355: Montreal Floor Part 2 Revenge of the Floor

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MEET NEWS

• (2:30) L'International Gymnix — the Montreal floor strikes AGAIN
  • We break it down moment-by-moment, try to get a redo for special Belgians, and discuss Alyona Shchennikova almost tumbling into some dude
  • Kara Eaker wins the AA, Shchennikova does the best DTY she has ever done, and what happens when a front tuck on beam is too high to function
  • Lilly Lippeatt's WOW floor combo
• (19:18) Russian Nationals!
  • Luba from Gymnovosti is here to fill us in on all the goodies from last week's Russian Championship of Splats—who won, who fell, who won AND fell
  • Who made the European Championships team (for now), and why it wasn't Aliya despite ALIYA
  • The returns of Paseka and Eremina, how Daria Belousova made Jessica into a prophet, and the most important news of all—our annual Tatiana Nabieva update
  • What happened to Artur Dalaloyan on the men's side, Nikita Nagornyy's near sweep, and that time the Rodionenkos retired Kuksenkov without his permission because of course they did
  • All the horrible things Valentina said this time
  • (47:18) Liubou Charkashyna, president of the FIG Athletes Commission, said American abuse survivors are in it for the money. Well fab.
    • Meanwhile the FIG suspended a coach for behavior toward an athlete for the first time (we think)
  • That time Aliya gently ushered a furry out of the way

(54:59) GYMTERNET NEWS

• Rebeca Andrade's bars routine is everything
• USAG is now using professional security as chaperones for the women's team
• Jessica has homework assignments for our listeners
  • The Treatment from Terrible, Thanks for Asking
  • Rachel Haines' book Abused: Surviving Sexual Assault and a Toxic Gymnastics Culture
  • Leaving Neverland on HBO
• The Landis haven't been paid from Doha, GreatCoach.com has a full list of banned coaches, 2 MSU trainers lied to police, and the Michigan AG has taken over the Geddert investigation
• The coaching news out of Bowling Green and Central Michigan

(1:21:42) NCAA

• • A rankings update (DENVER?!) and the race for the evening sessions at conference championships. Plus, the important ranking echelons in the new postseason format—and who's on the cusp of missing out
  • All the scoring records (and there were a lot) broken this weekend
  • The senior day 10: Sweet or condescending?
  • Nothing is a deduction anymore: The UCLA/Stanford meet

FURTHER READING

• Ranking Watch: Week 10
• Sunday Live Blog – March 10, 2019
• Saturday Live Blog – March 9, 2019
• Friday Live Blog – March 8, 2019
• Things Are Happening – March 8, 2019
• Team-by-Team Scoring Records
• Only the Best – NCAA Week 9

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