310: Suspension and Sabotage
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2018
⏱️ 152 minutes
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Summary
IN THE NEWS
- To listen to audio recording of Kerry Perry's keynote address with Q&A's from Region 4 Congress go to timestamp 1:40:00
- Alex Naddour has been added to the USAG list of Suspended Members (1:50)
- Bylaws 9.3 and 10.5
- What we know from the OC Register
- What we make of the timing and Naddour's response
- Our current multitude of frustrations with USAG
- Brazilian Nationals SABOTAGE! (17:35)
- Guys. You guys. Someone cut the power lines to the venue before the second day of Brazilian Nationals so that the rest of the competition had to be canceled. We have conspiracy theories. They're excellent.
- National Team Coordinator (28:13)
- Jessica has the latest on the search for a new NTC, and it's slightly horrifying.
- What happened when Kerry Perry gave the keynote address at Region 4 Congress (35:02)
- Gymternet Things (53:46)
- Larisa Iordache: 50% chance to continue with gymnastics
- Laurie Hernandez to Gym-Max
- Marcia Frederick is suing USAG, USOC, Richard Carlson, and Muriel Grossfeld
- USAG appoints new Board of Directors
MEET NEWS (1:07:38)
- Junior Pan Ams
- Some actual gymnastics!
- Team selection drama and temperature drama steal the show
- Guimaraes World Cup
- Maisie and Manrique dominate
- Jorge Vega Lopez has a new, terrible nickname
- Yeo Seojong does a handspring front double full!
- Guess who's back this week!
- It's Riley McCusker, Eythora Thorsdottir, and Sophie Scheder!
- News roundup
- Eddie Penev and Sam Mikulak are working a 1.6 pass on floor — back 2.5 + front 2/1 + double front
- Jessica wants Spencer to guess how much Oleg makes and Spencer is no fun at all and the worst about it
- Khorkina is a coach for the Russian speed skating team. Because sure. Why would that be weird?
- Rhys McClenaghan has been left with no choice but to get his Vera Caslavska on and train outside like a folk hero
Full Audio Recording of Kerry Perry's Keynote Address/Q&A from Region 4 Congress (1:40:00)
- Regional SafeSport directors, decentralized approach for policy interpretation (1:49:11)
- Daniels Report 80% implemented (1:56:47)
- Investigations "we need to know, what are the facts" (1:58:57)
- How will USAG pay for settlements and remain financially viable? (2:18:20)
- Chief Legal Officer, Chris Tebo discusses insurance coverage and filing declaratory judgment action for defense costs.
INTERNATIONAL HANDSTAND DAY CONTEST
- Congratulations to our winners!
- Jeannie Weir - Leaning Tower of Pisa Handstand
- Christine Traversa - Singing Handstand!
- Emily Hewitt - Baby's first handstand
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | An earlier version of the show included an error. |
| 0:02.8 | Peggy Liddeck was not fired from Australian gymnastics, rather, their press release states |
| 0:08.2 | she, quote, decided not to seek to renew her current contract with Gymnastics Australia, which finished at the end of 2016. |
| 0:17.0 | We at Gymcastic sincerely apologize for the error and have corrected it. |
| 0:21.0 | Remember, this show is PG-13, so you might hear a naughty word or two. |
| 0:25.0 | This episode is sponsored by Green Chef for $50 off your first box of Green Chef. |
| 0:30.4 | Go to Green Chef. |
| 0:31.4 | US slash Jim Kast. |
| 0:37.0 | Today, the 2016 Olympic Palmer Horse Medalist Alex Nador |
| 0:42.0 | has been suspended by Safeport. |
| 0:45.0 | Littoral sabotage at Brazilian nationals. |
| 0:49.6 | Also, Eppke's grips broke. |
| 0:51.4 | Reese has to train in his backyard because he doesn't have a gym anymore. |
| 0:55.9 | Handsand Day winners, Horkina news, Junior Pan Ams, and we finally heard from Cary Perry about a lot of things we'll discuss. This is |
| 1:05.2 | episode to 310 for June 27th 2018 and welcome to the number one gymnastics |
| 1:11.0 | podcast in the world. I'm Jessica and I'm here with Spencer |
| 1:14.7 | from the Balance Beam situation. |
| 1:17.0 | At the end of this episode, at about the one hour |
| 1:20.4 | and 40 minute time stamp, you will find the full unabridged recording of Carrie Perry's |
| 1:28.5 | keynote address at the Region 4 Congress last week. This was recorded by several USA Gymnastics Members and |
| 1:37.1 | sent into us more than one. And so we're putting it here in the podcast |
| 1:42.1 | unabridged in full because we feel like it's a service to |
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