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Tiana Sumanasekera is still in the running too I think. And Dulcy Caylor.

I decided to go to SA! Got my tickets today!

In the US, there is legislation to exempt tips from income tax. So if it passes, many servers are going to want to keep the tips regime and not make a “living wage” which would be taxable and subject to withholding by the employer. In Spain, one of the waiters in Barcelona (where a friend was...

That was unbelievable. What a great rivalry!

My Rick Derringer encounter. When I was dancing in NYC, I was in a rock n roll dance company for a while. Ballet rock. We booked the Limelight and when we got there, the stage manager told us that there would be an opening act for us. It was Rick Derringer. I was like “Derringer is opening for...

Lilia Cosman is going to Michigan State.i can’t think of any in the past. Jennifer Williams of Sweden is also going to Stanford. I read that Kevric tore her patellar ligament and had surgery already. :(

According to this Reddit, the events were chosen due to space limitations. https://www.reddit.com/r/Gymnastics/comments/1kkzzpy/the_european_championships_mixed_team_event_how/

I really don’t know the reasoning. Is UB the most specialized for women? I guess SR and PH are the most specialized for men so it makes sense to leave them out, but I don’t know about HB. I actually love PB, but HB is the most exciting. VT has been the highest scoring apparatus, and it’s a quick...

There is a mixed gender team final at European Gymnastics championships next week. Not sure if this is how the Olympic mixed event will work. “For the first time in European Championships history there will be a Mixed Team Final! One male and female gymnast from each federation will team up...

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Time for a new thread! There is a USA Gymnastics training camp this week. Hezly Rivera, Leanne Wong, Joscelyn Roberson and Skye Blakely are there. I knew Joscelyn and Skye were planning a return to elite, but nice to see Leanne going for it after an uncharacteristic performance at NCAAs. ETA...

I’m so sorry to hear this. ((((Boo))))

Will Loena be back? I’ve lost track of her recovery timeline.

Oh my. I went to a funeral viewing where the family was posing for photos with the body in the open casket. We were a bit shocked until we learned it was traditional in Singapore, where they were from. They think of death just like birth- something to celebrate and to be commemorated.

A lot of commentary is out there that Sanders fall was due to racism, the need for white people to humble confident black men, etc., etc. There is definitely a problem with black men being labeled as arrogant or aggressive when they are confident or assertive. I saw a lot of confident and...