68: Most Fascinating People of 2013

Published: Jan. 2, 2014, 2:52 a.m.

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Uncle Tim, Blythe, and Jessica chat about:

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  • Our picks for most fascinating people of 2013.
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  • Routines from 2013 that people will still be talking about 20 years from now.
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  • Victoria Moors at the Tokyo International.
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  • Oleg Verniaiev and Danell Leyva at the Valerie Liukin Invitational
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  • Tatiana Nabieva's retirement.
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  • Plus Rowena Needham, Kohei Uchimora, Mykayla Skinner and Sam Mikulak's cool new skills.
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We give our opinions on the latest news stories from around the gymternet:

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  • Our fantasy gymnastics teams.
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  • The bars falling down in Ellie Black's gym.
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  • Aliya Mustafina's fan Q&A session on VK.com (translations thanks to\xa0World of Gymnastike).
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  • A Gabby Douglas gymnastics update.
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  • Lexie Priessman and Amelia Hundley health updates.
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  • Simone Biles new choreographer.
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  • The airport adventures of Sam Peszek and Eric Stonestreet (Cameron on Modern Family).
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  • Our two solutions for making elite floor more fun with less tumbling passes even though the\xa0Stork Stand is here to stay.
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  • We respond to listener Questions & Comments:\n
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    • In tirade news - Jessica responds to a listener's offense over her designation of cheerleaders as wearers of "slutty" outfits.
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    • The best camcorder for recording gymnastics meets.
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    • Should USAG hold a red-carpet award gala like USA Swimmings'\xa0Golden Goggles?
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