Building a World-Class Gymnastics Team 

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‘them’ who’?

@@chicklit8604 around 250+ girls were sexually assaulted by Nassar and they weren’t protected

@@KateCameron1 coz nobody knew it happen until someone reported it. Sadly, pedophiles existed in corporate world, religious world, in Hollywood and sportworld.

@@chicklit8604 the girls told them, not one believed until they filed a case

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Is your life complete now?

@@richardvergara no. just mad that they could have avoided her breaking her ankle

Wondering if anyone has ask Kerri about if she would have thought of it any differently in retrospect if she wouldve known the score.

@@mingming9604 I’ve never seen anyone ask her that. It would be interesting to hear her answer though

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my exact thoughts. it's always presented as if she had any choice in the matter.

Exactly!!

I’m guessing it was a little bit of both. After having prepared all your life, she probably wanted it, too

Marta Karolyi typically used her fingers in a claw-like grip on the backs of the gymnasts' necks and she'd do this to both exert her control and dominance, physically and psychologically, over the gymnasts and especially to let them know when she was angry by digging her nails into their skin. Seeing her doing this 'claw-like' grip lets you know she's exerting her control and maybe letting the gymnasts know she's angry with them. It's awful to see.

@@Adara007 How do you know this?

I am 100% expecting to be heartbroken for some of those young women.

And let’s be real, they’re fighting for 3 spots

Me too. All these amazing athletes and only 4 spots

@@belrussell-lynch502 3 because we know that one spot belong to Simone.

I'm just glad Morgan got the title this year before everything shut down, she should have a good chance now.

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takes an amazing amount of maturity to not be a bitter betty after 2016.... rooting for you for 2021!!

Thank you for sharing your story with us. You are truly a beautiful person inside and out. I hope to see you in Tokyo, you look like you never went away to college. Amazing! Most people could not have done what you’ve accomplished in such a short time, good for you👏👏👏 Also, I wish you the best at the Olympic selections coming up. Kick some a$$! Dig deep hun, believe in yourself... You Can Do It! Go USA!!!! 🇺🇸

Omg!!!!! Is that you

and she bounced back and forth between her dad and her abusive coaches, horrible. He was just as bad and his mom shut up and supported it. I don't get why so many people support men running everything when so many are such huge assholes.

@@crobnson I think you will enjoy the book! She even had a quite successful comeback that I never knew about.

Her book was amazing. I read it as soon as it was released and several times after that. I had a feeling that many years ago, that with her honesty.. sh!t was about to hit the fan. And it did. I commend her for her bravery because she actually was blacklisted by the community for speaking up.. and in my opinion.. she truly is one of the first representatives for those athletes to make a change. She was in a very tough spot where those girls confided in her but to respect their trust, she couldn’t say anything, but rather be a backbone and a supporter and encourage all those women with secrets to come out and be brave. I’d love to see her on a board for the sport.. and Aly as president! Lol

Just ordered the book as well. Thanks for recommending!

@@zombieloveproductions why would people support her book that put her coaches in the bad light who molded her in the first place to be an elite gymnast. The door in the karolyi’s gym was so wide that she can go and quit gymnastic anytime# victim card bait

specifically the two coaches who allowed nassir too practice on their camp and it had no wifi and was basically his safe haven and they were physically abusive for sure, heard nothing but bad things about the karolyi's

It's sad that there are people out there now saying that Kerri is better than Simone because she was willing to compete injured and that Simone is selfish for refusing to risk being paralyzed, if she gets disoriented in midair. Although I think in a lot of those cases it's mediocre wanna-be Rush Limbaughs chomping at the bit for a reason to trash talk a black women they feel threatened by on social media.

@@bigbodywhip bcoz you’re only hear one side of the story. Glad dr. Nasser got what he deserved.

@@ArtGirl82 Kerri strug did at 1996 olympics was epic that will long be continue to reverberate in history of olympics sports. Simone who?

That’s what an Olympian been risked of doing: no pain, no gain, no glory. Life is hard. Life has choices.

All around great human beings.

It's sad to now know that the Karoli's PLAYED EVERY GIRL...PEOPLE HAVE NO CLUE HOW ILLEGAL THEY WERE AT WHAT WENT ON AT USA-G

The second individual spot is won by an all around gymnast/s, not a specialist - although it's won for the team and they choose who they want to have the spot. I'd switch Morgan in for Laurie and Mcykala Skinner for Eaker. Kara's beam does not hold up internationally so unless she changes it dramatically and gets rid of the ring jumps she won't win any medals anyway.

I can’t even begin to describe how excited I will be if Chellsie makes the team. I’ve been watching all her recent videos, and I’m just praying she doesn’t get an injury.

