choclatechip45 September 15, 2016 Share September 15, 2016 Quote Can you elaborate, please? Mattie was trying to leave why? Did her gym kick her out or did she blame her coach for her floor ex? Well during the 2010 Worlds prelims Mattie didn't perform very well. Apparently Martha wanted to take her out for Team Finals, but the coaches wanted her in the lineup. Mattie had a meltdown on Floor she left out two required elements and scored 12.533 and the US lost the gold by like .3. After the competition Martha did her interviews and blamed Mattie for loosing the US the gold. I'm sure her coaches were really pissed since I don't think they had brought anyone to worlds before. She had the same coaches as McKayla and from her gymcastic interview they sound like a nightmare. I remember Gabby use to say when she was with Chow that he would tell her it was his fault if she messed up in competition because it meant he didn't do his job preparing her. Unfortunately, I don't think the AOGC coaches had the same philosophy. This blog post from AuntJoyce (Dave Lease old blog he is the guy who runs The Skating Lesson) explains why Mattie stayed. http://auntjoycesicecreamstand.blogspot.com/2011/02/martha-great-chess-master.html I also remember hearing Mattie's dad did the floor music for UCLA women's gymnastic team before Mattie attended not sure if he still does. Also I think her sister was on Baldwin Hills. Quote I think Laurie is going to have a hard time to make it back to another Olympics due to be injury prone and the other opportunities she may get that will distract her from training. I would love to see her make at least one Worlds team. And a lot will depend on who replaces Martha. Look at what's happening with the Florida recruits now that Rhonda Faehn left the school. I agree. History is against Laurie. The last youngest team member for the US to repeat was Kerri Strug. It will most likely be Valeri. I don't see him putting up with the BS that usually comes with comebacks. I remember it was rumored he told Nastia to drop out of 2009 Worlds Selection Camp. I am curious if Valeri will try to fix Aly's bars and if he will have a meltdown over that. I also wonder if Ragan will disappear and reappear in college like Sarah Finnegan. Way to many similarities Martha hyped them both up as juniors, best event beam and both were alternates. Side note I was watching some of the 2012 National Championships and Olympic Trials I noticed two things. 1) During Gabby's beam routine night one of Nationals Elfi said Gabby was doing so many beam sets in practice. That Martha told Chow that Gabby had to slow down. Thought it was interesting because of all the comments Martha made about Gabby not training enough in the last couple years. 2) Whenever they show Nastia looking upset after her routines they show Gabby smiling. It is interesting four years later it was Gabby's super serious/upset face shown before either Simone or Laurie smiling. I hope history does not repeat itself! Link to comment
anyanka323 September 15, 2016 Share September 15, 2016 On 8/8/2016 at 10:33 AM, topanga said: Apparently a lot of the good Romanian gymnastics (including the Karolyis) moved to the U.S. And the country funds gymnastics training, and the gymnastics budget has been cut drastically. So there isn't a lot of money to pay coaches and gyms. In terms of other sports, Simona Halep is a WTA tennis player from Romania who's currently ranked #3 in the world. On 8/8/2016 at 10:33 AM, topanga said: Apparently a lot of the good Romanian gymnastics (including the Karolyis) moved to the U.S. And the country funds gymnastics training, and the gymnastics budget has been cut drastically. So there isn't a lot of money to pay coaches and gyms. In terms of other sports, Simona Halep is a WTA tennis player from Romania who's currently ranked #3 in the world. https://www.amazon.com/End-Perfect-10-Breaking-Gymnastics%E2%80%99/dp/1501101366/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1473909406&sr=1-1&keywords=end+of+the+perfect+10 The End of the Perfect 10, a recently published book on the current state of gymnastics, mostly women's, had several ideas and theories that were suggested by interview subjects. The brain drain