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NCAA NEWS

• Oklahoma extends its national lead at Metroplex, and Maggie is back
• Jessica has a moment about Stanford, featuring a story of public embarrassment from her college years (yay!) 
• Auburn has a stick stick, Washington has a money gun, and Maryland has a sparkly turtle shell. The real heroes. 
• Weekly feelings alert: The Ari Guerra story
  • Or, does gymnastics fetishize and celebrate risking your future health too much?
  • Example, Kim Hamilton’s excellent book starts with her post-gymnastics crawling on the floor, in too much pain to stand.
• The problem with scoring the rotation order—and what’s the best lineup strategy if you know Carol is coming to town? 
• Crack or correct: The Natalie Wojcik problem and the most WTF vault score ever for Penn
• So that happened: John Roethlisberger, the Auburn dudes, and we’ll never be the same
• A sexism Rage-o-Meter from…Spencer? Stop listing the names of the parents like that’s a stat, and maybe hire some more women for these jobs

GYMTERNET NEWS

• We discuss how much money USAG is paying Steve Penny, Mary Bono, and Box of Scarves. NOT GREAT, BOB. 
• The Senate has an “AHEM, HEM” moment re: decertification and the USOC’s tax-exempt status. 
• Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska is retiring
• Getting ready for Elite Canada and the Buckeye Kristal Uzelac qualifier this weekend
• Updates on Amy Tinkler, Ashton Locklear, Roxana Popa, Beth Tweddle, and the potential for world peace
• The latest on Jessica’s quest to become an arm scientist
• Why doesn’t the high bar have padding on it?
• Nina gets another…oddly shaped award

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FURTHER READING

• Safeguarding:  A Checklist for parents and coaches
• Week 4 Ranking Notes
• Sunday Live Blog – January 27, 2019
• Saturday Live Blog – January 26, 2019
• Friday Live Blog – January 25, 2019
• Things Are Happening – January 25, 2019
• Roster Notes – Week 3
• Only the Best – Week 3

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