AAI Award nominees 2022

To those in the video, add Lauren Bridgens and Alissa Bonsall from Penn State and Norah Flatley from UCLA. There could be more missing.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

USAG streaming service – FlipNow

Though I never paid for FloGymnastics, at first glance this looks tempting. It’s available worldwide, unlike many of the NCAA streams.

First up is February 24-27: Winter Cup**, Elite Team Cup, Nastia Liukin Cup** (men’s and women’s artistic).

BUT — I’ll want to see what percentage of revenue actually gets to the athletes first.

FlipNow monthly subscriptions are available for $9.99 …

USA Gymnastics members will receive a 25% discount off the basic annual rate, with members making a one-time payment of $74.99 ($6.24/month).

Non-members’ annual subscription rate is a one-time payment of $99.99 ($8.33/month).

Proceeds benefit USA Gymnastics’ athlete support programs, including direct athlete financial support, travel, medical, mental health services, National Team camps and other programs. …

Inside Gymnastics

Canadian Championships 2022

Gymnastics Canada (GymCan) is happy to announce that, for the first time in two years, the Artistic Gymnastics National Championships will be held as an “in-person” competition at the Richmond Oval facility, May 26-31, 2022.

The Richmond Olympic Oval was built for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Derrian Gobourne’s “Black Girl Magic” NFT collection

“I am excited to launch my Black Girl Magic NFT Collection on the Legacy League platform.

Not only do their values align with mine, there is no better time do it.” said Gobourne in reference to Black History Month.

“It’s time to celebrate, congratulate and pay honor and tribute to all of my sisters who have given so much to this sport and I want the world to see them.” …

Forbes

Her series will also feature other black female gymnasts, including Ananda Brown, Jada Glen and Aria Brusch from Auburn, Hannah Joyner from Rutgers, Amari Celestine from Missouri, Sekai Wright from UCLA and Kyla Bryant from Stanford. …

Pitt’s Pride leo

This is awesome. A work of art.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Ukraine & Russia hug it out

Olympic medal winners Oleksandr Abramenko and Ilia Burov celebrate their success with warm embrace at medal ceremony.

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach called for political leaders “around the world” to be inspired by the athletes’ “example of solidarity and peace”. …

BBC

5 Parkettes coaches under investigation

… 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

Missouri goes 197.350

Arkansas 196.800 & LSU 197.200.

Mizzou Gymnastics is having a GREAT season.

Also … Helen Hu is back on Beam. (9.950)