The Blind Landing podcast just put out a new story looking into multiple potential violations by the FIG of their own policies. We spoke with a US Congressman, an Olympic gymnast, a high level judge & a sports business expert about the FIG’s missteps. Here’s what we found (1/x).

Bettina Lili Czifra (UB silver at Euros) did a bars routine where every element is connected. Granted, there's a few non-score-counting giants, but never a kip after the start. pretty amazing. Has anyone done this before in the modern era of gymnastics?

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🚨 NEW EP RELEASE! 🚨We’ve got a fun special episode of @BlindLandingPod out today with ESPN’s Alyssa Roenigk @alyroe in time for the NCAA Championships as we look at the impact of NIL on gymnastics (featuring an exclusive interview with Beacon 👀)

3. “Heavy Medals” – this seven-part story was made as part of the fantastic @30for30 podcast, unpacking the Karolyis’ legacy and impact on the sport. If you like Blind Landing, you’ll *love* Heavy Medals.

2. “Putting a Bow on It” – a documentary about Leanne Wong that Alyssa reported for ESPN’s “Outside the Lines”:

@alyroe Here’s a thread with some of @alyroes's great reporting discussed in the episode. 1. “How NIL has transformed gymnastics for Olympians, NCAA and beyond” – a 2023 story about the past, present and future of NIL featuring gymnasts across generations:

With NCAA Championships happening this week, we have a new special episode of Blind Landing looking at the impact of NIL on women's gymnastics with ESPN's @alyroe. Alyssa chats with us about her reporting on Livvy Dunne, Leanne Wong, and more:

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Unfortunately @vulture have to break it to you that Simone Biles is gonna be in Milwaukee headlining her GOAT tour the night of the SNL premiere (Sept 28). And touring the entire week leading up to it. And most of Sept & Oct. Hope this helps. .

RT @FeministPsych: I thoroughly enjoyed the episodes of @BlindLandingPod on the floor final, so I went back to listen from the beginning.….

RT @GlasgowTFBronze: Whoa. Per @BlindLandingPod FIG ghosted them and the pres of the Athletes Commission said they couldn’t answer question….

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RT @BlindLandingPod: The Blind Landing podcast just put out a new story looking into multiple potential violations by the FIG of their own….

RT @BlindLandingPod: Professor @andrea_geurin says that the Olympic Charter expects the FIG to ensure “the protection of athletes from all….

RT @andrea_geurin: Interested in the Olympic women’s floor final controversy & organizational accountability in sport? Check out this episo….

RT @BlindLandingPod: First off, you can hear the full two-part reported story on our podcast feed ––“Accountability In Gymnastics: Part 1”….

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RT @BlindLandingPod: The FIG’s actions might also violate the FIG’s own Safeguarding policies, explicitly include “online” harassment, warn….