of coaches and retired athletes including the Karolyis, Daniela Silvias (now coaching in the US), Ecaterina Szabo (now coaching in France), and Mihai Brestyan (coach of Aly Raisman and Alicia Sacramone), is a factor. Another factor is the Romanian focus on beam, vault, and floor exercises with poor performances on the uneven bars. With the old 10.0 scoring system, they could do well enough on the first three to make up for not doing so well on the bars. It's telling that Raisman and Sacramone, both trained by a Romanian coach, also don't do well on the bars. The third theory was that Romania's declining birth rate could be a factor. The women who dominated between 1976 and early 2000s were all born before 1980. The birth rate has declined since then and emigration has also increased as well. Because of those two population issues, the talent pool isn't as deep as it was. The book is a good read for more than the current state of international gymnastics. The last chapter on NCAA women's gymnastics is excellent and very sobering. It's sad that someone like Jordyn Wieber can't compete because she turned pro in anticipation of the London games but serves as the UCLA team manager. My view is that the NCAA is a big fat group of hypocrites by not allowing someone like her to compete in a sport that isn't a money maker at most schools, but turns a blind eye to the benefits that the elite football and basketball players get from boosters. It's hard to believe that someone like Joey Bosa, formerly of Ohio State, can afford to live in an expensive off campus luxury apartment even though he does come from an affluent family. Aly Raisman committed to Florida before losing her eligibility by turning pro. 2 Link to comment
choclatechip45 September 15, 2016 Share September 15, 2016 (edited) Quote It's telling that Raisman and Sacramone, both trained by a Romanian coach, also don't do well on the bars. Do you think the reason the US was super weak on bars during the 2009-2012 quad has to do with the influx of Romanian coaches? Sacramone started gymnastics at age 8 and was scared of bars. Maybe if she had a coach like Aimee push her to face her fears she could have done better. Quote It's sad that someone like Jordyn Wieber can't compete because she turned pro in anticipation of the London games but serves as the UCLA team manager. Jordyn has said she doesn't regret going pro. I feel worse for a gymnast like Rebecca Bross who gave up her eligibility and never made it to the Olympics. I really hate how Miss Val has used Jordyn as a prop for gymnasts loosing their eligibility. This really bugs me because Miss Val would probably benefit more than any college gymnastic coach if gymnasts who went pro could compete at the NCAA level. She lost Kerri Strug, Jordyn and Simone all 3 would have made her program a lot of money if they hadn't gone pro. Vanessa Atler has said the only college she looked at was UCLA. Alicia was all set on going to UCLA until her success at Worlds 2005 and wanted to try to for 2008 Olympics. She felt it wouldn't be right to leave Mihai. Edited September 15, 2016 by choclatechip45 Link to comment
choclatechip45 September 16, 2016 Share September 16, 2016 Valeri Liukin is the new NTC. https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=19236&prog= Link to comment
HartofDixie September 16, 2016 Share September 16, 2016 5 hours ago, choclatechip45 said: Valeri Liukin is the new NTC. https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=19236&prog= If any of the Final Five girls want to go for 2020 then they may want to consider how long of a break to take. I don't think he will be giving chances to returning athletes like Martha did. Nastia is getting married next year but with her dad in charge I wonder if she'll consider coming out of retirement to train as a bars/beam specialist? Link to comment
