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. …
Chellsie – 1st Double Fronts in 8 years
Maile O’Keefe – Beam
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
catching up with Thema Williams
I hadn’t seen Thema since that unfortunate competition — the Rio Test Meet.
She was trying to qualify Trinidad and Tobago to the Rio Olympics.
Recall her coach on the floor — John Geddert — wasn’t happy with podium training. Trinidad replaced him and Thema with another gymnast, last moment.
I was there. Very impressed with Thema in podium training, as usual. She has fantastic physical ability.
Thema’s now age-25.
She’s featured in Olympic Channel’s HER GAME series.
Click over to watch the video. Inspiring.
Dalaloyan leads Russian Championships
Artur Dalaloyan, the 2018 World AA champion and the 2019 World AA silver medalist, predictably took the lead in the competition today with 85.331 …
Dalaloyan was only slightly over 0.1 ahead of the rising star of the Russian team Aleksandr Kartsev (85.198). Nineteen-year-old Kartsev made his senior debut in 2019 and went to a couple of World Cups but wasn’t yet able to break onto major teams. …
David Belyavskiy finished third with 83.198.
gymnovosti
Ivan Stretovich didn’t compete due to injury. Nagornyy withdrew due to fever.
Click PLAY or watch Kartsev’s Pommels on YouTube.
Lexy Ramler – Bars
On GymCastic this week, Jessica and Spencer said they felt every other gymnast had to be compared against Lexy Ramler for form — before they could be awarded a 10.
