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ESPN quits NFL concussion documentary

ESPN’s CEO John Skipper decided to end his company’s partnership with a PBS’s Frontline investigation into NFL concussions after viewing a trailer for the upcoming documentary.

Skipper, talking to ESPN’s ombudsman, said he thought the trailer sensationalized the story. .…

You can watch that trailer — “League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis” preview — on PBS. (VIDEO)

… one week before Skipper went public and severed the partnership, the CEO met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Steve Bornstein, president of the NFL Network.

The Times described the meeting as “combative,” and their sources say that Goodell pressured Skipper to cut ties with Frontline on the project. From the trailer, it’s pretty easy to see how the NFL fares in the documentarians’ hands: “Frontline investigates what the NFL knew, and when they knew it,” the narrator says. Then, an interviewee adds, “you can’t go against the NFL. They’ll squash you.” …

read more on The Atlantic

Frontline’s League of Denial will air on PBS in two parts on October 8 and 15th.

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In fact, I believe the NFL will not be able to dodge these charges.

The damage to players is far greater than we knew.

Teng Haibin & Zhang Nan

The Chinese Gymnastics selective breeding program continues. 🙂

… 2004 Olympic pommel horse champ Teng Haibin proposing to 2004 all-around bronze medalist Zhang Nan …

Examiner

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Peyton Ernst – Pak Stalder 1/1

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Though she missed that routine somewhat, Andy Thornton likes Peyton for the USA Worlds 2013 Team competing Bars and Beam.

Other strong contenders: Abigail Milliet, Kennedy Baker, Elizabeth Price.

Brenna Dowell would be named if either Simone Biles or Kyla Ross couldn’t compete, taking one of the AA spots.

Marta has many options, however. It may come down to which gymnasts are healthiest and most consistent at the final Training Camp.

safer landing mats

Kalon Ludvigson was injured landing a 1/1-in triple pike backwards into the pit.

What are the safest possible landing mats for acrobatic sport?

Greg Roe likes this landing set-up.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Yuli Kuksenkov to Russia

Rewriting Russian Gymnastics:

… further to the interview with Nikolai Kuksenkov where the Russian senior, Universiade champion discussed his father’s dismissal from the Ukraine national team, it has now been confirmed that his father, Yuli Kuksenkov, will join the Russian team as assistant head coach to men’s gymnastics from the beginning of September.

Great news for the Russian team, and good luck to the Kuksenkov family! …

read more on RRG – Loose ends …

And bad news for Ukraine.

I wonder what would have happened had Ukraine brought home from London the Bronze Team medal they deserved.

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Ukraine did beat Japan at Universiade 2013.

If you use Google Translate, you can read a detailed interview with Yuli – Julius Kuksenko: “I was ready to leave, but not so much …“. Artistic Gymnastics