239: Elite Canada, Reykjavik and NCAA

GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

IN THE NEWS

In the news Spencer, Lauren, and Jessica chat about:

• Quiz: World, Olympic and National Team Members in the NCAA (sexy data here)
• Elite Canada (6:20)
  • Junior Ana Padurariu swept and beat the seniors scores (bars, beam featuring the back dive mount)
• The Reykjavik International 2017 videos here (11:00)
  • Ethora BB (featuring the Friends’s fu sign) and her newish floor routine
  • Sydney Johnson-Scharpf won floor
• NCAA (19:40)
  • Kiana Winston joins the 10.0 Club on floor, but then drinks water
  • Ebee would have joined if there were justice in the world
  • Lizzy Leduc is becoming a star at Illinois (9.950 BB)
  • Brianna Comport is throwback perfection front tumbling goddess
• Crack or Correct
  • Britney Ward (Missouri) absolutely robbed of a 10 on this vault
  • Mia Hambrick (LSU) SAME
  • Kyrstin Hoffa (UW) floor demonstration mastery and amplitude on every single skill

GYMTERNET NEWS

Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include (39:00):

• Trampoline champion Pam Clark slams British Gymnastics
• Why Russia keeps pregnant athletes on the national team (hint, human rights!)
• Anatomy Of Athletes, will feature Vanessa Ferrari
• Sofia Hults: Delivering the floor exercise realness that you need right now
• Aja Sims weiler to comaneci salto
• USAG Sexual Abuse Investigation Update (54:00)
  • • Texas Rangers went to Karolyi Ranch for sex abuse case
    • SCATS:
      • National team members sue Don Peters and Nassar for sexual misconduct and abuse
      • Orange County Register journalist Scott Reid’s investigation revealed that SCATS has violated USAG’s policy against banned members at USAG clubs.
    • Nassar:
      • Nassar medical license suspended
      • John Geddert sued for allegedly failing to protect his gymnasts from sexual abuse.
      • A gymnast tried to report Nassar as early as 1997
      • Police questioned Nassar about his conduct in 2004
      • MSU athletes ordered to not talk about Nassar
      • "If those allegations are true, MSU may be obstructing justice, which is a crime."
      • Current MSU head coach, Kathie Klages accused of failing to report and intimidating, alleged Nassar victim
      • MSU coach suggests Nassar treatments were legitimate and he was framed
• FEEDBACK (1:03:24):
  • McKenna Kelly's vault injury
  • Mom causes blackout during meet
  • What's Ashton Locklear up to now
  • Leotard sizes and fit
  • Inauguration-themed floor routine
  • Instant replay in NCAA
  • Routine judging receipts
  • Award ceremony straddle conga lines

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