Simone won her 6th World AA Title and finally beat Latynina's record ! 

• The All Around Final featuring : Reigning World AA champ, Rebeca Andrade (BRA), the GOAT Simone Biles (USA), reigning World silver medalist, Shilese Jones (USA) and basically champions or world medalists on every content from Africa with bars superstar Kaylia Nemour (ALG) to British World FX champ, Jessica Gadirova, beam ninja Qiu Qiyuan (CHN), happiest gymnast not he planet, Ellie Black (CAN) and Italy's toe point power house, Manila Esposito. Not to mention stars of every gym nerd's hearts who finally have world medals, Melanie de Jesus dos Santos (FRA) and Flavia Saraiva (BRA).

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World Headquarters

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• 2023 World Headquarters: Every Worlds Podcast, videos, interviews and data
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• 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

The 2023 US Classic taught us many lessons, including:

• Simone is the GOAT of both gymnastics and quotes
• Kidneys are optional!
• The Olympians are facing real challenges to their thrones
• Plus, the meat is good, the art is good, owning your own gymnastics is good, and not showing Kaliya Lincoln was NBC's loss
• Heading to championships, we look at who is under pressure to deliver a big competition, which elements are cursed and must be removed, and the possible problems an all-around based selection process would cause

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• One Year to Paris
• The Code of Nellies
• The Melanie Over America Tour
• Ashley Miles Greig
• Simone Biles and Suni Lee are Back
• Romanian Gymnastics Secret Police Files
  • Project K Episode 2
  • Project K Episode 1

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Our immediate reactions after Senior Women!

Melanie de Jesus Dos Santos, Josc Roberson, Zoe Miller, Addison Fatta, Nola Mothers and Mylie Lew! We went live with SPOTTY INTERNET (SORRY!), Saturday August 5th after the first session of senior women's competition concluded. Here's how to ask questions live. We'll discuss everything trained on the floor and what the athletes had to say afterward.

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The US camp roster featuring Simone Biles, Trinity Thomas's elite return, Chuso dropping out of Worlds, Iordache not coming back, Eli Seitz continuing to dominate, and more.

American Classic

• We begin by gushing about Melanie de Jesus dos Santos's  beam routine and why it might be the best one she has ever done
• Kayla DiCello returns to elite competition for the first time since NCAA
• Myli Lew took the all-around title with one of the top bars scores in the US this year
• Amelia Disidore said AMPLITUDE
• The juniors are going to be OK—floor routines from Aki Tanda and Reese Esponda

Gymternet News

• Russia and Belarus have been cleared to compete at Asian Games. What does that mean for gymnastics?
• Plus, the Livvy Fund, dream Worlds hosts, and more from around the gymternet

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• Did Mr. Sacramone acci-purposely leak Simone's return?
• Asian Championships
  • Who qualified to worlds and who missed out?
  • How did Aleah Finnegan and Emma Malabuyo do representing the Philippines in their returns to elite competition?
  • Breaking down what Olympic pathways remain for Chuso and Malabuyo
  • The new seniors impressing for the champion Chinese team—and how they measure up to the rest of the world
  • Plus, what country is going to surprise in Antwerp, the biggest upset of worlds qualification, and the one gymnast who should get above a 5 in execution
• Melanie returned to elite competition at French Nationals, winning bars
• Japan finished naming its worlds teams and confirmed our all-beam, all-the-time dreams
• A BIG score-mistake controversy from the Osijek World Cup
• Plus, crazy new bars combination from Sanna Veerman all the headlines from around the gymternet

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• Behind the Scenes: June 14
• She Was Robbed!
• Mexico's Moment
• Logistical Sweating & the Emma Spence Interview
• History's Best Beam Routines
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• Photo Galleries from NCAAs
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