Category: ethics

coach Fernando de Carvalho Lopes fired

Brazil.

Reporters for the “Fantastico” news show on Globo TV spoke to 40 gymnasts and former gymnasts who said Fernando de Carvalho Lopes had abused them while they were minors …

Sao Paulo state Security Department confirmed police are investigating …

Lopes denied the accusations …

… the first accusation against Lopes came in July 2016, when a 13-year-old whom Lopes coached told his parents he was being abused. The accusation resulted in Lopes being fired from Brazil’s gymnastics coaching staff, a month ahead of the Olympic Games in Rio …

ABC News

(via papaliukin)

Chris Waller – Locker Room Speech

After a somewhat disappointing start, I felt UCLA would not be able to challenge for the team title.

Coach Waller was not happy. He chewed out the team.

Click PLAY or watch an edited version on Twitter.

The rest is history. The Bruins’ big comeback was keyed in rotation five by a season-high 49.6375 performance on Bars. Kyla going 9.9875. Peng a perfect 10.

Grace Glenn led off Beam with 9.9375. The team finished with fantastic routines from Katelyn, Kyla and Peng to barely edge past Oklahoma.

(via theGymter.net)

Eddie Van Hoof settles with BG

Seems to me it was wrongful dismissal.

Seems to me they’ve paid Eddie to stop contesting.

No disciplinary procedure was implemented against Mr Van Hoof. Both parties have agreed not to comment on the content of the settlement agreement other than to clarify that it has no bearing on Mr Van Hoof’s British Gymnastics membership, which is continuing.

British Gymnastics

peace breaks out in Korea

… the Korea Gymnastics Association has invited gymnasts from the North to compete at the Korea Cup in Jeju Island later this year.

@papaliukin

Rio

EPIC GymCastic audiocast #301

Peng Gets a 20, Martha Gets a Zero

Over 10,000 hours long, this one is well worth listening to.

Even if you attended Nationals in St. Louis you’ll learn something new. Coaching fashion tips, in particular.

I thought NCAA Nationals judging was no worse than usual … but it looks worse than usual when you have more judges and they can’t stay in range.

Despite the CRACK, Spencer is OK with most of the final rankings: team, individual and apparatus.

I was a bit distracted celebrating Peng’s 20 and didn’t pay much attention to Saturday’s Dateline TV show with Maroney and the Karolyis. After all, it’s network TV. Normally pretty bland.

Happily Jessica and Spencer dissect the interview in detail putting statements in context and into the timeline. It doesn’t look good for USA Gymnastics.

If you don’t subscribe, you can listen streamed via their website. 

 

 

STOMPOutBullying.org

Somehow the word STOMP seems an oxymoron in an anti-bullying campaign.

Perhaps that’s intended to make the URL more memorable. #stompoutbullying

Click PLAY or watch Laurie Hernandez on Twitter.

STOMPOutBullying.org

Aly speaks from the Time 100 Red Carpet

What happened after she reported to Rhonda Faehn, the senior vice president of the women’s program?

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Gymnastics Australia child safety co-ordinator

Ms Pownall, the first child safety co-ordinator for Gymnastics Australia and Gymnastics Victoria, said part of her job would be to educate clubs, coaches, parents and gymnasts …

“One of the new laws in Vic­toria is that if anyone is aware of a child being abused, it is a criminal offence not to report it,’’ she said. …

Gymnastics Australia appoints first child safety co-ordinator

 

Miss Val on NBC Dateline

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

You might be able to watch the entire Silent No More episode here.