GAGE coaches Al Fong and Armine Barutyan suspended by SafeSport (Pending appeal) 2/26/26: USAG terminates GAGE membership

[cuuf]

Honestly not too worried about the elites, many of them are already probably transplants from other cities that moved there. Its the DP kids, the L10s who are at the end of their season and are no where as mobile as the elites

 

[rlayt]

I’m going to guess this is why some members of staff are leaving.

 

[RedBirdie]

Gymcastic has posted the letter USAG sent to GAGE families

 

[RichardL]

I was a club coach and I just can't imagine how it must feel as a L10 trying to get in front of college coaches this season for possible recruitment. Or to be a parent who now has to decide what to do moving forward. And not to mention what a bizarre (probable) end to one of the most prominent gyms in US gymnastics, regardless of how you felt about their methods etc.

 

[RedBirdie]

Chow’s in Des Moines too, but none of them are commutable. They’d have to move.

It takes about 3 hours just to drive from Kansas City to the center of Missouri. Nothing is nearby.

I'm sure Chow still has wonderful, college-bound level 10s. But when was the last time he coached any elites? Genuinely, because I can't remember. Norah Flatley, maybe?

 

[hmmmm]

Will the gym just switch to NGA? The top athletes will still need to leave to pursue their goals.

 

[QuietColours]

And Chow's dealing with lawsuits for not properly vetting his coaches and having a coach with repeated history of sexually abusing athletes on the staff

 

[QuietColours]

I'm assuming we'll see Leanne's affiliation change back to Florida in the next day or two

 

[Ginger]

So Al and Armine were suspended, not surprising. But Davenport and Grimes, why?