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Elfie was replaced by Nastia. Nastia was extremely popular after Beijing and NBC wanted someone who the American audience could relate to, as opposed to “Canada’s best female gymnast” or however they marketed her before Ellie Black started winning medals. Nastia made perfect sense since she was a multi World and olympic medalist and a former Olympic AA champion. She was also chosen because she is younger and could identify with the gymnasts having been an American gymnasts herself and having been through the Marta system. Her first meet was in 2013, literally one year after she last competed. She commentated about athletes she literally competed with. It helped that Nastia commentated at the 2009-2012 Nastia Liukin Cups so NBC already got to see how she would be in front of the camera.
She is still commentating for NBC for other sports (curling and skiing) and she commentates for horse events, the Commonwealth Games, as well as is color commentary along side Kyle Shewfelt for gymnastics coverage in Canada.
She is still commentating for NBC for other sports (curling and skiing) and she commentates for horse events, the Commonwealth Games, as well as is color commentary along side Kyle Shewfelt for gymnastics coverage in Canada.
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