CAN Gymnastics Club sues documentary makers

Bell Media, TSN and a reporter are the defendants in a $500,000 lawsuit over allegations made in the documentary Broken: Inside the Toxic Culture of Canadian Gymnastics

A Crave TV documentary about gymnastics in Canada contained defamatory content about a Calgary club and its CEO, a $500,000 lawsuit claims.

The Calgary Gymnastics Centre (CGC) and chief executive Brett MacAuley allege the 90-minute documentary, co-produced by TSN and CTV’s W5, damages their reputation both directly and by linking them, through innuendo, to more abusive behaviour in the sport. …

Calgary Herald – Crave TV documentary defamed Calgary gymnastics club and its CEO, lawsuit claims

Full disclosure. I’ve known Brett MacAuley for decades. And have spent a lot of time at Calgary Gymnastics Centre. I’ve always considered it one of the best clubs in Canada and would recommend the Gym to parents.

I’ll be following this court case closely.

happy NCAA teams week 5

Spencer’s weekly update:

Last season, it look an NQS in the 197.9s to rank in the top 4 (seeded to make the championship), in the 197.4s to rank in the top 8 (seeded to make nationals), in the 196.9s to rank in the top 16 (seeded to make the regional final), and in the 196.2s to rank in the top 36 (advancing to regionals). …

Right now, we see only the current top 4 with any scores at that 197.9 level, reinforcing the gap they have created between themselves and everyone else and the likelihood that they stay in those positions. …

Week 5 Rankings and Notes

1.Oklahoma198.020
2.Michigan197.755
3.Florida197.735
4.Utah197.695

Mya HooTEN – Floor

Mya really sells it.

coloured athletic tape

Our Colour Athletic Wrap offers different kinds of tape in many different colours.

FIG Safeguarding Notification

As of Jan. 1, 2023.

Affiliated and Associated Member Federations now have the obligation to communicate to the FIG Office the identity of any member convicted of harassment and/or abuse in relation with any Gymnastics activities by any judicial or disciplinary authority. …

The notification procedure is simple: please send the relevant information by email, including any supporting documentation as attachments, to the FIG Office at safeguarding@fig-gymnastics.org. 

via email

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2023 SHIFT Symposium in June

 The SHIFT Symposium is a 3 day online gymnastics education event.

June 23-25, 2023.

… recording every lecture, collecting every handout, and uploading them all to the course website so that people can either see the recordings or purchase the course after the weekend takes place. …

View ticket options.

Maile O’Keefe – Beam

Jessica Hutchinson – Floor

Jessica Hutchinson competing a variation on her mom’s — Silvia Mitova — Olympic Floor routine.

Great forward layout 2/1 twist.

Jessica’s Grandmother was Olympic gymnast Maya Blagoeva.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Here’s the TV version uploaded to Twitter.

Click PLAY or watch Silvia’s 1992 routine on YouTube.

Hannah Scheible – Bars

Hannah Scheible, All American Flames.

Hannah is that super cool kid who posted her entire recruiting journey before (eventually) announcing that she’s headed for Oklahoma.

She had considered at least 25 different universities, to start. Visited 5 schools.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.