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 SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome shirts here. RELATED EPISODES 242: Standards 241: The Pittsburgh Incident 240: Chalkography 163: ENOUGH 221: Jane Doe vs. USAG Doctor 222: New King 223: Tasha Schwikert 224: Age of the Pegan 226: FIG Regime Change 227: Jane Doe2 Sues Karolyis 229: All Good Things Come To Those Who Cowboy 234: Chris Brooks 233: Danell Leyva 2016 232: Conflict of Interest 235: Happy 2017! 240: Chalkography 239: Elite Canada, Reykjavik & NCAA 56: Preventing Abuse in Gymnastics