choclatechip45 September 16, 2016 Share September 16, 2016 (edited) 24 minutes ago, HartofDixie said: If any of the Final Five girls want to go for 2020 then they may want to consider how long of a break to take. I don't think he will be giving chances to returning athletes like Martha did. Nastia is getting married next year but with her dad in charge I wonder if she'll consider coming out of retirement to train as a bars/beam specialist? I agree about the Final Five. Who knows about Nastia she knew in 2012 all she needed to do was hit a 16 plus on bars to make the Olympic team and she couldn't pull it together. Did she ever get her shoulder fixed? I really hope she does not come back I thought the fact she showed up at nationals/trials and couldn't even do a full routine was so disrespectful. Also who would coach her since Valeri can't coach individual athletes? Marchenko or Laurent? I'm interested to see the strategy for the next quad and how many gynnasts will be discouraged from training the all around. Edited September 16, 2016 by choclatechip45 Link to comment
HartofDixie September 20, 2016 Share September 20, 2016 Here’s a list of all the 2016 gymnastic meets this year and what is remaining: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_in_artistic_gymnastics On 9/16/2016 at 3:42 PM, choclatechip45 said: I agree about the Final Five. Who knows about Nastia she knew in 2012 all she needed to do was hit a 16 plus on bars to make the Olympic team and she couldn't pull it together. Did she ever get her shoulder fixed? I really hope she does not come back I thought the fact she showed up at nationals/trials and couldn't even do a full routine was so disrespectful. Also who would coach her since Valeri can't coach individual athletes? Marchenko or Laurent? I'm interested to see the strategy for the next quad and how many gynnasts will be discouraged from training the all around. For the next quad isn't the team going to be focused more on AA gymnasts rather than AA + specialists? Link to comment
choclatechip45 September 20, 2016 Share September 20, 2016 (edited) 26 minutes ago, HartofDixie said: Here’s a list of all the 2016 gymnastic meets this year and what is remaining: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_in_artistic_gymnastics For the next quad isn't the team going to be focused more on AA gymnasts rather than AA + specialists? For team yes. For the two specialists positions who knows. They might go with girls like Elizabeth Price who are solid on 4 events or with the built in alternate strategy which is why Gabby was on the team this year. Yet for some reason people keep talking about NCAA gymnasts coming back for a specialist position. It will be interesting if they build teams with 6 girls like Gabby, Kyla and Elizabeth solid on 4 events with one weak event (but can still score well). Or girls like Madision, Maroney and Skinner have one great event, can do all 4 events, okay on one, and not team final worthy for two. Due to Madison and Maroney's injuries if you just want them on one event should they even be training the all around? I was looking at Olympic placements pretty crazy Gabby was in the top 10 on every event. Not even Simone could accomplishment that. Edited September 20, 2016 by choclatechip45 2 Link to comment
HartofDixie September 21, 2016 Share September 21, 2016 http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/09/20/michigan-state-fires-former-usa-gymnastics-doctor/90735722/ Link to comment
HartofDixie September 29, 2016 Share September 29, 2016 Full list from Camp: Shania Adams, Buckeye Sloane Blakely, WOGA Jordan Chiles, Naydenov Christina Desidero, Parkettes Olivia Dunne, ENA Paramus Norah Flatley, Chow’s Colbi Flory, Texas Dreams Margzetta Frazier, Parkettes Morgan Hurd, First State Sydney Johnson Scharpf, Brandy Johnson’s Madeleine Johnston, Hill’s Shilese Jones, Buckeye Sunisa Lee, Midwest Gymnastics Lauren Little, Everest Emma Malabuyo, Texas Dreams Victoria Nguyen, Chow’s Maile O’Keefe, Salcianu Elite Abby Paulson, Twin City Twisters Gabby Perea, Legacy Elite Lexy Ramler, KidSport LLC Emily Schild, Everest Gymnastics Alyona Shchennikova, 5280 Gymnastics Trinity Thomas, Prestige Olivia Trautman, Twin City Twisters Link to comment
