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UCLA’s Katelyn Ohashi wowed the internet this week with a viral video of her college gymnastics floor routine. As Ohashi’s star rises, the U.S. women’s gymnastics program is imploding. Fans of the sport wonder: What is the price of being world-class?
Guest: Slate contributor Rebecca Schuman. Read her piece on Ohashi’s viral routine.
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Podcast production by Mary Wilson and Jayson De Leon, with help from Danielle Hewitt.
