IN THE NEWS

In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer, and Jessica chat about:

• All-time greatest Hero vs. Villain match-ups in gymnastics
• What gymnastics costumes do you really hope we see for Halloween
• Best gymnastics in a movie that is NOT a gymnastics movie
• Our declarations for the incoming FIG President
• GymCastic elections
• Gymternet News: (37:22)
  • Books releases
  • Maroney photo hacker sentenced
  • Peggy Liddick's job is available.
  • Kyla Ross adjusting to college
  • USA Gymnastics makes men's team leadership overhaul:
    • Kevin Mazeika loses his Marta job.
    • USA Gymnastics statment on USOTC resident men's coach, Vitaly Marinitch, "USA Gymnastics has reviewed the needs of the men's resident program, including concerns that have been shared, and felt a change was necessary at the U.S. Olympic Training Center program in Colorado Springs. When this was discussed with Vitaly Marinich, he chose to resign."
• New Lawsuit against Larry Nassar, the Karolyis, USA Gymnastics, current president Steve Penny, past president Robert Colarossi, and the gymnast's personal coaches, Galina Marinova and Artur Akopyan. (59:10)
  • Women's Health article details how disturbingly common sexual assault by doctors is.
  • Geza Pozar re-confirms Romanian team accounts of beatings by Karolyis in ESPN Outside the Lines Report
  • The second lawsuit has pushed the listeners over the edge to rage. (1:20:45)
• THINX period underpants review. THINX absorb up to two tampons' worth of blood, yet they look and feel like a regular pair of underwear. (1:26:00)

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