191: Jesolo, Stuttgart and NCAA Conference Championships

Published: March 23, 2016, 5:08 a.m.

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This week Olympic medalist, World Champion and NCAA Champion, Sam Peszek, along with\xa0Evan Heiter, Uncle Tim, Spencer,\xa0and Jessica chat about:

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  • NCAA Conference Championships:\n
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    • Pac-12 Championships: what went wrong for Utah, why people are freaking about UCLA's insane beam team and Arizona State's emotional Olympic meet.\n
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      • What's it's like for Sam to be on the other side of the camera as an analyst (19:50)
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      • Elizabeth Price (Ebee) and the vault
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      • The sad truth about first-up sacrificial lamb of college\xa0gymnastics rotations.
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      • Sam responds to our in-depth discussion in episode 185\xa0about whether or not Sophia de Jesus could do her college choreography in elite. (22:00)
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      • Gym Myth Busters: do judges really score higher later in the day. (37:00)
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    • SEC Championships (40:35): Florida won, but could Alabama or LSU take them out at NCAAs?\xa0\n
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      • How did the end of the meet get conspiracy theorists buzzing; and what really happened? (42:50)
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      • Who was the overshadowed star of the first session/ had best meet of her life? \xa0Spoiler alert, Brandi Jay of Georgia.
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    • Battle of Gymternet \xa0Love at Regional will be Big 10\xa0all-around champ Lindsay Mable vs. Nina McGee (52:00)
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    • Which team has the best bar routines that you have never, ever seen. \xa0(55:00)
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  • Jesolo (59:00)\n
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    • How Gabby and her upgrades are coming along
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    • Why Italian gymnastics fans are the best!
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    • Marta is soooo excited for her retirement.
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    • The Jesolo Bee
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    • How Ragan Smith and Laurie Hernandez are making a case for the Olympic team
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    • Carlotta Ferlitto's beam crash
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    • Aly Raisman's uncharacteristic fall on vault.
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  • Stuttgart (1:16:00)\n
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    • What this told us about the status of the Russian Olympic team
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    • Oleg and the Ukranians
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Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include (1:25:45):

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  • The Bronze movie review
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  • Thema Williams is going to the Test Event! Suck it slut-shamers!
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  • Valentina Rodionenko says Russia will have no meldonium problems.\xa0
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  • Aliya Mustafina not likely to compete at nationals
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  • Catalina Ponor and Diana Bulimar's new floor routines
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  • U.S. Men sweep a meet and wear cowboy hats
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  • English Championships
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What: The GymCastic Mock Press Conference Contest Prize: Two all-session passes to the 2016 Pac Rim Championships in Everett, WA April 8-10 How: Hold a mock press conference as if you have\xa0won\xa0the contest.\xa0Record yourself (or friend, pet, stuffed animal etc.) answering any question as if you have won. Tag us on Instagram or Twitter using #PacRimPC \xa0(PC as in\xa0press conference). One\xa0entry per day. Use\xa0these questions to get you started:\xa0

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  • What does this win mean to you?
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  • What were your goals coming into this contest?
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  • As a superfan, the expectations are high, what kind of fan shenanigans do you have planned for the meet?
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  • With this win, have you silenced the haters?
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Deadline: April 3rd

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