Category: Gymnastics

USAG still searching for new CEO

While it might be rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, no doubt some future organization replacing USAG can use some of the existing policies and procedures.

USA Gymnastics Karen Golz, Board chair:

Top Priorities for the next CEO:

  • Work to ensure the safety of athletes.
  • Lead an organizational transformation to rebuild trust and move the organization forward in a positive and inclusive manner.
  • Ensure transparency in USA Gymnastics operations to build organizational and public trust.

Key Experience

  • Experience leading cultural change, organizational transformation or turnaround in a complex setting.
  • Experience in gymnastics, either as an athlete, coach, parent or administrator.
  • Proven stakeholder management skills; history of working effectively with a board and a diverse constituent base or membership organization.

Personal Characteristics

  • Unquestioned integrity, credibility and character.
  • Strong, transparent communicator and motivator.
  • Knowledgeable about gymnastics and USA Gymnastics as an organization.
  • Team-oriented and collaborative.

Read the full statement.

Men’s 2019 NCAA Championships Champaign, Illinois

April 19-20

Bart Conner may make a comeback for them. πŸ˜€

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Ravil Adeev 1982 Pommels

No skew. Flair through handstand.

Flairs were still a fairly new innovation in 1982.

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UIC needs $25.2 million by March 15th

β€œThe athletic administration has given us a number to raise in order to fully endow the men’s and women’s programs with full scholarships and that number is $25.2 million,” Marden said. …

CBS Chicago

Swiss Cup mixed pairs results

1. Marcel Nguyen/Elisabeth Seitz 29.750
2. Nikita Nagornyy/Angelina Melnikova 29.575
3. Cory Patterson/Jade Barbosa 28.750

Results.

https://twitter.com/fullgymblog/status/1064247834159902720

Brooklyn Moors verbals for UCLA

Will train elite through 2020 Olympics. Then grace the NCAA.

Heart this.

AP reporter Will Graves on GymCastic

Will Graves is a mainstream sports reporter who actually understands Gymnastics. He was nervous to be exposed as a fraud when talking to Spencer and Jessica, but I found his perspective legit.

(Says he’s been schooled by Nancy Armour and Scott Bregman. πŸ˜€)

All three attended Doha Worlds in person.

Will’s outsider’s perspective is interesting in every way. I particularly liked his view on interpreting Simone to the rest of the world. The general public might not know Gymnastics, but they certainly know the name Simone Biles.

Will agrees she’s the most dominant athlete in any sport right now.

In fact, he ponders whether her performance at Worlds prelims might turn out to be peak Simone.

Happily Will’s daughter just started Gymnastics. Hopefully she’ll get him hooked for many years to come. πŸ™‚

Listen up:

341: The Call Is Coming from Inside the House