NCAA Stars Who Could Go Elite? Plus Bărbosu Suspended, Belarus Returns & Acro's Olympic Problem

Ana Bărbosu has been provisionally suspended for whereabouts violations, the IOC has cleared Belarus restrictions, and USA Gymnastics is disputing claims from fired men's program manager Lisa Mendel. Plus: could NCAA stars like Selena Harris-Miranda, Avery Neff, Anna Roberts, and Nikki Smith make the leap to elite? We draft our dream NCAA-to-elite teams and answer a mini-commission on acro's Olympic future.
GymCastic Live: Featuring Chae Campbell - Replay tickets available → Get tickets here HEADLINES
Ana Barbosu has been provisionally suspended after an alleged "whereabouts failure" tied to missed out-of-competition testing
The IOC no longer recommends restrictions on athletes from Belarus
Lisa Mendel, the USAG Men's Program Manager, was fired from her position
See USAG's response to Mendel's statement
GYMTERNET NEWS
Jessa Hansen Parker received a five-year contract extension at Washington
The French Ministry of Sports has dismissed the disciplinary proceedings against the former WAG high-performance director, Véronique Legras-Snoeck
Former Oklahoma gymnast Jordan Bowers has been added to Nebraska's coaching staff
Lynx Gymnastics Centre, the former gym of the Jessica and Jennifer Gadirova, has burned down
Faith Torrez is the Honda Sport Award winner for gymnastics! CHAPTERS
00:00 – Cold Open: Judges, Eat Your Pencils 00:33 – Headlines: Mendel, Bărbosu, Belarus & Mini-Commissions 01:23 – Corrections: Kara Eaker & Tabea Alt 04:08 – Ana Bărbosu Provisionally Suspended for Whereabouts Violations 09:05 – IOC Clears Belarus Restrictions, Russia Still Suspended 12:45 – Lisa Mendel Firing & USAG's SafeSport Statement 18:32 – Chae Campbell Live Show Replay Trailer 21:52 – Club Gym Nerd, BTS & Merch Updates 24:18 – Meet News: Michele Pineda, Oceania & Worlds Qualification 27:01 – Georgia Godwin's World-Medal-Pace Scores 29:47 – Courtney McGregor's Worlds Qualification Path 31:33 – Liechtenstein Makes World Cup History 33:08 – Gymnastics Greatest Stars of the Week 38:22 – Floor Slooff's Beam Sorcery 41:51 – Brazil Trophy Feelings, Tears & Dance Cam 44:22 – Level 10 Nationals, Raeya Linton & Broken Floors 53:08 – Gymternet News: Washington, France, Nebraska & Lynx Fire 58:18 – Gymdle, Gym Bee & Referral Program 59:40 – Mini-Commission: Could NCAA Stars Go Elite? 01:12:57 – Drafting the NCAA-to-Elite Dream Team 01:24:14 – Mini-Commission: What Happened to Acro? 01:32:04 – Olympic Program Cuts & Acro's Olympic Chances 01:38:43 – What's Coming Next: Chinese Championships, NHK & Sam Oldham
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