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Maxim Naumov heads to Olympics hoping to honor his parents, others killed in airline crash
12+ hour, 36+ min ago (190+ words) After losing both his parents in the tragic plane crash last year, Maxim Naumov shares how he prepared for his emotional short program performance in St. Louis. ST. LOUIS " Maxim Naumov sat silently on a chair deep inside the Enterprise…...
AP report: Sources say Olympic watchdog failed to close abuse case
1+ mon, 16+ hour ago (193+ words) Young gymnasts were sounding warnings about a coach Sean Gardner as far back as 2017. It took the U.S. Center for SafeSport until 2022 to sanction him. Javascript is required to use this website. The DOJ has agreed to a settlement of around…...
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4+ mon, 5+ day ago (102+ words) The potential Armory redevelopment could be the first project to test the city's new rules on the high-tech facilities." "It's true that St. Louis isn't one of the big parks. I can understand the worry." Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of…...
Girls, parents and gym owner reported concerns about coach years before sex abuse case
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (1334+ words) IOWA CITY, Iowa " Long before his banishment from gymnastics and arrest after accusations he abused girls he coached, warning signs about Sean Gardner were coming from several directions " his former boss, his gymnasts and their parents. The former boss says…...
Gymnast who sparked abuse inquiry into coach at elite US academy says she 'needed to speak out"
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1688+ words) IOWA CITY, Iowa " Recalling the damage her now-arrested coach inflicted on her and many of her gymnast friends, Finley Weldon said she feels a sense of pride. The 18-year-old is heading into her freshman year at Iowa State University, where…...
Years after abuse reports, ex-coach at renowned US gymnastics academy is arrested by FBI
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1761+ words) IOWA CITY, Iowa " The U.S. gymnastics world was only just recovering from a devastating sexual abuse scandal when a promising young coach moved from Mississippi to Iowa to take a job in 2018 at an elite academy known for training Olympic champions....
Li Li Leung guided USA Gymnastics out of the darkness. The outgoing president is eager for a break
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1422+ words) NEW ORLEANS " Li Li Leung repeats the question out loud, leans back, and then does something that's been all too rare during her transformative tenure as the president and CEO of USA Gymnastics. "What have I learned?" Leung says again....
Frederick Richard using his uniform to try and make gymnastics 'cool"
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1125+ words) NEW ORLEANS " Frederick Richard is taking the fight to make men's gymnastics matter to a new front: his wardrobe. The charismatic 21-year-old Olympic bronze medalist switched out the stirrup pants that have long been a staple of the men's uniform…...
USA Gymnastics enters new era as US championships commence
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (998+ words) NEW ORLEANS " There was a time, not that long ago really, when Joscelyn Roberson would combat the nerves that inevitably popped up before a major gymnastics meet by reminding herself of one very simple fact. "I could be like, 'Oh…...
A year after fame found him in Paris, Stephen Nedoroscik, aka 'Pommel Horse Guy,' is back for more
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (911+ words) Discover how the Women's Copa America will play a crucial role in Olympic qualification for the 2028 games, and enhance the growth of all national teams. NEW ORLEANS " The glasses haven't gone anywhere. And they aren't going anywhere. The same goes…...