Be your own hero.

happy new (olympic) year gymfam lmao love y'all sm

The power of a good bun with Pauline Schäfer-Betz (GER) and Bengisu Yildiz (TUR)

BEST CHENG EVER DONE!!!!!!!!

Flavia Saraiva competes in the Balance Beam Event Final at the 2023 Paris World Cup Challenge

(IMAGO)

Of course Gymcastic (from their US Classic preview show) thinks that requiring athletes to show routines before World Team Selection Camp is a stupid rule and that if Lee fails to meet the 2 event qualifying standard they should change the rules.

But they also seem to be under the impression she might get a 15 on bars and we know she doesn't even have a full routine right now ...

Hilariously apparently Jessica asked USAG for clarification on the (very clearly written rules) and hilariously the answer was them sending the rules to her.

I feel kind of bad for the USAG media person who keeps having to hold people's hands and read the publicly-posted rules to them.

I mean I had a ton of reddit people downvote me and call me names for saying that the rules shouldn't have unwritten exceptions. But I don't have the phone number of the USAG media person.

Media Person: *crying, a half-drunk fifth of scotch open next to them* WHY. CAN’T. YOU. READ?!

When we say these rules are explicitly clear... I don't see how they could be more clear. This woman seriously called them up and asked them if Lee really had to compete at the US Classic. Notice the highlights. She hasn't competed any elite meet since Tokyo and hasn't been to a camp this year. She has a major health crisis... but like... this set of rules is not ambigious.

Simone Biles training video 7/17/23

Gabby Douglas annouces her return to elite gymnastics with a goal of Paris 2024.

At this point she can not qualify to 2023 US Nationals or be invited to the 2023 World trials. Realistically we will most likely see her at the 2024 Winter Cup in February

I'll take things that haven't changed for $500

An email sent out by a senior British Gymnastics coach after the 2022 World Championships.

In case you were wondering who the real victims were. It's the coaches.

Naysayers — you know, Anna Whyte and her 300-page report detailing a decade of systemic abuse of athletes.

the elbow stand is back <3