2023 World Championships

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• Final Paris Olympic Qualifiers both individual, event and teams are finalized
• The individuals: UB specialist, Kaylia Nemour's  (ALG), Lynnzee Brown the first ever World competitor for Haiti, and LSU's Aleah Finnegan (PHL).
• Defending AA Champion, Rebecca Andrade and the Brazilian Team.
• Final places between Mexico, Romania, Australia and Germany fight for the final Olympic spots.

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• 2023 World Headquarters: Podcasts, Videos and more
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• 2023 World Championships Preview
• World Team Trials Women's Day Two Meet Report 
• World Team Trials Women's Day One Meet Report
• Podium Training Report
• 2023 U.S. Championships Preview
• Simone Biles Interview 2023 Classic
• Shilese Jones Flight Series Profile

Resources & Research

• Spencer's The Balance Beam Situation 
• Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
• To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti
• Kensley is covering men's gymnastics at Neutral Deductions
• Score and difficulty ranking from The Gymternet

World Championships!

• • It's happening. Competition starts on the 30th, and we're here with our mega-preview of everything we’re excited about
  • Top 10 Things to Watch: We're counting down the top 10 storylines heading into worlds, including Simone's quest for history, the Women In Their 30s revolution, the United Nationals Summit on Amazing Bars, the best tricky boys, and all the shrinking Ds
  • Olympic Qualification Test: Spencer puts Jessica's rule-retention skills to the test with a quiz on how athletes qualify to the Olympics from this competition
  • Women's Finals: Who are the top medal contenders, who are the most exciting performers, and who are the potential disruptors for event finals?
    • How Simone feels about an Amanar these days.
  • Our Coverage From Worlds:
    • Podcast coverage at Worlds starts on Thursday Sept 28th after the first day of women’s podium training and will include a total of 10 podcasts from the competition
    • We'll have tons of videos coming your way from podium training – top routines, interviews, asking the questions no one else will
    • Check out our Antwerp Worlds Headquarters for all the info you need

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• RELATED EPISODES

  • • US World Team Trials Day 2
    • US World Team Trials Day 1
    • Worlds Team Controversy Season
    • Steven Butcher

• RESOURCES & CITATIONS

  • Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
  • Larisa Latynina previously undiscovered worlds medal that ties her with Simone on the all-time medal list. Listen here.
  • To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti
  • The Highest D and event rankings from The Gymternet
  • Judge routines and learn visually with FlipFlyTumble 
  • Men's Gymnastics coverage from Kensley Neutral Deductions

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THIS SATURDAY 26th - GYMCASTIC LIVE IN SAN JOSE WITH AIMEE BOORMAN

2023 NATIONALS

It's the national championship this week! We discuss

• • Why this is the golden age for US gymnasts and gymnerds alike
  • What is at stake for Simone in this meet, and is it anything at all?
  • What counts as a good score in 2023? What do you need to score to make a team?
  • Suni for AA? What events might we see from her 3 weeks post-Classic
  • The 2023 debut of Shilese Jones and realistic expectations for her competition
  • Carey vs Roberson? Blakely vs Chiles? It's a generational clash!
  • Other big questions including Leanne Wong and difficulty scores, Zoe Miller and bars, and Kaliya Lincoln's meteoric rise
  • The race to make the national team is going to be tight
  • Plus, gymnasts you need to watch because of BEAUTY, along with the big storylines of the men's competition

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• Kaliya Lincoln Interview & Code Changes Update
• 2023 US Classic Review: GOAT for a Reason
• 2023 US Classic Preview
• BTS from Classic
  • Podium Training
  • Session 1
  • Session 2
  • Classic Video Playlist
• Simone Biles Interview 2023 Classic
• Shilese Jones Flight Series Profile
• One Year to Paris
• The Code of Nellies
• The Melanie Over America Tour
• Romanian Gymnastics Secret Police Files
  • Project K Episode 2
  • Project K Episode 1

• Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
• To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti
• The Highest D and E scores from The Gymternet

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BUT FIRST

• Updates on the US trials petition drama and the statement from USAG saying Tom Forster "misspoke" which only provoke more questions
• A palate cleanser of Laurie Hernandez's skill reveals

GYMNASTICS INTERNATIONAL

• A deeper dive into the Becky Downie situation and how she says she was treated at her make-up trial
• Russian Cup
  • Valentina just went ahead and announced the Olympic teams mid-competition
  • "Likely Gerasimova" and whether that makes sense
  • A deep interpretation of Viktoria Listunova's new floor routine
  • Varvara Zubova is the beam champion
• The Nabieva 1/2 revolution
  • Is it Nabs? Or is it not Nabs? Only Tatiana Nabieva can tell us
  • Comparing Nina Derwael's version and Sanne Wevers' version
  • The FIG screwed up with the values again
• Important developments from the first Dutch trial
• Plus, The German and French Olympic teams have been named, and that time Kohei got mad

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• Join Club Gym Nerd or buy a gift membership for access to Behind the Scenes episodes.
  • Behind The Scenes: Post-Championships Debrief
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  • Behind The Scenes: Gymnastics Time Warp
  • Behind The Scenes: Sr. Session Two US Classic 2021
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• 2021 US Nationals Recap, Starring Petition Drama
• U.S. Nationals Preview & Kyle Shewfelt on his new book, Make It Happen
• Don't Sign National Team Agreement Until You Listen
• Simone Biles' Yurchenko Double Pike Has Landed and US Classic Review
• US Classic Preview Starring Chellsie and Simone