England is in strict lockdown, the British men were allowed to travel for training camp.
related – why more top athletes are choosing to come to the UAE
Category: safety
LSU criticized for COVID protocols
The gymternet was excited to watch LSU’s … Gym 101? … season preview.
BUT most of the reaction I heard was negative. Despite one of their coaches testing positive, many at the event were not being responsible.
UPDATE – Officials from LSU replied to GymCastic promising to do better in future.
Turns out D-D has already had COVID.
related – Dec. 17, 2020 – Louisiana’s COVID-positive hospitalizations surpass peak of summer surge
Men’s NCAA virtual meets
The Sooners jump start their season on Jan. 16 in Colorado at the Rocky Mountain Open against Air Force and Arizona State. OU’s 2021 schedule is highlighted by four meets in Norman, three of which are virtual.
A virtual meet will require both teams to compete from their home facilities while the judging is also done virtually. …
OU Daily
Nastia Liukin Cup qualification
FIG cancels & postpones
Artistic – Apparatus World Cup in Cottbus, Germany (25-28 February 2021) is cancelled.
Trampoline – World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan (13-14 February 2021) is cancelled.
Other FIG events have been postponed.
Reality check – IF Olympic qualifying events for all sports cannot be run safely in the coming months, the Olympics will be cancelled or postponed.
About 80% of Japanese citizens already want the Tokyo Games cancelled or delayed.
Gymnastics Canada – Changing our Culture
150+ registrants, so far, for this FREE Safe Sport webinar.
JAN 14, 2021 at 7PM EST..
Gretchen Kerr, PhD from the University of Toronto and Dave Tilley DPT, SCS CSCS, the CEO & Founder of SHIFT Movement Science & Gymnastics Education.
It will be recorded for future reference.
Register here.
Thanks Kim.
spectators must MASK
If you’re going to have spectators, enforce the mask requirement.
Click PLAY or heart it on Twitter.
Q&A with Kathy Johnson Clarke
Kathy will be doing TV commentary from a new home studio.
Dvora Meyers posted an interview:
• should NCAA sport continue while the COVID-19 pandemic rages?
• will College Gymnastics be as popular as in the past?
• Gymnast Alliance
Click through to dvora.substack.com.
NCAA competition travel
Florida, for example.
College Gymnastics … looms
Fingers crossed.
Spencer tried to piece together what’s happening starting this week:
WHAT EVEN IS THIS SEASON?
With almost no direction from NCAA, every team is doing their own thing.
Good luck with that.
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
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