choclatechip45 September 29, 2016 Share September 29, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, HartofDixie said: Full list from Camp: Shania Adams, Buckeye Sloane Blakely, WOGA Jordan Chiles, Naydenov Christina Desidero, Parkettes Olivia Dunne, ENA Paramus Norah Flatley, Chow’s Colbi Flory, Texas Dreams Margzetta Frazier, Parkettes Morgan Hurd, First State Sydney Johnson Scharpf, Brandy Johnson’s Madeleine Johnston, Hill’s Shilese Jones, Buckeye Sunisa Lee, Midwest Gymnastics Lauren Little, Everest Emma Malabuyo, Texas Dreams Victoria Nguyen, Chow’s Maile O’Keefe, Salcianu Elite Abby Paulson, Twin City Twisters Gabby Perea, Legacy Elite Lexy Ramler, KidSport LLC Emily Schild, Everest Gymnastics Alyona Shchennikova, 5280 Gymnastics Trinity Thomas, Prestige Olivia Trautman, Twin City Twisters I wonder if Ballie Key is done with elite. I also wonder if Kim Zmesksl is going through Martha and Bela withdrawals. Most interested in seeing how Adams and Jones from Buckeye turn out. Since I don't think Martha was impressed with the coaching. Since Nia was left off pan ams in 2015 and all the digs she made at trials with Gabby. I wonder if both were a fluke thing since I don't fully blame them for Gabby. Maybe it will be different under Valeri's direction. Edited September 29, 2016 by choclatechip45 Link to comment
HartofDixie September 29, 2016 Share September 29, 2016 I'm not surprised that Bailie isn't at camp. Her goal was Rio and she saw the writing on the wall when she was left off the World team in 2015. She should just enjoy her senior year and figure out if she still going to Florida or find a new school. The rumor is that she's looking at Alabama. I'm surprised that Ragan Smith is not at camp. I don't think she's part of the tour and then would have given her a chance to try to get a year end international assignment. 2017 is going to be a very interesting year for team usa. 1 Link to comment
choclatechip45 September 29, 2016 Share September 29, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, HartofDixie said: I'm not surprised that Bailie isn't at camp. Her goal was Rio and she saw the writing on the wall when she was left off the World team in 2015. She should just enjoy her senior year and figure out if she still going to Florida or find a new school. The rumor is that she's looking at Alabama. I'm surprised that Ragan Smith is not at camp. I don't think she's part of the tour and then would have given her a chance to try to get a year end international assignment. 2017 is going to be a very interesting year for team usa. I agree about Ragan Smith hopefully she does not follow the same path as Sarah Finnegan were she disappears until college. Maybe they gave her the first camp off since she was an alternate for the Olympic team. They usually let World team members miss the next camp. Edited September 29, 2016 by choclatechip45 Link to comment
cesstar September 30, 2016 Share September 30, 2016 Ragan is performing tonight/tomorrow at the Kellog's tour stops in Texas per Kim Zmeskal's twitter so that might be why she's not at camp. I think she has been back in full training though so I assume she is aiming for 2017 Worlds. In other news, the Final Five won best US team of the Olympics (although Simone missed out on best female athlete to Katie Ledecky) http://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/September/28/US-Olympic-Committee-Announces-2016-Winners-For-Team-USA-Awards-Presented-By-Dow-Best-Of-The-Games and they were also at the White House http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/final-five-white-house_us_57ed5c4fe4b082aad9b9f85d Unfortunately Gabby has missed out on both events as she had her wisdom teeth removed the other day. Bad timing for her although at least she got to experience it in 2012! 2 Link to comment
HartofDixie September 30, 2016 Share September 30, 2016 http://statenews.com/article/2016/09/more-allegations-nassar Link to comment
HartofDixie October 4, 2016 Share October 4, 2016 Bailie Key has signed with Alabama. Alyssa Baumann is still planning to go to Florida next year. Link to comment
HartofDixie October 17, 2016 Share October 17, 2016 http://www.wogymnast.com/2016/10/the-10-best-memories-of-this-quad.html Link to comment
