169: Glasgow Worlds Preview Show

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In the news, Uncle Tim, Lauren Hopkins, and Jessica chat about:

• The Russian press conference that featured more empty plates than gymnastics
• Hashtag Wars: the official hashtag has been changed from #2015wgc to #Glasgow2015
• The Competition:
  • Who's here and how they qualified
  • Competition format six gymnasts per team, one alternate. Five gymnasts compete in on each event prelims with only four scores counting (5 up 4 count). In finals, only three gymnasts can compete and all three scores count towards the team score (3 up 3 count).
  • Lauren plays How To Get Your Favorite Gymnast To Rio with Uncle Tim
  • Non-nominative vs. Nominative
• Injury report and which teams are on the “Oh Crap We Are Going To Have to Go To The Test Event” List
• Gymnasts you must watch in prelims because although they might not make finals, they will make you believe in the Gym Gods: Thorsdottir, Berki, Wever, Zapata, Millousi and more.
• Jaw dropping skills you must watch lest you kick yourself forever: Bretschneider on high bar, Ablyzin on floor, Toni-Ann Williams Produnova off beam, Chustovitina's Produnova on vault, Ruby Harold's Zuchold, Schafer's side somi half.
• Medal Favorites and our predictions: Brenna Dowell will win all the things!
• Personal stories we are following in Glasgow
  • Cuba is back for the first time since 2003
  • Bahamas, Africa, Caribbean nations representing with exciting gymnasts
  • Team Jamaica: from zero to an super exciting, unique, dream making national team
  • Chusovitina and the women of women's gymnastics

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How To Get Your Favorite Gymnast To Rio [A Flowchart] by Uncle Tim

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• 151: Danell Leyva
• 88: Rhonda Faehn & Mackenzie Caquatto
• 124: Event Finals at the 2014 World Championships
• 123: All Around Finals at the 2014 World Championships
• 122: Team Finals at the 2014 World Championships
• 121: Qualifications Recap from the 2014 World Championships
• 120: The World Championships Preview Show
• Episode 52: Triumph & Heartbreak Prelims Recap from Antwerp Worlds
• Episode 53: All Around Finals Recap from Antwerp World Championships
• Episode 54: Event Finals Recap from 2013 World Championships
• Episode 55: Worlds Wrap Up & Ferlito-Gate
• Episode 51: Podium Training Report From Antwerp
• Episode 50: 2013 Antwerp World Championship Preview
• Episode 9: Chellsie Memmel, Swiss Cup & FIG Presidential Proposals
• Episode 17: Growing Up In The Soviet Gymnastics System And Training At Round Lake
• Episode 22: Beth Tweddle
• 148: Shannon Miller
• 139: Steve Butcher, President of the FIG Men's Technical Committee
• Episode 28: Kristen Maloney
• Episode 31: Elise Ray
• Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches
• Episode 48: Kyla Ross
• 130: Mary-Anne "Mez" Monckton
• 77: Aly Raisman
• 101: Olivia Vivian
• 164: Marian Dragulescu
• 115: Kenzo Shirai
• Tim Daggett: A GymCastic Classic Episode