316: CATS European Championship Edition

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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

THE BIG STORIES

• Celine van Gerner and her CATS floor routine makeup are the talk of the town. We break it all down in detail, featuring a special interview with choreographer Daymon Jones on how the routine came about.
• Russia hit 12-for-12 in a major team final to take gold. WHAT.
• Belgium pulled out of the team final after qualifying in 3rd. WHAT.

THE TEAM FINAL

• France takes a historic silver medal, the country's best-ever team result
• Netherlands wins team bronze, even without Eythora
• Great Britain's beam woes continue
• UKRAINE is back and finished 5th

MORE MEDALS

• Boglarka Devai wins vault gold, as well as Best Reactions In a Vault Final, Melnikova takes silver, and Golgota's bronze keeps a streak alive
• Nina Derwael wins bars, and Adlerteg is awesome again. Will Sweden notice?
• On beam, the queen stays queen. Also, Nina is a beamer now!
• On floor, Melanie takes gold, and Axelle's Harry Potter routine is a crowd favorite.
  • Was this one of the better choreographic finals in recent years?

PLUS

• It's only five months until the victorious Italian juniors become seniors
• Amelie Morgan is a thing
• Spencer expresses his love for Sir Punford Punnington-Punsworth III, Duke of Punsbury
• We need to discuss the beam overtime sound, you guys

GYMTERNET NEWS

• The 2008 US women's Olympic team will have a reunion after all, but will the men?
• Is the USAG Hall of Fame...still a thing?
• The women's field for US Nationals has been announced. We explain why Deanne Soza is included, seemingly without qualifying, and why Marz is repping UCLA.
• Plus, your feedback on the judging shortage, JUSTICE FOR MORGAN, being less creepy, and OFFENSIVE BEACH SEXINESS.

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FURTHER READING

• European Championships Event Finals
• European Championships Team Final
• European Championships Qualification
• August National Team Rankings
• US Classic in Review – Life in a Day

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