As part of the publicity to mark 100 days to the London games, British Gymnastics conducted a filmed interview and Q+A session with 2-time olympian Beth Tweddle and her coach Amanda Reddin.
You can watch the full interview (about 20 minutes) here.
There wasn't a lot of new or shocking insight for fans who know Beth and the sport of gymnastics well, these are a few of the insights that were available.
Beth has changed her floor music (most will be pleased with this as the music and choreography for her 'Sherlock Holmes' programme were....not quite right somehow...
She says her new routine will be something 'Big and British'! That's all for now but hopefully she will debut it at the European Championships in a few weeks time.
When asked who she considered her main competitors in the olympic year, Beth listed mainly the top bars workers - Mustafina, Komova, He Kexin and.....Nastia Liukin. Whilst Liukin is still a long shot to make team USA, if she does so it will likely be on the strength of a very good bars exercise.
When asked what Beth will do after the olympics she said "That's a very good question, I don't know is the honest answer. I'll never walk away from gymnastics but I don't think I'll do coaching full time."
Best also has a place lined up to study physiotherapy after the games. Even if coaching is not on the cards, I could imagine she will have a role to play with team GB for a nunber of years yet.
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