437: Lineup Racism

WATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded (pre-edits with all the flubs and hiccups) and see video of the routines we discuss. HEADLINES Texas Dreams Fallout Statements from more athletes about their Texas Dreams experiences, including Ragan Smith and Macy Toronjo Discussion: What responsibility do college coaches have to speak out about abusive coaching in the elite world? ESPN article on racism in college gymnastics The details on Alabama's Title IX investigation, and...Dana what are you doing? "Skin-tone" and the NCAA demographics database D-D Breaux retired Her epic legacy at LSU and what's next for the team MINI-COMMISSION Last week, Kennedy Baker discussed her experience with racism at Florida and mentioned the much-discussed history of Florida floor lineups. We use that as a lens for this week's mini-commission, in which Sophie asked us to discuss NCAA lineup strategy, what each of our strategies would be if we were making lineups, and whether there's a program that excels at lineup strategy. GYMTERNET NEWS Amy Tinkler's former coaches suspended by British Gymnastics, Memmel upgrade news, the Kathie Klages sentencing, USAG's 5-tier system for SafeSport reports, Donnell Whittenburg's piece for Team USA, Nina's new dismount, and more JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too! RELATED EPISODES 436: 2000 Women's Team Final (Commissioned) 435: Let's Talk about Terin 434: Svetlana Khorcanceled 433: Weirdest Gymnastics Exhibitions of the 90s (Commissioned) 432: #GymnastAlliance Best of GymCastic: The Leotard Episode 431: 2003 Team Final (Commissioned)