US World Team Trials

You can rewatch (or just watch) the replay streams on USAG's Youtube.

• The US worlds team has been announced!
• Jessica tries to make Spencer start with positives. It barely works.
• Spencer's Rage-O-Meter about uneven floor carpets, Microsoft Excel, and small sample sizes
• Why there's a disconnect between the team selection and the written selection procedures
• Riley McCusker withdrew from camp with mild rhabdomyalasis – what we know, and what we don't
• Breaking down the major performances from camp that earned worlds tickets
• Why doesn't Faith Torrez have an FIG license?

World Championships Preview

• Women's storylines
  • Is a team upset coming? We talk France and Italy
  • Last-minute Russian team changes (of course)
  • All-around medal possibilities for Melanie and Ellie
  • Olympic qualification implications
  • Breakout star nominees Li Shijia and Giorgia Villa
  • Why bars and beam will be amazing and vault will be better than usual
  • Jessica's feelings storylines
• Men's storylines
  • What's the same and what's different from 2018?
  • Kensley previews the bubble teams, the likely contenders for the all-around, the best event finals (pommel horse is one of them, just deal), and who can take advantage of the absences of Kenzo and Kohei for medals.
• Plus, Simone Medal Watch Count and your feedback

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