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Judge Breaks Silence: “There’s no real accountability system”

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A judge just said the quiet part out loud. 👀

We break down NCAA Conference Champions, a brutal Regionals draw (UCLA, Utah & Alabama 👀), and a must-hear interview with a judge who reveals what’s really happening behind the scoring table — including why judging isn’t as consistent as you think.

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HEADLINES

  • The Voinea family is in the news again for more allegations of physical abuse
  • British Championships: Ruby Evans and Joe Fraser are your all-around champions!
    • BECKY DOWNIE IS SO BACK! Downie won the bars title with a 14.6!
    • Alice Kinsella continued the legacy of mothers competing in elite after giving birth (except only after 6 months this time!?)
    • Harry Hepworth continued the grand British tradition of falling off the vault podium in true Daniel Purvis-fashion
  • NCAA Conference Championships
    • Florida had the highest score of all the conference Champions last night
      • Clemson’s historic first-ever ACC title, beating Stanford out by 0.025
      • What would the results have been if this were the final fours at NCAA Championships?
  • Regionals Draw Drama
    • Florida chilled by the pool to get their regional assignments, as you do
    • UCLA-Alabama-Utah all in the same regional. Gulp.
    • Why the draw is a win for the new NQS system
    • The draw….weirdly makes sense?

GYMTERNET NEWS

INTERVIEW: JUDGE JASON BUTTONS

  • Jason a long-time coach and program director. He is now the vice president of a kid’s multi-sport facility and has judged   at the developmental, Xcel and NCAA level for several years. He was shocked at what he found on the other side of the judging table, and today he’s here to share what he experienced.

NCAA

  • What happened at Conference Championships?
  • The race between Chio, Chiles, and Harris-Miranda for the gym slam
  • Which Regional has the hardest path to  to NCAAs

CHAPTERS

00:00 – Judges Are Guessing? Cold Open
00:00:12 – Intro: Conference Champs, Regionals & Judge Interview
01:40 – Voinea Family Back in the News
03:47 – British Championships: Becky Downie, Ruby Evans & Joe Fraser
09:48 – Conference Championships Recap: Florida on Top, Clemson Makes History
12:17 – Regionals Selection Show Reactions
15:27 – Why This Year’s Regionals Draw Actually Makes Sense
18:18 – LSU Regional Drama: Clemson vs Auburn
19:39 – BTS, Club Gym Nerd & Live Show Updates
22:26 – Fantasy Update: KJ Kindler’s Horse Farm Wins
23:44 – Rage-O-Meter: Backless Leos and Breast Health
25:07 – Full Regionals Draw Breakdown
28:39 – Stanford vs Michigan, CMU vs Rutgers & Regional Reactions
31:38 – Emergency Therapy Session: Who Got Screwed by the Draw
38:24 – New Rule: Teams Pick Their Starting Event
41:15 – Gymternet News: Amanda Yap, Lily Smith, Doha Cancelled, D’Amato Surgery
45:17 – Judge Jason Buttons Interview Begins
46:00 – “They Don’t Know What They’re Doing”
47:03 – Skill Recognition Problems at the Judges’ Table
48:46 – Why Club Judges Can Talk and College Judges Can’t
50:17 – Why Judges Need Replay and Slow Motion
51:11 – Why So Many Top Judges Avoid College Meets
53:09 – Accountability, Testing & Why Bad Judges Shouldn’t Stay
56:18 – How Often Judging Errors Happen
57:52 – Deductions Judges Are Getting Wrong
01:00:06 – Why Routine Summaries Don’t Really Explain Enough
01:05:34 – How Judges Are Evaluated and Why It’s Not Working
01:07:15 – Why NCAA Judging Pay and Conditions Are a Problem
01:08:35 – Are Judges Actually Biased?
01:10:03 – Is There Any Real Data on Who the Best Judges Are?
01:11:16 – How Jason Would Fix the Entire Judging System
01:14:42 – Why Most Judges Still Love the Sport
01:16:24 – Judging Pay, Travel Time & Dry Cleaning Reality
01:20:24 – Interview Wrap-Up
01:20:47 – Perfect 10s Update: Selena, Faith Torrez & Jordan Chiles
01:22:14 – Feedback and Letters Begin
01:23:14 – Muriel Grossfeld Stories
01:24:33 – Why Stanford Looked Off at ACCs
01:26:30 – Equipment Horror Stories
01:29:13 – Iowa State’s Unsafe Gym Conditions
01:33:22 – Courtney McGregor, Stuttgart & Germany’s Scoring Mess
01:36:15 – Score Mystery Solved: Tonya Paulsson’s Beam Fall
01:38:03 – Margarita Theater

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