Morgan: Wear your MASK

Ya wimp. 😀

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TheGymter.net

Lauren Hopkins founded TheGymter.net in 2014. And has been one of the best news sources for coaches and fans ever since.

If you use Twitter follow @thegymterdotnet.

This week’s round-up is excellent. Lauren doesn’t seem to sleep.

Oprah loves Taylor Lindsay-Noel

Oprah published her list of Favorite Things 2020.

This year it includes a box of high-end luxury organic tea produced by former gymnast Taylor Lindsay-Noel.

Taylor was a teammate of Peng Peng Lee, both training to try to qualify for the London Olympics.

Tragically Taylor was injured doing a super difficult new Bars dismount. Without a pit. I still get emotional thinking about it.

If you know of any tea aficionados, check out Taylor’s products at cupofte.ca.

One dollar from each starter tea kit will go to mental health advocacy, including CAMH, because, Lindsay-Noel said, mental health stigma is still way too stubbornly held in the Black community.

‘There’s so much to life after a tragedy’: At 14, Taylor Lindsay-Noel was paralyzed in a gymnastics accident. Now she’s one of Oprah’s favourite things

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NCAA signings for 2022

A number of NCAA Gymnastics teams have already announced their schools won’t be competing winter sports due to COVID-19. Alaska, for one.

As cases are skyrocketing in the USA — I’m assuming we’ll end up with virtual competitions in 2021. I can’t see teams traveling much, unless they’ve had an effective vaccination. Fingers crossed.

In the meantime, last Wednesday began the start of announcements of gymnasts joining for the 2022 competitive season.

College Gym News is maintaining a list.

Spencer has a list of those who have signed their National Letter of Intent, confirming athletic aid (scholarship).

And more.

clubs shutting down again

It seems to me that Gymnastics clubs have proven very successful in NOT spreading COVID-19.

In November 2020 the greatest risk is from young people and social events, not individual sports halls.

Unfortunately, in many parts of the world restrictions are being imposed again and successful clubs are suffering. COVID sucks — but targeted lockdowns are the best of bad options if hospitals get swamped.

In Canada, however, we had one dance studio come down with at least 36 students and teachers infected.

Hang in there. Stay safe. We are all counting on a successful vaccine in the near future.

Riley McCusker sues her coach

Tokyo Olympic hopeful Riley McCusker has filed a lawsuit against her former coach Maggie Haney.

Haney, who previously coached Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez, was suspended for 8 years by USA Gymnastics in April of 2020 after a panel found she had emotionally and verbally abused gymnasts.

In the lawsuit filed in late October, McCusker alleges Haney forced her to train on a fractured hip; multiple foot fractures; a torn shoulder ligament; and to continue “strenuous training” while suffering from exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis, a potentially life threatening condition effecting the kidneys. …

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