On January 23, Icelandic media site Nútíminn first shared her story. She told IG that she received more interview requests, but agreed to one televised interview with RÚV, the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service. …
Óðinsdóttir, who turned 23 on November 3, said is considering filing police reports in Germany and in the country where the gymnast resides. Óðinsdóttir said the Icelandic Gymnastics Federation (FSÍ), only recently notified of the incident, has been very supportive.
“We will support her in the steps she decides to take next,” FSÍ chairman Arnar Ólafsson, told RÚV.
Óðinsdóttir did not identify the individual she said assaulted her or the precise competition where she said it occurred, but she competed at the FIG World Cup event held in Cottbus, Germany, in November 2016 …
Category: Gymnastics
House passes sexual abuse reporting bill
Good news.
The House passed legislation on Monday to force athletic organizations to swiftly report sexual abuse and establish preventative policies following the sentencing of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
Lawmakers of both parties overwhelmingly supported the bill in the 406-3 vote. It now heads to the Senate …
Recall that Steve Penny, Mary Lou Retton and others from U.S.A. Gymnastics met with Feinstein in early 2017 to tell her that gymnastics was “a happy, safe place“.
MSU Board of Directors response
Read it on Twitter.
Steven Legendre on salvaging USAG
As many of you know, I was elected to the USAG Board of Directors on January 1st, just under 1 month ago. I was asked to resign just a few days ago, at the request of the USOC with the option to be re-elected to my same position on the new board should my fellow Athlete Representatives feel I am deserving of that role.
I have submitted my letter of resignation to USAG already, but I would like you all to know that this in no way means that I am resigning from my duties to help our sport and be a strong voice that creates the change we so desperately need. …
… a hot topic.
The debate as to whether we can salvage the infrastructure of USAG and create positive change through comprehensive leadership changes, or that the organization is so far gone, so far rotted from the inside, that this is not possible. This is a tough one and I certainly see both opinions on this …
related – What’s next for USA Gymnastics? A long, tough road at best
USA Gymnastics faces lawsuits in Georgia, California and Michigan alleging its leaders failed to stop coaches and other officials from sexually abusing young athletes. And the first of those suits is headed for trial in April unless a settlement is reached. Either way, it is likely to be costly.
Calgary Gymnastics Centre
Check out the facility. Features Brittany Rogers and Jackson Payne.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Oklahoma #1 week 4 NCAA rankings
John Legend, Chrissy Teigen donate $200k
On Saturday evening, the pair gave a $200K donation to the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund and if that wasn’t a generous enough feat, check this out—the duo wrote that they gave the money, “on behalf of the heroic gymnasts of the USA Gymnastics Team.” …
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen Give $200,000 to Time’s Up on Behalf of Team USA Gymnasts
Russian Teams named
Eleonora Afanasyeva (mom)
Lilia Akhaimova
Elena Eremina
Anastasia Ilyankova
Natalia Kapitonova
Viktoria Komova
Angelina Melnikova
Aliya Mustafina (mom)
Maria Paseka
Ulyana Perebinosova
Angelina Simakova
Daria Spiridonova
Maria Kharenkova
Aleksandra Schekoldina
Denis Abliazin
David Beliavskiy
Artur Dalaloyan
Sergey Eltsov
Nikita Ignatyev
Nikolai Kuksenkov
Dmitry Lankin
Andrey Makolov
Nikita Nagornyy
Vladislav Polyashov
Kirill Potapov
Kirill Prokopev
Aleksey Rostov
Ivan Stretovich
Click over to gymnovosti for commentary and a list of the reserves.
Anne Kuhm on adapting to ASU
Q: Can you sum up your first weeks on the American soil in three words?
A: Heat, joy, and stress.
Anne and ASU have been great so far this season.
Alex McMurtry’s two 10s in one night
Update – Some say those high judges were crack.
Lauren Hopkins was really angry with judge CAROL.
At the best meet of the season (sellout crowd) so far, Florida 198.15 over Oklahoma 198.125.
Click PLAY or watch her Beam on Facebook.
Click PLAY or watch her Vault on Facebook. (no stick)
McMurtry is the 10th in NCAA history to record a “Gym Slam”.
Alex McMurtry, Florida 2015-present
Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma 2017-present
Bridget Sloan, Florida 2013-16
Courtney Kupets, Georgia 2006-09
Ashley Kelly, Arizona State 2003-06
Kristen Maloney, UCLA 2001-05
Karin Lichey, Georgia 1996-99
Heather Stepp, Georgia 1990-93
Kristen Kenoyer, Utah 1990-93
Missy Marlowe, Utah 1989-92
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