cesstar October 19, 2016 Share October 19, 2016 https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/watch/the-seth-davis-show-aly-raisman/vp-BBx4W4r Excerpts from this interview have been published on Tumblr and include some of the following observations: On Gabby being bullied and criticized during Rio: “I think in the beginning, we didn’t really realize what was going on, and Gabby is one of those people where she’s very to herself, especially when something’s wrong, she’s pretty quiet about it […] I really realized it after her bar final, when she was done competing then she kinda really opened up to us […] We were really proud of her […] obviously we wouldn’t have been able to win the team gold medal without her amazing bar routine.” “We’re on tour right now, we’re traveling the country, and when she does anything, even if she like does a cartwheel, the girls in the stands go crazy, your ears feel like they’re gonna explode, because all the little girls love her so much, so we just always tell her to focus on that.”On body image: "When I was younger I used to be self-conscious, because I was so strong, and all of the boys in my class would make fun of me that I was too muscular, so that would bother me of course… But then I would also get teased when I was in middle school for looking like I was anorexic because I was just so tiny… I was working out 4 hours a day at the age of 10-11, so obviously no matter how much you eat, I would eat like 3 sandwiches for lunch, the weight just falls right off of you, because you’re working out so much.” "I kinda realized after high school that you have 2 choices: You can wake up in the morning and look at yourself and pick yourself apart, or you can look at yourself in the mirror and pick out things you like about yourself, so I choose to do that instead of picking myself apart. I try to start off the day with positive thoughts just so I feel good. And also, nobody looks at you the way you look at yourself, we’re always our biggest critic. So if I’m self-conscious about something, I’ll think: "I’m sure nobody else is noticing it”. Even if they do, it makes me feel better.“On healthy eating: “In 2012 I really wouldn’t eat any carbs, but in 2016 I ate more carbs than I ever did in my whole life, and I think that was really the reason why I was better than I was in 2012. So I was really happy that the little girls saw me eating that, because I think in our world women think you shouldn’t eat carbs for some reason, like it’s the enemy, but if you pair it around your workouts, it’s what gives you all the energy.” “When we’re performing, there’s a bunch of kids […] that go out and they do a little dance before we walk out and perform, and they could see me through the window and I was eating a bagel, so I was happy that they actually saw that. […] It was funny, I kinda just held it up so they can see it, so that they know it’s okay to eat that.” 1 Link to comment
HartofDixie October 27, 2016 Share October 27, 2016 http://www.indystar.com/story/news/investigations/2016/10/27/new-lawsuit-claims-usa-gymnastics-ignored-abuse/92823764/ Link to comment
choclatechip45 October 27, 2016 Share October 27, 2016 Outside the Lines is covering this. Steve penny should resign. 2 Link to comment
cesstar October 28, 2016 Share October 28, 2016 Wow, I didn't realise that there are now 30 separate allegations against Nassar. It seems almost inconceivable that no-one knew about this at USAG? How horrible. Link to comment
CeeBeeGee October 31, 2016 Share October 31, 2016 Of course it's inconceivable--because it's impossible! Those poor gymnasts. Yes, Penny needs to go. His creepy patriarchal crap looks even worse in this light. Link to comment
HartofDixie October 31, 2016 Share October 31, 2016 How did she find the time to "write" a book? http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/10/31/laurie-hernandez-memoir-i-got-this-to-gold-and-beyond/93078004/ Link to comment
cesstar November 3, 2016 Share November 3, 2016 On 01/11/2016 at 6:35 AM, HartofDixie said: How did she find the time to "write" a book? Indeed! I can't imagine that there will be much to put in it... at least Simone has had quite a long and decorated career (not to mention quite a different upbringing). Not that these gymnast books ever reveal anything too insightful! They're all very light and fluffy and tailor-made for the teen girl audience. I would love a tell-all from Gabby about her experiences leading up to and at these Olympics but I doubt it will ever happen. In other news, the final five at the Country Music Awards - http://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/a8108489/final-five-2016-cma-awards-red-carpet/ I am loving Gabby and Simone's style. Aly has had some stunning dresses at other events but I'm not really feeling this one. 1 Link to comment
