Making history 🇺🇸
Varsity Brands to be sold for $4.75 billion, gym vandalized, former athlete makes history & more!
Aaaand the European cheer season has officially ended as well (we think)… Are you enjoying the off-season? Or can’t wait to get back to competition season?
Either way, we hope you find time to rest & enjoy these updates on what's happened since last week 👇
In today’s newsletter:
Varsity Brands to be sold for $4.75 billion
Cheer gym vandalized
Former Spirit of Texas A-Team athlete makes history
Free FloCheer series on Team USA All Girl’s “redemption“
Latest results + upcoming competitions
& more!
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Varsity Brands to be sold for $4.75 billion
We have previously reported on the possible sale of Varsity Brands, with a valuation of over $6 billion. You can read more about it here:
It’s now being reported that “KKR” (an investment company) is going to buy Varsity Brands from Bain Capital for about $4.75 billion.
The deal has not yet been announced - stay tuned for updates about this.
Cheer Gym vandalized
The gym of Fire and Ice Allstars (in Pittsburgh) has been broken into and severely vandalized:
“There were broken trophies, shattered mirrors, smashed toilets and a broken sink in the girl's bathroom. To top it off, the whole place was doused in chemicals from a fire extinguisher.
"My partner found this place completely trashed." Marc Bombich said. "Definitely not what you want to walk into on a Monday morning."
Immediately, he called out for help, and people answered.
"Everyone dropped what they were doing to be here," Bombich said.
The Fire and Ice Allstar family came together to clean up and salvage what was possible.
"There are countless memories from trophies that won't be replaced," Bombich said. "It sucks to see the tears in their eyes when they walked through the door and saw shattered trophies. Everyone wants to build back stronger and make new trophies."“
If you can help, there is a public fundraiser which you can find here.
🗞️ OTHER NEWS & LINKS
Former Spirit of Texas A-Team athlete makes history [Jumpers World]
A little while ago we reported on Jasmine Moore, who won the Women's Triple Jump at the US Olympic Trials & will compete at the Olympics 🇺🇸
Not only that, but she has now made history as the first American woman to qualify for the Olympics in both long jump and triple jump!
Free FloCheer series on Team USA All Girl’s “redemption“
“Since 2018, the Premier US National All Girl Team has fallen short to Team Finland at the ICU World Cheerleading Championships. In this six-episode limited series, REDEMPTION: USA Cheer vs. The World, we follow the team from its inception to the 2023 ICU World Cheerleading Championship. The team is on their journey to take back the gold medal, and it is not an easy road. “
Find more things to watch here: 13 Of The Best Cheerleading Shows & Movies To Binge-Watch
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🏆 COMPETITIONS
LATEST RESULTS & BIDS:
FC Internationals (England), AASCF SA Winterfest (Australia), CheerCon NSW Icebreaker Series (Australia).
UPCOMING COMPETITIONS:
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We can't cover all competitions - for more, we suggest CheerTheory & Varsity TV (not sponsored).
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