Spencer is alone this week for a comprehensive explainer of this comically complicated 2020 Olympic qualification process, answering all the questions you were too afraid to ask because you didn’t quite understand them.

Why continental championships are so important in 2020

How the all-around world cups are different from the apparatus world cups and why they matter (AHHHHH)

How individuals qualify to the Olympics from worlds

How teams qualify to the Olympics from worlds

Jade Carey?

Sub-question: Jade Carey, Jade Carey, Jade Carey?

How is the US going to qualify its fifth and sixth women to the Olympics?

What will these non-team individuals even do at the Olympics?

What should the US strategy be for that second individual spot?

How does 2-per-country work at the Olympics with all these individuals?

BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF THE US WANTS JADE CAREY ON THE TEAM OF 4?!?!?!

Could the US send MyKayla Skinner and/or Sunisa Lee to apparatus world cups?

Won’t somebody PLEASE think about Becky Downie and Epke Zonerland??? (Yes.)

What are the best chances for the US men to get extra Olympic spots?

Which countries are going to end up with 6 athletes at the Olympics?