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244 Russian Championships and Gymnix

Published: March 15, 2017, 9:14 p.m.

IN THE NEWS

In the news, Spencer, Lauren, and Jessica chat about:

  • Russian Championships 2017:
    • \xa0Seda Tutkhalyan tied \xa0for the beam title\xa0with\xa0Viktoria Trykina\xa0and her monster double back\xa0
    • Daria Spiridonova tied for gold on uneven bars at the Russian Nationals
    • Natalia Kapitonova tied for gold on uneven bars with a 14.700
    • Nina Derwael new bar routine vs the Russians amazingness
    • Lilia Akhaimova floor champion 13.8
    • Elena Eremina's Nabieva release
    • One of the best TTYs ever by Artur Dalaloyan
    • Who does a triple back + a full-twisting double back as a side pass? Dmitri Lankin does!
  • Gymnix
    • Why the gymternet is obsessed with the Italian juniors
    • Giorgia Villa of Italy has a few lovely bar combinations
    • Brooklyn Moors: \xa0front tumbling dismount \xa0
    • \xa0Sunisa Lee's has big things planned on bars\xa0
    • We loved all-around champ,\xa0Maile O'Keefe on beam
    • Gabby Perea taking the whole Legacy Elite thing seriously -\xa0bar routine, which won her the gold medal
    • Lauren compares\xa0Gymnix to the\xa0American Cup which had horrible fans
    • Photo Galleries of Gymnix on The Gymter.net
  • NCAA Recap
    • Shake up in the bottom of the rankings
    • RSQ scores are getting critical
    • The Stanford Situation
    • Georgia beats Utah
    • Lauren Rice of Sacramento State doesn't take herself too seriously, but entertainment\xa0she does.
    • Ashley Lambert\xa0of\xa0Nebraska came back from a broken neck and all the surgeries to do this floor routine.
    • Hall of 10's : Ohashi;\xa0Here's Kaytianna McMillan's 10.0;\xa0Stacie Webb BB 10 of Southern Utah, Flippin Birds
    • Crack or Correct: Peng's 9.925 on beam, all the senior night 9.975s,\xa0Cami Drouin-Allaire v. Angi Cipra
GYMTERNET NEWS

Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include:

  • Secrets to maintaining a perfect bikini line during\xa0gymnastics season.\xa0
  • Louis Smith's agent sent to jail
  • Anastasia Grishina's family stole all of her money and\xa0she is now homeless.\xa0
  • USA Gymnastics Sexual Abuse Investigation:
    • The U.S. Olympic Committee is likely to call for the resignation of USA Gymnastics President Steve Penny
    • Sexual abuse attorney "demands" USOC de-certify USA Gymnastics
    • USOC has take over National Governing Bodies many times for drugs and financial problems, but only once, that we could find, for sexual abuse.
    • The USOC is not without blame:\xa0In 1999 USAG President Collarasi wrote a letter telling the USOC about sex abuse problems long before the USOC took action
    • Two \xa0Senators want answers from USOC on sex abuse policies and procedures for a lot of sports, including gymnastics
    • Six Months Later, Michigan State Notifies Female Athletes About Its Sexual Assault Scandal - WHERE IS THE LETTER FROM USAG TO ITS ATHLETES?!?
    • Tony Retrosi of Gym Momentum letter\xa0
    • Could this be in USAG official's future: Penn State Ex-Officials Plead Guilty to Child Endangerment in Sandusky Case
    • What you can do:
      • LEGISLATION: Senator Diane Feinstein introduced her bill (S534), read the text of the bill here and her press release here.
      • Call your representative (find them here) to thank or tell them to pass this bill!
      • If you are a USAG member:
        • Ask to be interviewed for their review
        • Call for a vote of no confidence
        • Run for a position when elections come up
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