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In the News

This week we are so happy to have\nCanadian, coach, brevet judge (inactive) and the most interesting\ngymnastics man in the world,\xa0Coach Rick\xa0Skype-ing in from Brazil\nwith\xa0\xa0Jessica, and\nUncle Tim\xa0to\nchat about:

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• The men's competition at the Rio\nTest Event including Germany, Ukraine and Coach Rick's homeland,\nCanada.
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• Reports after the test event said there were\nserious safety issues, what\ndoes Coach Rick think Rio needs to do to prepare\n(11:50).\xa0
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• Cultural bias, American expectations and safety\nin developing countries;\xa0Podr\xe3o, Rio bridge \ncollapse, the 1997 Maccabiah Games bridge collapsed and\nsubsequent\xa0convictions.\xa0
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• Listener Nicholas suggests\nbringing limited compulsories back as part of the team score to\nbalance out the big D's.\xa0
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Gymternet News

Our weekly roundup of the latest\nnews stories from around the gymternet include (27:00):

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• USA Gymnastics's\ndocu-series\xa0Made in\nAmerica review and preview of next week's episode.\n
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  • Who was invited but didn't give\nan interview
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• Trinidad & Tobago update four\nmembers of the federation have resigned. Here is the chronology\nof this mess.\xa0
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• Diana Bulimar (ROM) is not\nretiring.\xa0
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• Aimee Boorman, coach of\n\xa0Simone Biles, is seeking\xa0clearance from the FIG after\nUncle Tim pointed out the lyrics in Simone's\xa0floor music on\nlast week's show.\xa0
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• Inappropriate Faces: A\ndraft of the WAG Code of\nPoints cites this as a deductible offense *insert incredulous face\nhere*
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• Listener Feedback:\n
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  • Why aren't extensive pauses\nbefore tumbling passes deducted?
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  • Why are yurchenko double back's considered\xa0for woman and\ncan we really judge safety and bone density from gender or\nethnicity (41:00)?\xa0
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  • Why don't men use music in their\nfloor routines? Canada allows this (1:03:54)!
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  • A dancer thinks artistry is\nbetter left out of artistic gymnastics.\xa0
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  • This ridiculousness of the\nman-wipe, a video
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  • Attrition rates matter! Listener\nthoughts on allegations of abuse by the Penn State coaches.\n\xa0Recruits should ask about graduations rates and how many\nathletes left the program before reaching their senior year on the\nteam.
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• A must \nlisten for every gymnast, coach\nand\xa0\xa0Taylor\nLindsey Noel an elite who was injured and paralyzed when\nher coach argued with her for an hour about trying a new dismount\nwithout a pit. She's a gifted story teller and still an athlete to\nher core (47:00).\xa0
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Related Episodes

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• 87: McKayla\nMaroney
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• Episode\n56: Preventing Abuse in Gymnastics
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• Episode\n33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches
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• 163: ENOUGH
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• Episode 34: Rick\nMcCharles
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• A closer look at the Trinidad and\nTobago gymnastics controversy
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• \nYour 2016 NCAA Individual Event Champions in Videos
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• \n194: Rio Test Event and 2016 NCAA Championships
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• 176:\nWorlds Wrap-Up Show
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• \n175: Event Finals Day 2 Recap from 2015 World\nChampionships
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• \n174: Live Show - Event Finals Day 1 and MAG All-Around Recap from\n2015 World Championships
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• \n173: Women's All-Around Finals Recap from 2015 World\nChampionships
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• \n172: Men's Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships
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• \n171: Women's Team Finals Recap from 2015 World\nChampionships
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• \n170: Women's Qualifying Recap from 2015 World\nChampionships
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• 169:\nGlasgow Worlds Preview Show
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• Watch\nGlasgow Worlds LIVE!
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• \nHow to Get Your Favorite Gymnast to the 2016 Rio Olympics [A\nFlowchart]
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