Worlds Team Controversy Season

Antwerp World Championships News:

- Team Controversy Season has arrived and this year, Canada is hosting
- Why isn't Shallon Olsen with her big vault score not on the team
- We revisit that year Mai Murakami was left off the Japanese World team to help all those who commemorate
- CSI Szombathely : speaking of controversy, we discuss what happened to Eddie Penev on vault in when the wrong board was put in for him
- The injuries to Nina Derwael (BEL), Elisabeth Seitz (GER) and  reigning beam World Champion Watanabe Hazuki (JPN) what that means for their respective countries and Olympic hopes
- Italian Championships! Manila Esposito's beam, Elisa Iorio's AA return, and are we rethinking Italy's team medal chances?
- Thoughts on countries naming six team members and waiting to decide the alternate until the last second
- Plus, the gymternet news, the dumpster fire news, and your feedback on vault versus floor skill difficulty, sting mat deductions, podium training styles, and differentiating a switch full from a tourjete half.

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[wombatnumbat]

I am irrationally thrilled about seeing a valdez on beam again!!

[MzKaylcC]

Finally love you guys, thanks for all of the encouragement, entertainment, and inspiration ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[zb]

I will defend canada. I think the fact they want to get more people experience to make a stronger olympic team since they already qualified to the olympics and want to start cultivating their youth quicker. And that way you can have more options of athletes with the big meet experience to choose from that could help team canada by paris.

[highprstess]

Can we watch the selection camp online somewhere?

[absurdhominid]

Now that Suni has declined the invitation to selection camp, I guess we can stop with the after podium announcement? Some gymnasts do not acclimate quickly to international equipment, I am on the fence about declaring before podium.

[christopheryoung]

Switch full same leg same direction, tourjette split one leg turn opposite direction. Ex:// Left leg switch full will switch left turn left, tourjette will split left turn right.

[ShipleySpeaking]

Spencer’s simulated coach conversation where he has to cut a gymnast is sending me 😂😂😂

[bobammie]

10:00 A very diplomatic way of saying “Somebody’s getting fired!”🔥

[SandyKH]

Yes, but Canada has qualified for the the Olympics. They need to learn and see who can compete at this level. They already know Shalin can.

[NixG]

If I was a gymnast who had just competed I would want a voucher for the local pizza place!

[jenniferkuhlman]

It would be cool to see Germany fill in a spot on the team the way they did with Chusovitina? I loved seeing the Philippines doing that too.

[jilldempsey]

“… What came first, the chicken or the lat?” Such a good question!

[yolandaortiz]

Does any one know what channel the show they discuss ia on😊

[Dustyn]

I don't hate the luggage idea. You need luggage when you're going to be a traveling athlete. Being gifted something that's not going to break as soon as you get to the airport doesn't suck.

[kevinjewell]

Jessica, we know you don't want those labels, but you'd take that Hermes Birkin bag in sapphire blue crocodile and platinum hardware encrusted with diamonds!!!! (and then you'd sell it!!!)

[BenThompson]

Plz talk about compulsories and whether or not they should come back

[dannyh]

Was just thinking today how glad I am that the scoring has been expanded beyond the 10.0 scale. I found gymnastics leading up to the 92 Olympics. Amazing time to be alive. But looking back at old videos, so many difficult skills got less points than perfectly performs basic skills. Nelly Kim! Countless others. I mean that and good old fashioned corrupt judging.

[christopheryoung]

Rose Woo has been to international competitions and is fabulous on beam, bars, and gorgeous on floor.

[sweingold]

23 million for Safe Sport? I would like to see their financial records.

[jenniferkuhlman]

Listunova's floor music, this came to mind.. Who ya gonna call? I ain't afraid of no
G O.A.T. !😂