The type of culture gymnastics fosters is exactly the rarefied air of which you speak. This culture does the actual grooming for him.

Let’s be clear, this arrogant fuck didn’t do it out of any sense of responsibility. Someone or someones who have what the Trustees and Simon only care about, money, must have finally spoken.

Sports culture in general is indeed toxic and corrupt. But I would say gymnastics in particular has it’s own unique set of problems that make it particularly worse. As we’re slowly learning, it’s very foundation is based on abuse, rather than being a prominent side effect.

You must mean Orloff Light.

I’d guess on average, and that’s factoring in the fact cheap ass vodka is the most popular, that the cost on that is still under 25%. I myself do it sometimes just a tad higher.

Agreed. The only thing worse than his form is his utterly defeated body language after he shoots. This dude is messed up in the head.

The rot in the culture of dance and gymnastics is truly astounding. Nassar is a particularly horrific example, but it really does extend to the lowest levels. The child and the parent are expected to submit fully to the authority of the gym owner or coach. As you advance you are simply handed over to an even more…

Afterwards, Denhollander was asked about we could learn from this whole experience. “Do it better next time,” she said.

I’d say 25-30 percent cost is standard in my market, going down to 10%-15% in a place like Manhattan.

Just to give you a picture of MSU’s lack of a response, the gymnastics team trainer had an athlete lodge a complaint to her that she thinks she was sexually assaulted. This trainer essentially told her to drop it or she could get in trouble. Then the only one she told about it was Nassar himself.

*sigh*

The first 10 drinks will be pre-gamed of course!

I exist in remote upstate NY and am actually in the business, and no way in hell am I giving out 3 drinks on a $10 cover.

Drew DM’d me and offered me $20 if I’d put a flyer on every car’s windshield in downtown St. Paul on Tuesday night. Plus two free tickets guaranteeing me and my bro will “totally get laid.”

I recall a paper I did long ago on this book.

I assume the three free drinks are either 4 ounce keystone light drafts or half shots of 48 proof light vodka.

The apology was for not appearing at the hearing. Yeah they should’ve been there. At the same time the USOC is literally the only one involved pressing for change, and they’re been doing it for a while now. (Likely because they learned their lessen from previous scandals, but still.) The USAG and MSU are still…

We need to discuss the more pressing issue. What kind of shitty shitty dive bar did Drew pick to host the SB Deadcast? St. Paul is a fairly good sized city, yet this bar is offering THREE free drinks for the $10 cover? Is this a hobo bar?

You’re falling into the fallacy that because gymnastics is a good thing, institutions like the USAG are therefore necessary. Then once that becomes an established truth, suddenly the USAG becomes more important than the athletes, after all, athletes cycle in and out, but these officials stay the same. The athletes now…

Instead of changing the design of the crest, simply change the team name to the Leeds Heartburn, as that’s an accurate depiction of what I do before releasing a rancid taco flavored burp.