Minneapple November 3, 2016 Share November 3, 2016 Gabby and Simone look the best. I wish Gabby had done a bold lip like she was doing for competition, she really rocked those lipcolors. Madison's dress is bordering on prom-style but her makeup looks great and her earrings are cute. Oh, Aly. No. 3 Link to comment
topanga November 3, 2016 Share November 3, 2016 46 minutes ago, Minneapple said: Gabby and Simone look the best. I wish Gabby had done a bold lip like she was doing for competition, she really rocked those lipcolors. Madison's dress is bordering on prom-style but her makeup looks great and her earrings are cute. Oh, Aly. No. Yes, they all looked beautiful. Aly's dress was a definite no, but from the neck up, she looked stunning. 2 Link to comment
choclatechip45 November 3, 2016 Share November 3, 2016 Gabby is stunning her style choices are spot on! 5 Link to comment
HartofDixie November 3, 2016 Share November 3, 2016 7 hours ago, cesstar said: In other news, the final five at the Country Music Awards - http://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/a8108489/final-five-2016-cma-awards-red-carpet/ Finally the FinalFive are together again! In other news Laurie has a leo line coming out. http://www.flogymnastics.com/article/47921-laurie-hernandez-joins-gk-elite-sportswear-as-sponsored-athlete Link to comment
HartofDixie November 3, 2016 Share November 3, 2016 Aliya Mustafina got married today. http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4703:mustafina-marries-bobsledder-zaitsev&catid=2:news&Itemid=166 1 Link to comment
cesstar November 4, 2016 Share November 4, 2016 4 hours ago, HartofDixie said: Aliya Mustafina got married today Wow, congratulations to Aliya and Mr Mustafina! She is having a great year. 1 Link to comment
CeeBeeGee November 5, 2016 Share November 5, 2016 On 11/3/2016 at 4:14 AM, cesstar said: Indeed! I can't imagine that there will be much to put in it... at least Simone has had quite a long and decorated career (not to mention quite a different upbringing). Not that these gymnast books ever reveal anything too insightful! They're all very light and fluffy and tailor-made for the teen girl audience. I would love a tell-all from Gabby about her experiences leading up to and at these Olympics but I doubt it will ever happen. In other news, the final five at the Country Music Awards - http://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/a8108489/final-five-2016-cma-awards-red-carpet/ I am loving Gabby and Simone's style. Aly has had some stunning dresses at other events but I'm not really feeling this one. Don't know if you've checked out Jennifer Sey's Chalked Up but it's well worth a read. She was the US National Champion in '86 and gave up the whole show a year later. She trained at Parkette's. FYI, y'all--I'm going to be at the Kelloggs tour on Sunday! Can't wait :) Link to comment
HartofDixie November 7, 2016 Share November 7, 2016 On 11/5/2016 at 0:20 AM, CeeBeeGee said: Don't know if you've checked out Jennifer Sey's Chalked Up but it's well worth a read. She was the US National Champion in '86 and gave up the whole show a year later. She trained at Parkette's. FYI, y'all--I'm going to be at the Kelloggs tour on Sunday! Can't wait :) Which gymnasts were at your city CeeBeeGee? Link to comment
CeeBeeGee November 7, 2016 Share November 7, 2016 1 hour ago, HartofDixie said: Which gymnasts were at your city CeeBeeGee? Simone, Aly and Gabby, Ashton, Jordyn Weiber, Nastia, Shawn, John Orozco, Donnell Whittenburg, Dannell Leyva and some rhythmic, trampoline and acrobatic gymnasts whose names I didn't recognize. I'm assuming Laurie was off doing DWTS and McKayla and Madison were off at school. Not sure why Ragan wasn't there. It was cheesy good times though :) 1 Link to comment
