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The winning routine from the World Yo-Yo Contest will blow your mind

We’re not sure how this is happening, so we’re just going to go with it.

Bill Hanstock
Bill Hanstock is a writer, author and Emmy Award-winning producer. He began writing for SB Nation in 2011.

1. Yes, there is a World Yo-Yo Contest. Why wouldn’t there be?

2. Yes, the winning routine will make you question everything you thought you knew about yo-yos.

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3. Yes, an American won the contest with the above routine. Eighteen-year-old Gentry Stein is from California and is the first American champion since 2008. U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!

4. Sweet yo-yo glove, Gentry.

(h/t Gawker)

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