224: Age of the Pegan - a podcast by gymcastic@gmail.com

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IN THE NEWS

In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer, and Jessica chat about:

  • Retirements, Valerie's first official camp as team coordinator, US Team to the White House, Ponor dragged into election scam, Lauren Mitchell retires, and Ellis O'Reilly's fractured vertebrae.
  • The answer to the question: where's Gabby Douglas? 
  • Why the UK men are all learning Pegan's on high bar.
  • What leotard designs do we want to see now that GK has a deal with Disney. 
  • A British promoter is marketing the British Gymnastics all-around World Cup. We give him our advice on how to host the best meet ever. 
  • Gymnastics scoring displays: what ice skating and baseball already have that we need.
  • An update on the allegations against USA Gymnastics team doctor, Larry Nassar, and USA Gymnastics sex abuse cover-up investigation. 
  • Dancing shows update on Laurie Hernandez and Claudio Fragapane.
  • The NCAA has pulled all championships out of North Carolina because state laws makes it legal to discriminate against LGBT citizens. Should USA Gymnastics do the same? 
  • Your Feedback on our Sacramone interview, WADA hack and the ethical conundrum of buying tickets to the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions during the USAG Sex Abuse Cover Up scandal

RELATED LINKS

Watch the continuous graphic which shows difficulty score adds up, in real time, as the ice skating routine is performed. https://youtu.be/f44iy1dU2-M?t=1m24s   A blind eye to sex abuse: How USA Gymnastics failed to report cases. Read the report here.

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