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Terrible news. 😦
Dvora Meyers:
Ekaterina Sokova, a 16-year-old Russian gymnast and former member of the national team, has made a video alleging that coaching neglect led to a deterioration of a hip joint injury and, eventually, a hip replacement surgery. …
Click PLAY or watch her on Beam on YouTube.
She knows how to land.
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Oklahoma as a team tries to mark a safe landing position … then move slowly and gracefully into the College girl salute. OU obviously trains it this way.
I’m worried for the Women’s prelims tomorrow.
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
As one of the top gymnasts at Geddert’s Twistars, Kamerin was treated by Nassar for many years.
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Like this photo on Twitter.
Only three weeks since opening its doors, the U.S. Center for SafeSport is investigating 21 cases involving sexual misconduct or abuse in Olympic sports.
The center’s website offers a hotline and an online reporting form for those who have been victims of abuse or know of such cases. …
The organization operates independently from the U.S. Olympic Committee and organizations governing Olympic sports. The USOC and the 47 national governing bodies help fund the center — about $13.3 million over five years — but do not have any say over how it operates or the cases it investigates.
The center opened March 23 …
New US athlete protection group tells AP of reports of abuse
A step forward, for sure. But how well will SafeSport work?
That’s yet to be seen.
Jim Holt posted An Open Letter to the Gymnastics Community of America on March 31, 2017.
And followed up with a more specific missive to the USAG Board on April 11th:
The Board must go public with an apology.
“USA Gymnastics is profoundly sorry for the pain and suffering the victims of child abuse in our sport have suffered, and deeply apologize for whatever organizational shortcomings have led us to these circumstances. USAG vows that this will be rectified and that never again can this happen on our watch.”
A new CEO must be identified, hired, and installed with all urgent deliberateness. …
USAG needs to identify what it stands for. …
USAG must make a REAL commitment to service, not just corporate blather! …
STEWARDSHIP …
Click through for the details. A good read.
Triple front skills should ALL be banned. Too dangerous.
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Floor
3 – Triple Front – https://www.instagram.com/artem_1997_06/ & https://www.instagram.com/nikushkarus/
2 – Triple Arabian – Unkown & https://www.instagram.com/kenzoshirai/ & https://www.instagram.com/domcunn/
1 – Triple twisting double layout – Kenzo Shirai
Pommel Horse
3 – Sohn syle Busnari – https://www.instagram.com/taka_jpnxen/
2 – Flair Over Handles – SAEEDREZA KEIKHA
1 – E Flop in flair – https://www.instagram.com/t_kktn/
Still Rings
3 – Triple Pike Back – https://www.instagram.com/andreymedve…
2 – Back Planche press to top planche – Arthur Zanetti
1 – Azarian to inverted Swallow – Courtney Tulloch
Vault
3 – Handspring Front 3/1 Twist – Yang Hak Seon
2 – Dragalescu Piked – Ri Se Gwang
1 – Handspring Triple Front – Igor Radivilov
Parallel Bars
3 – Basket 5/4 – Zhou Shixiong
2 – Belle With 1/1 turn – Quintero
1 – Double Straddle Front – Ruslan pantelymov
High Bar
3 – 2/1 twisting layout kovac – Andreas Breatchneider
2 – 2/1 Stretched Jager – Jeff Crocket
1 – Full twisting triple back – Jonathon Horton.
If an incident or concern is immediate and you think a child is in immediate danger of abuse or at risk of significant harm or are in need of protection, then call the Police on 999 and/or your local Social Services.
If the matter is not immediate, please speak to the person responsible for welfare or contact a member of our Safeguarding and Compliance Team by calling 0345 1297129.
In either circumstance, please also complete the Child Protection Incident form. This form should be used to record the details of any concern they wish to report. A copy should be sent to the British Gymnastics Safeguarding and Compliance team at ethics@british-gymnastics.org …
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