287: Simone and Maggie Too

GYMTERNET NEWS

Jessica and Spencer discuss

• Simone Too
  • Shutting down the ranch and options for an athlete and parent association
  • Karolyi Ranch PTSD is real
• Maggie Nichols is Athlete A
  • Maggie and her coach Sarah Jantzi reported Nassar to USA Gymnastics in June 2015
  • Complaint states that Steve Penny discouraged her parents from reporting to law enforcement
  • Nassar was allowed to see patients for two years while under criminal investigation by MSU
• USAG's awful reaction statement reveals not a web of lies, but a web of stupid
  • We break down USAG's commitment to "well, actually"-ing the survivors, while simultaneously admitting misdeeds
  • The trouble with Fran. When is an "investigator" actually an "investigator"?
  • USAG claims it did not identify interviewed athletes by name. Really, though?
• At what point is it time to close down USAG and start over?
• Geddert
  • In motion to dismiss, he claims Rachael should really be suing her own mom
  • Survivor statements indicate he knew as early as 1997
  • A listener asks why we seem to hate Geddert so much on this show. We explain. Read the details of police investigations into Geddert here.
• MSU follows suit
• Marcia Frederick, first US Gymnastics world champion, shares story of abuse
• Paul Ziert asks who approved the Maroney settlement and where the money came from

NCAA NEWS (50:00)

Actual gymnastics!

• The week that vault turned impossible
  • The Maddie Desch vault debacle, explained
  • The difference between elite and NCAA vault rules, and why NCAA is SAFER
  • Why is everyone trying to vault when their steps are off?
  • "Persistedness" — a deep dive
• Suzanne's back and she's already being SO Suzanne
• Lauren Rice is amazing and life is unfair
• The triumphant return of CRACK OR CORRECT?
  • Emma McLean's floor 9.975
  • The beam start-value massacre at the Elevate the Stage quad
  • Would Denelle Pedrick have scored higher for a "name" school?
• The GymCastic seal of approval goes to Khazia Hislop of UNC for floor (at 1:30:00)

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