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adjustable Bar safety straps
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Canadian National Coach charged
Gymnastics Canada (GCG) was shocked and deeply troubled by the news released today that Dave Brubaker, our women’s national team director, has been charged with multiple offences. …
Mr. Brubaker is now on administrative leave from Gymnastics Canada pending the outcome of this investigation. …
Gymnastics Canada statement in response to charges against Dave Brubaker
Police have imposed a court ban on the release of any further details about the alleged offences. He’s released on bail with a February court date.
MSU finally apologizes to victims
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon and the board of trustees apologized to survivors of sexual abuse for the abuse suffered and the pain it has caused during their meeting Friday morning.
The board also announced it will establish a $10 million fund to go toward counseling and mental health services on campus.
But to some survivors of sexual abuse by ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, apologies fell flat. …
President Simon, trustees apologize to Nassar survivors, say cover-up false
Note that the University still hosts a legacy page for coach Kathie Klages who worked with Nassar for decades … without detecting any improper conduct. She defended him to the end.
Maria Paseka surgery
Maria Paseka announced … on her Instagram that she decided to undergo a back surgery and will take a break from training for 7-9 months. …
She does not intend to retire now and wrote that she will start training for Tokyo as soon as she fully recovers.
Read an interview from before the trip to Germany. Honest and entertaining. One of the best I’ve read in a long time.
PASEKA: “SIMONE, DON’T GO TO TOKYO”
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Nikita Nagornyy
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Nikita gave an interview to VTBRussia, talking about his vlog, rapping, relationship with Dasha Spiridonova, and learning from his mistakes.
Kohei Uchimura explains Gymnastics
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P&G, Kellogg’s drop USA Gymnastics
Two of USA Gymnastics largest corporate partners have not renewed their sponsorship deals with the sport’s national governing body amid one of the worst sexual abuse scandal in American sports history, the Southern California News Group has learned….
It comes against the backdrop of longtime former U.S. Olympic and USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar of pleading guilty …
NBC, AT&T, Under Armour and Hershey’s continue to be listed as corporate sponsors by USA Gymnastics. …
Procter & Gamble, Kellogg’s drop USA Gymnastics sponsorship after sex abuse scandal
preventing and treating rips
Rips are injuries. Smarter gymnasts and coaches suffer fewer.
Prevention is the #1 goal.
… calluses form on the palms of the hands because of the repeated rubbing of the hands against the bars. …
… You want to keep the calluses thick enough that they protect your hands, but polished and smoothed so they don’t catch on the bars. …
Use something like the RIPT Grindstone to smooth calluses.
For more, click over to GYMNASTICSHQ – GUIDE TO GYMNASTICS RIPS: PREVENTION & CARE
Not mentioned in that article is my favourite treatment for healing rips.
Before going to sleep at night put your ripped hand in any kind of plastic bag. Inside you put plenty of moisturizer. Seems almost anything keeps the skin moist. Tie it on with loose string (not tight elastics). Most rips are healed enough to train after 1 or 2 nights.
