#usag

Truly a shit show

Taking a quick break from Euros, here’s a quick update on “how shitty can USAG be this month?”

Lennox Hopkins, formerly one of the top USA rg national team gymnasts, posted to her story on ig about more shadiness from USAG after the elite qualifiers.

She successfully sued the organization when she retired, for promises not delivered on, and other unfair practices among other things. When she became injured, it was also months before anyone in the organization reached out to her, and this was far before she took legal action for the other concerns. Those in charge obviously have beef with this multi talented queen who took a stand.

Her post came after rampant questionable judging at the elite qualifier, where coaches and parents were taking to social media to protest this.

These competitions in the USA are not allowed to be streamed, and parents attending can ONLY film their own children.

Coaches began defending their gymnasts, after receiving low scores, especially in comparison to other gymnasts with many losses in their routines.

Mother of former national team member, Nerea Francis, also chimed in on how it drove her daughter to end her career with rg.

I LOVE seeing the USA work to get put on the RG map in the past decade. When will this organization stop self sabotaging??

How can these judges behave like teenage schoolgirl bullies? 🤔

Oh right, because nothing ever changes.

I LOVE Evita and Lili, and would love to see more US gymnasts shine in the next quad.

So why must they hide their gymnasts away? It only hinders growth and popularity for the sport on a domestic level.

Anyways, thanks for coming to my ted talk.