The Brazil Era

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

Pan Am Championships

• The Brazilian women won team gold over the US at the Pan American Championship. We discuss:
  • Flavia Saraiva as team MVP and the beam rotation that made us remember why we like this sport
  • Rebeca Andrade nearly getting a 9 E-score on bars
  • A big week for Lexi Zeiss
  • Skye Blakely's magic beam feet
  • The current state of US floor artistry
  • And how much (if anything) should be read into what the US performance means for worlds
• Plus, Canada brought the new skills on bars, Jamaica missed the team final because of a leotard deduction, and the US men won a tight final over Brazil.
• And most importantly: the shorts incident, Barbara Achondo excelling at 39, the music tastes of the US team, and the glory that is Argentinian junior sensation Isabella Ajalla.

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