298: Geddert and Karolyis Rage-O-Meter Special

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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)

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.