… The notices of allegations against the five coaches were issued Feb. 10 and are not public, but a source with knowledge of the accusations provided details that they involve physical and emotional abuse primarily between 2013 and 2016 reported by at least 11 gymnasts. …
Parkettes owners and 3 coaches named in SafeSport allegations. Former athletes claim weight-shaming and sexual harassment at elite gymnastics club
Category: safety
IOC must set minimum Olympic age
It’s stupid and inconsistent to have different age requirements for the Olympic sports.
Especially if you can’t enforce Olympic rules for athletes under age-16.
By Paris the minimum age should be 16. Or even age-18.
The Recent Rise of Child Athletes in the Olympic Games
Utah 198.0 on Pride / Olympian Night
Season high.
The Utes celebrated both equal opportunity for all AND Olympians.
Opinion polling has shown an increase in support for LGBT rights in the state. A 2017 Public Religion Research Institute poll showed that 44% of Utah residents supported same-sex marriage, a significant increase from the early 2000s. …
Kamila Valieva – Olympic quads
Amazing. She twists so quickly.
I’m so sorry this historic accomplishment is being overshadowed by why her coach, Eteri Tutberidze, couldn’t prevent Kamila from taking a prohibited substance.
My second question is WHY the IOC doesn’t have a minimum age for all Olympic sports.
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Achilles pain before rupture
good news for Gymnastics in the USA
More than half of the 18 women invited to Olympic trials in St. Louis last month (2021) were women of color.
While numbers are still low on college teams, there is progress. Black womenΒ account for nearly 10% of the scholarship athletesΒ at the NCAA Division I level, an increase from 7% in 2012.
More than 10% of USA Gymnastics membership self-identify as Black. …
Will Graves – βThis can be meβ: Black participation rising in gymnastics (July 23, 2021)
About 12.1% of Americans are Black so the USA is getting close to equal representation in Gymnastics, an expensive sport.
IOC defends China
Personally, I criticize the IOC for being gutless β taking no stance on the lack of human rights in totalitarian dictatorship China.
At the same time, I praise the athletes and coaches βΒ including those from China and ROC.
It’s the same situation where we support troops while criticizing the politicians who put them in danger.
Bach’s weak argument:
The Olympic mission is clear, he said: βAlways building bridges, never erecting walls.β …
Canadian Press – In Beijing, Olympic ideals coexist with authoritarian rule
400.750 Illinois – Ohio State 394.500
Illinois won at home on Pride day.
So far as I can recall, this is the first Men’s Gymnastics team to celebrate gender equality as a competition theme.
Another step forward in the quest for equal opportunity for all.
Illinois MAG – Pride Night
Today. Saturday February 5, 2022.
Remember the date.
Same sex marriage only passed in the backwards USA in 2015.
This is an important step for equal opportunity for all.
lawyer writes apology letter
Former Australian National Coach Perry Liddick was required to to apologise to double Olympian Georgia Bonora.
In a VERY short letter she acknowledged her behaviour was unacceptable and the language she used towards Bonora was belittling, offensive and humiliating.
When contacted by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Liddick said βvaluable lessons had been learned all aroundβ and it was time to move on.
Click through if you want to see how a lawyer writes a letter of apology.
I’d like to thank Georgia, who is now a coach in Melbourne, for her courage in speaking up. I’m sure it wasn’t easy.
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