The USAG Men’s Program Manager said she was fired for failing to report to SafeSport and USAG released a counter-statement, Ana Barbosu has been suspended for a whereabouts violation, and a mini-commission on our dream elite NCAA teams!
GymCastic Live: Featuring Chae Campbell
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HEADLINES
- Ana Barbosu has been provisionally suspended after an alleged “whereabouts failure” tied to missed out-of-competition testing
- The IOC no longer recommends restrictions on athletes from Belarus
- Lisa Mendel, the USAG Men’s Program Manager, was fired from her position
- See USAG’s response to Mendel’s statement
GYMTERNET NEWS
- Jessa Hansen Parker received a five-year contract extension at Washington
- The French Ministry of Sports has dismissed the disciplinary proceedings against the former WAG high-performance director, Véronique Legras-Snoeck
- Former Oklahoma gymnast Jordan Bowers has been added to Nebraska’s coaching staff
- Lynx Gymnastics Centre, the former gym of the Jessica and Jennifer Gadirova, has burned down
- Faith Torrez is the Honda Sport Award winner for gymnastics!
MEET NEWS
- Michele Pineda (Metroplex/UCLA) is your new Mexican National all-around champion!
- Oceania Championships
- Australia defeated New Zealand and qualified a team to Worlds
- Jun McDonald (NZL) and Freya Reid (NZL) qualified as individuals
- We need to talk about how Georgia Godwin (AUS) is on pace for a World all-around medal
- Courtney McGregor (NZL) finished third on vault
- Flavia Saraiva dismounted with a back layout and still won beam at the Brazil Trophy
- Shantae-Eve Amankwaah (GBR) was the only WAG double-medalist in Varna
- Julia Weissenhoffer won Lichtensteins’ first-ever World Cup medal on vault!
- Why we’re obsessed with Maria Eduardo Montesino (BRA) and why we actually need to rename the Brazil Trophy the “tell me how you really feel” Championships
MINI-COMMISSION: WHAT IS OUR NCAA ELITE DREAM TEAM?
- What does it take for the biggest stars in the NCAA to compete in elite gymnasts?
- What are the biggest obstacles? If each of you could “draft” a team of 5 NCAA favorites that you think could more easily transition into high-performing Elites, who would they be? Please don’t choose athletes who have recently completed elite
MINI-COMMISSION: ACRO
- Why does acrobatic gymnastics align more closely with rythmic gymnastics than artistic gymnastics?
- We talk about the evolution, popularity, and trajectory of acrobatic gymnastics
CHAPTERS
00:00 – Cold Open: Judges, Eat Your Pencils
00:33 – Headlines: Mendel, Bărbosu, Belarus & Mini-Commissions
01:23 – Corrections: Kara Eaker & Tabea Alt
04:08 – Ana Bărbosu Provisionally Suspended for Whereabouts Violations
09:05 – IOC Clears Belarus Restrictions, Russia Still Suspended
12:45 – Lisa Mendel Firing & USAG’s SafeSport Statement
18:32 – Chae Campbell Live Show Replay Trailer
21:52 – Club Gym Nerd, BTS & Merch Updates
24:18 – Meet News: Michele Pineda, Oceania & Worlds Qualification
27:01 – Georgia Godwin’s World-Medal-Pace Scores
29:47 – Courtney McGregor’s Worlds Qualification Path
31:33 – Liechtenstein Makes World Cup History
33:08 – Gymnastics Greatest Stars of the Week
38:22 – Floor Slooff’s Beam Sorcery
41:51 – Brazil Trophy Feelings, Tears & Dance Cam
44:22 – Level 10 Nationals, Raeya Linton & Broken Floors
53:08 – Gymternet News: Washington, France, Nebraska & Lynx Fire
58:18 – Gymdle, Gym Bee & Referral Program
59:40 – Mini-Commission: Could NCAA Stars Go Elite?
01:12:57 – Drafting the NCAA-to-Elite Dream Team
01:24:14 – Mini-Commission: What Happened to Acro?
01:32:04 – Olympic Program Cuts & Acro’s Olympic Chances
01:38:43 – What’s Coming Next: Chinese Championships, NHK & Sam Oldham
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