244 Russian Championships and Gymnix

IN THE NEWS

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

• Russian Championships 2017:
  • Seda Tutkhalyan tied for the beam title with Viktoria Trykina and her monster double back
  • 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: front tumbling dismount
  • Sunisa Lee's has big things planned on bars
  • We loved all-around champ, Maile O'Keefe on beam
  • Gabby Perea taking the whole Legacy Elite thing seriously - bar routine, which won her the gold medal
  • Lauren compares Gymnix to the American 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 she does.
  • Ashley Lambert of Nebraska came back from a broken neck and all the surgeries to do this floor routine.
  • Hall of 10's : Ohashi; Here's Kaytianna McMillan's 10.0; Stacie Webb BB 10 of Southern Utah, Flippin Birds
  • Crack or Correct: Peng's 9.925 on beam, all the senior night 9.975s, Cami 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 gymnastics season.
• Louis Smith's agent sent to jail
• Anastasia Grishina's family stole all of her money and she is now homeless.
• 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: In 1999 USAG President Collarasi wrote a letter telling the USOC about sex abuse problems long before the USOC took action
  • Two Senators 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
  • 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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• 56: Preventing Abuse in Gymnastics