dream Leo

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