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GYM NERD SCHOOL 101

Welcome to the first episode of Gym Nerd School, an educational series where we will explain rules, skills, myths, jargon, and important gym nerd history—all based on your questions! Today:

• What does it mean to be an "elite"?
• The Code of Points, leotard rules, and named skills
• Why don't they use the 10 anymore?
• Why are leaps named for animals, how do I tell them apart, and no really WHYYYYYY?
• How do I tell the difference between a split leap full and a switch leap full?
• How do I tell the difference between those one-arm pirouettes—the Ono, Healy, and Ling?
• Why do people yell, "IT WAS A DELTCHEV"????

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