Updates & arrests 🚨
Update to Worlds 2025 bids, former Rockstar coach arrested & the 2024 Triple Crown winners!
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In today’s newsletter:
Update to bids for Worlds 2025
Coach related to the Rockstar Cheer investigations arrested
2024 Triple Crown winners
Latest results + upcoming competitions
& more!
Update to bids for Worlds 2025
It’s been reported that the USASF (starting this Fall), is changing how competitions can give out bids for Worlds 2025.
Instead of awarding 3 At Large Bids for every Paid Bid, they'll now be allowed to give 2 At Large Bids for every 1 Paid Bid:
Coach related to the Rockstar Cheer investigations arrested
Trigger/content warning: This content contains topics like suicide and sexual misconduct. Please skip reading this if you need to.
A former Rockstar Cheer athlete + coach, and Designed Athletics coach has been arrested. It's uncertain if this arrest has any connection to the Rockstar case, because sources report evidence pointing in both directions:
Here’s what FITSNews reported:
“Multiple sources close to this ongoing investigation confirmed the detention of 26-year old Constantine George Madeckas of Greenville, South Carolina on Thursday morning (March 7, 2024). According to our sources, Madeckas was detained in Greenville County by agents of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) special investigations unit (HSI). These agents also reportedly executed a search warrant for Madeckas’ electronic devices in connection with his detention.
At least one industry source reported Madeckas had been arrested, however we have yet to obtain any official confirmation of federal charges being filed against him.
It’s not immediately clear how Madeckas’ detention is tied to the Rockstar Cheer saga, but two law enforcement sources confirmed the federal inquiries into him originated from searches of Scott Foster’s electronic devices in the aftermath of his suicide a year-and-a-half ago.”
🚨👉 If you want to know more about the Rockstar investigations & previous lawsuits, check out our “Lawsuits & Investigations“ archive here. We have been reporting updates since the investigation started.
2024 Triple Crown winners
To be named “Triple Crown Champions,” a team needs to win Cheersport Nationals, NCA Nationals, and UCA International Championship – all in one season 🏅
Here are the 2024 winners:
L1 U16 - Cheer Extreme Lovespell
L4 Senior Coed Small D2 - All 4 Cheer Sirens
L5 Youth - Cheer Extreme Youth Elite
L6 U18 Coed NT - Cheer Extreme COEX
L6 Intl. Open NT - Cheer Extreme Lady Lux
Learn more about the Triple Crown & see previous winners (like the first international team) here!
🗞️ OTHER NEWS & LINKS
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🏆 COMPETITIONS
LATEST RESULTS & BIDS:
UCA International All Star Championship (Florida), National Cheer and Dance Championships (England), BCA Cymru Clash (Wales), PacWest Grand Nationals (Oregon), Aloha Grand Nationals (Arizona), The QUEST (Florida), Spring Cup (Denmark).
🏔️ See the latest Summit bids, D2 Summit bids & Worlds bids here.
UPCOMING COMPETITIONS:
The Spirit Network Marquee Championship (Nevada), NCA Albany Classic (multiple locations), Aloha Syracuse Showdown (New York), Frogs Cheer Cup (Slovenia), Shout Cheer & Dance I LOVE NY Championship (New York), Spirit Fest Grand Nationals (Rhode Island), International Cheer Masters (Austria), DM Södra (Sweden), Donau Cheer Open (Slovakia).
We can't cover all competitions - for more, we suggest CheerTheory & Varsity TV (not sponsored).
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