Nina Derwael posted this open letter on Facebook on behalf of a group of gymnasts training together in Ghent.
letter from Belgium
STANFORD tops NCAA Power Rankings
Stanford
Michigan
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Ohio State
Illinois
After facing arguably the most difficult pandemic challenges of any team, which ended up spilling over into the season, Stanford finally has their full roster back on campus.
Two competitions in week eight showcased the fact that this team is really in a league of their own. The Cardinal will only continue to gain distance on the rest of the field as they build up to full strength as we approach the postseason. …
WEEK 8 POWER RANKINGS & SCHEDULE
Victoria Listunova – Russian Champion
Two days combined scores.
Born in 2005, Listunova would not have been eligible for the Tokyo 2020 Games had they been held in 2020. But with the delay, finds herself suddenly in the mix not only for the Russian team but also to contend for medals. …
Olympic Channel – The junior world all-around champion notched her first major title as a senior, establishing herself as a Tokyo contender
1 LISTUNOVA Victoria
2 URAZOVA Vladislava
3 MELNIKOVA Angelina
4 GERASIMOVA Elena
5 MINAEVA Maria
6 VORONA Yana
7 AKHAIMOVA Lilia
8 ASTAFIEVA Olga
great FORM on Beam
Spencer was complaining the other day how NCAA gymnasts are rarely deducted for conspicuous form breaks on Beam.
Perhaps College judges need study Urara Ashikawa (芦川うらら, Ashikawa Urara) for comparison. 😀
She’s won Beam at several World Cups.
Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.
Vladislava Urazova – Bars
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Doe Yamashiro sues Don Peters
Peters was banned from the sport by USA Gymnastics for sexual misconduct in 2011 following an Orange County Register investigation and this week Doe Yamashiro, a former U.S. national team member, filed a suit against him in Orange County Superior Court …
The lawsuit, filed under a 2019 California law that allows sexual abuse victims to finally confront in court their abusers and the organizations that protected predators, is Yamashiro’s latest attempt to hold Peters and her sport accountable. …
… despite his 2011 ban, Peters continued to oversee SCATS investments, was listed as SCATS president and a “key employee” on financial documents, has made appearances at the SCATS facility and has charged meals on SCATS credit cards, a 2017 Orange County Register investigation found. …
Don Peters, coach of groundbreaking 1984 Olympic team, faces sexual abuse lawsuit
Viktoria Listunova leads in Russia
In the qualification round:
- Viktoria Listunova
- Vladislava Urazova
- Yana Vorona
- Angelina Melnikova
- Lilia Akhaimova
- Elena Gerasimova
- Maria Minaeva
- Angelina Simakova
I didn’t post scores as Russian numbers are about as accurate as Valentina’s media comments. 😀
Click PLAY or watch her lovely FX on Twitter.
NCAA gymnasts extra year
Due to COVID, Seniors in 2021 could come back for an extra season.
SOME are starting to announce. Sydney Soloski at Utah, for example.
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
2021 Nissen-Emery nominees
Andrew Bitner, Bennet Huang, Blake Sun, Brennan Pantazis, Cameron Bock, Danny Graham, Gage Dyer, Griffin Kehler, Matt Wenske, Sean Neighbarager, & Shane Wiskus.
William & Mary Gymnastics permanently reinstated
Great news.
William & Mary announces men’s track and field, swimming and gymnastics are permanently reinstated
Interim athletic director Jeremy Martin, who replaced Samantha Huge after her resignation in October over the uproar created by the proposed elimination of the seven sports, followed Rowe’s announcement with a letter underscoring the fundraising success allowing W&M’s 23-sport roster to remain intact. …
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