326: The Great Individual vs. Team Debate

THIS WEEK We have TWO episodes this week, so be sure to catch our 1993 NCAA Nationals commission as well on Thursday! Updates on some of the other difference makers we could have talked about last week but didn't. Like idiots. Plus, many more American collegiate medalists.  More on the Jade Carey situation Jessica thinks it's AWESOME, Spencer thinks it's strategically unsound, and they both think USAG botched it (but whaaaaa?)  The great INDIVIDUAL vs. TEAM debate, years in the making In the individual corner, Jessica O'Beirne, who gives two giant steaming turds about team medals In the team corner, Spencer Barnes, who finds a way to make this about math homework somehow We create some much better rules for how the US should be handling individual Olympic spots The Youth Olympic Games have started! We need to talk about the "mixed multi-discipline team event"  Jessica tells us about Shawn Johnson's interesting appearance on Freakonomics FURTHER READING The Jade Carey Problem  Strong Opinions About Every Single Nation's Worlds Team SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. Including DOHA GEAR RELATED EPISODES 325: Olympics of Difference Makers (Commissioned) 324: The Jade Carey Situation & a Miss Val Book Interview Drinking Game 323: Miss Val Retires, Inside Men's Doha Selection, and the MLT Debrief 322: Mary Lee Tracy Truth & Reconciliation 321: Consequences, Felonies, and Tumblers 320 Spencer Blogcast: USA Gymnastics Is an Exploding Garbage Monster 319: Aly and Lynn Raisman 318: 2018 US Wonder Woman Nationals