2023 Gymnastics Triumphs and Controversies

Released Tuesday, 19th December 2023

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Tuesday, 19th December 2023

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Simone gave us a most special gift this week: video of her doing the WILDEST gymnastics. What do we think could make it into an actual routine?
The FIG released its report from Antwerp. We discuss the glorious trend of increasing competitor age and discuss deep E-score disparity
Developments from this week's college preview meets, including the debuts of Konnor McClain's college era and this year's UCLA floor routines

2023 in Review

It's our last show of a truly memorable year, so we're taking you through a timeline of this year's history-making moments
A top-10 list! We count down the top 10 controversies in gymnastics this year. Which abject horror will take the ultimate crown???
Plus, the best single routine of the year, as well as our top mixed zone moments

Today, a mini-commission on the scoring of McKayla Maroney's vaults at the 2012 Olympics. We dive into the individual judges scores in the results book to see if something fishy was going on.

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