176: Worlds Wrap-Up Show

Published: Nov. 18, 2015, 1:17 a.m.

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30-year-old Marian Dr\u0103gulescu (ROM) won his 10th world medal in Glasgow and the coveted Mr. Congeniality 2015 award from GymCastic.\xa0 \xa9 Christy Linder

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Uncle Tim, Spencer, and Jessica discuss the state of gymnastics after the Glasgow World Championships:

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  • Awards: \n
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    • Miss & Mr. Congeniality Awards
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    • Artistry Award (both intended and unintentional)
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    • Highest non-vault E score Awards:\n\n
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    • Biggest\xa0D Awards (non-vault):\n
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      • UB - 6.900 - Fan Yilin (TF, EF) and\xa0FX - 6.900 - Simone Biles (Quals)
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      • FX - Kenzo - 7.600\xa0
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    • \u201cSize Isn\u2019t Everything\u201d Award
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  • The State of Gymnastics:\n
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    • Rules most desperately needed to change.
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    • What worked in this code and what didn't.
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Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include:

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  • Mustafina has had knee surgery. Gulia Steingruber\xa0knee injury update.
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  • The Rio\xa0Olympic Qualifer\xa0Hunger Games-style rule changes have begun, starting with\xa0Trinidad & Tobago.
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  • Are Jordyn Wieber, Shawn Johnson and Nastia all training for the post-Olympic tour?
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  • The Myth of Pregnancy Doping: where it began, lawsuits that were won and why it's just stupid crap "science."
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  • Simone Biles and John Orozco will perform at the Colgate Skating \xa0& Gymnastics Spectacular at Northern Illinois University on December 16th.
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  • The NCAA signings we are most excited about, including Ruby Harold, Sabrina Vega and Polina "Puppy Feet"\xa0Shchennikova.
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  • Your voicemails:\n
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    • Is Romania focusing too much on\xa0veterans?
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    • Was Mustafina engaged and where to find your fellow gym nerds.
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    • The perspective of the Belarusian-American gymnasts and maybe we need an international meet for all this American talent?
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Fantasy Gym drafts open on November 29th collegefantasygymnastics.com!

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Rio qualifiers and Test Event qualifiers: buff.ly/1NSt2dd

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How to Get Your Favorite Gymnast to the 2016 Rio Olympics [A Flowchart]

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