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Could a gymnast qualify as a specialist on more than one event in Tokyo? Do gymnasts really commit to college at 14? Why does Riley McCusker do two wolf turns on beam?
Could a gymnast qualify as a specialist on more than one event in Tokyo? Do gymnasts really commit to college at 14? Why does Riley McCusker do two wolf turns on beam?
Has anyone medaled in all five individual events at the Olympics or worlds? Who has retired after last quad? Should USA Gymnastics fix the J.O. nationals qualification system?
What’s up with Roxana Popa and Yao Jinnan? Where’s the artistry in artistic gymnastics? How would we redesign women’s gymnastics if we could?
Why does the new code favor bars and beam workers? Why doesn’t the U.S. go to the Youth Olympic Games? What are built-in deductions?
Can a gymnast be credited for a connection on beam if she didn’t plan it? How did Catalina Ponor miss her front tumbling in Cluj? What are some examples of good saves from spotters on bars?
Is Svetlana Boguinskaya the main coach for Oksana Chusovitina? Why are Americans going to more world cups? What do we think about tie-breakers at the Olympics?
Why don’t people like MyKayla Skinner? Who is the greatest gymnast of all time? Is it common for coaches to tell gymnasts to lose weight?
Do we think there will ever be Olympic teams with fewer than four gymnasts? How has the new code affected difficulty scores? Do elite gymnasts follow the sport in-depth?
Did world cup invitation rules change this quad? If we change junior vault final rules, would we have more senior vaulters? Why were Stuttgart scores so low?
What is Mai Murakami up to? Why didn’t Larisa Iordache compete at Stuttgart? Is scoring the same for J.O. and NCAA?