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General Category => Sports, Hobbies & Interests => Topic started by: Owlswing on August 05, 2020, 08:46:05 PM

Title: More competitor training abuses - Gymnastics this time
Post by: Owlswing on August 05, 2020, 08:46:05 PM

I thought this kind of abuse was stopped when the Comanechi scandal broke.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/53401847
Title: Re: More competitor training abuses - Gymnastics this time
Post by: Nearly Sane on August 05, 2020, 09:51:54 PM
Quote from: Owlswing on August 05, 2020, 08:46:05 PM
I thought this kind of abuse was stopped when the Comanechi scandal broke.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/53401847

By some distance, no

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Gymnastics_sex_abuse_scandal
Title: Re: More competitor training abuses - Gymnastics this time
Post by: Owlswing on August 05, 2020, 11:04:08 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on August 05, 2020, 09:51:54 PM

By some distance, no

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Gymnastics_sex_abuse_scandal


Why is it that the US of A has to do EVERYTHING bigger and worse than anyone else?
Title: Re: More competitor training abuses - Gymnastics this time
Post by: Nearly Sane on August 06, 2020, 12:05:14 AM
Quote from: Owlswing on August 05, 2020, 11:04:08 PM
Why is it that the US of A has to do EVERYTHING bigger and worse than anyone else?
I think for many of those who were assaulted here your immediate position will be deeply offensive.
Title: Re: More competitor training abuses - Gymnastics this time
Post by: jeremyp on August 06, 2020, 06:46:05 PM
Quote from: Owlswing on August 05, 2020, 08:46:05 PM
I thought this kind of abuse was stopped when the Comanechi scandal broke.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/53401847

What is the Comaneci scandal?