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219: Rio Olympic Event Finals Day 3 plus behind the scenes with Houry

Published: Aug. 24, 2016, 1:53 a.m.

IN THE NEWS

Day Three,\xa0Rio Olympic Event Finals: Women's floor, high bar and\xa0parallel bars\xa0hosts\xa0Spencer,\xa0Houry Gebeshian\xa0(27 year-old, first ever female Olympic qualifier for Armenia)\xa0and\xa0Jessica\xa0chat about:

  • Ukraine's rhythmic group routine to Madonna's Vogue was epic. (4:30)
  • Spencer recaps The Gala (5:50)
  • Listener Questions (17:00):
    • Are gymnasts in the military?
    • Race in Rio:
      • Why was Gabby Douglas a target of so much hate, and is her Miss American judging move hypocritical?\xa0
      • Is\xa0it ok to move forward and forgive Arthur Nory Mariano since he has\xa0apologized?\xa0
      • Which federation handled issues of race in an appropriate way?
  • Our favorite and least favorite not-gymnastics moments (13:00)
  • The Gymternet News (33:57):
    • Q&A with Houry about security, flooded rooms, medical care, brazilian fans, and the famous condom machines.
    • Grandi and his big mouth strike again. Gymnastics chief prefers Raisman style to Biles "acrobatics" and China are\xa0trapped in a robotic style of training.
    • Ponor went off on Tumblr, but Bea from The Couch Gymnast put it in perspective for us.\xa0
    • NBC's epic propaganda-filled fluff piece on Bela and Marta Karolyi :
    • #GymUnsafe news
      • Coach Jeff Bateman of California and Oregon sentenced to 25 years
      • Keith Callen, 45 of Pennsylvania will stand trial for charges of sexual assault
      • In the wake of an IndyStar investigation, Kellogg\u2019s, a key USA Gymnastics sponsor, has added its voice to a chorus of state and federal lawmakers seeking assurances that the organization is doing enough to protect young gymnasts from sexual predators
  • Full recap of each event final\xa0details, scores, and moments we loved from:
    • Women's Floor\xa0Final (1:02:00):
      • How was the Gymnova floor and carpet for Houry?
      • Simone locked down her place in history with another gold.
      • Aly Raisman vs. Simone Biles execution deductions explained.
    • High Bar\xa0Final (1:14:58):
      • Fabian Hambuchen finally won!! Hambiceps hugs for everyone!
      • \xa0Manrique Larduet was a Kerri Strug-esque hero again with his triple twisting double layout!
      • Should inquiry's now be conducted like they were in wrestling, by throwing plushy toys or like these Mongolian wrestling coaches by furiously stripping.
      • Houry watched Epke's crash in person. As\xa0an\xa0A.T.C.\xa0and physician's assistant, we asked her opinion of how his fall and\xa0Ellis O\u2019Reilly\u2019s\xa0beam crash\xa0were handled. (1:24:39)
    • P-Bars Final (1:31:04): The Oleg Vernaieve, Danell Leyva and Belyavsk\xa0party where Manrique Larduet was a Kerri Strug-esque hero!
  • Watch "The Gerbeshian" on bars\xa0here.

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GRAND PRIZE WINNERS:\xa0

Grand Prize TIED\xa0Winners:\xa0

  1. @kayleighrichel - I would want Carly Patterson to coach me to glory so that anytime someone falls, we could both go "oh... that's too bad."
  2. @Euphrosyna - I wanna be coached by Nellie Kim, cos if I didn't make a team, she'd just sort out citizenship for somewhere else.

Both win, props and wardrobe including leotards, team warmups used in the film, one will win the\xa0one-of-a-kind Aliya Mustafina, handmade cross-stitch by Spanny Tampson, pictured above.

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