Published: April 12, 2017, 5:03 a.m.
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IN THE NEWS
In the news, \\xa0Spencer\\xa0and Jessica chat about:
- USA Gymnastics Sexual Abuse Investigation:
- Gag Order lifted
- Dantzcher claims USA Gymnastics lawyers \'tried to dig up dirt on her\\xa0sexual history and past boyfriends\' after she filed lawsuit claiming the team doctor sexually abused her for years
- If you aren\'t horrified that the judge in the Nassar case hasn\'t recused herself, read this https://t.co/Ph3EtYvr7s
- Ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar\'s medical license revoked for 3 years
- Ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar planned to return to clinic before inquiry ended
- IndyStar wins top investigative reporting award
- Head of SafeSport, based in Colorado, seeks to cleanse America\'s troubled Olympic movement
- U.S. Center for SafeSport has a phone line, 720-524-5640
- By the numbers, the Dr. Larry Nassar case is worse than the Jerry Sandusky and Bill Cosby stories \\u2014 put together.\\u2026
- The London World Cup
- Watch routines here.
- The E Score Beam Controversy
- Beam Champ, Ana Perez make your\\xa0connections, win with\\xa013.233 (D:5.300 E:7.933)
- O\'Beirne Code
- If you have to hang onto the beam with your feet while laying down, it\'s a deduction. Exhibit A.
- If you aren\'t compressed into a full pike position, if it looks like a missed toe circle, it\\xa0should not get credit for a\\xa0piked stalder. Exhibit B.
- The Sadness
- Ellie Downie and Georgia Mae Fenton injured.
- Liu Jinru hobbling around the arena the entire meet (VT rudi to crunch)
- Melnikova didn\'t do well, so she\'ll probably win Euros.
- Our Favorite Routines
- Japanse Championships
- Kohei Uchimura won\\xa010th straight national individual all-around
- Mai Murakami stuck the *<#&! out of everything on floor.
- WAG World Rankings by Score
- FX Mai 14.25
- BB Eythora 14.85
- UB Riley 15.05
- VT Tie Sae and Andrade 15 flatAA Riley McCusker 56.6 (highest is actually Gabby Parea 57.225)
GYMTERNET NEWS
Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include:
- Aly Raisman follows in the footsteps of greats with tampon endorsement deal but manages to also be a hero and stand up for social justice at the same time.\\xa0
- Aly Raisman expects to keep Mihai Brestyan as coach\\xa0
- Komova might be training again, Russian names Euros team including Paseka!
- Eight new elements named, added to the MAG Code of Points
- FEEDBACK:
- Should Gymnastics Decathlon be a World or Olympic sport?
- Responses to USAG\'s question about calling law enforcement within 24 hours of suspected crime.
- A listener called her rep, who had no idea about Feinstein\'s bill
- Tanning Beds will kill you
- 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!
- To support the victims use hashtag #GymJaneDoe
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