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Published: Jan. 20, 2016, 3:03 a.m.

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Paul Ruggeri, Steve Legendre, Brandon Wynn, Donell Whittenburg, Sam Mikulak, Danell Leyva, Alex Naddour and Jake Dalton (L-R) at training camp in Rio.

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In the news, Jessica, Spanny Tampson, and Lauren Hopkins\\xa0chat about:

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• The most important innovator on vault of all time, Natalia Yurchenko gave a fantastic\\xa0interview\\xa0\\xa0which made us wonder if more cultural context is needed when commentary is given about the Russian gymnast\'s sideline\\xa0
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• Who we are most excited to see at the American Cup and why Mai Murakami is going to win floor according to Jessica.\\xa0
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• NCAA (19:00) \\n
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  • Why aren\'t there more head coaches of color in the NCAA?\\xa0
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  • Heroes of the week: Alex Marks (OU), Kennedy Baker (FL), Michaela Gerber (UCLA)\\xa0
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  • The Yurchenko 1.5 situation
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  • Can someone interpret Charity Jones (OU) floor routine for us?\\xa0
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  • Which team we\'d buy a workout video from because their conditioning is insane!
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• Gymternet News (49:00)\\n
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  • Afanasyeva has ankle treatment in Munich
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  • Why do all the Russians have to go to Germany for medical care?\\xa0
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  • Nica Hults got a 10 on beam while Simone Biles cheered like crazy\\xa0and Chusovitina\\xa0intimidated the judges at the Texas Prime meet.\\xa0
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  • The US men wore culturally appropriate bathing suits on their trip to Rio, and shocker, the world responded with joy!
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  • Where we\'d send the US women for international training camps like the men have.\\xa0
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What:\\xa0One lucky listener will have their very own unique\\xa0skill or routine\\xa0written into book two of the Lauren Hopkins 2016 trilogy.

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How:\\xa0Tag us\\xa0in\\xa0your routine (5 skills) or skill invention with\\xa0#2016trilogy on our\\xa0Facebook\\xa0page or\\xa0Twitter. For example, "1.5 twisting Shapahnikova catch in reverse grip to immediate Geiger @GymCastic #2016Trilogy"

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Prize: \\xa0A copy of Lauren\'s book, "Finding Our Balance"

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Deadline: Enter by midnight on Sunday, Jan 24th

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