Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

Russian Teams named

Eleonora Afanasyeva (mom)

Lilia Akhaimova

Elena Eremina

Anastasia Ilyankova

Natalia Kapitonova

Viktoria Komova

Angelina Melnikova

Aliya Mustafina (mom)

Maria Paseka

Ulyana Perebinosova

Angelina Simakova

Daria Spiridonova

Maria Kharenkova

Aleksandra Schekoldina

Denis Abliazin

David Beliavskiy

Artur Dalaloyan

Sergey Eltsov

Nikita Ignatyev

Nikolai Kuksenkov

Dmitry Lankin

Andrey Makolov

Nikita Nagornyy

Vladislav Polyashov

Kirill Potapov

Kirill Prokopev

Aleksey Rostov

Ivan Stretovich

Click over to gymnovosti for commentary and a list of the reserves.

RUSSIAN NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER WAS PUBLISHED

Anne Kuhm on adapting to ASU

Q: Can you sum up your first weeks on the American soil in three words?

A: Heat, joy, and stress.

ANNE KUHM ON MOVING TO US AND DOING NCAA GYMNASTICS

Anne and ASU have been great so far this season.

Alex McMurtry’s two 10s in one night

Update – Some say those high judges were crack.

Lauren Hopkins was really angry with judge CAROL.

At the best meet of the season (sellout crowd) so far, Florida 198.15 over Oklahoma 198.125.

Click PLAY or watch her Beam on Facebook.

Click PLAY or watch her Vault on Facebook. (no stick)

McMurtry is the 10th in NCAA history to record a “Gym Slam”.

Alex McMurtry, Florida           2015-present
Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma     2017-present
Bridget Sloan, Florida          2013-16
Courtney Kupets, Georgia      2006-09
Ashley Kelly, Arizona State     2003-06
Kristen Maloney, UCLA          2001-05
Karin Lichey, Georgia             1996-99
Heather Stepp, Georgia         1990-93
Kristen Kenoyer, Utah            1990-93
Missy Marlowe, Utah              1989-92

rebuilding USAG …

Is it possible?

Who’s best to take on the now vacated Board positions?

Staff should initiate a wide talent search.

Author Karen Goeller is willing to put her name forward, for example.

covergirl Brooklyn Moors

Heart this on Instagram.

via Fans of Canadian Gymnastics

psychological counselling for Nassar victims

Paul Ziert launched a GoFundMe fundraising campaign.

The point person for any victim will be Jessica L. Steyers, LCSW, MA, who is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of trauma. …

Ms. Steyers, a former gymnast, lives in New York City. …

details

related – Saving Our Survivors Facebook page

In praise of The Indianapolis Star

In April 2016, a few instances of nearby schools failing to report child abuse caught the attention of the investigations team at The Indianapolis Star. The journalists wondered how often it happened, and why.

As one of the reporters, Marisa Kwiatkowski, looked into it, a source tipped her off to a lawsuit accusing U.S.A. Gymnastics, which is based in Indianapolis, of the same behavior. Later that day, The Star put her on an airplane to Effingham County, Ga., fearful that the records would soon be sealed.

She returned with almost 1,000 pages of documents. She and two other reporters, Mark Alesia and Tim Evans, dug in. …

NYT – Belatedly, The Indianapolis Star Gets Its Due for Gymnastics Investigation

another Trampoline park death

OBVIOUSLY these pay for play facilities should be banned. They are too dangerous.

Extreme Air Park, a trampoline facility, in Richmond, B.C.

“Staff had no idea what to do and I called 911,” claimed eyewitness Karm Layegh on Facebook. …

… A man named Austin Dremeneau replied online to Bouzakis, appearing to speak on behalf of Extreme Air Park and claiming medical emergency protocol was followed. …

“What I am questioning is did the man have a fighting chance after his injury? Was there proper protocol in place prior and enough qualified staff on duty to execute that action that needed to be done in this case?” stated Bouzakis on Facebook. …

Father of three dies at Richmond’s Extreme Air Park trampoline facility

Jay Greenwood

Lauren Hopkins on Nassar

A different perspective on how that con man fooled so many people for so long.

The first time I got a message from Larry Nassar, I felt honored. I was a college student just beginning what would eventually become a career writing about gymnastics. In the gym world, I was nobody. And the world-famous doctor for the U.S. women’s national gymnastics team wanted to talk to me?

… I am not a gymnast. Nassar never treated me, and every in-person exchange we shared was professional and friendly. I never wondered why he “chose” me to be his gossip buddy, but I loved all of the inside intel he gave me. And, like thousands of others, when I first heard about sexual abuse accusations against him, I thought, “Larry?! No way.” …

Larry Nassar Was A Master Manipulator, But He Didn’t Act Alone

Lauren is one of the experts being consulted by general media.

USAG Board resigns en masse

It’s done.

I believe it had to be done. In fact, this may not be enough.

It might be better and easier to start over with a brand new Gymnastics USA organization. Trust and sponsorships might be restored more quickly.

Yes I know some of those Board members are wonderful people who will be badly missed during the impending vacuum.