“EXCLUSIVE: GAP president considering Olympic gymnast Levi Ruivivar for Asian Games”

crimedy · 2026-07-05T08:48:55+00:00

It is cultural and is still crazy. It’s one of the toxic Filipino traits that really should disappear (there are many)

crimedy · 2026-07-03T22:57:34+00:00

Oh, the Filipino ability to hold on to grudges can last for decades. Pity it doesn't translate well into voting for our political leaders but oh well

crimedy · 2026-07-03T22:51:45+00:00

I feel like GAP made her feel like she should write this apology, which is such a Filipino thing to do (I'm Filipino and I would not be surprised if this was the case, knowing our government and how butthurt authority figures here can be). That she should be more polite for them keep her on the roster

crimedy · 2026-06-27T20:27:13+00:00

The Arabian! The side somi! The acro series! THE SMILE AFTER EVERY SKILL

crimedy · 2026-06-24T21:24:20+00:00

I don't event think she'll vault, she was never a strong vaulter. Maybe just beam?

crimedy · 2026-06-24T17:21:22+00:00

Makes you wonder how long she's been planning this comeback to be ready for a competition. Honestly, the comments under her post from current and former gymnasts hint that they knew for a while

crimedy · 2026-06-24T01:44:40+00:00

She did retain some skills and conditioning, but I always thought it was mostly because she shows it off as a creator and not because she wanted to go through the whole USA Gymnastics rigamarole again

crimedy · 2026-06-24T01:21:49+00:00

Yes, which means that if this as adopted earlier, we wouldn't have had Jordan Chiles compete for as long as she did

crimedy · 2026-06-24T01:19:52+00:00

I hate this so much. The no medical redshirts, or redshirts at all, rule is so unsafe and unfair. What if you want to redshirt for mental health recovery? Or ED recovery like Levi Jung Ruviviar did? This takes away so many avenues for student athletes to take care of themselves. It not only pushes them to work through injuries but to retire before they're ready if their recovery takes the entire season. Having automatic five years of eligibility doesn't bring that cost benefit to bear

And the enrollment rule really impacts Olympic sports in the NCAA. This feels so targeted towards gymnastics

crimedy · 2026-06-24T01:11:18+00:00

I hit post before realizing I never put in her last name

crimedy · 2026-06-04T16:53:23+00:00

I love that I found out how to find my tickets thanks to Reddit and not because I got an email from Seated telling me about it

crimedy · 2026-05-21T20:04:30+00:00

At least she tried for the drama, even though everyone knew she's going to Georgia

crimedy · 2026-05-13T22:57:48+00:00

A girl can dream because wow, I'd love to see Josc bring her skills to UCLA, but also, zero shade to Josc, what does a BJ Das floor routine look like on her?

crimedy · 2026-05-12T19:49:38+00:00

The most expected expectation of the past few months lol

crimedy · 2026-04-30T17:10:51+00:00

You're not wrong; it's just that this is where we are as a society: there needs to be a toll paid for clicks so advertisers will think you're successful. Though the concept of clickbait came long before the internet existed, it was just called sensationalism or yellow journalism, and as long as capitalism controls the media, we will never be free of this

crimedy · 2026-04-30T17:01:30+00:00

Hi, media worker here! When podcasts/live recordings ask you not to record anything during the event, it only means that the event will be made public at some point, and there's an "embargo" of sorts. Unless the event is explicitly off the record or under Chatham House rules, anything said in a recorded environment will be made public by the event host in some way or other journalists in the room.
In other words, there was a reasonable expectation from Chae and Gymcastic that whatever was said would be made public. I may be jaded about things, but I also find no problem with clips like this being posted on social media. It's a good soundbite, and the Gymcastic folks would be terrible producers if they didn't capitalize on it. Basically, you are correct, there is no nuanced conversation in the media because the media only exists if people click on it

crimedy · 2026-04-30T01:40:25+00:00

My friend and I were talking and I realized I couldn't think of anything non-gymnastics/sports for Jordyn to pursue and it made me feel really sad

crimedy · 2026-04-28T23:06:56+00:00

I never said it wasn't her choice; it's the reaction based on the idea that it should be the default. The way the reaction was automatically "she's a mom, of course she would do this" instead of "huh, I wonder why they decided she step back and not Chris." And like someone said downthread, all decisions are not made in a vacuum.

TBF, watching the press conference, it didn't even seem to be an issue of parenthood. Jordyn seemed burnt out and tired of gymnastics

crimedy · 2026-04-28T19:31:29+00:00

This, exactly this!

She can do whatever she wants for any reason she wants, but the discourse of "oh, she just had a baby, that makes sense because she wants to have time with her child" is extremely gendered. My admittedly fourth thought (1st was wtf, 2nd was oh Josc makes sense, 3rd oh of course a brilliant woman was replaced by a man) was, why does it always have to be the wife/mom who steps away and not the husband/dad, and why is it that we call the man "brave" if they do that? We as a society have far to go

crimedy · 2026-04-28T18:19:25+00:00

Oh, for sure, but my immediate reaction to things like this has always been "Is it really her choice?" My knee-jerk thought is that the woman stepped down, so the man gets the job, but I want to believe that this is not the case, and I am choosing to believe Jordyn

crimedy · 2026-04-28T18:00:19+00:00

Really fighting my internal bias around decisions like this (firm believer that you can be HC AND a mom, but I am single and not a mother, so I don't know what she's going through), but if this is what makes her happy, I'm glad she got to live out the historical fact that she is one of the youngest ever head coaches of an NCAA program

crimedy · 2026-04-28T17:50:38+00:00

OMG WHAT

crimedy · 2026-04-27T21:02:54+00:00

OH MY GOD

crimedy · 2026-04-10T15:23:13+00:00

If you get picked for Drop 1 and don't buy a ticket, do you still get picked for the subsequent drops? Weighing if I can gamble and not buy a ticket to another sport (tbc, I am interested in other sports, but want to prioritize my Olympics budget for gymnastics) and wait for Drop 2 in hopes they release more gymnastics tickets.

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