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- A CNN investigation into John Geddert spoke with seven gymnasts/families about their experiences with him, and it wasn’t pretty
- Physical abuse, verbal abuse, suicide attempts
- Police complaints dating back to 1986
- A letter to USAG in 2013 detailing the problems
- Steve Penny KNEW and chose to do nothing. Because publicity.
- CNN also has the May 2017 Karolyi depositions. They aren’t pretty either.
- Apparently the Karolyis had very little to do with the ranch and barely ever met or talked to Larry Nassar. Huh?
- It was all USAG’s and Kathy Kelly’s fault
- “I wanted them to be safe, but…”
- Nassar’s boss, William Strampel, has been arrested for insane 1970s sexual misconduct. That’s the official charge.
- Those two MSU trainers who were informed about Nassar and did nothing still work there
- MSU spent $500K in January monitoring social media accounts of Nassar survivors and journalists. We definitely can’t think of a better use for that money
- USAG Athlete Assistance Fund application and the Saving Our Survivors Fund
And in actual gymnastics developments: (1:05:38)
- The drama over the English Commonwealth Games team deepens
- Cuba is in the Pacific now, and we’re all for it
- Giulia Steingruber is playing around with a Yurchenko double back
MEET NEWS (49:08)
- We break down the key storylines to watch at this Saturday’s NCAA regionals and rage about the scheduling and individual qualification rules, as per usual
- Professor O’Beirne, PhD brings us a history lesson on the origins of the Commonwealth Games, and we get excited about Wales and dragons.
FEEDBACK (1:11:13)
- Why can’t women do NCAA and elite at the same time?
- Primary source material about the sound in the Georgia Dome
- When a floor routine might also be a tornado warning
- A long-time brevet judge on how we can fix NCAA (and USAG) judging
- 2-hour awards ceremonies (WHATTTT??) and plans for a parent revolt!
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