NCAA Stars Who Could Go Elite? Plus Bărbosu Suspended, Belarus Returns & Acro's Olympic Problem

Ana Bărbosu has been provisionally suspended for whereabouts violations, the IOC has cleared Belarus restrictions, and USA Gymnastics is disputing claims from fired men's program manager Lisa Mendel. Plus: could NCAA stars like Selena Harris-Miranda, Avery Neff, Anna Roberts, and Nikki Smith make the leap to elite? We draft our dream NCAA-to-elite teams and answer a mini-commission on acro's Olympic future.

GymCastic Live: Featuring Chae Campbell - Replay tickets available → Get tickets here 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! 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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