From GOAT leos to badass quotes to "piece of shit" routines to the triple double and the double double to winning...a bowl, we dissect all things Simone
But also...this meet was weird you guys
What happened to Riley McCusker on day 2?
Was this whole Pan-Ams-right-into-nationals thing a bad idea?
Morgan Hurd's floor routines—from day 1 bizarreness to day 2 triumph
Queen Sunisa rises above
LI LI LEUNG
The media had a 45-minute Q&A session with Li Li Leung and Kensley tells us everything she learned about new positions, the Daniels Report, bankruptcy, decertification, the Legacy Elite investigation, the Edward Nyman debacle, and the future of USAG
SENIOR WOMEN CONTINUED
Some CSI: Code of Points Unit with Leanne Wong's floor, NCAA triumph for Trinity Thomas and MyKayla Skinner, Jordan Chiles winning the E score crown, Jade Carey Olympic qualification implications, and much more
MEN
The MOST IMPORTANT stars of the meet, like Donnell Whittenburg's sweatband and Gage Dyer's full-twisting butterfly
Sam Mikulak hit 12-for-12 you guys. Sam Mikulak. At nationals. Also, his pommel horse warmup is a penguin dance. FYI.
Updates on Colin Van Wicklen and Alec Yoder, our ideas for Akash Modi sponsorships, Shane Wiskus's one-arm Cassina, why Brody Malone was left off the national team, and what the worlds team outlook is now.
Kensley talked to Brett McClure about how the Pan Ams performances were compared to nationals performances for the purposes of selection and which athletes want to go the individual world cup route
Which MAG athletes want to do floor with music
Asher Hong finally competed at nationals, and Colt Walker and Taylor Burkhart were junior champions
JUNIOR WOMEN
Kayla Di Cello and Konnor McClain in an epic fight to the finish
This meet was oddly consistent for juniors
Highlights including the unintentional soundtrack to Konnor McClain's beam, Ariel Posen's sissone, Sydney Morris's back full on beam, and the beam-coach reaction cam.