Worlds Team Controversy Season

Team Controversy Season has arrived and this year, Canada is hosting Why isn't Shallon Olsen with her big vault score not on the team We revisit that year Mai Murakami was left off the Japanese World team to help all those who commemorate CSI Szombathely : speaking of controversy, we discuss what happened to Eddie Penev on vault in when the wrong board was put in for him The injuries to Nina Derwael (BEL), Elisabeth Seitz (GER) and  reigning beam World Champion Watanabe Hazuki (JPN) what that means for their respective countries and Olympic hopes Italian Championships! Manila Esposito's beam, Elisa Iorio's AA return, and are we rethinking Italy's team medal chances? Thoughts on countries naming six team members and waiting to decide the alternate until the last second Plus, the gymternet news, the dumpster fire news, and your feedback on vault versus floor skill difficulty, sting mat deductions, podium training styles, and differentiating a switch full from a tourjete half. JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd (or give it as a gift!) for access to weekly Behind the Scenes episodes. Club Gym Nerd members get access to all of our exclusive extended interviews, Behind The Scenes and College & Cocktails episodes. Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here and even "tapestries" (banners perfect to display in an arena) to support your favorite gymnast here. RELATED EPISODES McKayla Maroney Interview US Nationals Debrief  Free Mai Inside the FIG: Steve Butcher Steve Butcher 2015 interview with FIG MTC President Behind The Scenes: Blue Mountains Aimee Boorman answers more questions from the live show  RESOURCES & CITATIONS Valeri Liukin to Coach Team USA while under Investigation by SafeSport Al Fong Under Investigation by US Center for SafeSport Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim To follow the effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine at Gymnovosti The Highest D and E scores from The Gymternet MORE WAYS TO LISTEN HERE