Chellsie 💕✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼

Natalie Marie if chellsie made the team I’d be stoked

In my opinion, realistically, it will be: simone biles (because obviously), morgan hurd (Team USA needs her bars), sunisa lee (Team USA needs her bars), and grace mccallum/one of the brand new elite like Kayla DiCello, and Jade Carey as the 1 individiual spot. I like eaker and skinner, but skinner's form is consistently lacking (great difficulty, but loses points with lack of pointed toes, not reaching 180 degrees, etc), and eaker is fab! But my picks above like biles and jade are PERFECTION on vault and floor, but Team USA really needs great all-rounders with great bars routines, and eaker, memmel, skinner, etc do not have that, unfortunately. The 4 person team is forcing the US team members to be strong on ALL events.

Me too

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@Elizabeth Kozak AWWW Liz. Me too🥺😢❤️❤️🎸

Oksana tho

Yeah that’s why I said not many. She’s definitely a legend!

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It would be nice if they did a series looking at the selected gymnasts in the run up To the Olympics

Zed ok I’ll joinivjo

6 more seasons!

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I agree the 4 person team plus 2 individuals was stupid idk why they did that. Apparently they’ve already decided that Paris will have 5 person teams again (I kinda wish they would go back to 6 tho) Edit: actually I know why they did that, I remember Tim Daggett saying that team USA is so much ahead of other countries and other countries have a hard time making a 6 person Olympic team. I’m still not a fan of it tho.

USA is a rich, dominant super power that has little trouble winning on a world stage. There are many other countries that do not have 6 elites capable of competing at that level.

And let’s be real, we all know Simone is getting one of those 4 slots so I bet the rest of the gymnasts feel like they’ve only got 3 slots available

easytoslip I realize that. I’d still rather see a team of six than a team of four plus two individuals. I’m glad it will at least be going back to five.

Right watch them move it to 3

@@ddpg9976 who??

@@ethanvaneck2971 the russian gymnast that finished second at worlds behind jordyn by 0.033 and second at olympics behind gabby douglas by 0.239

Jordyn is so inspiring, and so real. I feel that I can be strong when I listen to her.

If you were to ask her now if she would have done that vault I'm sure she'd say yes

@@ethanvaneck2971 That's not the point. A lot of athletes will make unsafe decisions for themselves in the name of _glory,_ hence why it is a coach's job to step in when necessary. What happened in at the '96 Games was done for T.V.; especially the infamous image of Bela Karolyi carrying her. You should listen to the podcast Heavy Medals, it addresses that spiel in quite decent detail.

Athletes will force themselves, to the point where they compete against the coaches wishes. The thing is the control that is excerted on young gymnasts. It's not really a coach/athlete relationship where the coach is in service of the athlete. It's the other way around. The gymnast seems to be in service of the coach. Which is warped and weird. I mean, who signs the paychecks? Not the coach.

it really shouldnt be, they just used the last episode to explain the amount of abuse in the sport but then celebrate this?? ridiculous

@@lnisme0295 thank you, this exactly!

Because we are America, and America loves winners.

i think people honestly thought she had a choice and wanted to do it again, but i think really she was so scared to disappoint that she did it. plus the landing on one foot is pretty cool. But being a gymnast i understand the mentality. sometimes it takes awhile to understand that those choices were more out of fear then pride and drive

@Nunovurbznzsodontask That is what im saying. Making a 'choice' because you're afraid of being punished or abused verbally isn't really a choice. But I understand that I thought I made those choices too, that the 'sacrifice' was worth my health/well being, when in reality I was too afraid to not do it. (and that's not really a choice at all) so we on the same page because I went to that camp

Lol, this exactly!!

isn´t that abuse?

maseratic boychik - Yeah, it’s just in America. Other countries haven’t physically, mentally and emotionally abused their athletes over the years. Right. 🙄

@@mena94x3 more than sure that it happens all over the world but, it's that your consolation?

Veronica Galante - Where did I say abuse of athletes is an okay thing to do? It was a response _to somebody else_ commenting about how ‘that’s how it’s done in America’ as if we hold the monopoly on it. America’s (shameful) abuse of athletes pale in comparison to what other countries have done - and praise God it has been brought into the light - past abuses and current, all over the world.

I can’t believe I’m just now finding out that they didn’t even end up needing that second vault

Me too! I cry every time.

Unfortunately, progress seems to be moving at a snail's pace, as national gymnastics operations would rather ignore complaints, instead of modifying their systems.

Same 😭

I believe in Chelsie. She is able to hit a routine under a lot of pressure and she has very big skills. If Chelsie thinks she can do it, that means she can. Morgan Hurd and Biles are a lock. Mckayla Skinner has too bad form to be a lock. Hernandez won't be ready I think. I want everyone to do well but I really think Chelsie has a real shot at this.

@@z.a.4801 I'd say Sunisa Lee and Grace McCallum are closer to being a lock than Morgan is... It all depends on what they show next year though

@@CC-CR Same I think Simone is a lock and Suni is closer one to be a lock too, that is it. Morgan did well in 2017, but then last year she didn't, on GK classics she wasn't even o podium.

