Gymternet News: Tom Forster Is Back

Infamous national team coordinator Tom Foster voted onto selection committee, NCAA gymnastics full of upsets (Georgia beat LSU!?), Winter Cup and American Cup tickets are on sale, and Buckeye rehires Kittia Carpenter and Charlie Tamayo.

HEADLINES

• Happy correction: we are happy to say that the NGA does prohibit individuals from obtaining an NGA membership who have been ‘banned from any organization and/or denied a Safe Sport certification”
• HUGE NCAA upsets
  • What were our favorite upsets from this week?
• What do the NCAA rankings look like after week 2?
• We have our second 10.0 of the season, brought to you by Jordan Chiles’ DTY
• Tickets are on sale for the Winter Cup in Kentucky and the American Cup in Las Vegas
  • The American Cup is back as a mixed-team format
    • Japan
    • Brazil
    • Spain
    • Great Britain
• We have some USAG leadership questions
  • Tom Forester was voted onto the selection committee according to the latest International Elite Committee Minutes 
  • Why is this decision concerning?
    • Athlete complaints, conflict of interest, and history of unsound decision making
  • What was USAG’s response?
• Charlie Tamayo and Kitty Carpenter were both rehired by Buckeye Gymnastics
  • Carpenter and Tamayo were both originally fired citing a SafeSport investigation
  • Carpenter is the current IEC Chair
  • This week Buckeye’s owner sent a letter via Instagram hiring both Carpenter and Tamayo back

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CHAPTERS

00:00 – Intro

00:44 – A Happy Correction & Tom Forster Is Back?

02:20 – Heated Rivalry Gymnastics podcast coming

04:10 – Headlines: NGA Membership Rule Correction

06:02 – Who Is Barred from NGA Membership (Including Gym Owners)

07:48 – NCAA Upsets Everywhere This Week

09:55 – Georgia Defeats LSU & Jay Clark Storyline

12:05 – Rankings Shake-Up Explained

14:18 – Jordan Chiles 10 

15:40 – Winter Cup & American Cup Tickets on Sale

17:05 – American Cup Mixed Team Format – Japan, Brazil, Spain & Great Britain

21:05 – USAG Leadership Questions Begin

22:10 – Tom Forster Voted Onto Selection Committee

24:55 – IEC Minutes & How This Decision Was Made

27:30 – Athlete Complaints & Business Conflicts

30:05 – “It Won’t Come Down to Tenths” Revisited

32:20 – Why This Pick Raises Red Flags

34:40 – USA Gymnastics Response Explained

37:15 – Were Conflicts Properly Reviewed?

39:50 – Bad Optics for a New USAG CEO

43:05 – College & Cocktails Brunch & A Show. UCLA @ Michigan State Preview (FOX)

52:30 – Buckeye Gymnastics Rehires Tamayo & Carpenter

57:40 – USAG Policy on Leaders Under Investigation

01:05:40 – GAGE Clarifications

01:14:30 – Outro: College & Cocktails Brunch & A Show

01:15:45 – See you at the Cottage for Heated Rivalry podcast next

01:16:55 – Final Thought: Choose Love

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