our inspiration – Maggie Nichols

On Jan. 9, 2018, Nichols, then a sophomore gymnast at Oklahoma, released an 898-word statement informing the world that she, too, had been sexually assaulted by former USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar.

She let the world know that, in 2015, she and her coach were the first to report his abuse to USA Gymnastics, that she was the one who had been identified only as โ€œAthlete Aโ€ in the reports of Nassarโ€™s actions, which he inflicted under the guise of medical treatment on more than 300 victims. …

โ€œI want everyone to know that he did not do this to Athlete A, he did it to Maggie Nichols,โ€ Nichols wrote in the statement. …

2019 NCAA Inspiration Award: Maggie Nichols

Oklahoma gymnast hopes reporting abuse by USA Gymnastics doctor helps others feel empowered

international gymnasts in the NCAA

College Gym News crunched the numbers for MAG and WAG:

… The vast majority of international gymnasts have been Canadian; gymnasts from Canada total 276, or 61.6 percent of all international athletes. The United Kingdom comes in at No. 2 with 24, and Australia is third with 20.

For the women, UCLA leads the way, with 22 international gymnasts on rosters; UIC and Eastern Michigan come in second with 18 each. UCLA also tops the charts for non-Canadian internationals, tied with Towson at eight. …

In 2018, there were 88 non-American male and female gymnasts on rosters …

International Athletes in Collegiate Gymnastics

Mรฉlanie – van Leeuwen to Marinitch

Oh WOW.

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keeping banned coaches banned

Nancy Armour, Rachel Axon and Brent Schrotenboer for USA TODAY:

1. Create a universal banned list.

2. Use existing enforcement mechanisms.

3. Require related youth-serving organizations to honor each otherโ€™s sanctions and share information on discipline.

Three keys to keeping banned coaches banned and children safe

Gymnastics Ireland fantastic in 2018

I can’t think of a nation that is more improved.

They won the National Governing Body of the Year award for all sports.

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Membership grew by 3000 from the previous year to hit over 30,000.

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Kelly Simm gives her Dad a CAR

If your gymnasts are still wondering what to get YOU for Christmas … show them this video. ๐Ÿ˜€

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new Canadian Competition 4 coaches

Just in time for Christmas.

Competition 4 is the highest level of certification. It’s required of all coaches taking gymnasts on the floor for Canada in international meets.

Group photoย of those wrapping up before the holidays.

Changes for the next cycle have not yet been announced.

Amanars from trampoline Board

Yo Netherlands.

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journalist trains like Paul Ruggeri for a month

Spencer Althouse, age-27, a journalist from Buzzfeed, was not a gymnast.

He decided to train at Paul Ruggeri’s Gym for a month … like Paul Ruggeri.

He got a training diet from Paul. And his morning warm-up and (mostly) stuck with them for a month.

Click through to see how he did.

I Trained Like A Gymnast For 30 Days And Here’s What Happened

(via RecGymnastics)