cesstar November 8, 2016 Share November 8, 2016 On 05/11/2016 at 0:20 PM, CeeBeeGee said: Don't know if you've checked out Jennifer Sey's Chalked Up but it's well worth a read. She was the US National Champion in '86 and gave up the whole show a year later. Thanks for the recommendation CeeBeeGee! On 07/11/2016 at 10:32 AM, CeeBeeGee said: It was cheesy good times though :) Glad you enjoyed it. I've heard that Simone does some pretty incredible tumbling which I think is unusual for these types of events where they water down their routines substantially to prevent injury. Talking of Simone, she is one of Glamour's women of the year - http://www.glamour.com/story/women-of-the-year-simone-biles 2 Link to comment
HartofDixie November 10, 2016 Share November 10, 2016 NCAA Signing Day Nia Dennis to UCLA and I think Emily Schild to Georgia. Anyone else? Link to comment
cesstar November 11, 2016 Share November 11, 2016 8 hours ago, HartofDixie said: Nia Dennis to UCLA and I think Emily Schild to Georgia. Anyone else? Confirmation that Bailey is headed to Alabama. And Lauren Navarro who I always loved as a junior is headed to Stanford. Link to comment
ketchuplover November 23, 2016 Share November 23, 2016 Kudos to Miss Hernandez for winning the mirror ball trophy 2 Link to comment
HartofDixie November 23, 2016 Share November 23, 2016 Laurie will also be going on the DWTS tour (not sure when that starts and if she's doing all the stops). Doesn't sound like she'll be attending the January camp. I thought for sure she would resume training to get one of the spots for American Cup. 1 Link to comment
tearbender November 24, 2016 Share November 24, 2016 I'm happy Laurie won too! I imagine the DWTS tour is another nice paycheck and also a great opportunity for Laurie to hang out with people she's formed friendships with on the show. 2 Link to comment
HartofDixie November 30, 2016 Share November 30, 2016 http://www.roundnews.com/world/international/5410-former-olympic-gymnast-lisa-skinner-had-an-horrible-accident-at-cirque-du-soley-in-australia.html Link to comment
HartofDixie December 1, 2016 Share December 1, 2016 Peyton Ernst will be at Alabama in January. Link to comment
HartofDixie December 5, 2016 Share December 5, 2016 I heard Ragan is at the December camp. Did Ashton go too? Link to comment
Indy December 6, 2016 Share December 6, 2016 21 hours ago, HartofDixie said: I heard Ragan is at the December camp. Did Ashton go too? No, Ashton wasn't there. Link to comment
greendog78 December 7, 2016 Share December 7, 2016 On 12/5/2016 at 7:10 PM, PoshSprinkles said: I figured he had already gone "pro", but maybe going pro in Japan is different than it is here in the US? Free-agent might be a better word to describe his status. There aren't any gymnasts competing outside the college/cub system beside him. Link to comment
cesstar December 8, 2016 Share December 8, 2016 On 06/12/2016 at 2:56 AM, HartofDixie said: I heard Ragan is at the December camp. Did Ashton go too? I would guess that Ragan is probably the front-runner for the American Cup roster? As the only real recognisable name still in training. Will be interesting to see who else they select! Link to comment
HartofDixie December 8, 2016 Share December 8, 2016 List of 2017 competitions http://www.wogymnast.com/2016/12/2017-womens-gymnastics-calendar-key.html Link to comment
HartofDixie December 15, 2016 Share December 15, 2016 http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/12/15/20-year-toll-368-gymnasts-allege-sexual-exploitation/95198724/?from=global&sessionKey&autologin&utm_content=buffer613bf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Link to comment
cesstar December 16, 2016 Share December 16, 2016 This is getting some international attention as well - an article popped up on the main sports page for me this morning (in Australia) https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/dec/15/usa-gymnastics-sexual-abuse-report I don't think that this will go away quietly for USA Gymnastics (and it shouldn't). In less depressing news, it seems that Aly has a boyfriend - http://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/the-buzz/article/18276459/turns-aly-raisman-colton-underwood-secretly-dating-months Simone was also voted ESPN's woman of the year. 2 Link to comment
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