Mykayla is getting better.

Chellsie Memmel is awesome! I’ve been watching her RU-vid series. She’s always amazing. I can’t wait to see who’s a lock got the Olympics next year😊👊🏾

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Agreed. I had a feeling it was rigged when gabby went ahead even though Myk scored higher hmmmm maybe because she was an AA champ, idk. Favoritism

We all know Simone Biles will be on the team, unless a very very serious injury occurs which will most likely not happen so it’s more like 3 team spots and 2 individual spots.

3 spots because theres no way simone biles isnt getting on the team unless she gets injured which probably wont happen

And in real life the crane kick is useless. Not one Karate school will teach you that move. Don't compare a fake karate move to something in real life.

@@evacody1249 Exactly. I remember as a student of (Shorin Ryu) Karate back when I saw the movie aged about 12, many decades ago now, I watched that 'crane kick' and realised it would not only be useless in the real world but just how easy it would be to defend against and how it puts anyone trying to do it so off-balance and vulnerable it was rather ludicrous. I know they put it in for dramatic effect but the martial artist in me would prefer some realism and to this day people seem to think it's a real kick that can be effective in combat!

I think Simone is amazing but I'm also looking forward to her retiring. It'll just make it more interesting as we won't always know who's going to win. It'll bring the excitement back.

I’ll be sad to see Simone go we’re literally witnessing greatness and history being made. Enjoy it while we can before it’s gone and live in the moment. I am excited to see the new wave of girls. I believe Konnor. is going to be amazing.

USA Gymnastics will only have to look at USA Swimming for guidelines on how to handle their team once their biggest star retires. When Michael Phelps retired, USA Swimming managed to increase their sport's outreach and talent finding to a point that their teams have consistently performed above expectations in international competitions.

Gymnastics is still exciting with Simone. It’s just like with Williams sisters in tennis. She doesn’t need to go anywhere, the other just need to figure out how to up their game. What Simone is about to is unbelievable and I’m tired of people faulting her for being amazing. Since when has there been such a dominant gymnast?!?!

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Let's also talk about how AMAZING her eyes look !!!

Let's talk about the CROAK that is her voice. I literally couldn't listen to it.

me too!

USA is all over the place!!!seriously, I think team 2004 was far more "united" than team 2008...

FoxQueen2468 wow, that’s nice :D

There are some differences marked by the team element. Elite gymnastics also isn't always abusive.

@@MuzzyBarker Elite gymnastics is not _"always so abusive,"_ that is a very naive and sweeping statement; especially as the NCAA is the biggest silent culprit in all of this. Part of the reason abuse is so rampant in the U.S. is because if a gymnast doesn't peak by the time they are 18 and has to turn professional in order to afford their training etc (e.g. Jordyn Weiber), they have to forfeit their collegiate eligibility and subsequently their athletic scholarships. Thus as a result, American gymnasts are pushed so hard at young ages because their window of opportunity has been kept so small. Also the NCAA are FULLY aware of this and could have made exemptions for gymnasts YEARS ago, but to this day they have not.

@@MD-722 The ncaa recently changed some of their rules due to the Pac-10 basically forcing them to, but it amazes me that they never took into account the differences in being able to compete in gymnastics at a young age. They made exceptions for baseball if you were semi-pro, but didn't make the same for gymnasts.

I beg to differ on the “fully equipped gym in every town” even every city.

Yeah, we played ourselves with that rule.

@@shannon4191 still compared to other countries the US has far superior equipment

Also aly raisman herself didnt ask for the 2 per country rule

@@shannon4191 how far would you have to travel to get to a fully equipped gym? And in time, not miles. You can't compare 30 miles of US highway to 30 miles of twisty, country roads with 30mph speed limits here in the UK

Love her. Sad to hear she has retired. Was looking forward to her getting into tokyo

As far as I know, she’s doing well now. I’ve been watching all her recent training videos. Idk if she’ll make it to the Olympics again, but I definitely think we can appreciate seeing more 30+ year olds in elite competitions

its not a big injury luckily so its not going to affect her too much i think

It’s not a bad injury and she’s already training bars again. I think she’ll be fine and has more then enough time to continue to prepare for her come back.

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Or even mentioned. Aly and Jordyn completely cut her out of the 2012 narrative.

@@ellcally508 why??

Gabby hated gymnastics and competing by the time of her comeback and I'm sure she would have not wanted to do this interview. I have a friend who was a world champion many years ago and she really tries to move on with her life and not doing anything sport-related thing anymore, because she was hurt by the pressure and the fame and that everybody knows her "xy, the athlete". With that being said, I'm a huge fan of Gabby and would have loved to see her in these videos but I can totally understand if she didn't want to