437: Lineup Racism

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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

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