… the Korea Gymnastics Association has invited gymnasts from the North to compete at the Korea Cup in Jeju Island later this year.
peace breaks out in Korea
Category: ethics
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.
Rachael Denhollander – 100 most influential people
Rachael Denhollander is one of Time’s 100 most influential people.
Karolyis deny knowledge
I haven’t seen the full interview from last night. Here’s a trailer.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
NY Yankees: Bullying is WRONG
Cassidy was bullied at school. Got no support from the Scranton School District. Facebook took her page down because she wasn’t yet age-13. ☹️
The NY Yankees reached out. #respect
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
gymnasts can report abuse on the next FIG website
Rebecca Whitehurst, who was on Team USA from 1995-1997, is the first victim to file suit against the International Federation of Gymnastics.
I’m no lawyer, but it seems to me FIG is quite far distant from the crimes of the USA National Team doctor.
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) is getting ready to launch a new website that includes content about abuse and harassment. Athletes and officials will be able to initiate abuse allegations. …
“Of course there is some damage, but now we know what was happening, thanks to the gymnasts’ testimonies.
By knowing the facts, we can try to make improvements.
We cannot change the past, but we can create the future. The gymnasts’ voices have changed that future,” Watanabe tells Around the Rings.
We can expect gymnasts from nations with lax reporting standards to make use of the FIG programs. In future.
