All-Star 3x Varsity lawsuit updates, Europeans results & this first-ever skill!

[TheCheerBuzz]

Here are some of the latest news in all-star cheerleading!

3 new Varsity lawsuit updates​

Trigger/content warning: sexual abuse. Please skip reading this if you need to.

Last week we reported an update on the lawsuits against Varsity, and this week we’ve got three more:

1. Claims against Varsity’s founder Jeff Webb remain​

Some claims against Webb were dropped, while some were not. Here’s what FITSNews wrote about it:

“Four days after Tennessee-based Varsity – the behemoth of the American cheerleading industry – lost its bid to be dismissed from several federal lawsuits, the founder of the company received similar news.
Attorneys for Memphis-based businessman Jeff Webb received a ruling from senior U.S. district judge Henry M. Herlong, Jr. on Monday, June 26, 2023. While Herlong dismissed several claims against Webb – including a RICO allegation – he found there was a plausible claim against the billionaire for gross negligence as it related to his alleged enabling of the culture of sex abuse within the American cheerleading industry.”
Read the full article here.

2. Bain Capital (Varsity’s owner) has been dismissed​

The company that owns Varsity and its brands, Bain Capital, has been completely dismissed from the lawsuits. This means that the accusations made against them have been dropped, and they will not face any further legal action in this case.

3. Possible trial date​

It was also reported that a schedule has been set for the case. If there are no significant changes made, the trial is expected to take place on February 26th, 2024 - just a week before NCA Nationals

Want to learn more about all of these lawsuits? We’ve been covering many of them, especially since the Rockstar Cheer scandal began... Click here to see our previous newsletters covering lawsuits!

In other news…

13-year-old lands cheerleading's first female quad (4 twists) full​

Yes, you read that right

Summer Lawrence, famous for her tumbling skills, posted a video of a casual quad (!!) full, supposedly the first ever performed on the floor by a female cheerleader! And she’s only 13 years old…

While there may be differing opinions in the comments, just overlook them for a second and appreciate the incredible feat that this is:

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European Championships results​

Thought the competition season was over? Not everywhere!

One of the events that took place this past weekend was the ICU European Championships, in Italy. Teams from all over Europe competed, and let us tell you this: if you don’t watch European cheer teams, you should!

See the results here & full competition replays (for free) here.

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[Knowcheering]

That girl is a fantastic tumbler and I commend her for pushing herself in a sport that restricts that amount of tumbling allowed, but she isn’t even close to doing a “quad”. It’s a 3.5 twist with a very poor landing that is a major knee injury waiting to happen. A quad is not a quad until it’s 4 full rotations around. Just like if an athlete does a half, it cannot be called a full.

It would make more sense to work on landing a good 3.5 on the hard floor first before trying to make it “look like a quad” when it’s not even close. I think her mother wants a viral internet moment more than she’s thinking of the safety of this kid’s knees. Her Worlds level cheer career could be over before she even starts if she keeps taking such huge risks. Knees aren’t meant to absorb a landing like that where you’re still twisting on the ground, she could blow out or break both knees! I wish the mother would put the camera away and emphasize safe training habits over “going viral”.