Should PanAms be cancelled?

Recall that PanAms were moved from USA to Brazil.

The President of the Pan American Gymnastics Union (PAGU), Naomi Valenzo, confirmed to Gymnastics Now Monday morning that the artistic, rhythmic, and trampoline Senior Pan American Championships (commonly referred to as Pan Ams) will no longer take place in the United States.

Instead, Brazil has agreed to host the events in June …

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This meet is critical in that 4 additional Olympic spots are decided from the AA. Two for men, two for women.

BUT the pandemic is worse than ever in Brazil. Over 4,000 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours for the first time. Only 8% of the population has had the first dose of any vaccine. Their President is a COVID denier who opposes any lockdown measures.

How can Brazil be safe for international travel by June?

Is there enough time on the calendar to move it again? If so, where? Canada — for example — wouldn’t allow the international travel.

I feel PanAms will soon be cancelled. And that’s a shame for those gymnasts who’ve trained the past year for one last shot at Olympic qualification.

Cordelia linked to the FIG policy:

Greek gymnasts abused

Nearly two dozen Greek gymnasts alleged they suffered decades of abuse and neglect “bordering on torture” at the hands of their coaches, in a letter published on Wednesday.

The letter was sent this week to Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis by 22 female and male athletes, revealed by Greek daily EfSyn.

It alleged “harsh and abusive” practices dating back to 1985 included forced fasting, psychological and physical punishment and sexual harassment. …

Greece in recent months has been rocked by a wave of allegations of sexual abuse in the fields of arts, sport and education.

More than three years after the #MeToo movement surfaced in the United States, the code of silence in Greece was broken in December by a two-time Olympic sailing medallist, Sofia Bekatorou. …

Greek gymnasts allege decades of abuse by coaches

Can Iowa Men’s Gym survive?

Head coach J.D. Reive will TRY to develop a club team.

University of Iowa cut Men’s Gymnastics after this season.

Arizona State’s athletics department cut men’s gymnastics in 1993, but it has operated with a self-sustaining budget since then. …

Reive said Arizona State’s success outside of its intercollegiate athletics department is the “gold standard.”

The Gazette

Kaylia Nemour – Bars

Wow. Kaylia is from France.

Born December 30, 2006.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

2021-2029 USA WAG compulsories

Tom Koll posted a “sneak preview” of changes anticipated to be announced June 2021.

Nothing will be official until the Master Compulsory Workshops.

If you want to see the “sneak preview”, it’s posted online.

Or you can download a copy to your device:

“sneak preview”Download

Men’s NCAA qualifying teams

Oklahoma 412.300
Michigan 411.525
Stanford 409.400
Nebraska 403.850
Ohio State 401.888
Penn State 401.213
Iowa 399.300
Illinois 398.438
Navy 396.600
Minnesota 393.450
California 387.513
William & Mary 384.713

To be hosted LIVE April 16-17 by the University of Minnesota at in Minneapolis.

The top 3 teams and the top 3 all-around competitors not on one of the qualifying teams, plus the top 3 individuals on each event not already qualified on a team or as an all-around competitor, will advance from each qualifying session to the finals, scheduled for 7 p.m. CDT Saturday, April 17.

Evan Manivong – 14.75 vault

STICK. Then pulls out his vaccination card!

More than a million people have watched this vault.

“Go get vaccinated everyone.”

Click PLAY or watch Evan on CNN.

Click PLAY or watch an ABC interview on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/abcWNN/status/1379356558908350465

Men’s College Gymnastics in Boise

Great news.

The Board of Directors (including Sho Nakamori) for the Boise Men’s Gymnastics Foundation (BMGF) has voted unanimously to operate its collegiate men’s gymnastics program as an independent team for the 2021-2022 season, free of affiliation with any specific university. …

Coach Chris Nagy has also announced that the program has adopted the Golden Eagle, a bird of prey native to the Boise area, as its mascot.  The Golden Eagles’ new logo pictured above also reveals the new program’s iconic black and gold color scheme.

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Boise Golden Eagles

Any athlete studying at a Boise university or college could fill out their recruitment questionnaire for more information.

Jordyn Wieber to U.S. Olympic Reform Panel

The 16-member Commission will be responsible for conducting a study on matters related to the state of the Olympic and Paralympic Movement in the United States. …

There is a deadline of the end of July for it to deliver its recommendations and detailed report, but it seems certain that deadline will be extended.