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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Ágnes Keleti at 100
Ágnes Keleti is a Hungarian–Israeli retired Olympic and world champion artistic gymnast and coach.
While representing Hungary in the Summer Olympics, she won 10 Olympic medals including five gold medals, three silver medals, and two bronze medals, and is considered to be one of the most successful Jewish Olympic athletes of all time.
A new book has been released in advance of her 100th birthday.
devinsupertramp on TV
devinsupertramp has 6 million subscribers on YouTube.
Great stuff.
Here’s the story of how they were called in as part of a show on BYU TV.
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Polina Shchennikova – funny
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Ivy League cancels winter sports
No Gymnastics for Brown, Cornell, Penn and Yale.
Other sports affected include basketball, wrestling, indoor track & field, swimming and fencing.
… decisions were made unanimously by the Ivy League Council of Presidents.
“While these decisions come with great disappointment and frustration, our commitment to the safety and lasting health of our student-athletes and wider communities must remain our highest priority.” …
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Eaker & McCallum to Utah
Powerhouse team next season. Especially with MyKayla Skinner returning.
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Aimee Boorman interview
Valeri Belenki to Tokyo
Marcel Nguyen: coach Valeri Belenki will coach Germany at the Olympics.
Germany was the 12th and final team to qualify.
Tokyo Test Meets
The friendly invitational was successfully hosted in the 1964 Olympic venue with 22 athletes. A good start.
Before the Olympics, more testing of protocols is necessary.
Hidemasa Nakamura, the Tokyo Olympic games delivery officer, told an on-line briefing that plans are now in the works for more test events starting in March. However, he did not say what form these might take or if non-Japanese athletes would be involved. …
Tokyo Olympic officials, the International Olympic Committee, and the Japanese government are trying to convince the world that the postponed Games can open on July 23 despite so much uncertainty in the ongoing pandemic. …
Japan has been relatively successful containing COVID-19 with about 1,800 deaths attributed to the virus. The problem will be opening the borders to regions where the virus is rampant.
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