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IN THE NEWS
In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer, Stefane and Jessica chat about:
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- How to watch live on BBC, CBC or NBC (details here).
- Injury updates, rumors and coaches who don’t know basic first aid procedures:
- Samir Ait Said (FRA) suffered compound fracture of his leg, he wasn’t splinted before he was moved and then the Rio medical staff dropped him.
- Ellis O’Reilly coaches did not have her checked by medical staff immediately following this crash on her beam dismount. Maybe she was checked after the rotation, either way, absolutely unconscionable.
- Martha Karolyi says injury played role in keeping Laurie Hernandez out of the all-around.
- Yesterday’s guest, Houry Gerbisian got her her skill named after her! See it here.
- Results, finals qualifiers, upsets and shockers, plus individual highlights from the fan favorites. Hint: CHUSO DID IT WITHOUT THE PROD!
- Tutya Yilmaz, Larissa Miler, Vasiliki Millousi, Catalina Ponor, Ana Derek (vault blooper),Dipa Karmakar
Jessica Lopez, Hong Un Jong, Marissa Dick, Giulia Steingruber, Zsofia Kovacs
- Tutya Yilmaz, Larissa Miler, Vasiliki Millousi, Catalina Ponor, Ana Derek (vault blooper),Dipa Karmakar
- Vault Issues, got clarification from men’s head coach, Mark Williams on what equipment the men actually have. “This is new Speith vault top. OTC has older version + Speith PH, PB & HB.” Alex has Speith PH. OU does not have Speith equip.”
- Our favorite non-gymnastics moments; The Judge Cheryl Hamilton Cam
- Worst moment: Al Trautwig tweets about Simone’s biological grandparents who adopted her when she was a toddler,”They may be mom and dad, but they are NOT her parents.”
GYMTERNET NEWS
Round-up of the latest news from Rio includes:
- NBC has streaming covering and a daily online gymnastics recap show called the Daily Dismount. We are obsessed with how good they are! Jim Watson, Courtney Kupets and Jonathan Horton #Jhortney 4 eva!
- Sex Abuse Cover Up Allegations update:
- “Four U.S. senators wrote a letter to USA Gymnastics President Steve Penny on Friday, expressing “deep concern” about the organization’s handling of sex abuse allegations about coaches” – IndyStar
- USA Today has an excellent explanation about this issue in the article titled: Sexual Predators Left Off the Banned List
- In happy news, Alicia Sacramone had her baby!
CONTEST: A winner every other podcast in August!
What: The Bronze Movie Watch Party Kits (gym bag with goodies and the movie), “The End of the Perfect 10” book, a U.S. Olympic Trials T-shirt, or GRAND PRIZE*: A Bronze Movie gym bag filled with real props used in the film and a one-of-a-kind Aliya Mustafina, handmade cross-stitch by Spanny Tampson.
How: Tweet, Instagram, Voicemail or Tumblr tag us and use the hashtag #BronzeContest to tell us which retired gymnast you would want to coach you, The Bronze style, to Olympic glory and why?
Winners Announced: On every other podcast for the entire month of August! Starting with the women’s podium training podcast.
Grand Prize Deadline: August 21st at midnight. Open to Club Gym Nerd members only*
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