SafeSport suspensions: Al Fong (5 years) & Armine Barutyan (1 year)

Both pending appeal.

Fong and Barutyan’s suspensions are active and enforceable as of the date of issuance: December 22, 2025. They retain the right to appeal the sanctions, which could result in the suspensions being upheld, modified, reduced, or otherwise altered.

Here’s the only response I’ve seen, so far.

Gymnast paralyzed training Round-off Back Tuck

Gymnastics is dangerous.

This severe injury resulted in a lawsuit in Arizona.

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7′ 4″ Victor Wembanyama is FLEXIBLE

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Check out some of his warm-up exercises.

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Triple Pike – Men’s Gymnastics

Floor, H Bar, Rings.

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Skate Canada will not host events in Alberta

Skate Canada says it will no longer host major events in Alberta following a review of the province’s legislation on the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sport. …

Opponents of the bill (including me) say it’s more about stigmatizing and punishing those in the transgender community, and using them as a political football to advance the UCP’s agenda while appealing to a conservative voter base. …

Skate Canada to stop holding national, international events in Alberta

The current Alberta government is right leaning. This legislation is simply pandering to a base that hates minorities.

I feel sports organizations should decide eligibility, not politicians.

IF Skate Canada bans transgender athletes, I’d be OK with that. IF they allow transgender athletes under some kind of criteria, I’d be happy with that, as well.

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coach Lilia Ortiz Lopez (MEX)

One of the best Gymnastics clinicians I’ve worked with is Lilia Ortiz Lopez, co-owner and Head Coach of Evolution Gymnastics Academy in Mexico City.

Since 2009, I have contributed as an Expert in FIG Academy courses, co-authored the Age Group Programme Manual (2015 and 2019 editions), helped with its Spanish translation, and collaborated in filming technical test videos under Mr. Hardy Fink’s direction.

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