The sport’s governing body reinstated Chieko Tsukahara and her husband and association vice president Mitsuo Tsukahara after an independent committee concluded that while there were “a lot of inappropriate points lacking in consideration,” the two committed no acts that could be subject to punishment. …
Category: ethics
surviving Gymnastics
One former J.O. / College gymnast posted the sad story of her career on a series of Instagram posts.
We were all at the mercy of a coach’s mood on any given day. …
She was a former elite, always unhappy and extremely negative. …
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USAG files for bankruptcy protection
… This filing will enable USA Gymnastics to continue to support its athletes, to fully operate and meet its responsibilities to the entire membership and to expeditiously resolve the claims made by the survivors of sexual abuse perpetrated by Larry Nassar. …
The survivors’ claims against USA Gymnastics are covered by insurance previously purchased by USA Gymnastics, and the amount of available insurance proceeds available is not affected by the Chapter 11 filing. Apart from these insurance proceeds, USA Gymnastics has no other significant assets that could be used to pay claims. USA Gymnastics believes that the Bankruptcy Court is the best forum in which to implement appropriate procedures to equitably determine and allocate the insurance proceeds among claimants, allowing compensation to survivors to proceed more quickly than litigation filed in multiple courts around the country. …
USA Gymnastics files for reorganization under Chapter 11 of Bankruptcy Code
FIG under Watanabe
Inside the Games has an overview article posted in conjunction with the FIG Congress Baku.
Parkour, Athletes’ Commission, Fujitsu judging support system, Gymnastics Ethics Foundation, and more.
Most member nations are in Baku as FIG is funding most of the travel costs.
UNICEF – Protect Children from Risks in Sport
In July 2010, the United Nations Children’s Fund (“UNICEF”) reported that: “During recent years, however, it has become evident that sport is not always a safe space for children, and that the same types of violence and abuse sometimes found in families and communities can also occur in sport and play programmes. …
On Nov. 20, 2018, declared World Children’s Day, UNICEF released its first-ever youth sports guidelines, in a document called Children’s Rights in Sport Principles …
Expectations for Sports Organizations, Educational Institutions, and Coaches:
Commit to Respect and Support the Rights of Children
Consider Balanced Growth of Children through Sports
Protect Children from the Risks of Sports
Protect the Health of Children
Develop Governance System to Protect the Rights of Children
Ensure Understanding and Engagement by Adults Involved with Children and Sports
The report mentions Nassar.
IOC gender equity improving
Still a long way to go, especially with Muslim member nations.
But it’s headed in the right direction.
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the parents of Nassar victims
… How could the parents of these girls have been in the room while Larry abused their child – and not know it was happening?
… change into loose shorts, lay down on the exam table, on her stomach. Larry would drape her with a towel.
“I would be looking at that as, ‘Oh, he’s respecting her modesty by covering her.’ ”
… Kaylee had tried to tell her mom about Larry five years ago, when she was just 13.
Right after her third appointment with Larry. …
Believed – The Parents
Thema Williams compensated $200,000
… the judge ordered the TTGF (Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation) to compensate Williams for its decision to withdraw her from representing this country in the 2016 Rio Olympics, and instead replace her with Canadian-born alternate Marisa Dick. …
TT Gymnastics Federation ordered to compensate Thema Williams
I’m surprised to see this ruling.
In many sports any athlete can be replaced by Federations for many reasons. Can a judge rule on whether or not an athlete should be withdrawn?
That said, I was in Rio for the Olympic Test Meet podium training. Thema did not look injured to me at the time.
TTGF might appeal, of course. I doubt they have $200k in the bank.
related – Justice for Thema: Gymnast wins lawsuit against TTGF
Alex Naddour reinstated
NAIGC allows shorts in competition
National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs
New for this season:
All athletes will now be allowed to compete with spandex shorts that are either black or match the main color of their competition leo. There will be no uniform deduction …
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This should be allowed at all levels of competition everywhere, of course.
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