235: Happy 2017
IN THE NEWS
In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer, and Jessica chat about:
- Our favorite and least favorite moments from 2016
- NCAA Recap
- Five freshman\xa0World Champions competed this weekend, including for the first time ever, two Olympic gold medalists.
- The Bars score controversies - Skinner and Kocian
- Balance beam situations - Georgia and UCLA
- Natalie Brown's Syrian refugee-themed floor routine (from preseason)
- Beam Queens: Sarah Finnegan's 9.950 beam routine, Kiana Winston's 9.950 beam routine\xa0
- SWAGGIE MAGGIE NICHOLS!!!!
- Macy Toronjo (UCLA/Texas Dreams) exhibitions after going blind in both eyes earlier this year.
- NC State: The puking beam dismount
- Chayse Capps and Ashley Gant superstar-ness
Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include:
- Aliya Mustafina doesn't miss gymnastics
- Oleg Stepko's coach went back to Ukraine
- Cheerleading granted provisional Olympic status\xa0
- Pegxit : Peggy Liddick will lease Gymnastics Australia
- Jake Martin on coming out to his OSU teammates and being team captain\xa0
- Putin\u2019s daughter does this weird acro-ballroom dance hybrid sport and is good!
- USA Gymnastics Sexual Abuse Investigation update:
- New lawsuit by MSU softball athlete who went to the administration about Nassar\u2019s procedure in 1998
- International Gymnastics Federation \u2018very concerned\u2019 by US sex abuse claims\xa0
- 18 women sue USAG, MSU and John Geddart's Twistars club for failing to protect them from sexual abuse at the hands of Dr. Larry Nassar
- Simone Things and Aimee Boorman being a hero coach and shinning example to all
- Gabby Douglas becomes ambassador against online harassment
- Amy Tinkler has parted ways with her personal coaches
- Maria Paseka refuses to retire!
- Adult Gymnastics News: \xa0Jan 28-30, holiday weekend winter adult gymnastics camp
- 234: Chris Brooks
- 233: Danell Leyva 2016
- 232: Conflict of Interest
- 231: The Rise and Fall of Ukrainian Gymnastics
- 229: All Good Things Come To Those Who Cowboy
- 228: Leotards (Commissioned)
- My White Daughter Wants to "Paint her Skin" to be her hero, Simone Biles, for Halloween
- 227: Jane Doe2 Sues Karolyis